Gov’t Mule welcomed guitarist Mike Campbell for a two-song sit-in last night at Terrapin Beer Company in Athens, Georgia. The collaboration featured covers of songs by Fleetwood Mac and John Lennon.
Campbell, who was a member of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, played a set with his band The Dirty Knobs to start Friday’s festivities. The guest guitarist emerged during Gov’t Mule’s set, joining guitarist Warren Haynes, drummer Matt Abts, bassist Jorgen Carlsson and muti-instrumentalist Danny Louis on a cover of “Black Magic Woman.” The song was written by Peter Green and first recorded by Fleetwood Mac. Campbell is currently a member of Fleetwood Mac, having joined the veteran rock band in 2018. The guest spot continued with Campbell augmenting a take on John Lennon’s “Working Class Hero.”
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Before bringing out Campbell, the main set started with the traditional “Railroad Boy.” Mule then followed with originals, “Thorazine Shuffle,” “Banks Of The Deep End,” “Larger Than Life,” “Temporary Saint” and “Time To Confess.” After the guest segment, Gov’t Mule continued with The Allman Brothers Band’s “Kind Of Bird,” followed by “Soulshine.” The band closed the set with “Going Out West” and a fitting “Send You Back To Georgia” cover that went in and out of “Statesboro Blues.”
The encore was “Make It Rain” by Tom Waits and “I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline)” by Howlin’ Wolf. Gov’t Mule and The Dirty Knobs perform again tonight in Tallahassee, Florida. Watch a brief clip from Friday’s sit-in below:
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Setlist (via Gov’t Mule)
Set: Railroad Boy, Thorazine Shuffle, Banks Of The Deep End, Larger Than Life, Temporary Saint, Time To Confess, Black Magic Woman [1], Working Class Hero [1], Kind Of Bird, Soulshine, Going Out West, Gonna Send You Back To Georgia > Statesboro Blues > Gonna Send You Back To Georgia
Encore: Make It Rain, Asked Her For Water
Notes:
- [1] with Mike Campbell
