Last Thursday night one of the best tours of the summer kicked off in Madison, WI at Willow Park. The dual bill with Umphrey’s McGee and STS9 will be roaring through eastern two-thirds of the U.S. for a little over three weeks. So far the tour has been in Madison, St. Louis, Omaha and Cincinnatti; tonight the tour will stop in VA. STS9 threw the after-party is Madison as will they in Chicago and NYC. UM will do the late night duties in Philly and Raleigh. Unfortunately some cities aren’t getting the full treatment but I’m sure they’ll be fully satisfied by the end of the night regardless.
Saturday’s stop in Chicago should prove to be a highlight so far with it being UM’s hometown and the fact that STS9 has a history of dropping the heat on the windy city. STS9 released its new LP last week and peaceblaster has definitely found its way into my regular listening cycle. Both bands already have three of four shows from the tour up on their respective live music purchasing websites. You can find STS9’s here and UM’s here. I find this to be a great innovation by these bands to promote their own live music, which keeps these two touring as often as they do. Follow the jump for the rest of the dates and setlists from recent shows.
Umphrey’s McGee/STS9 Remaining Dates
07.16.08 – Innsbrook Pavilion – Glen Allen, VA
07.17.08 – Lifestyle Communities Pavilion – Columbus, OH
07.18.08 – White River Lawn – Indianapolis, IN
07.19.08 – Charter One Pavilion – Chicago, IL
07.19.08 – House of Blues – Chicago, IL – STS9 AFTER PARTY!
07.24.08 – Roseland Ballroom – New York, NY
07.24.08 – Blender at Gramercy – New York, NY – STS9 AFTER PARTY!
07.25.08 – Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing – Philadelphia, PA
07.25.08 – Fillmore at TLA – Philadelphia, PA – UMPHREY’S AFTER PARTY!
07.26.08 – Bank of America Pavilion – Boston, MA
07.27.08 – Pier 6 Concert Pavilion – Baltimore, MD
07.30.08 – House of Blues – Myrtle Beach, SC
07.31.08 – Koka Booth Amphitheatre – Cary, NC
07.31.08 – Lincoln Theatre – Raleigh, NC – UMPHREY’S AFTER-PARTY!
08.01.08 – Masquerade Music Park – Atlanta, GA – INDOORS AFTER PARTY!
08.02.08 – Masquerade Music Park – Atlanta, GA – INDOORS AFTER PARTY!
STS9 CLOSES THE SHOW IN: St. Louis, Council Bluffs, Glen Allen, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Myrtle Beach, Cary NC, and BOTH nights in Atlanta!
STS9 Setlists
07.10.08
Madison, WI
Day Set: Be Nice, Rent, Metamame, Circus, F-Word, Shock Doctrine, Oh Little Brain, Moonsocket
Late Night: Kamuy, Bigs, Beyond Right Now, Hi-Key, Empires, GLOgli, Ramone and Emiglio, Instantly, EHM Encore: GROW!
07.11.08
St. Louis, MO
SET I: Hidden Hand, Hidden Fist, The Rabble, Mischief of a Sleepwalker, Peaceblaster 68 > Peaceblaster 08, Move My Peeps, New Soma, Aimlessly, 118, ISB
07.12.08
Council Bluffs, IA
Set I: One A Day, Arigato, BIGS, Lo Swaga, Peaceblaster, Baraka, Somesing, Beyond Right Now, Oh Little Brain, Open E
07.15.08
Cincinati, OH
SET I: Aimlessly, Blu Mood, Be Nice, Empires, New Soma, Oh Little Brain, F. Word, From Now On, Rent, Peoples
Umphrey’s McGee Setlists
07.12.08
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Set I: Nothing Too Fancy > Breathe, Rocker (part II) > “Jimmy Stewart” > Mail Package, Uncle Wally > Nothing Too Fancy, Morning Song, White Man’s Moccasins, Nemo, The Floor
07.11.08
St. Louis, Missouri
Set I: #5 > Believe the Lie, Professor Wormbog > “Jimmy Stewart” > Intentions Clear > Mulche’s Odyssey, Push the Pig
07.10.08
Madison, Wisconsin
Set I: Wappy Sprayberry > Der Bluten Kat > Alex’s House > Der Bluten Kat, Higgins, Bridgeless
We here at LMB hopes everyone has an amazing time at any and all of the shows on this tour. See you in Chicago!
