UMBowl III: April 27 @ Park West

HT faves Umphrey’s McGee used halftime of the biggest football game of the year, Super Bowl XLVI, to announce the return of their football-themed UMBowl concert. UMBowl III is set for April 27 at Park West in the band’s hometown of Chicago. For the third year in a row Umphrey’s will play four “quarters,” each with a different theme, at an interactive concert in which their fans have a say in aspects of the group’s performance.

The theme of this year’s quarters and ticketing information will be revealed in the coming weeks through the event’s website. This evening’s announcement came with the requisite hilarious video. Take a look at what Siri thinks of Umphrey’s and UMBowl…

Here’s a look at the two previous UMBowls…

2010: UMBowl @ Lincoln Hall, April 24

[Photo by Tammy Wetzel]

First Quarter: Front Porch > “Jimmy Stewart”^ > Front Porch, Hurt Bird Bath > Bron-Y-Aur Stomp$ > Hurt Bird Bath > The Weight Around*, Interstate Love Song$$ > Divisions

Second Quarter: Stew Art event

Third Quarter: Wife Soup&, Muff II: The Revenge, All Things Ninja, Red Room Disco*, Muffburger Sandwich, Der Bluten Kat&& > Girlfriend Is Better** -> Der Bluten Kat%

Fourth Quarter: All In Time^^ -> Africa > “techno jam” > “Brendan & Jake switch rigs”, 1348 “with improv” > “funk jam” -> 1348, Comfortably Numb
Overtime: Land of Wappy

Notes
inaugural UMBowl event
first quarter was comprised of attendee votes, with Brendan and Jake on acoustics (Jake on electric for The Weight Around); second quarter was a Stew Art event, with live fan suggestions; third quarter was comprised of attendee votes; fourth quarter was in “choose your own adventure” style, with attendees voting for the next “adventure” live (Nothing Too Fancy, All In Time, or industrial jam; into Africa, Booth Love, or metal jam; into Hangover with Booty Wax, techno jam, or The Linear; into Gulf Stream, bluegrass jam, or Brendan & Jake switch rigs; Miss Tinkle’s Overture, Can’t Ya See, or 1348 with improv; into Tortoise jam, dub jam, or funk jam; finish All In Time, Conduit, or Comfortably Numb)
^ with lyrics; Brendan, Jake, and Joel lost power
$ first time played, Led Zeppelin
* first time played, original
$$ first time played, Stone Temple Pilots
& “dub” version
&& “funk” version
** first time played, Talking Heads
% with Girlfriend Is Better teases
^^ unfinished

HT Coverage: Setlist and Recap, Memorable UMBowl Moments,

2011: UMBowl II @ Park West, April 2

[Photo by Erin Slayter]

First Quarter: Jazz Odyssey > “Jimmy Stewart” > In The Kitchen*, Bonafide Lovin’ > “Jimmy Stewart”** > Q*Bert > All In Time$

Second Quarter: Stew Art event

Third Quarter: Ruled By Secrecy^, untitled^^, Going To California@, untitled^^^, Heard It Through The Grapevine^^^^, Great American^^^^^ > jam% > Great American^^^^^, Big Bottom%%, FF%%%, jam&, Much Obliged&&, In Violation Of Yes&&&

Fourth Quarter: Nothing Too Fancy$$ > “Mrs. Robinson’s Strut”, Divisions > Glory > Divisions, A Fifth Of Beethoven, Blue Echo > 1348 > “Jimmy Stewart” > Blue Echo > 1348, Tom Sawyer#
Overtime: Another Brick In the Wall / Thriller

Notes
first quarter was in “choose your own adventure” style, with attendees voting for the next “adventure” live (Jajunk (1st half), Tinkles (1st half) or New Intro > Improv; > In The Kitchen (Spanish lyrics) or Rocker (part II); Bright Lights, Booth Love, or Bonafide Lovin’; > James Brown-esque funk, Tool-esque prog metal, or Daft Punk-esque electronica; Jajunk (2nd half), Tinkles (2nd half) or keep playing this awesome jam; > Q*Bert or Pop Tart > Finish All In Time from UMBowl I, Plunger or Bright Lights); second quarter was a Stew Art event; third quarter was “special teams,” with varying combinations of band members and instrumentation; fourth quarter was comprised of attendee votes
* Spanish version
** with TV Rules the Nation (Daft Punk) jam
$ completes 4/24/10
^ Joel solo; first time played, Muse
^^ Brendan solo on keys; first time played, original
@ Jake on acoustic guitar and Brendan on mandolin
^^^ Jake and Ryan; first time played, original
^^^^ Jake, Ryan, and Andy
^^^^^ Jake, Ryan, Andy, and Joel
% with Jake on drums
%% with Jake, Ryan, Andy, and Brendan on bass; Joel on keytar; and Kris on drums
%%% with Ryan and Kris on guitar, Brendan on Bass, Jake on keys, Andy on drums, and Joel on percussion
& with Jake on moog Taurus, Ryan on iPhone, Brendan and Joel on keys, Kris on drums, and Andy on percussion
&& with Brendan, Joel, Ryan, and Mike Mirro on drums (original line-up)
&&& with Jake on bass, Brendan on guitar, Joel and Ryan on keys, Andy and Mike on percussion, and Kris on drums
$$ bluegrass version, unfinished
# first time played, Rush