Today in Umphrey's McGee History

DiabetesCOLE · November 19, 2023, 9:14pm

Water needs to be played more. Idk if I’ve heard it since 2016 rr. That speak up goes real wierd>water and I just lost it when it happened. One of my favs

OSUmBeaverPhreak · November 19, 2023, 9:42pm

I saw the Cleveland, Muncie, and Knoxville Waters in 2008 and I’m still moist from those experiences.

CarpetCrawler · November 20, 2023, 1:16pm

Just stumbled in this while digging through boxes of random stuff. I have all my other UMLives stored together in a plastic bin, but this one was somehow loose. Super odd to find it right after the posts about this show…

Last minute scrambling to prep for family holiday visit at our new apartment, so clearing out my office for my cousin’s sleeping spot. Too many unpacked boxes still.

CarpetCrawler · November 26, 2023, 2:31pm

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November 26, 2003
THE RAVE UNDERGROUND
MILWAUKEE, WI

Set 1: Hurt Bird Bath > Soul Food I > Water, Much Obliged > Smell the Mitten, A Fifth of Beethoven, Mail Package

Set 2: Front Porch > Resolution > Front Porch[1], In Violation of Yes[2], Billie Jean, Example 1[3] > Padgett’s Profile[4], Ocean Billy, Dump City

Encore: Nopener, Prowler

[1] with Gratitude (The Beastie Boys) jam
[2] with Thunderstruck (AC/DC) jam
[3] ended with Is There Anybody Out There? (Pink Floyd) jam
[4] with South Park theme (Primus) tease and with Jake on timbales

Notes:
with No Quarter (Led Zeppelin) tease before In Violation of Yes
with Four Sticks (Led Zeppelin) jam after Billie Jean
with You Really Got Me (Van Halen) tease before Nopener

This show is stacked! What an amazing night this was. I highly recommend anyone who hasn’t heard it, give it a spin. Right off the bat they throw a really unique, albeit relatively short jam into the HBB & the show just crushes from there on. I really miss those days of loose, fun UM shows.

https://archive.org/search.php?query=Umphrey’s%202003-11-26

19 year anniversary bump…what a great night to be an Umphrey’s fan!!

So much fun

Happy 20th to a very special evening!! There was such a unique vibe in the room that night. As much as I can’t stand the Rave/Eagles at this point, some of the show memories are so amazing & positive. I still love this band, but these early memories really are priceless.

abyss · November 26, 2023, 6:51pm

Listening to this one this morning. The HBB is top notch.

CarpetCrawler · November 29, 2023, 2:26pm

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Beginning of a great 3 night run. Despite the next 2 nights being so stacked, this show is great in its own right. The Wally & Bottom Half in the 1st set are killer, then the Plunger/SF1/Plunger & MFF are outstanding. I feel very fortunate to have seen this run. Shows just kept getting better also. Great times & great memories!!

November 29, 2007
THE ORBIT ROOM, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, USA

Set 1: Roulette, The Crooked One > Higgins, Uncle Wally > 2nd Self, The Bottom Half

Set 2: Plunger > Soul Food I > Plunger, Making Flippy Floppy > Eat > White Man’s Moccasins > Eat, Push the Pig

Encore: Hurt Bird Bath

Yet another obligatory show bump…

Does not seems like these fall ‘07 shows were 15 years ago at this point. What a great time to be a full on um spaz….

Nostalgia bump!!

abyss · November 30, 2023, 3:02am

The Soul Food is so good.

RailroadEarther · November 30, 2023, 3:10am

yeah I think Summer/Fall 2007 was my peak nerd UM fandom for sure. Good times.

Southern_Dan · November 30, 2023, 3:25am

Me too

CarpetCrawler · November 30, 2023, 9:03pm

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This Columbus show is a monster, but being that it’s seated right between the Grand Rapids & Ann Arbor shows, it has never been my go to of the run. The 1st set is huge, with the always beautiful EOTR to open, into a giant DBK that clocks In well over 30+ mns with a Haji sandwiched in it. Then the return of Wappy was a very special moment for sure. Set 2 has some great stuff as well, but this show has always been about that 1st set, IMHO. This show was really great to be in attendance for, but for me it always gets overshadowed by the next night. Really glad we made the effort, as we knew quite a few people who skipped the long out of the way drive, and just stayed in Michigan between the GR & Ann Arbor shows.

