THREE nights of Umphrey's McGee at First Avenue!
Dating back to 1997 where Umphrey's McGee formed at the University of Notre Dame the band has went through various line up changes, albums, and hardships. Although they have not had a large amount of commercial sales in terms of album sales, it is Umphrey's McGee live shows that catch the ear of all of their fans. It takes quite a following to sell 3 consecutive nights worth of shows at First Avenue - that is 3600 people!
Currently in 2010, they are touring in support of their latest album, "Mantis." Umphrey's McGee is a jam band that attracted a following with jam band fans like Trampled By Turtles, Dave Matthews Band, Phish, and String Cheese Incident.
Their current line up does not include their original drummer, Mike Mirro, who left the band in 2002 to attend medical school. After months of searching and several hundreds tapes of choices to go through, it was decided that Kick the Cat drummer, Kris Myers would continue on with the band.
First Avenue tickets for all THREE Umphrey's McGee shows go on sale tomorrow, Friday, January 8th. Here are the dates of the 3 night stay at First Avenue:
Friday, March 12
Saturday, March 13
Sunday, March 14
All shows are 18+!
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