Umphrey’s McGee Debuts More ‘it’s you’ Songs At Summer Camp

Umphrey’s McGee played a total of seven sets between this past Thursday and Sunday at the Summer Camp Music Festival at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Illinois. On Friday, the Chicago-based band unveiled the live debut of a song off their surprise album it’s you and continued the trend on Saturday and Sunday.

UM issued the 10-track it’s you on May 18 with no advance notice. The studio album is the band’s second of 2018 following the January release of it’s not us. On Saturday at Summer Camp the group unveiled the live debut of “Seasons” from it’s you as part of their second set of the day on the Sunshine Stage. Then, on Sunday, Umphrey’s treated fans at the festival to the first ever live takes on it’s us tracks “Xmas At Wartime” and “Push & Pull.”

Saturday’s first set saw the band string together the instrumental intro “Le Blitz” with an extended “Plunger” and the Jake Cinninger showcase “Glory” to open. The six-piece then jammed the first “FF” since January into “In The Black,” a song that dates back to 2015 which appears on it’s you. A 20-minute “2×2” was followed by percussionist Andy Farag leading UM on their first cover of Snoop Dogg’s “Ain’t No Fun (If The Homies Can’t Have None)” since December. A fairly straightforward “Hurt Bird Bath” concluded Umphrey’s opening stanza on Saturday.

Umphrey’s began their second set on Saturday by inserting the recently debuted original “It Doesn’t Matter” within “Mulche’s Odyssey.” Next came the live debut of “Seasons” which was followed by Cinninger fronting the group on “Deeper.” The frame ended with UM’s cover of “1999” by Prince and runs through “Dump City,” “August” and “The Silent Type.” UM then unleashed a “JaJunk” encore.

The sextet returned to the Sunshine Stage yesterday for a 90-minute afternoon set that brought their weekend at Summer Camp to a close. Up first was the metal-tinged “Crucial Taunt” ahead of the title track from 2014’s Similar Skin. The gorgeous it’s you instrumental “Xmas At Wartime” was debuted next before old school favorites “Mail Package” and “Bridgeless.” From there, UM inserted the first-ever “Push & Pull” within “Great American” and covered “Africa” by Toto. A pairing of “Tribute To The Spinal Shaft,” “Whistle Kids” and the conclusion of “Bridgeless” ended the afternoon and festival for Umphrey’s.

Watch fan-shot footage of Saturday’s “1999” captured by Gregory Marcus:

Setlists (via All Things Umphreys)

Saturday, May 26

Set One: Le Blitz > Plunger > Glory, FF > In The Black, 2×2, Ain’t No Fun (If the Homies Can’t Have None), Hurt Bird Bath

Set Two: Mulche’s Odyssey > It Doesn’t Matter > Mulche’s Odyssey, Seasons[1], Deeper, 1999, Dump City, August, The Silent Type

Encore: JaJunk

[1] debut, original

Sunday, May 27

One Set: Crucial Taunt, Similar Skin, Xmas at Wartime[1], Mail Package, Bridgeless > Great American > Push & Pull[1] > Great American, Africa, Tribute to the Spinal Shaft > Whistle Kids > Bridgeless

[1] debut, original