Before Gov’t Mule rocked Red Rocks, they finished up their summer tour with longtime friends Galactic in Papillion, Nebraska. This leg of their tour included thirteen dates, most of which included a sit-in from Stanton Moore, Ben Ellman, or other configurations of Galactic members during the Mule set.
On August 18th, the Mule blew it out and had Galactic’s members on stage for nearly half the set. Warren and company opened with a rollicking “Mule” and “Rocking Horse.” The set continued with a mix of older tunes and future classics off Mule’s new album such ads “Stone Cold Rage” with a Bob Marley tease thrown in for good measure.
The night really started to heat up when members of Galactic started to stream on stage for “Sco-Mule.” One of the highlights of the evening was a spectacular cover of the Al Green classic “Take Me to the River” featuring Erica Falls, Jeff Raines, Shamarr Allen, Ben Ellman & Rich Vogel. Ben Ellman stuck around for a nasty “Lay Your Burden Down > Smokestack Lightning > Lay Your Burden Down” before closing the set with “Soulshine” with the addition of Shamarr Allen.
The second highlight of the night came during the encore with a version of “Get Out of My Life Woman” with Stanton Moore, Ben Ellman, Shamarr Allen, Rich Vogel, Jeff Raines, Robert Mercurio & Erica Falls that blew away Nebraska.
What a way to end the tour!
1 Set:
Mule
Rocking Horse
Banks Of The Deep End
I Believe To My Soul
Million Miles From Yesterday
Stone Cold Rage
Drawn That Way with Angel tease
No Need To Suffer
Painted Silver Light
Pressure Under Fire
Sco-Mule with Jeff Raines & Shamarr Allen; Smoke On The Water tease
Take Me To The River with Erica Falls, Jeff Raines, Shamarr Allen, Ben Ellman & Rich Vogel
Mr. Man with Highway Star tease
Streamline Woman
Lay Your Burden Down > with Ben Ellman
Smokestack Lightning > with Ben Ellman
Lay Your Burden Down with Ben Ellman
Soulshine with Shamarr Allen & Ben Ellman
Encore: Get Out Of My Life, Woman with Stanton Moore, Ben Ellman, Shamarr Allen, Rich Vogel, Jeff Raines, Robert Mercurio & Erica Falls; without Jorgen Carlsson
Thanks to Mr. Darby for the recording.
Photo: Heath Robson
H/T:
Jam Deets
Jam Date: August 18, 2017Featuring: Ben Ellman, Erica Falls, Gov\'t Mule, Jeff Raines, Rich Vogel, Robert Mercurio, Shamarr Allen, Stanton Moore
Venue: SumTur Amphitheater
Songs: Banks Of The Deep End, Drawn That Way, Get Out of My Life Woman, I Believe To My Soul, Lay Your Burden Down, Lively Up Yourself, Million Miles From Yesterday, Mr. Man, Mule, No Need To Suffer, Painted Silver Light, Pressure Under Fire, Rocking Horse, Sco-Mule, Smokestack Lightning, Soulshine, Stone Cold Rage, Streamline Woman, Take Me To The River
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