Gov’t Mule continued their New Year’s Run on Saturday with their first of two shows at their home away from home now of the year New York City’s Beacon Theatre. For the next night in a row, then the jamband stalwarts were linked with a few of their longtime friends welcoming Oz Noy, Jimmy Vivino, Paul Ill along with Danny Draher.

Warren Haynes & Co. looked for their own 2013 release Shout! To get things moving opening up the night with “World Boss. ” The pairing of “Lola, Leave Your Light On” along with “Mr. High & Mighty” followed. Mule would adhere to selections from their catalogue off chooses on “Mr. Man,” “Pressure Under Fire” along with “Slackjaw Jezebel. ” The four-piece welcomed their first guest of the day out next as Draher emerged. The blues-guitarist, that last sat with Mule nearly 12 years ago to this day at the Beacon, assisted on a take on Duke Ellington’s “Things Ain’t What They Used To Be. ” A teased-filled variant of “Funny Little Tragedy” which saw the band work in nods to The Police’s “The Bed’s Too Big Without You” along with “Message In a Bottle” along with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ “Runnin’ Down A Dream” attracted the opening frame to an end.

The foursome gained back to “Larger Than Life” from their sophomore studio effort Dose to open up the next stanza. The blues-rock action would work their way through choices from Revolution Come…Revolution Go, Life Before Insanity and Mighty High. Noy emerged towards the back half of this group teaming with Mule onto a cover of Billy Cobham’s “Red Baron” from the jazz-fusion drummer’s 1973 record Spectrum. “Stone Cold Rage” and “Thorazine Shuffle” assisted close things out. When Gov’t Mule returned to their encore they had been united by Vivino and Ill, who subbed for Jorgen Carlsson on bass, as the augmented outfit rapping in on Derek & The Dominos’ “Why Does Love Have To Be So Sad. ” Watch fan-shot movie captured by Sean Roche below:

Matters Ain’t What They Used To Be Using Danny Draher

Red Baron using Oz Noy

Thorazine Shuffle

Why Does Love Have To Be So Sad with Jimmy Vivino & Paul Ill

Setlist (through Gov’t Mule Facebook)

Set IWorld Boss, Lola, Leave Your Light On Mr. High & Mighty, Mr. Man using Mule tease, Pressure Under Fire,
Slackjaw Jezebel, Things Ain’t What They Used To Be*, Funny Little Tragedy

Establish II: Larger Than Life, Thorns Of Life, No Need To Suffer, Unblow Your Horn, Red Baron**, Stone Cold Rage, Thorazine Shuffle using The Thorazine Shuffle Dancers

Encore: Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad^

* using Danny Draher, ** using Oz Noy, ^ with Jimmy Vivino & Paul Ill; without Jorgen Carlsson

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