Reintroduced into their live shows at the end of 2007, Wappy Sprayberry keeps the dance groove going. The dub Breathe gets spacey and gets the crowd lifted off into another galaxy.
More weirdness ensues, one of the women attempts a striptease and then Wade comes out from backstage and carries her off.įinally, the music resumes. The band then starts a generic funk groove while some scantily dressed women join Tony. The energy in the room changed instantly with some of the audience laughing along, others booing and the rest just in disbelief. Instead of a jam out of Bridgeless, Joel introduces Tony Clifton, who then comes out and roasts the band and the crowd. I thought that was strange, but didn’t think much of it. During the first set, I noticed someone dressed up as Andy Kaufman’s Tony Clifton character. Ringo and Higgins both have extended jams that deliver. This is the only time I have seen Pay the Snucka broken up into three separate parts, since Pt. The opening Jazz Odyssey starts off with a cool e-drum patch by Meyers, then picking up speed with a cool transition into Tinkle’s, which has a bouncy jam section that is reminiscent of The Police. Late night Jazz Fest show, with Stevie Wonder performing earlier in the evening at the Fair Grounds. This is the strangest Umphrey’s McGee show I have attended.
