Watch Umphrey’s McGee Play “War Pigs” With Greensky’s Anders Beck & Paul Hoffman

Umphrey’s McGee kicked off a highly anticipated three night run in Asheville, NC last night, performing alongsifde Greensky Bluegrass to open things up at the ExploreAsheville.com Arena. The show was marked by great playing from both bands, including some collaborations between each band to get the run started on the right foot.

Greensky Bluegrass played first, treating fans to their energetic take on the Americana genre. They opened up with “Windshield,” a fan favorite, before diving into a jammed out take on “Living Over.” The band even welcomed out UM keyboardist Joel Cummins during “In Control,” and would close out the set with the Bruce Springsteen classic, “Atlantic City.”

Umphrey’s McGee followed, leaving it all on the table for a great opening night performance. The band opened with a “Bathing Digits” > “Rocker part 2” combination, before jamming out classics like “Nothing Too Fancy” > “Spires” > “Upward.” They kept it flowing through the first set, ending the seven song offering with “Atmosfarag” and “Der Bluten Kat.”

The second set immediately got going with “40’s Theme,” before a big “Resolution” -> “Phil’s Farm” set the stage for one of the show’s highlight moments. After busting out Black Sabbath’s titular hit, “Black Sabbath,” Umphrey’s called on Anders Beck and Paul Hoffman from Greensky Bluegrass to join in for a take on the classic Sabbath tune, “War Pigs.” With Hoffman leading on vocals and Beck shredding on dobro, this was a great display of musicianship from both groups.

Check out the video below, courtesy of Gregory Marcus on YouTube.

Umphrey’s would close out the set with “2×2” and “Nothing Too Fancy,” before closing out the night with an encore of “Bad Friday.” The two bands will continue their arena run tomorrow night, before Umphrey’s closes things out with a Sunday show at The Orange Peel.

Full audio from Umphrey’s show can be streamed below, courtesy of taper NSL.

Check out both bands’ setlists below, as well as a full gallery from Phierce Photo.

Setlist: Greensky Bluegrass | ExploreAsheville.com Arena | Asheville, NC | 2/17/17

Set: Windshield, Living Over > Jam > Living Over, Letter to Seymour, In Control*, Can’t Stop Now^, Wings for Wheels, Miss September, Worried About The Weather > Jam > Atlantic City

* = w/ Joel Cummins
^ = “Shout” tease

[Setlist via Camp Greensky]

Setlist: Umphrey’s McGee | ExploreAsheville.com Arena | Asheville, NC | 2/17/17

Set 1: Bathing Digits > Rocker Part 2, Nothing Too Fancy[1] > Spires > Upward, Atmosfarag > Der Bluten Kat

Set 2: 40’s Theme, Resolution -> Phil’s Farm, Black Sabbath > War Pigs[2], 2×2 > Nothing Too Fancy

Encore: Bad Friday[3]

[1] with Stranglehold (Ted Nugent) teases
[2] with Anders Beck on dobro and Paul Hoffman on vocals
[3] with Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Michael Jackson) jam

[Setlist via All Things Umphrey’s]