Umphrey’s McGee continued their three-night run in Asheville, NC with another barn-burner at the xploreAsheville.com Arena, and they once again invited Paul Hoffman and Anders Beck of opening act Greensky Bluegrass to join them on stage. With an opening set from Greensky, and two lights-out sets from Umphrey’s, last night’s show provided one of the best pound-for-pound nights of music of 2017.

Greensky Bluegrass’s opening set was filled with fan favorites. They opened with “Past My Prime”, before delivering a lengthy “Run Or Die”, and a rousing cover of “Light Up or Leave Me Alone”. They closed their set with a raucous ten-plus-minute version of “Kerosene”.

Umphrey’s McGee took the stage and opened with one of their pre-recorded tracks, “Gurgle.” They quickly moved into the progressive reggae journey that is “Higgins.” The band performed seven songs in total in set one, busting out “White Man’s Moccasins” alongside more modern tunes like “Puppet String” and “Make It Right”. They did play their biggest “hit” song, “In The Kitchen,” but left it ominously unfinished. The band closed out the set by one again inviting Paul and Anders from Greensky to the stage for a fun cover of “Can’t You See” by The Marshall Tucker Band.

Watch “Can’t You See” below, courtesy of YouTube user Gregory Marcus

For set two, Umphrey’s trotted out some heavy hitters, as “Mulche’s Odyssey,” “Hajimemishite,” and “JaJunk” opened the set. The band used “JaJunk” as a launchpad for improvisation, winding their way into “Miami Virtue” and “Remind Me” along the way. After a fun version of “Professor Wormbog,” the band played “Much Obliged”, before completing the unfinished versions of “In The Kitchen” and “JaJunk” to finish up the set. For the encore, the band turned to “Tom Sawyer” by Rush; certainly a high-energy way to finish the evening.

See below for setlists for both Umphrey’s McGee and Greensky Bluegrass. Umphrey’s completes their three-night run in Asheville with a sold out show at The Orange Peel this evening.

Watch “Puppet String” below, courtesy of YouTube user zmanatl

See below for a full gallery of images from Phierce Photo.

Setlist: Umphrey’s McGee | Exploreasheville.com Arena | Asheville, NC | 2/18/2017

Set One: Gurgle, Higgins, Make it Right, In The Kitchen > White Man’s Moccasins, Puppet String, Can’t You See

Set Two: Mulche’s Odyssey, Hajimemishite, JaJunk > Miami Virtue > Remind Me, Professor Wormbog, Much Obliged > In The Kitchen > JaJunk

Encore: Tom Sawyer

Setlist: Greensky Bluegrass | Exploreasheville.com Arena | Asheville, NC | 2/18/2017

Set One: Past My Prime, Run Or Die, Room Without A Roof, Jaywalking, Light Up or Leave Me Alone, I’d Probably Kill You, Demons, Forget Everything, Kerosene