Mule Tracks • Summer '07

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Gov't Mule
Mountain Jam
Hunter, NY
06.01.07

The first night of two for the Mule at Mountain Jam began with a first time show opener, Creep, and then moved on to a driving 32/20 Blues. Machan came out and lent her vocal talents to A Million Miles From Yesterday while Andy got the party started on the Thorazine Shuffle that followed. Rocking Horse and Banks Of The Deep End continue to exponentially supersede all previous performances, but the last two songs of the set, Unring The Bell and Blind Man In The Dark were both full tilt, rockin' boogie Mule through and through.

Set two got underway with the now familiar cover of Luther Ingram's If Loving You Is Wrong, I Don't Want To Be Right which was followed by I'm A Ram with The Beatles' Love Me Do sandwiched in the middle. Brighter Days and Like Flies found themselves paired together again to the joy of many, but the obvious highlight of the set was the post-Drums appearance of No Quarter which fit beautifully on the misty mountainside amidst the cheering throngs. Brand New Angel closed out the set as only the Mule can deliver; then after a short respite, Warren and Danny returned to the deck for a beautiful rendition of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. Andy and Matt then joined their musical compatriots to close out the night with a ripping version of Little Wing.

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Mountain Jam - Hunter, NY 06.02.07 Gov't Mule
Mountain Jam
Hunter, NY
06.02.07

The second night on the mountain fired up with Play With Fire featuring Machan's backing vocals and Michael Franti delivering a freestyle rhyme that raised hairs and set a mood that was lifted yet higher by the rousing Soulshine that followed. A fitting choice, Mountain Jam was bookended by Gameface and on its' tail was a rarely seen, but always loved Wild Horses which was then followed by That's What Love Will Make You Do with Jake Cinninger on guitar. The last three songs of the set went from rockin' to rockin' squared, then cubed as Streamline Woman, Mother Earth and Mr. High & Mighty closed out the set.

A mellower start to the second set was had with Endless Parade but the energy was quickly ramped up when Uli Bella and Asdru Sierra of Ozomatli brought their sax and trumpet respectively to the table for an unbelievable It's A Man's World. Larger Than Life and Sco-Mule kept the energy high as the set found its' way into Drums, which then set the stage for a Masters Of War intro to a scorching Rockin' In The Freeworld with Josh Clark and his guitar adding fuel to the fire. Time To Confess rode out the set to a glowing close and the encore of Out Of The Rain-> I'll Be The One-> Can't Always Get What You Want-> I'll Be The One Reprise left everyone basking in the glow of a spent and rain soaked Mule.

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Gov't Mule
Sweden Rock Festival
Solvesborg, Sweden
06.08.07

The Sweden Rock Festival was the first show of 2007 in Europe, and knocking out the rock amidst heavy hitters such as Ronnie James, The Scorpions and Aerosmith was our beloved Mule. Blind Man In The Dark was first, and brought the crowds running from other stages on the site. Bad Little Doggie and Mr. High & Mighty continued to bring the rock as a set of full-blown, hard-hitting Mulesic got underway. This single set show blew doors off for many kilometers around with classics like Bad Man Walking, Rocking Horse and Banks Of The Deep End; however, our boys set themselves apart from the rest of the rockers with their incomparable musicianship and jams that were most evident in songs such as About To Rage and Larger Than Life and especially the set closer, Mule.

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Gov't Mule
Docks Music Hall
Hamburg, Germany
06.09.07

Situated in the heart of the Reeperbahn, the Docks Music Hall was the scene of one of the most stunning and ferocious displays of musical prowess to date. In the same city that the Beatles' cut their teeth and with celebrities in the crowd (Andy's Mom), the Mule put forth a show that may not be believed even after you hear it. Set one started with Thorazine Shuffle and Time To Confess, both of which set a precedent that all future performances will be judged by. Soaring and mesmerizing, Mountain Jam and it's surrounding partner Gameface left the room breathless and just as recovery was imminent, Mr. High & Mighty and Brand New Angel showed up to close out the set and return the room to a state of dazed amazement.

