Today in Umphrey's McGee History

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11.16.2002
PARK WEST
CHICAGO, IL

Set 1: Smell the Mitten, JaJunk → Walletsworth, Jam[1], Miss Tinkle’s Overture > Mulche’s Odyssey > Glory, 40’s Theme

Set 2: Andy’s Last Beer[2] > Out Of Order[3] > Andy’s Last Beer, Hurt Bird Bath > Uncommon, Syncopated Strangers, Dump City, Der Bluten Kat → Uncle Wally > Der Bluten Kat[4]

Encore: The Triple Wide, Miss Gradenko

[1] with Darren Shearer on drums, and Mike on percussion with Andy; with Professor Wormbog teases; with “In the Kitchen”
[2] with Jake on stylophone during intro
[3] ending only
[4] with Pay the Snucka (part III) tease
Notes:
with Woody Woodpecker theme (George Tibbles and Ramey Idriss) tease after Uncommon

Support: The New Deal

Had so much fun at this one. First time seeing The New Deal & have been a fan ever since. Really strong show all around, and that Jam w/Darren in the 1st set was really cool.

19 year anniversary bump…what a night! Big early Jajunk really shines!

Matrix of this one is up on the live music archive, as well as a nice AUD recording.

Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Books, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

Officially now a 20th anniversary bump!!

Day late for the 22nd anniversary bump

Great times for sure!

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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!

[Coop]

My favorite JaJunk. One of my most relistened jams, probably.

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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.

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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.

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For some reason I don’t think I’ve heard this one but I’ll have to give it a spin on relisten

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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!!

[SchladopianFir]

That’s a really sexy song choice

[Eternalurk]

My favorite posts on the bort. I owe you a beer if we ever meet in person.

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Josh is the beeeeest

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Cole is the beast!!

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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….

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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!!

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December 4, 2004 Umphrey’s McGee — Music Farm — Charleston, SC, USA

Set 1:
Plunger, Nemo, Uncle Wally > 2x2[1], Never Cease > Soul Food I[2], The Girl Is Mine > Jane Says > The Girl Is Mine > All In Time

Set 2:
JaJunk, In Bloom, Push the Pig > Thin Air[3], Walletsworth, 2nd Self, Nopener[4]

Encore:
Big Heart[5]

Footnotes:
[1] with Fox Sports Theme (Scott Schreer) tease
[2] with Rapper’s Delight (The Sugarhill Gang) tease
[3] with Entrance of the Gladiators (Julius Fučík) tease
[4] “lounge version”
[5] began with Wanted Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi) tease

It’s the 20th anniversary of my first show! I’d been waiting to see them for over a year at this point, and I’ll never forget the feeling I had when they walked out. Better than sex and drugs. I was fuckin’ obsessed with this band for many years to come.

The Uncle Wally improv is quite atypical but competely badass and the two yam JaJunk is very special to me. There’s this specific moment in Junk when everything comes together so perfectly it’s tough to comprehend. The Jake and Bayliss crescendo still gives me goosebumps.

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damn good photos for '04

[3x40oz]

December '04 is a mighty fine UM vintage.

[RailroadEarther]

Great photos, thanks for sharing!

Listened to Dec 2004 shows so much when I was first getting into UM.

[SchladopianFir]

12/3/04 is one of the few earlier shows that i really love. We hate it now cuz they overdid it throughout the years, but that Front Porch with the cover samples is hot and tight AF. The Much Obliged/JO was fire too.

[jcubson]

Seems like I really need to dive into 2004 more, going to listen to one of these shows right now!

[sabretooth]

The Variety Playhouse December show and the Bonnaroo late night are so good