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Umphrey's McGee Play Grateful Dead

Members of the Grateful Dead have sat in with Umphrey's McGee on a few occasions. Umphrey's McGee have also played a few Grateful Dead songs during shows between 1998 and the present. The most commonly played songs have been the Help On The Way > Slipknot! pairing.

Many Umphrey's McGee shows have been released on nugs.net and this page lists the released concert recordings that include a contribution from a member of the Grateful Dead or a cover of a Grateful Dead song.


Released Umphrey's McGee shows with a Grateful Dead connection

10/22/04, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, Umphrey's McGee, 2005

Phil Lesh sits in with the group for two songs during this show: Robot World and a cover of the Grateful Dead song Franklin's Tower.

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2/12/05, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, Umphrey's McGee, 2005

Phil Lesh sat in with the group during this show playing Franklin's Tower.

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9/1/08, Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO, Umphrey's McGee, 2008

This show includes a cover of the Grateful Dead song Crazy Fingers.

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4/2/09, Grand Opera House, Wilmington, DE, Umphrey's McGee, 2009

This show includes a cover of the Grateful Dead song Crazy Fingers.

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10/31/09, Las Tortugas, Groveland, CA, Umphrey's McGee, 2009

Bill Kreutzmann sits in with the group for one song: Professor Wormbog.

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9/6/11, Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY, Umphrey's McGee, 2011

Bob Weir sits in with the group for two songs: Not Fade Away and Glory.

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4/27/12, UMBowl III at Park West, Chicago, IL, Umphrey's McGee, 2012

This show includes Help On The Way > Slipknot!

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10/31/12 The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD, Umphrey's McGee, 2012

This show includes Help On The Way > Slipknot!

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5/3/14 UMBowl V at The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, Umphrey's McGee, 2014

This show includes a cover of the Grateful Dead song Crazy Fingers.

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10/28/21, Suwanee Hulaween, Live Oak, FL, Umphrey's McGee, 2021

This show includes a cover of the Grateful Dead song Althea.

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12/6/21, Holidaze, Puerto Morelos, MX, Umphrey's McGee, 2021

This show includes a cover of the Grateful Dead song Althea.

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4/28/22, Sweetwater 420 Music Festival, Atlanta, GA, Umphrey's McGee, 2022

This show includes a cover of the Grateful Dead song Althea.

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11/12/22, Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL, Umphrey's McGee, 2022

This show includes a cover of the Grateful Dead song Althea.

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3/22/24, Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, Umphrey's McGee, 2024

This show includes a cover of the Grateful Dead song Althea.

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8/30/24, Salvage Station, Asheville, NC, Umphrey's McGee, 2024

This show includes a cover of the Grateful Dead song Althea.

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12/29/24, The Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO, Umphrey's McGee, 2024

This show includes a cover of the Grateful Dead song To Lay Me Down which was played in rememberance of Phil Lesh.

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Last updated March 2025