Today in Umphrey's McGee History

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October 4, 2006 Umphrey’s McGee — Toad’s Place — New Haven, CT, USA

Set 1: Nothing Too Fancy > Walletsworth, Get In The Van[1], Resolution > The Fuzz, Morning Song

Set 2: Nemo, Andy’s Last Beer, Visions[2] > Nothing Too Fancy, The Bottom Half, Phil’s Farm > A Fifth of Beethoven, Phil’s Farm

Encore: Hangover

Footnotes:
[1] with Got Your Milk (Right Here) tease
[2] with Jake and Ryan on keys with Joel; with Brendan on percussion

been a long time since I’ve listened to this gem. N2F ripppsssss

[SchladopianFir]

That opening 45 minutes of the Rib and chili cookoff is some all time shit.

[DiabetesCOLE]

Yep, one of my favs

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Umphrey's McGee - 10/7/06 The Electric Facory, Philadelphia, PA

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This show was a ton of fun. I still to this day feel a little guilty that nobody took our money at the door, and it was a benefit show. I was younger & didn’t wanna spend an extra $15 or whatever at the time, so I didn’t say shit.

10.17.2003
STUDIO HALL, UW OSHKOSH
OSHKOSH, WI,

Set 1: Intro, #5 > Wife Soup > Out Of Order, Resolution > Walletsworth > Nothing Too Fancy[1] > Walking On The Moon > Drums[2]

Set 2: Ringo[3], The Crooked One, We’re Going to War > Thin Air, Mullet (Over), Pay the Snucka[4] > Mulche’s Odyssey, Kat’s Tune > Hurt Bird Bath[5] → Baby You’re A Rich Man > Hurt Bird Bath

Encore: The Triple Wide > Cherub Rock

[1] started with Jake quoting Farmer in the Dell and London Bridge is Falling; with Down on a Playskool toy; with Close Encounters of the Third Kind theme (John Williams) tease; unfinished
[2] with Jake on timbales
[3] with My Name Is Mud (Primus), Paradise City (Guns N’ Roses), Milestones (Miles Davis), and Muff II: The Revenge teases
[4] parts I and II
[5] with Bob and Smoke On the Water (Deep Purple) teases

Notes:
Proceeds benefited the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Foundation/Earth Initiative.

Can’t believe this was 18 f’n years ago…

Yet another obligatory anniversary bump! It’s really hard to believe how quickly 19 years has seemed to pass by

Now 20 years ago. Very fond memories of this hidden gem.

Bump

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10.19.2003
RYAN AUDITORIUM, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
EVANSTON, IL

Set 1: Smell the Mitten > The Haunt[1], The Stranger[2] > Roulette, Example 1 > Raymond > Drums > Anchor Drops, Syncopated Strangers

Set 2: Divisions[3] > Padgett’s Profile > Uncle Wally > Padgett’s Profile[4] > Blue Echo[5] > Last Man Swerving[6], She Came In Through The Bathroom Window > 13 Days > Miss Tinkle’s Overture, Andy’s Last Beer[7]

Encore: Soul Food I[8] > Sociable Jimmy

[1] ended with Roulette jam
[2] unfinished
[3] with Hajimemashite tease
[4] with Lassie theme (Les Baxter) and Fishin’ Hole (Earle Hagen and Herbert W. Spencer) whistling
[5] with Linus and Lucy (Vince Guaraldi) tease
[6] with Brendan on keys
[7] with Today (The Smashing Pumpkins) tease
[8] with Flash Light (Parliament) teases

Notes:
proceeds benefited the Baco Boys Fund
with Woody Woodpecker theme (George Tibbles and Ramey Idriss) tease after Smell the Mitten

Really solid show. Very odd feel inside what seemed like a big lecture hall, but very good set list & well played versions of Haunt, The Stranger, Roullette & Example 1 in the 1st set. Set break was super short, and we were walking back in from a quick trip to the car right as Divisions was starting. Also, I absolutely love Raymond & welcome any chance to see that one! Set 2 & encore were a ton of fun.

I had been through the beginnings of my cancer battle just 5 months before this one, and when the mid part of Syncopated came w/that low vibration part, Jake made a comment of that sound being a cure for cancer. I still wasn’t feeling back to 100%, and the few shows I saw that fall were such a great feeling. That Synco moment was odd, but gave me a good chuckle.

Another hidden gem, 18 years ago today.

Anniversary bump!

Another “20 years ago today” bump!

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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.

Almost forgot again, until I saw the show bumped in the setlist forum. What an amazing 3 night run this was.

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Great show and a fun listen this afternoon!

[SchladopianFir]

11/2/11 was an OK show.

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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!!

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

[DiabetesCOLE]

What a show. A triple show for me with the set at exclusive company>actual show>late night

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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

Doesn’t feel like 17 years have passed

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Happy Anniversary to this Fall ‘06 Heater! Mantis Lego on Plunger. Man, this show smokes. UM still hasn’t played OK since they cancelled their 2021 show. C’mon. Quit stalling and play OK!

[Serac]

2010/11/10

Revisit this Robot from time to time. Total dance party 7:20 onward. Jake and Joel lay such a nice foundation for Bayliss to soar in the pocket.

Much better Legends show than '07. Still a crime they nerfed the killer Linear improv they had going to make way for a 40s set closer.

[Tottengus]

Love that Divisions. But the next night brought the heat. Hey 19 > Blue Echo. So good

[Southern_Dan]

Totally overrated show.

[Pookells]

I’ve listened to a lot of 2010 shows, but I never listened to this one until yesterday. Great show and I love the RW

[solvethebox]

Screaming girl show is old enough to vote now