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
I can’t remember which organization named Wrapped Around Chicago the best jam album of 2004 but that’s what prompted me to first listen to Umphrey’s, and what turned me instantly into a fan. 20 years
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