Gov’t Mule’s fall tour is in full swing as they are crushing the West Coast. Last weekend Gov’t Mule and some very special guests hit the Ventura Theater in Ventura, CA. Wives of keyboardist Danny Louis and bassist Jorgen Carlsson, Machan Taylor & Mini Carlsson were in attendance and joined their husbands and the rest of the Mule for the encore.

Mule played a rockin’ show in Ventura. In addition to classic Mule tracks like “Temporary Saint” and “Unblow Your Horn,” Warren and company played tracks off their new album including “Stone Cold Rage,” “Dreams and Songs,” and “Revolution Come, Revolution Go.” Mule played plenty of covers as well including Tower of Power’s “What is Hip?,” Howlin’ Wolf’s “Smokestack Lightning” and Jeff Beck’s “Freeway Jam.”

Mule also busted out a pair of Beatles’ songs including “And Your Bird Can Sing” and “With a Little Help From My Friends” with the help of Machan Taylor & Mini Carlsson on vocals.

Setlist
Mr. Man(>)
World Boss(>)
Mother Earth(Memphis Slim cover)
Mr. High & Mighty
Patchwork Quilt(Phil Lesh & Friends cover)
Temporary Saint
The Man I Want to Be(>)
Unblow Your Horn
Revolution Come, Revolution Go
What Is Hip?(Tower of Power cover) (with ‘Mule’ tease)

Set 2:
And Your Bird Can Sing(The Beatles cover)+
Freeway Jam(Jeff Beck cover)
Forsaken Savior
Drawn That Way
Stone Cold Rage
I’ll Be the One(Warren Haynes song) (with ‘Blue Sky’ tease)
Lay Your Burden Down(>)
Smokestack Lightning(Howlin’ Wolf cover) (>)
How Many More Years(Howlin’ Wolf cover) (with ‘Bad Little Doggie’ intro)

Encore:
Dreams & Songs(with Machan Taylor & Mini Carlsson)
With a Little Help From My Friends
(The Beatles cover) (with Machan Taylor & Mini Carlsson)

Thanks to datpat for the recording.

Photo credit: heath robson