Debut: Umphrey’s McGee Sultans of Swing | 4/27/2024 | Boston, MA

Umphrey’s McGee’s debut cover of Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits during UMBowl X on April 27, 2024 in Boston, MA.
Directed by Keith Griner
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[@jam3407]

Jake's vocals on point

[@mercerpickens]

📠

[@sneakonproductionz]

it's actually a great cover for him He and Knopfler are prob similar range

[@vectar]

Umphreys doing Sultans? Never clicked a video so fast. 🔥🔥

[@gizzyandthelizzy]

My thoughts exactly. I saw the short on Insta and had to search immediately.

[@devins1195]

Especially if it’s 13 mins

[@johnhayes8476]

No doubt!!!

[@bzjlancaster]

INDEED!

[@genixia]

I was honestly surprised when they started playing this during the Umbowl "All New" set. I'd assumed they'd played it sometime before over the years! Absolute fire. 🔥🔥🔥

[@seanspainhour2521]

Cover songs are the gateway drug to Umphreys McGee.

[@stevenfischer3958]

Especially when they cover umphrey's 😅

[@kansascity9058]

Jake could be lead vocals and Bayliss could be lead guitar of nearly any other band. what an abundance of talent

[@billmoran935]

My new favorite band!! I’m mad at myself for not finding them during my 61 years of life

[@TaylorJamz]

Brendan playing Jake's G&L Comanche for the first half. Back to his PRS for the back end. Cool.

[@peaelare]

wish he had thrown it in the 2nd position. those Z pickups are great in the out-of-phase positions. 2nd position is one of my favorite clean tone go-tos on mine.

[@adamlalley6319]

I’ve always loved his PRS stays on stage with him most of the time it was cool to see him playing the G&L

[@brucywarren]

Comically underrated band.

[@davidremoli6267]

best band ever. there I said it.

[@michellemaes1004]

King of Covers nail it again!! 🤘

[@alstuart8801]

I saw Dire Straits for free at Leicester University back in the 70's great version guys!

[@Tiggler80]

Bayliss on a Fender? Whoa😲 Nice tone! Great tune!!

[@pigownzu]

Looks to be a G&L Comanche (same as Jake plays), Z-coils are a dead giveaway. I wouldn't be surprised if it was one of Jake's that just doesn't see stage time.

[@Tiggler80]

@@pigownzu thanks for the correction I know Jake plays G&L. Thought about that after posting. But where is the Jake blade???🎶🤣

[@mercerpickens]

Toan

[@peaelare]

@@Tiggler80 that's Jake's original Comanche. there's a Blade on it.

[@Tiggler80]

@@peaelare All Hail The Blade!!🤘🏻🎸🎶🔥

[@Megan_moonshine]

Fantastic ❤️‍🔥🔥🙏🏼🤘

[@ghostbeer2522]

Umph has performed some of the most legendary cover performances. One of the things I live most about them and phish is their love for busting out impeccable covers. I'll never forget seeing these guys absolutely possessing the philly crowd, at Penn's Landing with the greatest Sledgehammer cover I've ever heard!!

[@brianlovelight]

I know it's good when I get chills. We'll done boys

[@stevehuber197]

Insane

[@MusicAsMedicine88]

Boss cover!

[@ericanthony9456]

was a great show

[@andyiwanski939]

One of their best covers

[@isaacleedrums]

Very nice guys!!! /applaud

[@meekeeboy]

Man, I miss seeing you guys. It's been a while,

[@bashmaster4000]

These guys never cease to impress. All of this is just…🥹

[@justinmanning7575]

Great cover and jam!

[@TheRange7]

Good stuff McGee Umphrey, love the closeness to the original, it's such a classic and youz boys nailed it. Cheers to UM band

[@thomaspickering2344]

Absolute heater

[@pubuapubua]

Top 35 cover band of all time. Easy...

[@kellynkarr6270]

Can we please give some attention to the Drummer who is absolutely working his ass off in the jam section. Dude is a beast.

[@TheRange7]

More importantly, his touch throughout this entire tune was absolute perfection. Never too loud or nit enough...amazing

[@dieselbaby]

Kris Myers is a legend, he's a classically trained jazz drummer and he has an amazing voice as well. Check out one of their covers where he sings while playing, I recommend Van Halen - Hot for Teacher

[@j.g8688]

Ooooo i like brendan in a G&L strat! Lets go!!

[@mtcon2]

Love this band. Come back to Charlotte soon.

[@2jerrysapp560]

So Sweet. Well done UM

[@kennycab3374]

Awesome

[@Adventures_without_NickNamin]

I look forward to hearing you in Bayfield, WI @ The Big Top!

[@aarrkellz3766]

🔥

[@Mojoslickbush]

Fantastic!! 👏

[@travisreed5965]

Dynamite \UM/ - More Of That Please Cheers

[@slimhanson5792]

love it!

