Gov’t Mule Welcomes Charlie Starr Of Blackberry Smoke In Columbus

Gov’t Mule continued a lengthy summer tour on Tuesday night at Express Live! in Columbus, Ohio. Southern rockers Blackberry Smoke opened the concert and the band’s guitarist sat-in with Mule during the encore.

Warren Haynes & Co. kicked off their set with a “Railroad Boy” > “Stone Cold Rage” sequence. Last night’s Mule set went on to include a mix of original favorites such as “Banks Of The Deep End,” “Sarah Surrender” and “Soulshine” with covers of tunes by The Beatles (“She Said She Said” > “Tomorrow Never Knows”), Jeff Beck (“Freeway Jam”) and Led Zeppelin (“Trampled Under Foot”).

Gov’t Mule welcomed Blackberry Smoke’s Charlie Starr to the stage for Tuesday night’s encore. The quartet and their guest played the geographically-fitting “Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young to open the encore. Mule and Starr then said farewell with a blazing rendition of “Dreams” by the Allman Brothers Band.

Watch fan-shot video highlights from Tuesday night:

[Ohio | Captured by BackyarD Jam]

[Railroad Boy | Captured by Eric5469]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C5FwT5MTfU

[Soulshine | Captured by BackyarD Jam]

Gov’t Mule Setlist

Set: Railroad Boy > Stone Cold Rage, Larger Than Life, Fool’s Moon, Freeway Jam, Banks Of The Deep End, Sarah, Surrender, Trampled Under Foot, Pressure Under Fire, She Said, She Said > Tomorrow Never Knows, Funny Little Tragedy (with Message In A Bottle & The Bed’s Too Big Without You lyrics), Brighter Days > Soulshine (with Trampled Under Foot tease) > Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground

Encore: Ohio (with Charlie Starr) > Dreams (with Charlie Starr)