2010

The past few weeks have been extremely eventful for Umphrey’s McGee as the Chicago-based sextet kicked off the year with two weeks worth of killer shows and continue to announce more dates in 2010. Yesterday, the band announced that they will make their first trip to Australia in April for the Byron Bay Blues Festival, iClips will broadcast an upcoming show on February 4 and that Atlanta will host the next S2 event on February 6.

Last Saturday afternoon, UM hosted the latest S2/Stew Art event in Denver which yielded improv based on such themes as “Marc Brownstein vs. Jenn (sic) Hartswick,” “Iron Maiden Does Devo” and “How You Feel After Eating At Waffle House.” For more details on what S2 events are, check out DaveO’s review of the Washington D.C. S2 and this video from the Denver event. The next S2 takes place in Atlanta at The Tabernacle on February 6. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at noon eastern time.

Umphrey’s will continue to tour their way across the country starting on Tuesday in Omaha. The next stretch of the band’s never ending tour takes them through the Midwest to the South and ends in Baltimore on Valentine’s Day. Anyone who wants to check out UM’s show in St. Louis on February 4 can tune in to the iClips premium broadcast for $6.99. Finally, the prog-jammers will make their first trip down under in April for the Byron Bay Blues Festival in Australia.

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