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Listen to Gov’t Mule’s Freewheeling Halloween Show in Amsterdam – 10/31/2017 Full Show AUD

Gov’t Mule’s European tour that brought them to Ireland and Wales for the first time also marked another milestone in Mule’s 20+ year touring history—the first Halloween show played outside the US. And what better place to celebrate Mule-O-Ween then in Amsterdam?

Mule’s was a decidedly old school set with tunes like “Trane,” “Eternity’s Breath” and “Kind of Bird.” The second set was a perfect example of what makes a Mule show a one-of-a-kind experience. For the second set, Mule played music from the classic rock band Free. Free had a short lived but prolific run from 1968 to 1973. The band formed in London in 1968 and toured non-stop for the next five years including a spot at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970 where they played in front of more than 600,000 people.

To say that Mule was familiar with Free’s catalogue would be stretching the truth. Of the 15 tunes in the second set, 13 of them were debuts. Warren and company ended the set with Free’s biggest hit, “All Right Now.” Bernie Madsen who has been making the rounds with Mule this tour, came our for the four song encore before bidding Amsterdam goodnight.

Set 1
01 Audience > Revolution Intro [tape]
02 Trane >
03 Eternity’s Breath >
04 St. Stephen Jam
05 Banks of the deep End
06 Rocking Horse
07 Pressure under Fire
08 The Man I want to be
09 Kind of Bird > Outro 1st Set > Audience

Set 2 [Mule-o-Ween Free Set]
01 Audience
02 Fire & Water #)
03 Ride on a Pony #)
04 The Stealer #)
05 I’ll be creepin’ #)
06 Oh I wept #)
07 Mr. Big
08 Little bit of Love
09 Woman #)
10 Songs of yesterday #) +)
11 My Brother Jake #)
12 Be my Friend #)
13 Walk in my Shadow #)
14 I’m a Mover #) >
15 Mouthfull of Grass #)
16 All right now #) > Outro 2nd Set > Audience Encore Call

Encore
17 Heartbreaker #) *)
18 The Hunter *)
19 Don’t say you love me #) *)
20 Wishing Well *) > Final Farewell > Audience > House Music

Dr. Warren Haynes [guitar, vocals]
Matt Abts [drums]
Jorgen Carlsson [bass]
Danny Louis [keys, guitar, trombone]

*) = Special Guest: Bernie Marsden [guitar, vocals]
+) = w/ ‘Stixx’ Turner [percussion]

#) = 1st time played

Thanks to africolaman for the recording.

Photo credit: delmedkenobi

Listen to Gov’t Mule and Galactic Blow Away Nebraska in Tour Finale – 8/12/2017 Full Show AUD

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

Instant Classic: Listen to Gov’t Mule Pay Their Respects to Jerry Garcia at Maine State Pier – 8/9/2017 Full Show AUD

The annual period of morning, reflection and gratitude for Jerry Garcia, dubbed “The Days Between” has come to an end with the passing of August 9—the anniversary of Jerry’s death. Warren Haynes, who never knew Jerry Garcia, but is cosmically and musically linked with the Grateful Dead legend, took the opportunity to pay homage to his fallen hero on the anniversary. Gov’t Mule kicked off the “Days Between” with a tribute to open their Augusta, GA show on Jerry’s 75th birthday. To close “The Days Between,” Warren and the Mule closed their show on the 9th with a tribute to Jerry.

After trotting out some new and old familiar tunes to kick off the show, Warren welcomed Ben Ellman from the opening act Galactic to jam on the classic Elmore James tune “It Hurts Me Too.” The tune was a staple in the Grateful Dead repertoire in the late 60s and early 70s.

The Jerry tribute started in earnest in the latter half of the set when Warren welcomed Galactic drummer Stanton Moore to the stage for “The Other One” jam and the Dead tunes just continued to flow. Rich Vogel, the keyboardist from Galactic joined in the celebration and finished the set with “Dark Star > St. Stephen Jam > Loser > Morning Dew.” Wow.

Warren topped off the show with a “Patchwork Quilt” encore—an ode to Jerry he wrote upon hearing the news of his passing.

1 Set:
Railroad Boy >
Traveling Tune
Slackjaw Jezebel
It Hurts Me Too with Ben Ellman
Sarah, Surrender
Stone Cold Rage
Pressure Under Fire
I’m A Ram
Bad Little Doggie
Mr. High & Mighty
Fallen Down >
The Other One Jam > with Stanton Moore
Drums > with Stanton Moore
Dark Star > with Stanton Moore & Rich Vogel
St. Stephen Jam > with Stanton Moore & Rich Vogel
Loser > with Stanton Moore & Rich Vogel
Morning Dew with Stanton Moore & Rich Vogel

Encore:
Patchwork Quilt

Thanks to SmokinJoe for the recording.

Photo credit: Heath Robson

Listen to Gov’t Mule’s Debut of “Pressure Under Fire” and “Whipping Post” Encore in Germany – 6/12/2017 Full Show AUD

Gov’t Mule is in the midst of a European tour and a massive summer tour. The Mule is out on the road supporting their new album that came out last week, Revolution Come…Revolution Go.

Their stop in Dortmund, Germany at FZW included plenty of new tunes off the new record including “Stone Cold Rage,” “Revolution Come, Revolution Go” and one of my favorite tunes off of the album, the brooding cover of Blind Willie Johnson’s “Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground.” Mule also busted out the concert debut of “Pressure Under Fire” from the new album.

Dortmund was treated to plenty of vintage Mule tunes as well like “Temporary Saint,” “Broke Down on the Brazos,” and “Thorazine Shuffle.”

With the passing of Allman Brother co-founding member Gregg Allman and former bandmate, Warren Haynes has been liberal with the ABB covers. Warren and Mule paid tribute to Gregg with a 12-minute “Whipping Post” encore.

Set 1
Audience
World Boss
Blind Man in the Dark
Inside outside Woman Blues
Rocking Horse
Stratus
Temporary Saint
Captured
Dark was the Night, cold was the Ground > Outro 1st Set > Audience

Set 2
Pressure under Fire *)
Stone cold Rage
Mr. Big
Need your Love so bad
Revolution come, Revolution go
Scenes from a troubled Mind
Steppin’ lightly
Broke down on the Brazos
Thorazine Shuffle > Outro 2nd Set > Audience Encore Call

Encore
Whipping Post > Farewell > Audience > House Music

*) = First time played

Dr. Warren Haynes [guitar, vocals]
Matt Abts [drums]
Jorgen Carlsson [bass]
Danny Louis [keys, guitar, trombone, vocals]

Thanks to Ulrich Rettinger for the recording. The recording is crisp and loud, but the crowd gets a little boisterous towards the end of the show. Blame it on the German bier.

Photo credit: denaflows

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