Gov’t Mule – led by GRAMMY® Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, guitar legend, and producer Warren Haynes – has unveiled 11 new October dates for their upcoming U.S. fall tour. The renowned quartet, who launched their European tour in Italy this past weekend, has announced 3 co-headlining shows in Florida with Old Crow Medicine Show for October 14, 15 and 18 as well as 4 shows in the Southeast with very special guests Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs and a run of Texas dates that will feature The Soul Rebels opening. Pre-sale tickets for the newly announced October tour dates will be available Wednesday, July 13th with the general on-sale beginning Friday, July 15th; tickets for dates with OCMS will be available starting at noon local time on both days and at 10am local time for all other shows. See below for full list of upcoming Gov’t Mule tour dates and visit www.mule.net for ticketing details and to purchase.
Gov’t Mule – Haynes, Matt Abts [drums], Danny Louis [keyboards, guitar, and backing vocals], and Jorgen Carlsson [bass] – is touring in support of their critically acclaimed blues album, Heavy Load Blues (Fantasy Records), their first-ever blues album which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Blues Albums chart and has amassed over 5 million total global streams. The band’s U.S. summer tour resumes July 29th in Cleveland for the first of their three nights on Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival Tour. The remainder of their extensive summer outing incorporates a mix of headlining shows and select multi-band/support dates alongside the likes of ZZ Top and Turnpike Troubadours, as well as five co-headlining shows with Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue that will feature full, equal length sets from both artists with the closing set rotating per show and a performance at the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival.
Heavy Load Blues, produced by Haynes alongside engineer and co-producer John Paterno (Elvis Costello, Michael Landau, Bonnie Raitt, Robbie Williams, Los Lobos), encompasses an even mix of Haynes’ originals, such as “Heavy Load,” and revered covers, including their rendition of the Tom Waits classic “Make It Rain,” a groovy arrangement of the Junior Wells standard “Snatch It Back and Hold It,” and more originally made famous by the likes of Howlin’ Wolf, Elmore James, Ann Peebles, Bobby “Blue” Bland, and The Animals. The deluxe edition features 8 additional studio and live tracks, including the Haynes original “Hiding Place” and covers originally by Savoy Brown, Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters and Otis Rush. Though technically considered a studio album, Heavy Load Blues was recorded live in the studio at The Power Station New England on analog tape, utilizing vintage guitars, amps and other equipment to capture an authentic sound. Worldwide, the album has received critical praise and support from the likes of Consequence, Guitar World, BrooklynVegan, No Depression, Ultimate Classic Rock, PopMatters, Downbeat, Classic Rock, Relix, Guitar Magazine, Paste and many more. PRESS HERE to listen to Heavy Load Blues and PRESS HERE to listen to the Deluxe edition.
PRESS HERE to listen to “Black Horizon (Austn Space Remix),” a new standalone remix of Heavy Load Blues original track “Black Horizon” courtesy of Haynes’ nephew Austn Space.
GOV’T MULE TOUR DATES
*New dates in bold
U.S. Dates
July 29 – Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center #
July 30 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center #
July 31 – Pittsburgh, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake #
August 3 – Hershey, PA @ Hershey Theatre
August 4 – Baltimore, MD @ Hammerjacks
August 5 – Chesterfield, VA @ Chesterfield After Hours Concerts
August 6 – Lafayette, NY @ Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards
August 7 – Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
August 9 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre
August 10 – Northampton, MA @ The Pines Theater
August 11 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner %
August 12 – New Haven, CT @ Westville Music Bowl %
August 13 – New Haven, CT @ Westville Music Bowl =
August 16 – Shakopee, MN – Canterbury Park Concert Series
August 18 – Oshkosh, WI @ Waterfest Concert Series – Leach Amphitheater **
August 19 – Indianapolis, IN @ Garfield Park
August 20 – Bonner Springs, KS @ Azura Amphitheater ~
August 21 – Lincoln, NE @ Pinewood Bowl ^
August 23 – Dubuque, IA @ Five Flags Center ^
August 25 – Huber Heights, OH @ Rose Music Center **
August 26 – Roanoke, VA @ Elmwood Park Amphitheater **
August 27 – Columbia, SC @ Township Auditorium (rescheduled from 9/16/21) **
August 28 – Outer Banks, NC @ Roanoke Island Festival Park **
September 17 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre – SOLD OUT
September 18 – Telluride, CO @ Telluride Blues & Brews Festival
September 20 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Jones Assembly (rescheduled from 4/25/22)
September 21 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant (rescheduled from 4/23/22)
September 22 – Tuscaloosa, AL @ Druid Music Hall (rescheduled from 4/30/22)
September 23 – Huntsville, AL @ Mars Music Hall
September 24 – Charleston, SC @ Charleston Music Hall
October 7 – Athens, GA @ Terrapin Beer Co. ++
October 8 – TBA ++
October 11 – Durham, NC @ DPAC ++
October 12 – Knoxville, TN @ Knoxville Civic Auditorium ++
October 14 – St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheater $
October 15 – Apopka, FL @ Apopka Amphitheater $
October 18 – Key West, FL @ Coffee Butler Amphitheater $
October 20 – Mobile, AL @ Saenger Theatre (rescheduled from 4/27/22)
October 21 – Little Rock, AR @ The Hall (rescheduled from 4/22/22)
October 23 – Fayetteville, AR @ JJ’s Live
October 26 – Fort Worth, TX @ Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall
October 27 – San Antonio, TX @ Majestic Theatre <>
October 28 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall <>
December 29 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met (rescheduled from 4/14/22 and 12/29/21)
December 30 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre (rescheduled from 4/8/22 and 12/30/21)
December 31 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre (rescheduled from 4/9/22 and 12/31/21)
# Outlaw Music Festival
~ Turnpike Troubadours to close
^ ZZ Top to close
** Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue co-bill
% Oteil & Friends to open
= Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Pressing Strings to open
$ Old Crow Medicine Show co-bill
++ with very special guests Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs
<> The Soul Rebels to open
Europe Dates
July 11 – Tuttinglen, Germany @ Honbergsommer Festival
July 12 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Kaufleuten
July 14 – Pori, Finland @ Pori Jazz Festival
July 16 – Uppsala, Sweden @ Parksnäckan
July 17 – Oslo, Norway @ Rockefeller Music Hall
July 18 – Molde, Norway @ Molde International Jazz Festival
July 20 – Frankfurt am Main, Germany @ Batschkapp
July 21 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
July 22 – Torgau, Germany @ Kulturbastion
July 23 – Winterbach, Germany @ Zeltspektakel
