Since their start in 1997 American prog rock band Umphrey’s McGee has created a catalogue so massive that they will play 3 nights at First Avenue and fans are expecting a different set list each night. There are even 3 day passes available for those wanting the full experience.
Tickets are still available HERE
The original Umphrey’s McGee played a mix of originals and cover songs, waiting just eight months to release their debut album, the cheekily titled Greatest Hits Volume III. Their initial “proper” recording, Local Band Does OK, came out in 2002, followed shortly afterward by an appearance at the first-ever Bonnaroo in Tennessee, selling more albums than any other band on the bill. The 2007 double album, Live at the Murat, earned a four-star review in Rolling Stone and a Jammy for Best Live Album.
Finding themselves in London last June for three shows at the Brooklyn Bowl, the idea of recording at Abbey Road was first proposed by Umphrey’s producer Manny Sanchez, a notion, as Bayliss recently told Rolling Stone that seemed as likely as “being asked to give a sermon at the Vatican.” “It wasn’t a goal,” he explains, “because it never seemed like a possibility.” But never to be bound by what seems possible, UM secured a coveted day at the world’s most famous recording studio and dove in headfirst.
Twelve hours after first setting foot in Abbey Road Studios, just before midnight, Umphrey’s McGee left the historic room with their own new album, The London Session, what Rolling Stone dubs “a historical primer, an evolution story inside 51 minutes.” “You’re looking at 17 years of change,” says Bayliss. “We managed to capture a good representation of our spectrum.”
Umphrey’s McGee are more than just a rock band – through nearly two decades, they have proven to be on the cutting-edge of both music and technology, super-serving their fans through a community that stretches from the campus of Notre Dame to the hallowed halls of Abbey Road.
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Tour Dates:
Apr 21 Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa, OK
Apr 22 Stubb’s BBQ Austin, TX
Apr 23 House of Blues Dallas, TX
Apr 28 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Apr 29 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Apr 30 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
May 06 Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
May 07 Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
May 26 Summer Camp Music Festival Chillicothe, IL
May 27 Summer Camp Chillicothe, IL RSVP Share
Jun 02 Hunter Mountain Hunter, NY
Jun 03 The Rapids Theatre Niagara Falls, NY
Jun 29 Brenton Skating Plaza Des Moines, IA
Jul 02 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO
Jul 03 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO
Jul 07 Avondale Brewing Company Birmingham, AL
Jul 08 House of Blues Myrtle Beach North Myrtle Beach, SC
Jul 09 The Fillmore Charlotte Charlotte, NC
Jul 15 Pier Six Pavilion Baltimore, MD
Jul 17 Stone Pony Summer Stage Asbury Park, NJ
Aug 03 CrossroadsKC Kansas City, MO
Aug 04 RIVERFRONT FESTIVAL PARK Peoria, IL
Aug 05 Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn Indianapolis, IN
Aug 06 Iroquois Amphitheater Louisville, KY
Aug 11 Higher Ground Ballroom Burlington, VT
Aug 12 Blue Hills Bank Pavilion Boston, MA
Aug 14 The F Shed at the Market Syracuse, NY RSVP Share
Aug 18 Minglewood Hall Memphis, TN
Aug 19 Tennessee Theatre Knoxville, TN
Aug 25 Oak Ridge Estate Arrington, VA
