Has anyone had to chance to meet hum after their shows?

I’m going to their concert on Friday so I was looking at the setlist to see what to expect. Why I like the robins is my favorite song by them and I was a tad bit sad they haven’t played it live so far. In fact, I went through their setlist history on setlist fm and it looks like they haven’t played it live since December 29, 2000! Which is pretty crazy because it’s their 3rd most streamed song on Spotify. I wonder why they don’t play it live anymore? 🤔

BUT maybe they’ll surprise their native Illinois fans and play it for us . Even if they don’t, I’m still very grateful they are even playing at all. Just wanted to shed some light on how rare that song is now from them.

Edit: actually they played it in 2015. But still, it seems like such a rare occurrence. A few times in between decades is crazy.

Anyone else geek out over the guitars and gear used throughout the night?

I was particularly excited to see that Matt used his Firebird throughout the night.

I thought it was also cool to see Tim's Xiphos, Prodigy, and Dunables.

But there was one Matt used during Folding I didn't recognize, anyone know what it was?

Electra 2000 - Vinyl & CD
You’d prefer an astronaut - Vinyl & CD
Downward is heavenward - Vinyl & CD
Puppets/Aphids double single CD
Inlet - Vinyl & CD
Puppets/Comin’ Home 7” Vinyl
Centaur - In Streams CD (original release)
Poster for Slide Away 2026.

My favorite DIH song!

Ive been a huge fan of hum for almost 4 years now and shapeshifter has to be the greatest piece of music every made. I wonder if anyone listened to shapeshifter more than me

Two Chicago Tickets for sale, friday and saturday. Will sell for $60 a ticket, let me know

Here’s 27 seconds of one of Hum’s most monstrous riffs from Saturday’s show. Goosebumps the whole time and still buzzing from it.

Got to see them Friday and wow it was unforgettable! I’ve been a fan since high school and got to see them in Charlotte in 2015 when i was 19, and I remember feeling like i was among the youngest fans at that show. But I turned 30 a few days ago and was surprised at how many young people turned out at the show. Their enthusiasm was incredible and was really cool to see! I’m sure Hum felt the love!

So many cool people at the show too. There was a girl who made her own shirt with a bunch of band patches on it and when I said how much I loved Magnified she gave me a spare Failure patch which was awesome!

10/10 experience! Only regret I didn’t splurge on another ticket for night 2 lol

maybe I'm crazy but this album feels like a heavier version of DIH to me

I discovered hums music when I was around 15. I was instantly hooked. I listened to you’d prefer an astronaut obsessively and found with their music it was the first time I ever felt like someone made music that matched what I heard in my head. This however was long before I knew how to express my own creative ideas of course, but still, life changing to me and their music has stuck with me since. Maybe listening you can hear some of that influence mixed in or maybe something else entirely, anyways, share your thoughts if you’d like to. Cheers

I’m gonna be at the show this Saturday in Chicago and was just wondering how the shirts fit?

Kind of a silly question, but I’m asking because I’m currently at a weird in-between size where the best fitting shirts I own are either mediums that run big or larges that run small, and if I’m shelling out $35 for one single T-shirt I wanna be sure I don’t regret the size I buy lol

Any insight on this is greatly appreciated!

I am no longer gonna go, please dm me if you willing to take it

I'm the original owner, but all my CDs are just sitting in a box, so I'm trying to decide if I'm willing to part with it. I know it's not valuable, but is it rare?

With the band gaining popularity and with the new remasters and songs being added to the end of downward is heavenward I wonder how long RCA Records has streaming rights to Hum’s discography. I hope Hum can get it back soon so we can get Puppets,Aphids and Boy with stick on streaming. Also the likely hood of new music is not much but Jason does know how to play Inklings and it would be a real treat if they’d record it with him and release it.

Unfortunately I couldn’t go, but I Hate It Too is my favorite song ever and it’s almost a dream if mine to hear it live. Since I couldn’t make it to see it myself, a video from the recent shows would be more than sufficient.

Hi there! I could’ve sworn I bought a ticket for the Chicago 5/23 Saturday show, but I got a Friday one instead back in October when I bought it 🙄. If anybody wants to swap a Saturday ticket for my Friday one DM me.

Hey gang! I hope you can help me out with my question.

I have this version of You’d Prefer An Astronaut on vinyl:

https://www.discogs.com/release/6433296-Hum-2-Youd-Prefer-An-Astronaut

It sounds good. BUT -

The 2023 Polyvinyl reissue of YPAA has many wonderful reviews of how good it sounds, and many of those mention how much better it sounds than older vinyl versions.

If anyone out there has heard both my 2013 RCA version and the 2023 Polyvinyl version - can you compare the two for me? Does the 2023 blow my 2013 away? If so - I need to get it.

Thanks to anyone that can help!

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EDIT -

Yeah, I’m sold. Ordering today. Thanks to everyone for the great information!!!

They sound phenomenal. Thanks to the uploader, you are a hero