On Sept. 2, Umphrey’s McGee brought their current tour to the legendary Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. During the Friday night show, the Indiana-natives performed two jam-packed sets and welcomed The Main Squeeze’s Corey Frye to add his vocals on the final number of the band’s first frame, a take on Prince’s “I Wanna Be Your Lover.”
The Main Squeeze opened the night before the main feature, Umphrey’s McGee, took the storied stage where they busted into their opener, “Le Blitz,” which ran into “The Silent Type,” for a segued start. Next, the band ran through “2x2” before bringing the heat on a well-jammed “Cemetary Walk” and “Cemetary Walk II,” a sequence that initially appeared on 2009’s Mantis.
The first set continued with the lead track off Asking For A Friend, “I Don’t Know What I Want,” which was capped with “Bad Friday.” Then, the ensemble brought out Frye, who added his exquisite vocals to the cover of Prince’s “I Wanna Be Your Lover” as the set one send-off. Watch the fan-shot video below.
The band’s second frame began with some autumn-focused flavor on “October Rain” and “Always October.” Then, to follow up their thematic start to the set, the troupe frayed away from the motif, landing on “The Floor,” which included unparalleled improvisations. Next, “North Route” was performed, then the band worked into a pairing of “All In Time” and “Small Strides” before they ended on “Push the Pig.”
Umphrey’s McGee finished their final set with “It Doesn’t Matter,” coupled with a return to “All In Time.” Next, the group decided on “Mulch’s Odyssey” as the night’s encore. After Friday night’s show, the band traveled up to Oakland, Calif., for a stand at the illustrious Fox Theatre, where they laid down a 22-minute rendition of “Mantis.”
To follow up on the weekend fun, the band will perform at Salt Lake City’s Red Butte Garden on Thursday, Sept. 8. Tickets are still available and can be purchased here.
See the complete setlist below.
Umphrey’s McGee
Hollywood Palladium – Los Angeles
Sept. 2, 2022
Set I: Le Blitz > The Silent Type, 2x2, Cemetery Walk, Cemetery Walk II, I Don’t Know What I Want > Bad Friday, I Wanna Be Your Lover*
Set II: October Rain > Always October, The Floor, North Route, All In Time > Small Strides, Push the Pig, It Doesn’t Matter > All In Time
Enc.: Mulch’s Odyssey
Notes:
* with Corey Frye (vocals)
Setlist via allthings.umphreys.com.
