North American dates begin this fall
Grammy-nominated band Gov’t Mule, led by Warren Haynes, has announced their Peace…Like A River World Tour in support of their new studio album, Peace…Like A River, out now. The fall 2023 outing will see the renowned four-piece head to Canada and Europe in addition to more US cities beginning September 13th in Toronto. The 21-date North American leg will stop in Ottawa, Montreal, Wilkes-Barre, Harrisburg, Erie, Charleston, Wilmington, Shreveport, Baton Rouge, Fort Myers and many more. The band’s Toronto and Montreal shows will feature very special guest Big Sugar, who share a deep history together dating back to the start of Gov’t Mule in the mid-90s. Then, in November, Gov’t Mule will bring their acclaimed live show to Europe for an 11-date run in such cities as London, Munich, Vienna, Paris, Brussels, Bologna, and Milan at some of the best venues in Europe from November 6th through the 21st.
Pre-sale tickets for the North American shows will be available Wednesday, June 28th at 10 am ET with the general on sale beginning Thursday, June 29th at 10 am local time. For the European tour dates, artist pre-sale tickets will be available Wednesday, June 28th and venue pre-sales Thursday, June 29th at 9 am BST/10 am CEST, with the general on sale commencing Friday, June 30th at 9 am BST/10 am CEST.
Ahead of their newly announced fall plans, Gov’t Mule will be on the road across the US this summer on their Dark Side of the Mule Tour. The 18-date amphitheater outing features a full Gov’t Mule set leading into the band’s extremely rare Pink Floyd tribute Dark Side of the Mule, in addition to special guest Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening opening, and will mark the final time Mule will perform the acclaimed set, which first debuted in 2008 and has only been performed live 10 times in total. Kicking off July 22nd in Atlantic City, the Dark Side of the Mule Tour stops at the famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre on August 7th and makes its way to Pittsburgh, Columbus, Detroit, Chicago, Dallas, Charlotte, Atlanta, Boston, Holmdel, and more, before wrapping August 20th in Vienna, VA. Additionally, Gov’t Mule is set to appear at select dates on Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival Tour as well as various festival appearances this summer and fall, and the band’s New Year’s Run from last year has been rescheduled for December 29th in Philadelphia and December 30th and 31st in New York City.
Just released June 16th via Fantasy Records, Peace…Like A River is the band’s 12th studio album and follow-up to their chart-topping, Grammy-nominated blues album, Heavy Load Blues. The album was recorded during the same sessions as its predecessor at The Power Station New England with co-producer John Paterno (Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt, Los Lobos) alongside Haynes. The albums, however, were created in different rooms, with no shared gear or instruments, keeping the two concurrent projects with their own unique identity and character. Thematically, the new collection explores the seismic changes the world has gone through over the past few years. Influenced both in his songwriting and playing by what Haynes calls “the golden era of rock, soul, jazz and blues,” Gov’t Mule combines the best and most enduring qualities from all those musical strains to create a timeless piece of art on Peace…Like A River that could have easily come out in the 1970s.
Gov’t Mule has also confirmed Island Exodus 14 will return to Jewel Paradise Cove in Runaway Bay, Jamaica on January 14-28, 2024 with a stacked lineup. All details will be announced in early July.