They said it couldn't be done, but this is a band not to be underestimated. Set two was so hot that even if ice and air-conditioning were available, it wouldn't have made a difference. Opening the set, Child Of The Earth was a glory to behold, but after Banks Of The Deep End, Andy's solo during 32/20 Blues laid waste to a crowd in disbelief of what they just witnessed. The Other One Jam sandwiched between Fallen Down and Drums was a monster as was the Lay Your Burden Down-> Smokestack Lightning combo during which the crowd howled to the surprise and excitement of the band and crew. Mule and Soulshine filled out the rest of this incredible set, yet the best was still to come. The two song encore of Out Of The Rain-> Gonna Send You Back To Georgia was a full blown assault that brought the room to a fever pitch full of screams and tears of pure joy and the knowledge that you have borne witness to something momentous and special.

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Gov't Mule
Rocknacht Classic / The Palladium
Köln, Germany
06.10.07

The German TV show Rockpalast invited the Mule once again to do what they do best and that's just what they did. Hammer & Nails and Thorazine Shuffle got the show underway. With cameras rolling and crowds cheering, Warren slayed all previous efforts with I Believe To My Soul and A Million Miles From Yesterday. Not giving themselves a respite, the Mule played one long set for the German crowd with some highlights being Temporary Saint, Painted Silver Light and a stunning retelling of She Said, She Said-> Tomorrow Never Knows. As the band returned after a shortened Drums, they stepped into high-gear and powered through to the end of the set with the likes of Brand New Angel and Blind Man In The Dark and the blissful encore, Soulshine.

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Gov’t Mule
Bonnaroo Music Festival
Manchester, TN
06.17.07

Once in a blue moon, Gov't Mule has the pleasure of being joined by a living legend on stage; but only once in a blue Mule, when the planets of rock'n'roll align, does one get to witness a performance as legendary as the multiple legends that played tonight. As midnight passed, Sunday morning started when Michael Franti joined the band for the opening song. After a stunning Million Miles From Yesterday, Bob Weir got on board to lend his talents to a long jammed Sugaree and Loser. Then Lewis Black came onstage in a pre-planned gag to stop the band, but ended up being thwomped in the head with a bottle by a less than observant fan. On the band's return to stage, they were joined by John Paul Jones who played Bass, then Keys on Moby Dick (reprise), Livin' Lovin' Maid, Since I've Been Lovin' You and No Quarter to end the first of two amazing sets.

Set two started with two never before played tunes, Come Back Baby and Death Don't Have No Mercy, both of which featured Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady and Barry Mitterhoff of Hot Tuna. Then came Luther Dickinson of The North Mississippi All Stars for That's What Love Will Make You Do and 32/20 Blues to close out set two. Come encore time, the band returned with no guests in tow for a mind blowing rendition of Sweetleaf-> War Pigs. The crowd wouldn't let the night end, and the band didn't want it to either, so Soulshine was the song of choice for the second encore and the last offering of the night. WOW!!

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Gov't Mule
Poble Espanyol Festival
Barcelona, Spain
07.05.07

The first stop of the 2nd leg of the European tour began in a beautiful plaza situated atop the hills of Barcelona. Bad Little Doggie and Bad Man Walking kicked the show off in high gear and shook off the miasma of jet lag that was pervasive through band and crew alike. In this one-set wonder show, Gameface-> Mountain Jam-> Gameface was placed in the middle of the set and may have been the pinnacle of the evening had it not been for the Thorazine Shuffle and Time To Confess that followed. At the end of a monstrous Brand New Angel, all the power abruptly shut down leaving Matt at the helm of the only unamplified instrument on stage on which he played 2 and 4 beat; hence the punned title Dose y Quattro. Upon resumption of current, Unring The Bell took off like a Pamplona Bull, but stepped aside to let Blind Man In The Dark end the set.

