Picture Show: Umphrey’s McGee New Year’s Run
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