November 30, 2007
LIFESTYLE COMMUNITIES PAVILION
COLUMBUS, OH

Set 1: End of the Road > Der Bluten Kat > Hajimemashite > Der Bluten Kat, Morning Song, Wappy Sprayberry[1] > Mulche’s Odyssey

Set 2: Miss Tinkle’s Overture, Women Wine and Song[2] > Atmosfarag > In Bloom, Get In The Van, Alex’s House > The Floor

Encore: All In Time

[1] first time played after being completely reworked, with lyrics
[2] with Chuck Garvey replacing Brendan and Brendan on percussion; with La Grange (ZZ Top) > 25 or 6 to 4 (Chicago) > La Grange jam

Notes:
last Wappy Sprayberry 04.25.2003 (632 shows)

Yet another anniversary bump. Truly great memories of this run.

Another 15 year anniversary bump!!

More nostalgia….

solvethebox · November 30, 2023, 9:18pm

Great memories. That’s the show my buddy shit himself on the way home, I think I’ve told that story on here before…

CarpetCrawler · December 2, 2023, 1:29pm

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This 3rd day/night of the 11-29 through 12-1 run was a truly special way to top off 2007. The NYE run had some good stuff for sure, but these 2 shows in Ann Arbor were super fun. The Border’s set was wild, as we had walked in expecting an all acoustic set, being that it was in a bookstore. We were pleasantly surprised when we saw the amps & Pony’s bass. That was so much fun, but was only the start of the amazing day/night. The show that night was top tier for sure. A very special evening, which I will always remember very fondly!

December 1, 2007
BORDERS
ANN ARBOR, MI

One Set: Great American, Intentions Clear, Last Man Swerving → Bridgeless, Kat’s Tune[1], Wizard Burial Ground

[1] played while Joel interviewed with the crowd

Notes:
in-store performance
with an extensive Q*Bert tease before Kat’s Tune

December 1, 2007
MICHIGAN THEATER
ANN ARBOR, MI

Set 1: Out Of Order, Utopian Fir[1] > In The Kitchen > Utopian Fir, Words > Baba O’Riley

Set 2: Wizard Burial Ground > Resolution[2] > Wizard Burial Ground, Bright Lights, Big City[3] > August, JaJunk

Encore: The Triple Wide[4]

[1] with One Nation Under a Groove (Funkadelic) and Life During Wartime (Talking Heads) teases
[2] with Norwegian Wood (The Beatles) jam
[3] with Portrait of Tracy (Jaco Pastorius) tease by Ryan (12.01 was Jaco’s birthday)
[4] with Carol of the Bells (Mykola Leontovych) jam and Greensleeves (trad) teases

Anniversary bump for the amazing 3rd night of this run. For a personal little side note, I talked our show neighbors into crashing in our hotel room instead of driving back to Niles that night, and have had a friend ever since. They had recently had a baby, and were on their 1st night away from their daughter. They were very intent on getting back to Niles, to relieve the grandparent who was watching her, as well as just wanting to be back with the kid. Those roads were way too treacherous, so they turned around as soon as they got to the freeway & ended up taking me up on the offer. I feel like we may have forged a decent type of friendship regardless, but that definitely solidified it.

Final portion of the 15 year anniversary bump trilogy. I’m so grateful for the fond memories of this little run of shows.

Day late bump!!

CarpetCrawler · December 2, 2023, 1:30pm

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Today marks the 19 year anniversary of my 1st true UM show. I had seen them a few times before, but those shows were never my focus, being that they were an opening spot for my buddy’s band & then 2 post Phish show sets at Dead Creek campground. This show was the 1st time I ‘went to see’ UM, and it permanently changed my concert going life for good. From the 1st notes of Spinal Shaft, I was floored & never looked back.

