Nov 1, 2018 via Poughkeepsie Journal A musician well known in the Hudson Valley for rock improvisation with the band Gov’t Mule is stepping out on his own to make a record with his wife. A native of Sweden, bass player Jorgen Carlsson has performed multiple times with Gov’t Mule at the Mountain Jam music festival at Hunter […]

Oct 29, 2018 via Jambase When Gov’t Mule announced their fall tour, they revealed that they would be celebrating Halloween a little early this year with a show at The Tabernacle in Atlanta. The jam titans hinted strongly that their annual Mule-o-Ween show would see them covering the music of Black Sabbath with a graphic advertising the concert […]

Oct 23, 2018 via Jambase After a five-month delay, the 2018 installment of Florida Jam finally took place this past weekend at Sunset Cove Amphitheater in Boca Raton, Florida. As reported, Gov’t Mule stepped in to headline the one-day fest when Dickey Betts unexpectedly canceled his appearance back in August. The bill featured sets from Eric Gales and […]

Oct 17, 2018 via Clarion Ledger My first question for Warren Haynes was obvious: Why did he name his band Gov’t Mule? I added before he answered: “I’m assuming it’s a shot at the government. You know, the government takes a lot of the money, you get to keep a little and you keep working like a government […]

Oct 17, 2018 See the band at the Miller Theater, on their third trip to Augusta in recent years via Metro Spirit Gov’t Mule returns to Augusta for the third time in the past handful of years on the night of Friday, Oct. 19, with a performance at the Miller Theater. On Tuesday, the Metro Spirit had the […]

Oct 16, 2018 BENEFITING ASHEVILLE AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY  Special Two-Night Event December 7th and 8th U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, NC Warren Haynes’ Annual Christmas Jam will once again descend upon Asheville, NC for a weekend full of holiday spirit and cheer. Celebrating its 30th Anniversary, this year’s jam will expand to a two-night spectacular taking place Friday, December […]

Sep 18, 2018 Enter for your chance to win a Revolution Come… Revolution Go Deluxe CD and By A Thread poster, both SIGNED BY GOV’T MULE! Enter HERE. Contest ends October 5.

Sep 17, 2018 We are very excited to announce that Gov’t Mule’s annual New Year’s run will return Saturday, December 29 and Monday, December 31 at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, and make its return to the Tower Theatre in Upper Darby, PA on Friday, December 28 with special guests Oteil & Friends. Once again we […]

Sep 15, 2018 via Live For Live Music This Friday, September 14th, Warren Haynes made his huge return to the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre with a three-set, six-plus-hour super show. Each set featured a version of Warren Haynes mastery, opening up with a rare solo acoustic set, followed by a set from Gov’t Mule, and closing with their […]

Sep 14, 2018 via Telluride Daily Planet Warren Haynes pauses after each Daily Planet question. He chooses his words carefully during an interview earlier this week, much like the many blues-laden licks he’s created over his nearly 40 years in professional music. His answers are thoughtful. His words, like his guitar solos, make one think that anything is […]

Sep 10, 2018 Can’t make it to Colorado Friday night? We’ll be streaming the entire performance live on TourGigs! Tune in for Mule Rocks – an audio & visual spectacular live from Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre featuring 3 sets of Music including Dark Side of the Mule, Gov’t Mule and Warren Haynes (solo). The live stream will […]

Sep 6, 2018 via Jambase Jam titans Gov’t Mule continued a West Coast swing on Wednesday night with a performance at the Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon. The quartet was joined by Steve Berlin of Los Lobosfor a song at the end of last night’s second set as well as the encore. Guitarist Warren Haynes, drummer Matt Abts, multi-instrumentalist Danny Louis and bassist Jorgen Carlsson focused on originals over […]

Sep 6, 2018 By Timothy Dwenger, Marquee Mag It’s no secret that Halloween and New Year’s Eve are the two most sacred days in the jam band scene. While credit has to go to The Grateful Dead for paving the way with legendary shows on both holidays that set the bar very high, in 1994, as The Dead […]

Aug 27, 2018 via Jambase Jam stalwarts Gov’t Mule brought their Summer Tour with The Magpie Salute to Brenton Skating Plaza in Des Moines, Iowa on Sunday night. Mule welcomed The Magpie Salute’s Rich Robinson, Marc Ford and Matt Slocum to the stage to end the evening with a collaborative encore. The Magpie Salute opened their 11-song set […]

Aug 24, 2018 via Indy Star When Gov’t Mule performs an evening’s worth of Pink Floyd covers, vocalist-guitarist Warren Haynes said he assumes two roles: musician and fan. Haynes learned how to play guitar at age 12, roughly one year before the 1973 release of Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon” — the album that holds […]

Aug 23, 2018 via Jambase Gov’t Mule‘s Summer Tour with The Magpie Salute rolled into Huber Heights, Ohio on Tuesday night for a concert at Rose Music Center. Both bands loaded the stage for a collaborative encore featuring Fleetwood Mac and Neil Young covers. After a set from The Magpie Salute heavy on material from High Water I, […]

Aug 20, 2018 Gov’t Mule is excited to announce its 2018 Fall Tour. The 13 show run, which begins October 18th in Knoxville and concludes November 2nd in Cleveland, will include a 2-night stand at the intimate, historic Lyric Theatre in Birmingham, AL and a very special Mule-o-Ween celebration at The Tabernacle in Atlanta on October 27th. Pre-sale […]

Aug 18, 2018 via Jambase.com On Friday night Gov’t Mule kicked off the back half of their Summer Tour with a gig at the Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre in Charlotte, North Carolina. The jam-titans delivered a lengthy one-set show that saw them team up with members of The Magpie Salute to honor the late Aretha Franklin during […]

Aug 17, 2018 via My Dayton Daily News Gov’t Mule, performing at Rose Music Center in Huber Heights on Tuesday, Aug. 21, has always been about musical exploration. Since forming in 1994 as a side project for Allman Brothers Band members Warren Haynes (guitar) and Allen Woody (bass), the group has delved into a southern-fried brand of blues […]

Aug 16, 2018 via Charleston City Paper There are some nights when Gov’t Mule walks onstage, checks out the crowd and, depending on the vibe they get, say to hell with the setlist. “Sometimes it’s based on what we played last night or the night before,” singer-guitarist Warren Haynes says. “Sometimes it’s about what we feel like playing […]

Aug 13, 2018 We are pleased to announce that Gov’t Mule will headline the 2018 Florida Jam with an extended set October 20, 2018 at Sunset Cove Amphitheatre in Boca Raton, FL. Tickets for the event are on sale now HERE.