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Gov't Mule
Sala Joy Eslava
Madrid, Spain
07.06.07

Madrid; the heart of Spain. Madrid; scene of one of the most stupendous Mulesical happenings. Set one began with a raucous Hammer & Nails and a mucho jazzy Thelonius Beck. Two songs, each a gem in their own right were paired together for the first time in a musical segue that could only be described as magical. Larger Than Life jumped into Hendrix's If 6 Was 9 and towards the end, while Warren, Andy and Danny jammed on, Matt surreptitiously began the intro to go back into Larger Than Life. Magical. Another melding of tunes, Lay Your Burden Down-> Smokestack Lightning-> Lay Your Burden Down was deemed to be the first set closer.

Set two came out of the gate with a soaring Soulshine followed by a powerful Birth Of The Mule. Once again the intertwining of songs paid big dividends when Mother Earth found herself sandwiched in between Lola Leave Your Light On on the front and Streamline Woman on the flip. Mule was given the title of set closer and did the job justice but the night's encore, Endless Parade, was a brilliant display of blistering guitar prowess and was a beautiful way to close out the show.

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Gov't Mule
The Stodola Club
Warsaw, Poland
07.09.07

The first night of two in wonderful Warsaw began with boot-stomping renditions of Mr. High & Mighty and Bad Little Doggie. She Said, She Said once again wandered into a Tomorrow Never Knows that featured teases of Daytripper and various other Beatles tunes hidden within. Stunning hardly describes the performance of Dave Mason's Sad & Deep As You that may well have been the night's highlight, but Since I've Been Lovin' You may be a contender as well.

Standing on the shoulders of the first set, the second set launched into a jammin' John The Revelator. Before rolling into a dazzling Drums, Sco-Mule rocked along with a Smoke On The Water tease as a topper. Unring The Bell and Blind Man In The Dark were both impressive but the encores were the fodder of legend. Fabio Drusin sat in on It Hurts Me Too and then left the Mule to knock out Thirty Days In The Hole to bid us goodnight until tomorrow.

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Gov't Mule
The Stodola Club
Warsaw, Poland
07.10.07

Never one to rest on their laurels, the Mule used last night's show as added fuel to the fire that would soon blaze from the stage on the second night in Warsaw. Going straight into high gear, the show started with Brand New Angel, Streamline Woman and Lay Your Burden Down. The rarely seen The Letter made an appearance before Fallen Down meandered into The Other One Jam. The jewel in the crown of the set would have to be Hunger Strike bookending Dear Mr. Fantasy with a Thorazine Shuffle to close.

Set two featured a string of tunes penned by others but served Mule-style. A moody No Quarter, a smokin' Lively Up Yourself and Zappa's Pygmy Twylyte and Trouble Everyday led right into a Drum solo that had Matt beating on his instrument like it owed him money. The set closing Slackjaw Jezebel wandered into a first time showing of One Way Out that then returned to a Slackjaw Reprise. The icing on the cake came in the form of the two encores, Soulshine and Goin' Out East.

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Gov't Mule
The Longhorn
Stuttgart, Germany
07.11.07

Stunning in Stuttgart sums up the show that the Mule put forth this evening. Blind Man In The Dark came roaring out of the starting gate with the deep and melodic duo of Larger Than Life and No Need To Suffer in tow. The end of the set brought forth a surprise as long time buddy and compatriot Hook Herrera joined in and helped deliver jaw-dropping renditions of The Hunter and 32/20 Blues.

Warren's guitar nearly caught fire during the set opening Child Of The Earth, but the insertion of When The Levee Breaks in I Think You Know What I Mean brought the cheers to a deafening level. The latter half of the set was defined by the melding of Mule-> Who Do You Love-> Les Breres Tease-> Mule with a blasting set closing Soulshine. The band returned for encore time with Hook and the fivesome threw down on Long Distance Call then a Gonna Send You Back To Georgia that may be the template for future performances.

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Gov't Mule
The Paradiso
Amsterdam, Holland
07.12.07

The Mule train pulled out of the station A Million Miles From Yesterday and as the trip got underway Thorazine Shuffle was the sounding horn that let all know that this ride would be a memorable journey from embarkation to terminus. It was all aboard for a cue-cardless Don't Step On The Grass Sam and the Slow Happy Boys made the party come alive. I believe that tonight's I Believe To My Soul may have been one its finer outings. Changing gears as the set came to a stop, I'm A Ram-> Love Me Do-> I'm A Ram sent the passengers away to refresh themselves before the second leg of the journey began.