December 1, 2001
THE BARRYMORE THEATRE
MADISON, WI

Set 1: Tribute to the Spinal Shaft > Water, Hurt Bird Bath, No Ordinary Love, Nachos for Two, Ringo[1], Front Porch[2], Jessica, 40’s Theme

Set 2: “Jimmy Stewart”[3] → 2x2, Waiting Room[4], Raymond > Drums, August[5] → War Pigs[6] > Space Funk Booty > Utopian Fir > Space Funk Booty, Regulate

Encore: Andy’s Last Beer > Tomorrow Never Knows

[1] with Pick Your Nose tease
[2] with The Star Spangled Banner (Francis Scott Key) tease
[3] with One (Metallica) tease
[4] debut, Fugazi
[5] with Eye of the Tiger (Survivor) jam
[6] debut, Black Sabbath; first verse only
Notes:
Nachos for Two was played for Vince’s birthday
with The Woody Woodpecker theme (George Tibbles and Ramey Idriss) tease before Andy’s Last Beer

Support: The Spontaneous Throwdown

Pretty wild that it’s now been 20 f’n years since the day my true UM infatuation started. Granted, it has absolutely waned at times, but I still love the band in general & don’t see myself completely leaving them in the rear view anytime soon. I rarely listen to new shows these days, but still love going to see them whenever they’re in the MKE & Madison area. The friends I’ve made over the years, thanks to my love for live music & seeing bands like Phish, UM, Biscuits & Panic, is the most incredible additional aspect of these years.

Cheers to all you folks!!

Edit: I’ve gotta add that it was certainly the performance of some of the UM originals that really pushed me over the edge at this show, but also the cover choices. They kinda hit on nearly all my musical passions at that point in my life, with Sabbath, Allman Bros, Beatles & the Regulate. But to add in Waiting Room just completely floored me. So much Fugazi in my teenage skateboarding days.

21st anniversary of my fateful night.

extra face-palm day late bump!!

OSUmBeaverPhreak · December 5, 2023, 12:55am

Those November 2007 Midwest shows I caught were all fire. Did Bloomington>Milwaukee and then the above bumped Grand Rapids>Columbus>Ann Arbor run. Really good times but the best are yet to come…

CarpetCrawler · December 7, 2023, 11:29am

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Really killer show here. As much as I hate The Rave/Eagles, I’ve seen some really amazing UM shows in that building. I have some very fond memories of seeing the band in this venue back the early years.

December 7, 2002
THE RAVE UNDERGROUND
MILWAUKEE, WI

Set 1: Intro > In The Kitchen > Smell the Mitten[1], Divisions > Glory > It’s About That Time[2] > Divisions, Professor Wormbog, 2nd Self, Waiting Room, The Triple Wide

Set 2: Ringo, In the Flesh? > Another Brick in the Wall[3] > Uncommon, Bad Poker, The Crooked One, Phil’s Farm[4] → Visions → The Fuzz > Andy’s Last Beer

Encore: In Violation of Yes[5]

[1] with Sweet Child o’ Mine (Guns N’ Roses) tease
[2] ended with Third Stone from the Sun (Jimi Hendrix) tease
[3] part I; with Eminence Front (The Who), The Fussy Dutchman, Wake Up Dead (Megadeth), The Pink Panther Theme (Henry Mancini), and Uncommon teases
[4] began with Flight of the Bumblebee (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov) tease
[5] with Fletch theme (Harold Faltermeyer) tease and My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It) (En Vogue) quote; ended with Imperial March (John Williams) teases at end by Brendan

Notes:

with Woody Woodpecker theme (George Tibbles and Ramey Idriss) tease after Professor Wormbog
with Underworld theme (Koji Kondo) and Fletch theme (Harold Faltermeyer) teases before In Violation of Yes

19 year anniversary bump! What a fun night! There are 2 really good sources on the LMA…a nice AUD & the OG matrix🍻

https://archive.org/details/UmphreysMcGee?query=2002-12-07

20th anniversary bump!!

swb0nd · December 13, 2023, 4:10pm

20th anniversary of my first tour-closer

CarpetCrawler · January 30, 2024, 1:47pm

20 year anniversary bump!! Really does not feel like the debut of Bridgeless, Nemo & BLBC were that long ago. I really miss the days of Barrymore UM shows.

