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 35 time(s).
It was played at 1.23% of Umphrey's McGee shows.
It was last played 2025-06-14, which was 4 show(s) ago.
There have been 1354 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 | 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 | |
| 2025-06-14 | Higher Ground, South Burlington, VT | 32 | 2 | Dump City | > Plunger |
Show dates with this style indicate a Notable Jam. This song is marked "Notable Jam" 2 time(s).