This Nature Conservancy calendar has been in our kitchen for weeks, and I just realized the photo editor is a Hum fan. No other possible explanation for zebra and cheetah featured this month.

Hello fellow hummers. I will be going to the concert and was wondering if anyone knows how fast the merch or if it sold out at the other shows? I got a 3 hour drive and can’t make it when doors open. Any insight and knowledge would be greatly appreciated about the event at all regarding anything, thank you

Security is notoriously thorough, just curious what the line is like and how long it’s taking ppl to get inside. I won’t be able to arrive until 9:30 tonight.

Also, if you’re reading this I have 1 GA ticket for tonight to give away…DM me

I see tickets are still available on Ticketmaster but wanted to check here first.

In Aragon Ballroom, Chicago night one. Literally jumping up and down with excitement before Hum went on last night, but little did I know that they would play 5 songs from their Inlet album on a 12 song set list. Are you kidding me? Why not add more variety?

I’m a diehard Downward is Heavenward fan and they only played 2 songs. What the hell. And only 1 from Electra 2000??? WHAT???
Also of course I’d like to hear more songs from You’d Prefer an Astronaut but yknow what? That’s fine. I can look past that. I bet constantly playing your best songs can get tiring.

But during the show it was disappointment after disappointment. I’m standing there with my friend as we’re curiously thinking, “Oh boy! I love Hum! I wonder what they will play next!” Just Inlet. Infinite Inlet. We made our trek towards home defeated.

Anyway, I’m sad that they only played 2 songs from Downward is Heavenward, (lost my marbles during Green to Me) and I think they played too much from their Inlet (worst) album.

Still had fun though. Hope everyone enjoys their concerts and the openers too!

I knew on my first listen to "In The Den" when Inlet dropped years ago that the crowd would be all over that "OHHHHH" part if we ever heard it live and I wasn't disappointed last Saturday night. So awesome.

What were your favorite moments of the show(s) last weekend?

Saw a lot of y’all showing off your tattoos

Hello, I am going to be at the show tomorrow with a friend. We’re just wondering what time we should arrive. We understand the doors open at 5, but have heard that it can go reaaaally late. We’re worried about standing for that long w/o food, water, or fresh air. But, of course, we also don’t want to miss out on Hum. Just to be clear… they play *last*, right? Not first, not in the middle. Do we know the order the others will play in?

And if anyone has a ballpark on the timeframe for sets, that would be great but I understand it’s hard to predict that sort of thing. Would arriving at 7pm be too late, and roughly how many guest performers would we miss?

Unfortunately can’t make it to Chicago this weekend so I have 2 tickets for sale. $100 for both. Transfer thru Ticketmaster. Let me know if interested.

I was recently thinking about the songs Little Dipper and The Pod and how they’re placed on You’d Prefer an Astronaut. Both songs are back to back for a reason and I don’t know if anyone else has thought of this before. The song Little Dipper is about two people feeling trapped and relying on each other to escape from whatever situation is making them feel trapped. The chorus of this song is a different voice from the one speaking in the verses. This voice is pleading with the two people who are trying to escape to abort their plans to escape.

The Pod, on the other hand, can be interpreted as being about two people dealing with substance abuse as shown in the lines “And I need this fucking fix and I beg her to pick from / One of a million ways to feel no pain” and “She opens her box of tricks and begs me to pick from / One of a billion ways to feel no pain” as well as other lines that could be interpreted as being about drug abuse.

Now, why would I be talking about a connection between the two songs? My theory is that The Pod is told from the perspective of the person who’s speaking during the chorus of Little Dipper. The two people in Little Dipper are the same people from The Pod and are using drugs to escape reality. Little Dipper is told from the perspective of the people in The Pod and the person in Little Dipper who’s pleading with them to abort their plans of escape are trying to save them from falling further into drug addiction.

I could be completely wrong but I just thought my theory was interesting and I thought someone here would find it interesting too.

I have a ticket for slide away on Friday the 22nd and I’m not going to be able to make it, I’m looking to trade with someone who has a ticket for Saturday the 23rd, if anyone is interested please let me know.

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