As the Mule train pulled away from our respite the engines' roar rose From A Whisper To A Scream as the Trane-> Third Stone From The Sun Jam-> Trane kept rolling like a Rocking Horse. Hook Herrera came into the engine car and was heard to exclaim "I Can't Keep From Crying tears of joy on this Wang Dang Doodle of a ride." The wheels racing across the rails at fever pitch sounded like the beating of Drums and reduced our transport to a smoking and steam belching Beautifully Broken heap. With the pinnacle in sight, it was a Sco-Mule that delivered us into the blinding Soulshine. With Hook leading the way home we were Goin' Down Slow and all said that they Can't Hold Out for a whole year until the Mule returns.

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Gov't Mule
The Mean Fiddler
London, England
07.14.07

Warren started this show acapella with Grinnnin' In Your Face with a snarling Bad Little Doggie on it's heels. Three hot selections from High & Mighty, Mr. High & Mighty, Brand New Angel and Unring the Bell followed in blazing fashion. Painted Silver Light made a glorious appearance and had the venue not been underground, the set ending Thorazine Shuffle would have razed the building.

Play With Fire, penned by a few local lads was the set opener with Soulshine following. Hook Herrera joined in the fun to lend his musical stylings to It Hurts Me Too and That's What Love Will Make You Do. Post Drums, Warren's guitar screamed out during Endless Parade and drove the groove on the set closing Mule. Hook once again joined in for the two song encore; Nobody's Business and 32/20 Blues.



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Gov't Mule
Rhythm and Blues Fest
Peer, Belgium
07.15.07

The last show of the 2007 European Tour got underway with Danny funkin' it out during John The Revelator with a rockin' Thorazine Shuffle in the second slot. Streamline Woman and I Can't Quit You was an impressive one-two punch that left many dazed, but Unring The Bell was resuscitative and Rocking Horse got the adrenaline flowing. In this one set show, Hook Herrera stepped up to deliver blistering renditions of 32/20 Blues and I Can't Keep From Cryin' before handing the reigns back to the Mule who closed the set with Mule and the night with Soulshine in the encore slot.

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Gov't Mule
10,000 Lakes Festival
Detroit Lakes, MN
07.21.07

The 10,000 Lakes Festival in Minnesota was the scene of the first Mule show back on US soil this summer. Hammer And Nails built the framework for a great festival set with a rollin' Time To Confess that followed. A Triumvirate of classics; Thorazine Shuffle, Patchwork Quilt and Beautifully Broken filled out the middle of the set but the I'm A Ram/Love Me Do medley brought the crowd to its feet. Already standing, the crowd exploded into cheers when fellow Brother Derek Trucks took the stage for a smokin' 32/20 Blues. The end of the set saw Unring The Bell, filled with gooey jams, roll into Blind Man In The Dark to close and Soulshine as the encore.

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Gov't Mule
RockFest
Cadott, WI
07.22.07

RockFest, having hosted KISS the previous night, had a stage littered in confetti and the remnants of their set. It is also an apropos title for the festival because rock is just what the Mule did. Blind Man In The Dark opened the show in the pouring rain and Mr. High & Mighty followed. About To Rage rocked then rolled into Larger Than Life. After A Million Miles From Yesterday, a powerhouse run of classic Mule ensued. Rocking Horse, Banks Of The Deep End, and a Bad Little Doggie that flowed into Lola Leave Your Light On left many a stunned fan standing mouths agape in the torrential downpour. With the end of the set visible, the Mule kicked, and kicked hard with Mule and Soulshine to end the set and the rain.

