Umphrey's McGee to Perform at the Crystal Ballroom

Umphrey's McGee recently released The Bottom Half – a spontaneous and intriguing follow-up to their highly touted spring 2006 studio release Safety In Numbers.  The Bottom Half includes two discs: disc one features ten songs that did not make it onto Safety In Numbers, while disc two offers outtakes, alternative versions of songs, a cappella recordings, and other bits from the band's 2005 studio sessions.  The album, which recently reached #26 on Billboard 's coveted "Heatseakers" Chart, is receiving highmarks;  HARP Magazine recently reviewed " …[The Bottom Half delivers] creamy studio work infused by diabolical skill."

Now, on the heels of a very special home-town Green Apple Festival performance to an over-flowing crowd of almost 15,000 at the Lincoln Park Zoo, and a National Anthem appearance at U.S. Cellular Field for the Chicago White Sox's home opener, Umphrey's McGee hits the road in support of The Bottom Half.

The current list of confirmed tourdates is as follows:

May 25-27 Summer Camp 2007 Chillicothe IL
June 01 Electric Factory Philadelphia PA
June 01-03 Mountain Jam Festival Hunter NY
June 07 Crystal Ballroom Portland OR
June 08 Truckee Regional Park Amphitheater Truckee CA
June 09 Harmony Festival Sonoma CA
June 10 The Catalyst Santa Cruz CA
June 12 Majestic Ventura Theatre Ventura CA
June 13 John Anson Ford Theatre Los Angeles CA
June 14 House of Blues San Diego CA
June 27 Charlottesville Pavilion Charlottesville VA With The Disco Biscuits
June 28 NTELOS Pavilion Portsmouth VA With The Disco Biscuits
June 29 Lincoln Theatre Street Stage Raleigh NC With The Disco Biscuits
June 30 Masquerade Park Atlanta GA With The Disco Biscuits
July 01 Pompano Beach Amphitheatre Pompano Beach FL With The Disco Biscuits
July 05 Summerfest 2007 Milwaukee WI
July 07 GratefulFest Garrettsville OH
July 13 Ogden Theatre Denver CO
July 13-15 Trancegression Festival Copper Mountain CO
July 19 10,000 Lakes Festival Detroit Lakes MN
August 17-18 Verizon Wireless Music Center Noblesville IN With Dave Matthews Band
August 28 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Bonner Springs KS With Dave Matthews Band

More dates to be announced.

Umphrey's McGee's growing success has not gone unnoticed.  The band's virtuoso playing and edgy songcraft compelled Rolling Stone to choose them as "a band to watch" in their annual Hot Issue, and recently prompted Guitar Player Magazine to include the band's guitarists – Jake Cinninger and Brendan Bayliss – on their list of "Best Unsung Guitar Heroes."  Umphrey's McGee, who's headlining shows consistently sell-out from coast to coast, boasts appearances at Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live, and many others.