Today in Umphrey's McGee History

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17 years ago today…the 1st night of an absolutely stellar 3 night run.

November 2, 2006 The Barrymore Theatre — Madison,WI, USA

Set 1: Intro > Higgins > Hurt Bird Bath > Sweetness > Baby You’re A Rich Man > Hurt Bird Bath, Nemo, The Bottom Half

Set 2: Much Obliged → The Fuzz > Tribute to the Spinal Shaft[1]-> Groove Holmes[2], Morning Song, Mulche’s Odyssey [3] > Immigrant Song

Encore: Thin Air

Footnotes:
[1] with Kat’s Tune tease; “Jimmy Stewart” with lyrics
[2] with Jake on keys
[3] with Rock and Roll Part 2 (Gary Glitter) teases

Anniversary bump!!

Almost forgot to bump this gem today.

[stringz]

That wouldnt be very carpet crawler of you to forget this one

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November 3, 2006 Umphrey’s McGee The Barrymore Theatre — Madison, WI, USA

Set 1: Plunger, Got Your Milk (Right Here) > Walletsworth, Intentions Clear > End of the Road[1], The Girl Is Mine[1] > Jane Says[1] > The Girl Is Mine[1]-> August[2] > Out Of Order

Set 2: All In Time → Smell the Mitten, Wife Soup, Ringo[3] > Shine On You Crazy Diamond[3] > Ringo[3]

Encore: Prowler > Glory > All In Time[4]

2nd Encore: That’s the Way[5]

Footnotes:
[1] with Brendan and Jake on acoustics
[2] with Brendan and Jake on acoustics for part; with National Anthem (Radiohead) jam
[3] with Kevin Sinclair on saxophone
[4] with Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin) teases
[5] just Brendan, Jake, and Joel; with Brendan and Jake on acoustics

Umphrey’s McGee - Glory - 11/3/2006

I still watch this Glory sometimes when I’m feeling down

Anniversary bump!! This show is very solid, and each set has wonderful flow & some very tight jams. If it weren’t for the profound excellence of the nights before and after this one, it would be viewed with much more love by the UM fanbase. Even the fact that they dropped SOYCD in the middle of Ringo, rather than just full on improv, doesn’t sting as much as some would complain about since it has that sax element. The 1st set is so damn solid, top to bottom. I used to spin that set, set 2 of 11/2 & set 1 of 11/4 an obnoxious amount for a couple years after these shows. What an amazing 3 night run!!

Anniversary bump!!

[opsopcopolis]

Happy anniversary to another one of my favorites. Both nights are great, but I think this one wins overall. Whole first set is amazing and second set breathe is an all timer

November 3, 2010Umphrey’s McGee — Higher Ground — South Burlington, VT, USA

Set 1: All Things Ninja, Conduit, Wife Soup > Smell the Mitten, Ringo > Blue Echo > Ringo

Set 2: Preamble > Mantis > Breathe[1], 2nd Self, Wellwishers > Mantis, Pay the Snucka > The Linear > Pay the Snucka

Encore: YYZ

Footnotes:
[1] “dub version;” with Technobeam (The New Deal) jam

[DiabetesCOLE]

This show does slay. Someone from here sent me cd’s of this and then a bunch of goblin albums back when I was in college.

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That 11-2-06 show is packed full of top tier moments, and I would’ve never expected either of the 2 shows that followed to hit anywhere near those same levels, but this show is right there with it, IMHO…

11.04.2006
THE EAGLES BALLROOM
MILWAUKEE, WI

Set 1: Ocean Billy > Blue Echo[1] > Ocean Billy, Push the Pig > Partyin’ Peeps, 2x2

Set 2: Pay the Snucka > The Triple Wide[2] > Pay the Snucka[3] > Words > Red, In The Kitchen > Miss Tinkle’s Overture

Encore: JaJunk > Hajimemashite > JaJunk

[1] with Jake on keys
[2] with Shhh/Peaceful (Miles Davis) and Rhiannon (Fleetwood Mac) teases; “Jimmy Stewart” with lyrics
[3] with Winkie Chant (Wizard of Oz)

Obligatory yearly bump, and the 15 year anniversary.

Motha-fückin’ bumpski. Such an amazing end to an epic 3 day run. The 1st half hour of each set is just so dialed in, then both sets also bring more goodies after that. Such a stacked show all around

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11.05.2011 The Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI, USA

Set 1: Catshot > All In Time, Preamble > Mantis > Pay the Snucka > Rocker Part 2, The Haunt > Mantis, Ain’t No Fun (If the Homies Can’t Have None)[1]

Set 2: Hurt Bird Bath[2], Ringo[3], Bridgeless, The Linear[4] > Glory > In the Flesh? > Another Brick in the Wall > All In Time

Encore: Come As Your Kids > Pay the Snucka

[1] with Xxplosive (Dr. Dre) tesae
[2] with Hells Bells (AC/DC) intro; with Paradise City (Guns N’ Roses) jam
[3] “Jimmy Stewart” with lyrics
[4] with Who Are You (The Who) teases

This show, 10 years ago today, was so much damn fun! I’m so very happy that UM has finally left that f’n venue in the past, but there’s no denying some of the legendary nights at the Eagles/Rave. This was a great way to end that era, and move on to the better, greener pasture that is the Riverside.

11 year anniversary bump!!

Good times 12 years ago today, but so glad they’re no longer playing the Rave/Eagle’s.

[DiabetesCOLE]

The exclusive company pre show, this show and then the late night was such a fun day of music

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This was an amazing 2 nights of UM. The 11-9 show has amazing flow & some great moments, but I still feel like the 11-10 show slightly nudges it out overall.

