HT faves Umphrey’s McGee moved their New Year’s Run from its traditional Chicago environment to another Midwest city when they performed at The Pageant in St. Louis on December 29 – 31. One of the scene’s best photographers, Tammy Wetzel, was on hand and has contributed 15 gorgeous shots from each night.
[All Photos by Tammy Wetzel]
Setlists:
12/29
Set One: Jazz Odyssey > Cemetery Walk, August*, Resolution -> Anchor Drops, Tribute to the Spinal Shaft**, Wizard Burial Ground
Set Two: Bright Lights -> 1348 > Dr. Feelgood$ > Cemetery Walk II$$, Second Song%, Pay the Snucka, Sociable Jimmy > 1348
Encore: Hajimemashite
Notes
* with Paradise City and I Want a New Drug teases
** with In the Hall of the Mountain King ending
$ incomplete
$$ with A Love Supreme jam
% first time played, TV On the Radio
[All Setlists via Umphreys.com]
12/30
Set One: Jazz Odyssey > Conduit, #5, The Bottom Half, Uncle Wally@, Nemo@, All Things Ninja, Slacker > Dear Lord > Slacker
Set Two: 40’s Theme, The Triple Wide, Maneater*^, Night Nurse^, Plunger, The Fussy Dutchman, Nopener, Rocker Part 2
Encore: Nothing Too Fancy**
Notes
@ with Brendan and Jake on acoustics
* first time played, Hall & Oates
^ with Jeff Coffin on saxophone
** with Natural Mystic jam, including vocals
12/31
Set One: Cummins Lies > Domino Theory, The Linear > The Floor, Kabump* > Divisions**
Set Two: Catshot^ > Dump City^, Don’t Do It^, Ocean Billy, 2×2, Miami Virtue^ > 25 or 6 to 4^$
Set Three: Nipple Trix^ > Booth Love^ > Auld Lang Syne^, Let’s Dance^$$, JaJunk > “Jimmy Stewart”% > JaJunk, FF%% > Hangover, Ringo^
Encore: Puppet Strings^, Late In the Evening^
Notes
* with Rocket Queen (Guns N’ Roses) teases
** with Hajimemashite tease
^ with Mad Dog’s Filthy Little Secret horns, including Jeff Coffin
$ first time played, Chicago
$$ first time played, David Bowie
% with lyrics
%% with The Fish (Yes) teases
