Robby Krieger Guests On Doors Covers With Gov’t Mule In L.A.

Jam stalwarts Gov’t Mule kicked off a two-show “Mule-O-Ween” run featuring Doors guitarist Robby Krieger last night at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles. Krieger sat in for the second half of the show as Warren Haynes and Co. worked through one Doors cover after another.

[via The Doors Facebook]

The Mule focused on originals from throughout their 20-year career in the first set including an interesting pairing of “Thorazine Shuffle” > “Funny Little Tragedy” > “Thorazine Shuffle.” Though the guest spot from Krieger was announced before the show, an appearance from bassist Andy Fraser, a founding member of Free, was not. Fraser sat in on “Mr. Big” in the opening stanza.

Mule came out for the second set augmented by Krieger as they worked through Doors classics such as “Break On Through (To The Other Side),” “Peace Frog” and “Hello, I Love You.” Robby’s son Waylon joined in on guitar for “Five To One,” while Chinese-Jamaican bassist (and longtime Krieger collaborator) Phil Chen sat in on bass for “Roadhouse Blues.” The show came to a close with a “When The Music’s Over” encore.

Watch fan-shot footage of “Light My Fire” by Ed Congdon:

Mule-O-Ween moves to Oakland’s Fox Theater tonight.

Set One: Trane > Eternity’s Breath > Temporary Saint, Rocking Horse, Whisper In Your Soul, Forsaken Savior, Unring The Bell, World Boss, When The World Gets Small, Mr. Big with Andy Fraser & Tobi, Thorazine Shuffle > Funny Little Tragedy > Thorazine Shuffle Reprise

Set Two with Robby Krieger: Break On Through (To The Other Side)*, Love Me Two Times*, Peace Frog*, People Are Strange*, Wild Child*, Hello, I Love You*, Been Down So Long*. The Changeling*, Cars Hiss By My Window*, Light My Fire with Eleanor Rigby & My Favorite Things Teases, Five To One* with Waylon Krieger, Roadhouse Blues with Phil Chen, The End*, Riders On The Storm*, L.A. Woman*

Encore: When The Music’s Over

* First Time Played

[Setlist via Mule.net]