Umphrey's McGee > Songs > Girlfriend is Better > Every Time Played


Appears on: Hall of Fame Class of 2010
Girlfriend is Better was originally performed by Talking Heads.

Girlfriend is Better has been played by Umphrey's McGee 35 time(s).
It was played at 1.23% of Umphrey's McGee shows.
It was last played 2025-06-14, which was the most recent show.
There have been 1351 show(s) since the live debut.
Since its debut, "Girlfriend is Better" has been played, on average, once every 39 show(s).


Every Time Played by Umphrey's McGee

Date Played Venue Show Gap SetSong Before Song After Footnote
2010-04-24 Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL15023Der Bluten Kat > -> Der Bluten Katdebut, Talking Heads
2010-05-28 Three Sisters Park, Chillicothe, IL12In The Kitchen ->-> Booth Love
2010-07-17 The Lawn at White River State Park, Indianapolis, IN221Turn & Run ***
2010-10-02 Knitting Factory, Reno, NV212Glory > Cemetery Walk II
2010-11-04 Higher Ground, South Burlington, VT171Wappy Sprayberry > ***
2011-02-04 Lifestyle Communities Pavilion, Columbus, OH222Believe the Lie > Ocean Billy
2011-03-13 The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA212Mantis > Day Nurse
2011-05-20 Gulf Shores Public Beach, Gulf Shores, AL10140's Theme > 1348
2011-08-20 Hoxeyville Music Festival, Wellston, MI231The Triple Wide > Room to Breathe
2011-10-30 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, NC331Room to Breathe > Get In The Van
2012-01-08 Revolution Live, Ft. Lauderdale, FL132Phil's Farm > > Phil's Farmwith Crosseyed and Painless (Talking Heads) tease
2012-01-26 Now Sapphire Riviera Cancun, Puerto Morelos, Mexico52Booth Love -> Mulche's Odyssey
2012-03-23 Roseland Theater, Portland, OR292Puppet String > Phil's Farm
2012-06-02 Mulberry Mountain, Ozark, AR2111348 > Puppet String
2012-10-31 The Fillmore Silver Spring, Silver Spring, MD462Jessica -> Fool in the Rain
2013-01-19 Fête Ballroom, Providence, RI161Syncopated Strangers > Morning Song
2013-02-14 The Metropolitan Theatre, Morgantown, WV15e*** > Booth Love
2013-03-10 Emerson Center for Arts & Culture, Bozeman, MT82Syncopated Strangers > Thin Air
2013-04-15 Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA132Ocean Billy > Mulche's Odyssey
2013-10-30 Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo, MI542Conduit > Mullet (Over)
2014-03-06 Neptune, Seattle, WA292JaJunk > > JaJunk
2014-08-16 The Crossroads KC, Kansas City, MO61eGlory > ***with Can't You Hear Me Knocking (Rolling Stones) tease
2015-02-13 The NorVa, Norfolk, VA442Tango Mike > -> Professor Wormbog
2015-08-21 House of Blues, Lake Buena Vista, FL581The Fuzz > ***
2016-02-18 Music Farm, Columbia, SC361Educated Guess -> Prowler
2016-04-20 House of Blues, Houston, TX202Rocker ***
2017-03-01 The Hive, Sandpoint, ID792Syncopated Strangers > The Fussy Dutchman
2019-02-02 State Theatre, Portland, ME1751Great American > Cemetery Walk IIwith Scott Metzger on guitar and Jake on keys
2020-02-27 McDonald Theatre, Eugene, OR1012Speak Up > Ocean Billywith Ernie Chang on saxophone; with Can't You Hear Me Knocking (the Rolling Stones) tease
2023-04-19 JJ's Live, Fayetteville, AR1762Utopian Fir > > Utopian Fir
2023-08-19 Saranac Brewery, Utica, NY261Cirrus ***with Duane Trucks on drums and A.C. Carter on keyboards
2023-09-14 The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT102***Bridgelesswith Mike Greenfield on drums
2024-08-22 The Pageant, St. Louis, MO772Fenced In Higginswith Alex Bailey on percussion, Dani Battat on keys, and Jake Brownstein on guitar
2025-03-05 The Mill & Mine, Knoxville, TN362Glory > > Den
2025-06-14 Higher Ground, South Burlington, VT322Dump City > Plunger

Show dates with this style indicate a Notable Jam. This song is marked "Notable Jam" 2 time(s).