11.09.2007
INDIANA UNIVERSITY AUDITORIUM
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
BLOOMINGTON, IN

Set 1: Andy’s Last Beer, Divisions > Ringo > Dear Lord > Ringo, Mullet (Over), The Haunt > Divisions

Set 2: Breathe[1] > The Floor, Hurt Bird Bath, Slacker > Sweetness > Slacker, Alex’s House[2] → Prowler > Breathe

Encore: Much Obliged > Waiting Room

[1] dub version
[2] with Prowler and The Triple Wide Teases

11.10.2007
THE EAGLES BALLROOM
MILWAUKEE, WI

Set 1: Morning Song, Got Your Milk (Right Here) > The Triple Wide, Liquid > Der Bluten Kat

Set 2: The Floor, August, Blue Echo > Water > Blue Echo[1] > Mulche’s Odyssey[2], FF[3] > No More Tears

Encore: Great American > Walletsworth > Great American

[1] “Jimmy Stewart” with lyrics
[2] with Masoko Tanga (The Police) jam
[3] with Miss Tinkle’s Overture teases

I recently revisited these 2 shows, and I still lean towards the 11-10 show, by just a tiny bit. I’m sure it’s partial song preference bias, but even that isn’t a very big margin. I just loved that 3X, Liquid > DBK so damn much, and then that August, Blecho > Water > Blecho was fire. The 11-9 sets each had better flow than the 11-10, but I still dig the jams more in 11-10. Encore of 11-9 def wins that battle though.

Yet another obligatory (double) bump!! Does not feel like these were 15 years ago.

Nostalgia bump!! What a fun couple nights

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Going through more random stuff & found these from 11/5/2011

Edit: forgot to mention the funny part about these VIP balcony passes is that I had some free tix for this show and I had planned to bring my 65yr old father to his 1st show, but he had some back/leg related issues due to a VietNam injury. I had reached out to someone related to a band member to see if they could help secure a spot where he could sit. Well, pops bailed day of the show & the passes went mostly unused. If my dad wasn’t there, I had no plans to separate from my friends to sit up in the balcony. Felt like a turd asking for these special accommodations, then not needing/using them in the end.

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11.14.2008
THE EAGLES BALLROOM
MILWAUKEE, WI

Set 1: Words, Push the Pig, Dump City, Uncle Wally > The Haunt > Thin Air

Set 2: Pay the Snucka[1] > Rocker Part 2, Rastaman Chant[2] > Syncopated Strangers > Mamu, Syncopated Strangers, Slacker, Higgins, Kula

Encore: The Fuzz > Glory > Pay the Snucka

[1] with The Triple Wide teases
[2] with Can’t You Hear Me Knocking (The Rolling Stones) teases

Notes:
last Mamu 12.14.2002 (792 shows)

Very solid 1st set here, and set 2 had a few great moments as well, but was definitely a bit underwhelming in comparison. The Mamu bust out was great, then Rocker 2 & Higgins had some love, but IMO it’s all about the 1st set. The fuzz in the encore spot was fun also.

13 year bump for solid Dump, Haunt & the return of Mamu!!…

I’ve got a good buddy who has a friend who was the bar manager there back in like ‘06-‘11. He’d get tipped off to what color those free drink tickets were going to be for bands we were planning to see. He’d go buy a roll of tickets of the appropriate color & we’d have a great f’n time with ‘em. Handed out so many free drink tix to friends and strangers who seemed like they’d be appreciative. The only basic stipulation was that anyone scamming the bar made sure to over tip the staff, so they’d look the other way & not call out someone who came back like a dozen times, when the offer was 2 tix per voucher.

I hate that venue so much, but there were def some top tier shows, as well as some serious perks at times.

15th anniversary bump!!

Good times

[DiabetesCOLE]

My first and only mamu at 146 shows

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My first and only mamu

… and my first Wisconsin show

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Uncle Wally > The Haunt > Thin Air

love this segment! great show overall

[OSUmBeaverPhreak]

Same but 252.

[solvethebox]

takes a deep breath

screams bloody murder

[Tottengus]

November 18, 2008Umphrey’s McGee — Bijou Theatre — Knoxville, TN, USA

Set 1: Andy’s Last Beer, Water, Bridgeless > Passing, Last Man Swerving > Bridgeless

Set 2: Got Your Milk (Right Here)[1]-> Tribute to the Spinal Shaft[2]-> Sociable Jimmy, The Fussy Dutchman, 13 Days, Mulche’s Odyssey

Encore: Power of Soul

Footnotes:
[1] with Breathe (Pink Floyd) and Tribute to the Spinal Shaft teases
[2] with Sociable Jimmy teases

15 years ago. Water & Bridgeless are so good

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11.18.2006
THE PAGEANT
ST. LOUIS, MO

Set 1: Bridgeless > Liquid > Sociable Jimmy, Get In The Van, Plunger > Bridgeless

Set 2: Front Porch > In Violation of Yes, Front Porch, Baba O’Riley, The Triple Wide > Glory > Andy’s Last Beer[1], 13 Days, The Fussy Dutchman

Encore: JaJunk

[1] with Padgett’s Profile tease

Support: Speakeasy

Super solid show, top to bottom. Had such a blast at this one. I’m very grateful to have seen as many shows this year as I did. I saw even more in ‘07, but I caught some serious gems in ‘06. What a great time to be a dedicated fanatic of this band.

I really miss IVOY being a fairly regular occurrence.

16th anniversary bump!

Awesome show all around!

[matt]

I loved both of those bijou shows

[Bron-yr-Aur]

Water/Bridgeless are probably the best two back to back jams they have ever done and that includes IC > Synco. Just absolute perfection, that Bridgeless goes so hard