Umphrey’s McGee returned to The Fillmore Auditorium in Denver on Saturday night for the second show of their New Year’s Run 2019. The band played a “choose your own adventure” first set and dropped a debut LCD Soundsystem cover during the second set.
Styled after one of the themes established at the band’s special UMBowl concerts, they previously shared an explainer of how the “choose your own adventure” sets work:
A series of choices will be presented to the audience on large projection screens and you will decide the opening song of the night. Voting will occur via text message and the results will be tallied in real time in front of the audience and the band.
Here’s how Saturday’s “choose your own adventure” first set played out, via UM Twitter:
12/28/19@FillmoreDEN
Denver, COSet I. Night II
Choose Your Own Adventure set…
Tune in live: https://t.co/8RYVlEalEc pic.twitter.com/VTI6Sh5Bpk
— Umphrey’s McGee (@umphreysmcgee) December 29, 2019
Our adventure begins with Draconian, beating out Remind Me and Breaker#umphreys #umNYE
— Umphrey’s McGee (@umphreysmcgee) December 29, 2019
Professor Wormbog takes the big victory over Glory & Dear Lord for our next page.#umphreys #umNYE pic.twitter.com/eK2MQmlCvY
— Umphrey’s McGee (@umphreysmcgee) December 29, 2019
Nemo FTW. Beats out The Fuzz & FF.#umphreys #umNYE
— Umphrey’s McGee (@umphreysmcgee) December 29, 2019
The next stop on our journey: Crucial Taunt. Taking 59% of the vote over Maybe Someday & Triangle Tear.#umphreys #umNYE pic.twitter.com/d8xsh9Zj7g
— Umphrey’s McGee (@umphreysmcgee) December 29, 2019
Oh the places we’ll go… pic.twitter.com/1XcGaqgKMj
— Umphrey’s McGee (@umphreysmcgee) December 29, 2019
Mantis with improv takes the cake.
Better luck next time Similar Skin & Red Tape.#umphreys #umNYE pic.twitter.com/PA5kPywC4W— Umphrey’s McGee (@umphreysmcgee) December 29, 2019
Uncle Wally is the winner by a hair. Cemetery Walk I to place and Anchor Drops to show.#umphreys #umNYE pic.twitter.com/R4dsbBg7dh
— Umphrey’s McGee (@umphreysmcgee) December 29, 2019
Duh.#umphreys #umNYE pic.twitter.com/WoQ9ljRr72
— Umphrey’s McGee (@umphreysmcgee) December 29, 2019
End Choose Your Own Adventure. Folks at the @FillmoreDEN voted wisely, don’t ya think?
Set II coming up. Tune in at https://t.co/3HIk6BPNiX pic.twitter.com/T3q67MjHa7
— Umphrey’s McGee (@umphreysmcgee) December 29, 2019
Umphrey’s McGee then took control of the second set, choosing “In The Kitchen” as the opener. The band then transitioned into “Looks,” followed by the beginning of “Plunger” and “Speak Up.” UM then started “Higgins” which led into their debut cover of LCD Soundsystem’s “Tribulations.” The first-timer was trailed by “Mulche’s Odyssey” which opened up to finish “Higgins” before returning to its own concluding segment. Saturday’s encore was initiated by “Wappy Sprayberry” and capped by a return to finish the previously started “Plunger.”
UM has a night off and returns to The Fillmore for shows on December 30 and New Year’s Eve. View pro-shot video of Saturday’s first and second set openers via TourGigs below:
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Live at the Fillmore 12/28/19 Set I opener
👁We are LIVE‼️🔥 Night 2 Set I from the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver Starts now.To watch the entire📡 HD broadcast 🎥head on over to to 🖥https://tourgigs.com/show/umphreysmcgee_20191228. $19.99 for the whole show.
Posted by Umphrey’s McGee on Saturday, December 28, 2019
In The Kitchen > Looks
https://www.facebook.com/umphreysmcgee/videos/726597517863846/
Setlist (via UM Twitter)
Set One: Draconian, Professor Wormbog, Nemo, Crucial Taunt, Mantis, Uncle Wally, Wizard Burial Ground
Set Two: In The Kitchen > Looks, Plunger > Speak Up, Higgins > Tribulations > Mulche’s Odyssey > Higgins > Mulche’s Odyssey
Encore: Wappy Sprayberry > Plunger
