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Hall of Fame: Class of 2015 is here. Now.

You’ve cast your ballots, we’ve counted the votes, and the Class of 2015 is in. The annual Hall of Fame series features the best of best of the year as determined by the UM faithful. We’ve taken your top picks and turned them into a two-set show that encapsulates the essence of live UM: raw, energetic, and inspired. Heavy on improvisation and stylistically diverse ‒ it’s what you’ve come to expect from Umphrey’s McGee.

Nearly four hours of music have been meticulously stitched together and remastered to deliver you a brand new listening experience. This year’s offering was sourced from 13 different shows across the Contiguous 48, from Georgia to New York, Illinois to Colorado. It features UM staples and HOF debuts alike, alongside a handful of special guests including tracks with Mad Dog’s Filthy Little Secret Horns and the Chicago Mass Choir.

Hall of Fame: Class of 2015 is available in a smattering of digital formats, on CD, and, as has become tradition, limited edition colored 180-gram, double LPs. (Your mom called, she wants you to buy the vinyl.) The vinyl features the “best of the best” and includes a download card of the nearly four-hour “show.” Even better, snag one of the limited edition autographed versions while you can. This year’s HOF Swag Pack will feature a 3D metal pin, “kiss cut” sticker sheet, and cover art koozie.

Head over to UM Merch or UMLive.net and grab your copy now. Thanks for supporting all things Umphrey’s; we appreciate it.

Hall of Fame: Class of 2015

Set One: 1348, Rocker Part 2, Wife Soup^[1], 2×2, Plunger > Night Nurse

Set Two: #5 > Higgins^[2], Soul Food I > Utopian Fir, Red Tape^[3], Intentions Clear > Cut the Cable > Shine On You Crazy Diamond

Encore: Front Porch > Resolution > Front Porch^[4] > Root Beer Rag > Front Porch > Hey, Hey, What Can I Do > Front Porch

^[1] with The Chicago Mass Choir
^[2] with James Guitar Shields on additional keys
^[3] with Mad Dog and his Filthy Little Secret horns
^[4] with Steve “Britches” Britz on percussion; with “Happy Birthday”

1348 02/20/15 Landmark Theatre, Syracuse, New York
Rocker Part 2 02/06/15 Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee
Wife Soup 08/14/15 Ravinia Festival, Highland Park, Illinois
2×2 06/28/15 Limelight Eventplex, Peoria, Illinois
Plunger 07/16/15 Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, Boston, Massachusetts
Night Nurse 08/20/15 The Fillmore, Charlotte, North Carolina
#5 01/16/15 Beacon Theatre, New York, New York
Higgins 05/23/15 “Summer Camp Music Festival” Three Sisters Park, Chillicothe, Illinois
Soul Food I 10/26/15 Georgia Theatre, Athens, Georgia
Utopian Fir 01/30/15 Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, Ohio
Red Tape 12/31/15 The Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, Colorado
Intentions Clear 10/30/15 Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Cut the Cable 07/03/15 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
Shine On You Crazy Diamond 07/03/15 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
Front Porch 06/28/15 Limelight Eventplex, Peoria, Illinois
Resolution 06/28/15 Limelight Eventplex, Peoria, Illinois
Front Porch 06/28/15 Limelight Eventplex, Peoria, Illinois
Root Beer Rag 06/28/15 Limelight Eventplex, Peoria, Illinois
Front Porch 06/28/15 Limelight Eventplex, Peoria, Illinois
Hey, Hey, What Can I Do 06/28/15 Limelight Eventplex, Peoria, Illinois
Front Porch 06/28/15 Limelight Eventplex, Peoria, Illinois