[UPDATE] Gov’t Mule Welcomes Guests Galore In Los Angeles

Gov’t Mule‘s visits to Los Angeles are always guest-filled affairs and last night’s show at the Wiltern was no exception. The band would wind up welcoming six musicians to the stage and honored Walter Becker, Gregg Allman and Butch Trucks by the time the marathon performance concluded.

Tuesday’s show started innocently enough with “Railroad Boy” followed by staples “Thorazine Shuffle” and “Beautifully Broken.” A pair of songs from Revolution Come…Revolution Go came next in the form of “Traveling Tune” and the title track. After “Unring The Bell” and “Endless Parade” it was time for a tribute to Steely Dan co-founder Walter Becker.

Warren Haynes & Co. brought out guitarist Jimmy Vivino, former Pink Floyd sax wiz Scott Paige and Steely Dan keyboardist Jeff Young for “Dirty Work.” Mule last played the Steely Dan ballad way back on August 4, 2010. All three guests stuck around and drummer John Molo replaced Matt Abts for a jam in honor of Becker the ensemble used as an intro for a cover of Steely Dan’s “Don’t Take Me Alive.” The previous Mule version of “Don’t Take Me Alive” took place on September 27, 2014.

The second set began with a cover of Funkadelic’s “Maggot Brain” featuring guitarist Eric McFadden. More tracks from Revolution Come…Revolution Go would lead into a “Trane” > “Eternity’s Breath” > “St. Stephen Jam” sequence. Gov’t Mule then were augmented by Dickey Betts’ son, Duane Betts for covers of “Whipping Post” and “Blue Sky.” The band and Duane weren’t done with the Allman tributes as the encore saw them joined by Vivino for “Melissa” featuring a “Mountain Jam” excursion within. Mule now heads to Texas for a series of shows.

Check out photos by Rob Chapman:

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Watch high-quality videos from Mule in L.A.:

[Won 4 Walter Jam > Don’t Take Me Alive | Captured by Blisstanger]

[Dirty Work | Captured by Blisstanger]

[Maggot Brain | Captured by Blisstanger]

[Whipping Post | Captured by Ed Congdon]

[Blue Sky | Captured by Ed Congdon]

[Melissa > Mountain Jam > Melissa | Captured by Blisstanger]

Setlist

Set One: Railroad Boy, Thorazine Shuffle, Beautifully Broken, Traveling Tune, Revolution Come, Revolution Go, Unring The Bell, Endless Parade, Dirty Work (with Jimmy Vivino, Jeff Young & Scott Paige), Won 4 Walter Jam (with Jimmy Vivino, Jeff Young, Scott Paige & John Molo; without Matt Abts) > Don’t Take Me Alive (with Jimmy Vivino, Jeff Young, Scott Paige & John Molo; without Matt Abts)

Set Two: Maggot Brain with Eric McFadden, Stone Cold Rage, Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground, Trane > Eternity’s Breath > St. Stephen Jam, Blue Sky with Duane Betts, Whipping Post with Duane Betts

Encore (with Jimmy Vivino & Duane Betts): Melissa > Mountain Jam > Melissa