3x40oz · January 30, 2024, 3:27pm

Me waiting to post on the 20th anniversaries of 2/7/04 and 12/3/04.

CarpetCrawler · January 31, 2024, 12:58pm

Time can really fly past

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This show, 20 (now 22) years ago today, was a f’n blast! There was a really bad snow storm, but a couple friends & I still made the drive to Madison, and it was so worth the effort. It’s normally just over an hour from the east side of MKE to the Barrymore, but it took well over 2 hours each way. Place was super empty, prob about 75-100 people, but may have been a little more.

01.31.2002 THE BARRYMORE THEATRE, MADISON, WI, USA

Set 1: Drums > Jam > Ringo > Blue Echo, Push the Pig > All Things Ninja > Roulette > All Things Ninja, Machine Gun > Example 1 > Gesture Under a Mitten, Skip > (Don’t Fear) The Reaper > Professor Wormbog

Set 2: Nothing Too Fancy[1], Anchor Drops, Dump City [2], Africa, The Triple Wide, The Fuzz > Padgett’s Profile, 2nd Self, White Man’s Moccasins, In a Silent Way > It’s About That Time

Encore: Soul Food I > Mullet (Over)

[1] Mike and Kevin Browning modeled new Umphrey’s McGee merchandise while the rest of the band jammed Rollercoaster (Ohio Players)
[2] with Push It (Salt-n-Pepa) quotes

Notes:
Love Rollercoaster (The Ohio Players) was teased and quoted prior to Nothing Too Fancy
Tennessee Jed (Grateful Dead) was teased after Nothing Too Fancy
Push It (Salt-n-Pepa) was quoted before Dump City
Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne) was teased and quoted after 2nd Self

This begins a whole slew of 20 year anniversary dates, as 2002 was when I started to get obsessed.

The 2 years that followed that also had some killer shows, but that 2002 show sticks out more to me for sure.

01.31.2003 THE BARRYMORE THEATRE, MADISON, WI, USA

Set 1: Dump City, Divisions[1], Utopian Fir[2] > In the Hall of the Mountain King, Walletsworth, Padgett’s Profile, 13 Days > Hajimemashite > 40’s Theme

Set 2: Resolution > Push the Pig > Weed Rap[3] > Push the Pig, “Jimmy Stewart”[4] > Syncopated Strangers, A Fifth of Beethoven, In The Kitchen > FF > Drums > Uncle Wally[5], unknown song[6], Roulette

Encore: Mercedes Benz[7], Nothing Too Fancy[8]

[1] with In A Silent Way (Miles Davis) tease
[2] with Ain’t Talkin’ 'bout Love (Van Halen), Eruption (Van Halen), You Really Got Me (Van Halen), I Know A Little (Lynyrd Skynyrd), and Unskinny Bop (Poison) teases
[3] with Elliot Peck on vocals
[4] with Milestones (Miles Davis) tease
[5] with JaJunk teases
[6] “Stage Diving Song” played for kid who stage dove
[7] Elliott Peck only; a cappella
[8] with JaJunk tease

Notes:
with Unskinny Bop (Poison) tease before Divisions
with Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Bach) tease after A Fifth of Beethoven

01.31.2004 THE CABOOZE, MINNEAPOLIS , MN, USA

Set 1: In The Kitchen, Chitlins Con Carne, Bright Lights, Big City, Mullet (Over), Hajimemashite > Walletsworth, The Triple Wide[1] > Example 1, Cherub Rock

Set 2: Soul Food I, Wife Soup[2], Bridgeless, Much Obliged > Last Man Swerving, Nemo, Kabump > Mail Package, I’ve Got a Feeling, Smell the Mitten

Encore: Resolution > Dump City

[1] with Smell the Mitten teases
[2] with Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne) tease

Umphrey’s MaGee!!

swb0nd · January 31, 2024, 4:40pm

same