Arthur,s Musical Journey: Gov't Mule -Tivoli/Vredenburg

.It was in 2005 that I saw Gov,t Mule perform for the first time, on a rainy day in the beautiful open-air theater "Rivierenhof" in Antwerp (Belgium). I was very impressed, I continued to follow the band. After having seen 8 or 9 concerts by the band, it was now the turn of Tivoli / Vredenburg, one of my favorite venues.

Nice setlis with a solid start with songs from their early period (Mule, Monkey Hill). In my opinion the sound was adjusted a bit and we continued with Get Behind The Mule (Tom Waits)Wake Up Dead (album Heavy Load Blues)Larger Then Live (album Dose)Trane/Rumble/Sex machine/St.Stephen Jam ,great!!!After The Storm (album ..Peace like a river) and 32-20 (Robert Johnson) Beautiful first half, relax and time for coffee...

Good start to the second half, "Dreams" by The Allman Brothers. Warren Haynes has a good voice and great guitar playing. The biggest surprise is bassist Kevin Scott, powerful and beautiful collaboration with Warren.
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We continue with beautiful "Ain't No Love in The Heart Of The City" by Bobby "Blue" Bland, beautiful performance.I Ask Her For Water (Howlin Wolf),Sco-Mule,One of the many highlights of the evening, instrumental. Bassist Kevin goes wild!Gone Too Long(album Peace like a River),Shake You Way Out(Billy Gibbons) and Mr Man((album Deja VooDoo)

By Gerco van Oene Thanks!!

And then it's over?? Of course not. Curious about the encore...

By Michael Costello Thanks!

After a long intro from Danny Louis, the sounds of "Soulshine" emerged. A wonderful end to a wonderful evening!!!