The Best Show on Earth circus theme - with side shows, acrobats (Erika Gilfether and Andrew Adams), jugglers, and balloon animals
Mini Kiss opened
Nopener with Mini Kiss on stage
first Ophelia (The Band)
a four-piece horn section (trombone, two trumpets, and tenor saxaphone) joined the band for Ophelia through Panama, and then for Sledgehammer through Auld Lang Syne, and finally for Late In the Evening through Good Morning
Nopener and Panama sung by Kris, "lounge" style, with Jake on drums
first Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel)
first Don't Do It (Lamont/Dozier/Dozier, as performed by The Band and The Who)
Plunger and Wife Soup with two trapeze artists (Bridget Muldoon on audience right and Beth Stare on audience left) performing on trapezes at the front of the stage
Ringo included "My Name Is Mud" (Primus) tease
first Good Morning (The Beatles)
In The Kitchen started with Brendan and Jake playing while off-stage
This was my first Umphrey`s show and I have been to every UM NYE since and I think this has been the best. The covers they do are fucking awesome and musically it`s just a great show.
the wizza (8/8/2006 9:11:53 PM)
absolutely incredible show from start to finish. It would be pretty pointless to simply name a couple of standout tunes. Umph always brings it on NYE, and this show was no exception. All I gotsta
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Bubba (1/26/2005 12:47:54 PM)
This show is so ridiculous I don`t know what to do with myself. I can`t stop listening to the "Sledgehammer." Best New Year`s show of 2004, hands down.
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