GOV'T MULE BRINGS ON THE MUSIC WITH A NEW LIVE ALBUM - PRE-ORDER NOW! << ALL NEWS
On June 28, 2019, Gov't Mule returns to Mascot Label Group/Provogue Records to release their new live album "Bring On The Music - Live at the Capitol Theatre", recorded during 2 days in April 2018 at the famed Port Chester, NY venue.
No two Gov't Mule shows are alike, as the band draws on the more than 300 songs in their repertoire (and often a host of special guests) to create a unique experience each and every time. Warren Haynes [vocals, guitar], Matt Abts [drums], Danny Louis [keyboards, guitar, and backing vocals], and Jorgen Carlsson [bass] – have galvanised a global fan base with their improvisational virtuosity, leading them to be recognised as one of the most timeless and revered bands in the world.
Bring On The Music - Live at the Capitol Theatre will be released on a variety of different formats, including limited edition vinyl, Deluxe CD+DVD sets, and blu-ray.
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Twenty-five years… By the time you see and hear the performances from these two shows, Gov’t Mule will have celebrated 25 years as a band — something we never could have imagined. It’s no easy task keeping a band together for 25 years. You don’t get to do that without having built, nurtured, depended on, tested, damaged, and rebuilt important relationships. In fact, with any band that’s stayed around that long, it’s all about relationships. When we made the decision to document where the band is currently (musically speaking), it immediately occurred to us that this would be, among other things, a celebration of a lot of those relationships — starting with the one between the four of us.
The title, Bring On The Music, is obviously taken from the song of the same name that deals not only with loss and the passing of time, but also with our relationship with our audience as well. The same applies to “Traveling Tune,” which opens and closes the main program of the film. Without our audience, there would be no chance or reason for us to be around 25 years later.
It was also obvious that we wanted to film and record at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, which is one of our favorite venues. Since its re-opening in 2012, myself and Gov’t Mule (together and separately) have played there many times and have had many magical shows there. To quote Jerry Garcia, “There’s only two theaters, man… The Fillmore and The Capitol Theatre.”
Bringing in Danny Clinch to direct the film was a somewhat obvious choice as well. Having watched each other’s careers grow in ways that included twists and turns neither of us could have predicted, our relationship pre-dates the formation of Gov’t Mule. On his path toward becoming the “go to” photographer and film director for so many artists in the world of music, Danny would shoot the photos for many Gov’t Mule records throughout our career, going back to our debut album, for which he shot all the photos including the front and back covers. The band shot we chose for the back cover was the “Polaroid” of the first picture he ever took of the original trio, at Bearsville Studios in Woodstock. It was literally the very first photo taken in what turned out to be an eight-hour shoot. As I imagine most of you reading this know, the front cover of Gov’t Mule features the image of a mule draped in an American flag surrounded by trees. Most people I’ve talked with about it assume it was some sort of collage or illustration. No. Danny Clinch rented a mule and dragged it into Central Park in the heart of New York City to get that iconic shot. When we showed all the photos to Gregg Allman, he pointed at that one and said, “There’s your cover.”
Relationships… It’s also important to point out the people that helped keep Gov’t Mule alive; people like Chuck Leavell, Oteil Burbridge, Dave Schools, Rob Barraco, Mike Gordon, Les Claypool, Jason Newsted, George Porter Jr., Greg Rzab, Audley Freed, Karl Denson and Andy Hess — all who came on the road with us at a time when we weren’t sure if we could continue. Andy, of course, went on to join the band from 2003 to 2008, bringing his own personality to the music.
Music… The thing that’s helped us, individually and collectively, get through the inevitable hard times. The thing that’s driven every decision we’ve made as a band since our inception in 1994. The thing that’s ever-elusive but worth chasing for 25 years (and beyond), and that we’re all lucky to have as such a big part of our lives. The thing that’s connected all of us, everyone aforementioned, including the audience, and continues to grow like — and along with — the “circle” that’s been here since long before any of us and will be here long after we’re gone that will hopefully inspire and influence musicians, bands, and artists for the future the way we were all inspired and influenced by what came before.
So, bring it on! Everything’s gonna be all right.
— Warren Haynes
GOVT MULE
Europe 2019
May 27 O2 Academy Glasgow, UK
May 28 Boiler Shop Newcastle, UK
May 29 Stylus Leeds, UK
May 31 Town Hall Birmingham, UK
Jun 1 O2 Forum Kentish Town London, UK
Jun 2 Academy 2 Manchester, UK
Jun 4 La Cigale Paris, FR
Jun 5 AB Brussels, BE
Jun 6 Batschkapp Frankfurt, DE
Jun 8 Ribs & Blues Fest Raalte, NL
Jun 9 Victorie Alkmaar, NL
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U.S 2019
Jun 14 Mountain Jam Bethel, NY
Jun 15 Mountain Jam Bethel, NY
Jun 21 PNC Pavilion Cincinnati, OH
Jun 22 Founders Fest Grand Rapids, MI
Jun 23 Farm Bureau Lawn at White River Indianapolis, IN
Jun 24 Iroquois Amphitheater Louisville, KY
Jun 27 Rockland Pavilion Boston, MA
Jun 28 Stone Pony Summer Stage Asbury Park, NJ
Jun 29 Smoky Run Music Fest Butler, OH
Jul 3 Highland Brewing Co. Ashville, NC
Jul 5 The Fillmore Charlotte, NC
Jul 6 Greensboro Coliseum Complex Greensboro, NC
Jul 7 Roanoke Island Manteo, NC
Jul 10 Sprint Pavilion Charlottesville, VA
Jul 11 MECU Pavilion Baltimore, MD
Jul 12 Stateside Amphitheater Jay, VT
Jul 13 CMAC Canandaigua, NY w/ Lynyrd Skynyrd
Jul 16 Hensville Park Toledo, OH
Jul 18 Crossroads Kansas City, MO
Jul 19 Treasure Island Resort & Casino Welch, MN w/ Lynyrd Skynyrd
Jul 20 Moondance Fest Walker, MN w/ Lynyrd Skynyrd
Jul 25 WBPAC Westhampton, NY (Warren Solo)
Jul 26 Folk Festival Newport, RI (Warren Solo)
Jul 27 Peach Fest Scranton, PA (Warren w/Phil Lesh)
Aug 9 Isleta Amphitheater Albuquerque, NM w/ Lynyrd Skynyrd
Aug 10 Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK w/ Lynyrd Skynyrd
Aug 27 Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA
Aug 30 Britt Pavilion Medford, OR
Sep 4 Red Butte Garden Salt Lake City, UT
Sep 5 Big Blues Bender Fest Las Vegas, NV
Sep 13 Outlaw Fest Mann Music Center Philadelphia, PA
Sep 21 Borderland Fest Buffalo, NY
