UMBowl 2010

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UMBOWL 4th Quarter Announced, On Sale Next Week

Submitted by phletch on Fri, 2010-02-26 11:25
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Umphrey's McGee continues their attempt to blur the line between band and fans with the announcement of their 2010 UMBowl.  Today comes the official explanation of the 4th Quarter as well as ticketing details, which include an extremely reasonable $99 pricetag.  I know some may consider this expensive for a "smaller" band, but having been privy to the band's behavior at one of their equally priced, albeit more exclusive S2 events, I have no doubts that the fans lucky enough to get tickets will be getting their walletsworth.  And then some.

Presale tickets go on sale March 3rd at noon CT through UMTicketing with the public onsale March 5th, same bat time, through Lincoln Hall Ticketing.  Good luck.  For more details head to UMBowl headquarters.

As you know, we don't believe in letting things wind down, so we are gonna take it up a level in the UMBowl's 4th Quarter (Q4). For Q4, YOU are the quarterback. Here is how it will work. The band will begin a set of UM classics, and along the way, you will be able to "call an audible" by texting in your vote as to which direction the band should go in.

As an example:

"Intentions Clear" begins, and four choices will be projected onto the screen:

A. Segue into a cover
B. Take the song into evil, minor key jam
C. Compose on the fly a soaring, major key "Jimmy Stewart," then return to Intentions Clear
D. Zappa-esque jam into Bridgeless

Voting occurs via text message and Offensive Coordinator Kevin will tally the votes and transmit the instructions to the band – you won't know what choice was made until the band begins to play it. You pick the plays and determine the strategy to make a killer set . . . the ebb and flow is up to you.

Umphrey's McGee Explains UMBowl 2010

Submitted by phletch on Wed, 2010-02-17 11:52
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We made mention of a new UMBowl banner that the Umphrey's McGee gang added to their official site Super Bowl Sunday.  And while it's not any of the intensely researched guesses of the Super Hella Awesome team, it  certainly sounds awesome.  Re-posting the entire thing so as not to leave out any of the details.

 

We are psyched to announce the inaugural UMBowl!

UMBowl 2010 will be a unique interactive Umphrey's McGee experience. This 4+ hour extravaganza will be unlike any other Umphrey's event to date – the UMBowl will be a show for the ages!

The evening will be broken up into four quarters of music, each with a different interactive theme. The 1st quarter will kick off with an acoustic set chosen entirely by attendees. Well in advance of the show, each ticket buyer will receive a ballot to vote for which songs UM will give the acoustic treatment – and that's just the beginning. Further juicy details for the remaining quarters will be revealed shortly. Attendees will have unprecedented opportunities to showcase their musical coaching skills and truly get in the game. In addition to ticketing and travel packages, UMBowl will feature tailgating options, a halftime show, limited edition merch, and loads of other sweetness to make this a night to remember. For now, save the date for this intimate experience!

Stadium: Lincoln Hall
2424 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL

Gameday: Saturday April 24, 2010
Doors 7:00 PM, Kickoff 8:00 PM

We will be emailing further details and posting them to www.umphreys.com, Facebook, and Twitter . We have also set up a page dedicated to the UMBowl – www.umbowl.com – and will update it regularly.

Yes please!  Tailgating, acoustic set, fan interaction, halftime show, rock music oh my.   I'd say more but I'm too busy looking for plane flights.  See you there!

Umphrey's Unveils UMBowl 2010 For April

Submitted by phletch on Tue, 2010-02-09 09:04
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On a day when most of the music loving world is attentively refreshing the Bonnaroo website in hopes of a complete lineup, Umphrey's McGee changed their own site to reveal the image above, as well as a corresponding banner ad for the event when entering the full site.  No details are offered whatsoever aside from what you see here.  Pretty exciting.  My guesses with bullets:

 

  • Multi night run at Brooklyn Bowl with a tournament or something involving the band
  • There have been some rumors of a small Hawaii run and the band is in Australia for the Byron Bay Blues Fest April 4,5.  A couple shows on the way back from down under would make quite a bit of sense.  The logo also sort of reminds me of a standard Pro Bowl emblem which could be a nod to Hawaii as the location.
  • Hollywood Bowl with an orchestra 
I didn't say they were all realistic guesses.  Anyone have any clues?  Insight?  Let us know in the comments.  Either way I am pretty sure it will be innovative, awesome, and unbelievably rocking.  Now if they would just announce they are playing a late night at Bonnaroo the day would be a success.

 

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