Umphrey's McGee > Songs > Girlfriend is Better > Every Time Played
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Girlfriend is Better was originally performed by Talking Heads.
Girlfriend is Better has been played by Umphrey's McGee 34 time(s).
It was played at 1.19% of Umphrey's McGee shows.
It was last played 2025-03-05, which was 22 show(s) ago.
There have been 1340 show(s) since the live debut.
Since its debut, "Girlfriend is Better" has been played, on average, once every 40 show(s).
Every Time Played by Umphrey's McGee
| Date Played | Venue | Show Gap | Set | Song Before | Song After | Footnote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-04-24 | Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL | 1502 | 3 | Der Bluten Kat > | -> Der Bluten Kat | debut, Talking Heads |
| 2010-05-28 | Three Sisters Park, Chillicothe, IL | 1 | 2 | In The Kitchen -> | -> Booth Love | |
| 2010-07-17 | The Lawn at White River State Park, Indianapolis, IN | 22 | 1 | Turn & Run | *** | |
| 2010-10-02 | Knitting Factory, Reno, NV | 21 | 2 | Glory | > Cemetery Walk II | |
| 2010-11-04 | Higher Ground, South Burlington, VT | 17 | 1 | Wappy Sprayberry > | *** | |
| 2011-02-04 | Lifestyle Communities Pavilion, Columbus, OH | 22 | 2 | Believe the Lie | > Ocean Billy | |
| 2011-03-13 | The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA | 21 | 2 | Mantis | > Day Nurse | |
| 2011-05-20 | Gulf Shores Public Beach, Gulf Shores, AL | 10 | 1 | 40's Theme | > 1348 | |
| 2011-08-20 | Hoxeyville Music Festival, Wellston, MI | 23 | 1 | The Triple Wide > | Room to Breathe | |
| 2011-10-30 | Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, NC | 33 | 1 | Room to Breathe | > Get In The Van | |
| 2012-01-08 | Revolution Live, Ft. Lauderdale, FL | 13 | 2 | Phil's Farm > | > Phil's Farm | with Crosseyed and Painless (Talking Heads) tease |
| 2012-01-26 | Now Sapphire Riviera Cancun, Puerto Morelos, Mexico | 5 | 2 | Booth Love | -> Mulche's Odyssey | |
| 2012-03-23 | Roseland Theater, Portland, OR | 29 | 2 | Puppet String | > Phil's Farm | |
| 2012-06-02 | Mulberry Mountain, Ozark, AR | 21 | 1 | 1348 | > Puppet String | |
| 2012-10-31 | The Fillmore Silver Spring, Silver Spring, MD | 46 | 2 | Jessica | -> Fool in the Rain | |
| 2013-01-19 | Fête Ballroom, Providence, RI | 16 | 1 | Syncopated Strangers | > Morning Song | |
| 2013-02-14 | The Metropolitan Theatre, Morgantown, WV | 15 | e | *** | > Booth Love | |
| 2013-03-10 | Emerson Center for Arts & Culture, Bozeman, MT | 8 | 2 | Syncopated Strangers | > Thin Air | |
| 2013-04-15 | Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA | 13 | 2 | Ocean Billy | > Mulche's Odyssey | |
| 2013-10-30 | Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo, MI | 54 | 2 | Conduit | > Mullet (Over) | |
| 2014-03-06 | Neptune, Seattle, WA | 29 | 2 | JaJunk > | > JaJunk | |
| 2014-08-16 | The Crossroads KC, Kansas City, MO | 61 | e | Glory > | *** | with Can't You Hear Me Knocking (Rolling Stones) tease |
| 2015-02-13 | The NorVa, Norfolk, VA | 44 | 2 | Tango Mike > | -> Professor Wormbog | |
| 2015-08-21 | House of Blues, Lake Buena Vista, FL | 58 | 1 | The Fuzz > | *** | |
| 2016-02-18 | Music Farm, Columbia, SC | 36 | 1 | Educated Guess | -> Prowler | |
| 2016-04-20 | House of Blues, Houston, TX | 20 | 2 | Rocker | *** | |
| 2017-03-01 | The Hive, Sandpoint, ID | 79 | 2 | Syncopated Strangers | > The Fussy Dutchman | |
| 2019-02-02 | State Theatre, Portland, ME | 175 | 1 | Great American | > Cemetery Walk II | with Scott Metzger on guitar and Jake on keys |
| 2020-02-27 | McDonald Theatre, Eugene, OR | 101 | 2 | Speak Up | > Ocean Billy | with Ernie Chang on saxophone; with Can't You Hear Me Knocking (the Rolling Stones) tease |
| 2023-04-19 | JJ's Live, Fayetteville, AR | 176 | 2 | Utopian Fir > | > Utopian Fir | |
| 2023-08-19 | Saranac Brewery, Utica, NY | 26 | 1 | Cirrus | *** | with Duane Trucks on drums and A.C. Carter on keyboards |
| 2023-09-14 | The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT | 10 | 2 | *** | Bridgeless | with Mike Greenfield on drums |
| 2024-08-22 | The Pageant, St. Louis, MO | 77 | 2 | Fenced In | Higgins | with Alex Bailey on percussion, Dani Battat on keys, and Jake Brownstein on guitar |
| 2025-03-05 | The Mill & Mine, Knoxville, TN | 36 | 2 | Glory > | > Den |
Show dates with this style indicate a Notable Jam. This song is marked "Notable Jam" 2 time(s).