[@rogerh3563]

very nice

[@sa7ier]

This is the way

[@chbright1]

Brendan Bropfler

[@soulshakedown1013]

Pretty cool Pretty neat

[@lmars5933]

Hey Cousin Jake hellow from Florida, tell mom and dad hi..you are fantastic great vocals..💦🌴😎from Larry ,,,M..

[@dieselbaby]

Seen them live over 100 times but haven't been to a show in like 10+ years (used to be on tour way long ago, went to Jam in the Dam, Caribbean Holidaze, a ton of festivals and other shows) and I'm definitely going to have to rectify that ASAP. Need to catch up on some of their material that I've not really checked out in the time since - last UM studio release album that I was really around for was right before Mantis came out, anyone have suggestions on some tracks? If it helps I love their stuff like 2x2, Bridgeless, Nothing too Fancy, Der Bluten Kat, etc.

[@shanep7726]

I really dig Attachments although that’s not super new anymore hahah

[@shanep7726]

Also Fenced In

[@marklawrence4691]

Absolutely Loving This, damn, as much as that Twilight Zone at the Fillmore in Denver on New Years 2014?

[@WilliamStimpler]

Soooo... yall should do an entire Dire Straits night ... I could see yall doin their stuff with amazing justice 🙏

[@keatonkammerer4937]

Dire straits into a Daft Punk jam. Random access memories vibes. Hell yeah.

[@RoyalWe14]

Bayliss has never sounded better

[@Fossilsunleashed]

and the winner is umphreys mcgee

[@timoraymo]

I love this song. But I have to say (and I know I’ll be blasted here) the heart and soul just wasn’t here. Mind you, the band played every note perfect. But it just doesn’t have the soul of Dire Straits. Again, before anyone kills me on this comment, yes, McGees hit it note to note, but it just goes to show the magic of a particular finger on a particular guitar string and that magic.

[@mtnman6046]

With You.! 🏔️

[@lukewilliams8916]

Needs finger guitar work to give it the Dire Straits feel. To quiet. As a bass player, I'm not loving that bass tone. Sounds tuned down as well. Not feel in the vocal performance.

[@youropionmattersnot]

Yeah. Seems real dry. It's the vocals.

[@charlesbarber6137]

Have to disagree. This is not a cover of the many great DS and MK live versions, true (and I am a big fan). But is an awesome reading of how some of us first heard it coming out of a little radio while house-painting or whatever as a summer job in college the summer of 1979, which is how I will always remember the song most fondly. And they nail it.

[@nattyfight]

Mind your business, this was dope...

[@mercerpickens]

Is BB playing Jake’s axe?

[@cheesenip3610]

Alright Jake, I see you....

[@comedycrackhead]

This was legendary

[@tumbleweedjones]

Walk of Life deserves similar treatment.

[@claredogyo533]

In The Gallery

[@waltgnu9159]

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[@ChildArvin-x8s]

Williams Ronald Young Helen Lee James

[@PiersYves-k2z]

Brown Nancy Hall Linda Martin Elizabeth

[@KennethHalpern]

Jackson Ronald Lee David Taylor Scott

[@nideedee6970]

WHY SO TAME. ? They could have shredded with nasty intentions here. My band but boys got soft on the one in my opinion

[@nideedee6970]

I feel wrong saying anything. I probably am. My favorite music. First time hearing umph felf literally like ...fuck finally found music for me

[@vtnatureboy]

Song sounds about as energetic as they look while playing it. Zzzzz…..

[@jagmeoff]

Do money for nothin

[@TheRange7]

My cousin's kid toured with these dudes years ago. I wanted to ask him how that was, but the kid's a complete freakshow. LOLOL

[@Heady_Golf]

The “Boston town” part was kinda gay…

[@IAmNotFamousAnymore]

BB playing Jake's strat feels so wrong. It's like he's cheating on Felicia. He came home smelling like another guitar 😂

[@stardustchild5182]

But that tone..

[@greggpbowlz]

it's killer that they played it perfectly then added their own jam to the end.

[@edwardscloud6644]

Need this on Spotify ASAP

[@Fossilsunleashed]

all the people that have done this song from the covid till now-alot and yall have it down

[@DEEPCYCLEGARAGE]

nice

[@MarksGASStation]

What's up with the G & L's? Not that it's a bad thing, just wonder'in.

[@stellablue3718]

Fuck yes. That G&L looks good on Bayliss

[@kevinsmith5202]

Fun!

[@Gents849]

Hindley Street Country Club cover puts these guys to shame and they just use 4 guys.

[@Sou1So1di3r]

yo this is fire

[@gizzyandthelizzy]

Jake makes every cover sound better than the original ❤️‍🔥