Great Mule show last night over here in the Netherlands (De Boerderij (= The Farm), Zoetermeer).
Venue was sold out. I think it was the first time i went to the Mule at a sold out venue over here in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. But if remembered correctly other shows in Germany were sold out in the past too).

And one of the facts that i love going to Mule shows as much as possible is that although this was my 17nd Mule show they still played 7 songs i haven't see them play before. THAT diverse their setlists still are.

Highlights for me were: Kind of Bird, If Heartaches Were Nickels and the encore.
Saw a couple encores in the past during which they started of with "Come On Into My Kitchen" but then it usually was only partially played and segued into "Look On Yonder Wall". This time Warren
started of "Come On Into My Kitchen" solo and his playing on his electric guitar resembled an accoustic one and when the band joined in they continued the song. "Gonna Send You Back To Georgia" is an excellent choice to end the show on a high due to it's powerfull riff, sing-a-long segment and restarting the song again after it appears finished.

For an "unexpected" cover they chose "Hush". I like the song and it's great for a bit of audience participation but it's a cover commonly used by many bands in the past (Deep Purple, Kula Shaker and Dan Baird) so it wasn't a highlight for me. I kinda wished for either a 2 song Rolling Stones or Pink Floyd segment as a hat's off to the recent releases. But that's the Mule. Unpredictable as ever.

They got a very good but not ecstatic response from the crowd after the songs finished but most people on the floor near the stage were no "talkers" during the music which was pretty cool. The venue respected the Mule's taping policy because a few mics were clearly visible so stealth recordings were not necessary.

05.03.15 Cultuurpodium De Boerderij – Zoetermeer, Netherlands

SET 1:

Steppin' Lightly >
Any Open Window
Inside Outside Woman Blues
Game Face (with Mountain Jam & Norwegian Wood teases)
Banks Of The Deep End
Birth Of The Mule (with Money For Nothing tease)
Forsaken Savior
Kind Of Bird (with Happy Together & The Wind Cries Mary teases)

SET 2:

Scared To Live
Funny Little Tragedy
If Heartaches Were Nickels
Painted Silver Light >
Drums >
Forevermore
Slackjaw Jezebel > with Hush Intro
Hush >
Slackjaw Jezebel

ENCORE:
Come On Into My Kitchen >
Gonna Send You Back To Georgia

(if remembered correctly there was a brief Pink Floyd tease before the Drum Solo).

[Edited on 5/5/2015 by ABBDutchFan]