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Gov't Mule
Pentaport Rock Festival
Incheon, South Korea
07.27.07

After a flight that felt longer than most tours, the Gov't Mule band and crew arrived in South Korea surprisingly well rested. Having traversed 21 time zones in nine days from Europe to Asia through Minnesota and Wisconsin, this well-oiled international machine proceeded to rock the socks off the Pentaport Music Festival in Incheon. A short but powerful set was mustered so that a quick getaway to Japan's Fuji Rock festival could be accomplished. This take-no-prisoners 1 hour set started with Blind Man In The Dark and a tasty Bad Little Doggie, while Brand New Angel and Streamline Woman setup a knockdown performance of (pun intended) Seoulshine. The hits kept on coming as the rest of the set was filled out with performances of Thorazine Shuffle, Slackjaw Jezebel and Mule; all of which show that music is truly an international language understood by all.

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Gov't Mule
Fuji Rock Festival
Naeba, Japan
07.28.07

Fuji Rock, the largest festival in Asia was truly a sight to behold. Situated in a perfectly picturesque and mountainous region of Japan, the beast known as Mulezilla left a heavy footprint in its wake after a stunning three hour non-stop performance. Closing out and headlining the night at the Field Of Heaven stage, an enraptured crowd watched the Mule knock out 20 tunes in a row (23 if you count the ->'s). Hammer & Nails started the evening which was followed by Thorazine Shuffle and a definitive Time To Confess. Other highlights included Lively Up Yourself with Since I've Been Lovin' You in tow and It Hurts Me Too with the harmonical stylings of G. Love. Lola Leave Your Light On-> About To Rage is the stuff that legends are made of as was Matt's Drums-> Blind Man In The Dark to close the set. The crowd, not sated with the encore of Soulshine, demanded the return of the band for a second encore which was a hotter than wasabi Mule that featured Stevie Wonder's Superstition-> Shakedown Street Jam in the middle before returning to Mule and the end of the show, the night and Gov't Mule's 2007 international foray into musical diplomacy. The greatest compliment and summation of the trip was what was said to me at the end of the night: "The best Government to come out of America is Gov't Mule".

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Gov't Mule
Aspen Jazz Festival
Snowmass, CO
09.03.07

The Mule's return to tour started with Hammer And Nails and a boogieing Time To Confess. Playing as if they hadn't had the last month off, tunes such as Lively Up Yourself and Since I've Been Lovin' You stormed through the crowd. She Said, She Said-> Tomorrow Never Knows was played as well, if not better than recent memory serves. Ron Holloway joined in on 32/20 Blues and blew his horn and the crowd away. Three powerhouse hits from High & Mighty, Unring The Bell, Streamline Woman and Brand New Angel helped to raise this single set to impressive standards. Thorazine Shuffle closed out the set and the perennial favorite, Soulshine was hired to play the encore and close the show and the festival.

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Warren Haynes
Belly Up
Aspen, CO
09.03.07

Madman Across The Water was the first song at Warren's solo show at The Belly Up and set the groundwork for an unbelievable evening. Patchwork Quilt was followed the story of it's inception which in turn was followed by a beautiful cover of Wild Horses. Other surprises would be glorious renditions of Forevermore, To Lay Me Down and Everyday Is A Holiday. After a quick and humorous bluegrass style tease of War Pigs, The set ending combo was deemed to be That's Why I'm Here Intro-> Soulshine. The first of two encores began with So Weak, So Strong and Old Friend and the second encore consisted of It Hurts Me Too, The Sky Is Crying and a soaring version of Hallelujah to close out the night. What's the difference between FLAC and MP3? Click here to check it out. We recommend reading up on the file formats before making your purchase.

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Warren Haynes
Mishiwaka Amphitheater
Ft. Collins, CO
09.01.07

Having just finished up the Allman Brothers' summer tour, Warren headed out on his own for a solo show at the glorious amphitheater in Mishewaka. Indian Sunset started the show with a beautiful Patchwork Quilt to follow. There were many highlights such as the seldom heard Glory Road, Real Thing and Lay Of The Sunflower. Also adding to the slendor of the evening was the electric set with Dylan's Hollis Brown , It Hurts Me Too and Many Rivers To Cross. Come encore time, Stella Blue was played acoustically and Boots then joined in on harp while Warren played electric on Goin' Down Slow. What's the difference between FLAC and MP3? Click here to check it out. We recommend reading up on the file formats before making your purchase.

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