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April 26, 2013 Umphrey's McGee — Park West — Chicago, IL, USA "UMBowl IV"

Set 1: FDR > Final Word^[1], Amble On^[2] > Rise To the Top^[1] > Cut the Cable > Constellations^[2] > Gravity's Real^[1] > Fool's Gold^[2]

Set 2: Orion^[3], Cantina Band^[4], No Diablo^[2], Porch^[5], Bullhead City^[6], Hey, Hey What Can I Do^[7], 2x2^[6], Mean Mr. Mustard > Polythene Pam > She Came In Through The Bathroom Window > Golden Slumbers > Carry That Weight

Set 3: Stew Art Event

Set 4: Wappy Sprayberry^[8] > Higgins^[8] > Miss Tinkle's Overture^[9] > Regulate^[10] > Smell the Mitten^[8] > Get Lucky > Puppet String^[11]

Encore: Running on Empty^[12]

Footnotes:
    [1] debut, original; with vocals
    [2] debut, original
    [3] debut, Metallica
    [4] with Imperial March (John Williams) teases
    [5] debut, Pearl Jam
    [6] Brendan and Jake on acoustics
    [7] Brendan on mandolin and Jake on acoustic
    [8] unfinished
    [9] with Xxplosive (Dr. Dre) tease; unfinished
    [10] with In the Kitchen teases
    [11] ending
    [12] debut, Jackson Browne

Show Notes: first quarter was Raw Stewage, comprised of attendees' votes for past "Jimmy Stewarts": FDR (2003-04-23 FDR), Final Word (2005-10-19 Der Bluten Kat), Amble On (2006-06-09 Utopian Fir), Rise to the Top (2005-10-12 Making Flippy Floppy), Cut the Cable (2011-11-05 Ringo), Constellations (2012-09-14 Puppet String), Gravity's Reel (2012-09-14 All In Time), and Fool's Gold (2008-11-18 Water)

second quarter was comprised of attendees' votes, "All Request"

third quarter was a Stew Art event: Baby Making Music [with Jake lyrics, a la Michael McDonald] > Jazz/Metal Fusion > Sinister Evil Untz > Simply Ambient Bliss > Moogatize Us [with Jake on keys] > Gin and Juice [Snoop Dogg] > Beach Boogie > Bass n Drum + Joel > Warrior Marching Into Battle > Hillbilly Hoedown > Tribal Drum Jam [with Brendan, Jake, and Joel on percussion] > 70s Disco [with lyrics]

fourth quarter was in "choose your own adventure" style, with attendees voting for the next "adventure" live: Puppet String, 1348, or Wappy Sprayberry; Higgins, Eat, or Lenny; 40's Theme, Miss Tinkle's Overture, or Hangover; Regulate, Miss Gradenko, or Rastaman Chant; Kimble, Dear Lord, or Smell the Mitten; Roulette, Bad Poker, or Get Lucky; end of 1348, end of Puppet String, or end of Miss Tinkle's Overture

the between-quarters videos had a Forrest Gump - gUMph - theme, with

the closing scene featuring Joel running across the country and into the venue

last FDR 2003-04-23 (1,256 shows)
last Cantina Band 2002-02-20 (1,446 shows)
last Mean Mr. Mustard 2010-09-29 (299 shows)
last Polythene Pam 2010-09-29 (299 shows)
last She Came In Through The Bathroom Window 2010-09-29 (299 shows)
last Golden Slumbers 2010-09-29 (299 shows)
last Carry That Weight 2010-09-29 (299 shows)

Links:
UMLive

teleskiguy June 2, 2013

Here's a link to a write up I did about this show:

http://teleskiguy.tumblr.com/post/49063263186/reflections-on-umbowl4

I rolled VIP, bought the hotel package 4 days before the show. I drove out from western Colorado by myself. Worth all the time and treasure! If you enjoy Umphrey's McGee in any capacity UMBowl is a beautiful thing if you can get in.

Here's my "Choose Your Own Adventure" votes.

1348 > Lenny > 40s Theme > Miss Gradenko > Smell the Mitten > Bad Poker > Puppet String

And I was a little baffled by "Lenny" losing to "Higgins." Hey UMPhreaks, the band has played "Higgins" a bunch, they hardly ever play "Lenny," one of the most beautiful rock songs ever composed. That's my one gripe about the show. Which is trivial because the whole damn evening was one of the best rock 'n' roll experiences I've been a part of.

Attached to Umphrey's McGee, April 26, 2013

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