Umphrey’s McGee — Atlanta Update

Taken from their blog, The Floor:

Sometimes, things don’t go as planned.  As I sit in front of my computer and contemplate everything that’s happened since Saturday afternoon, it’s somewhat mind boggling to even think about where we’ve been.  Well, as Kevin has already documented, the fiasco that ensued following the torrential storm in Atlanta started things off on a disappointing note for all of us.  After a fantastic summer tour with STS9, we wanted to finish things off in a monumental way in Atlanta.  Unfortunately, mother nature had other plans.  As a musician, there’s not really a word to describe the feeling of not getting to rock out for some of your most dedicated fans for reasons out of your control.  We were all devastated and frustrated that we had absolutely no way to get up on stage and share music with all of the folks that were there on Saturday.  The odds of us playing that night decreased with every minute past 7:45, when the power went out (it didn’t come back on 2 hours after curfew).  We sat on the bus trying to conjure scenarios in which we could return to Atlanta and make this up to the folks who have supported us there for so many years.  While we tried, we couldn’t completely solidify a deal that night to announce at our recently canceled show. We’re almost there with something for you guys as I write, so hang tight.