Last Saturday I worked until 4 pm. I did not attend the afternoon show at the 80/35 Festival. The late night set did not start until 11 pm. After eating dinner we left around 7:15. Once again my neighbor Jamie was along for the ride. He went with me to the 2012 Umphrey's show at Wooly's. I know that stretch of I-80 pretty well from my Iowa State days. This was my 150th Umphrey's McGee show.
It was extremely hot inside the long narrow room. The bar is on the left with booths on the right. There are a series of pillars that obstruct the view. Joel only had two keyboards on the small stage. They started shortly after 11 and quickly got to work. 1348 and its driving groove provided a perfect sandwich for this late night affair. The segue into Synco was smooth. Red Tape has been a consistent jam vehicle and this was no different and included another transition into Mulches. This show was more about the energy in the room rather than improvisation. ITK was fairly straightforward but was noteworthy because of its return to the end of the song which was very well executed. MFF was probably the jam of the night. Mullet (Over) is a song that has been played at many of the Iowa shows over the years and worked as a brief interlude from the dance music. The Ringo they played at Wooly's in 2012 was better than this one. Tribute was surprising so late in the set. This went into the end of 1348 to wrap it up. All in Time was a perfect encore and was an above average version. On the way home we stopped for McDonald's at the Iowa Speedway exit near Newton. The sun was up as we arrived home.
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