We have good news for all of you over in Europe. Gov't Mule's "By A Thread" will be released on October 26th through Provogue Records. In honor of this wonderful news, we also have a handful of tour dates in Europe as well. Head to the Gov't Mule Tour Page for details.

Gov't Mule is excited to announce the release date for their first studio album in three years. "By A Thread" will be in stores on October 27th, 2009 on Evil Teen Records. The album can be Pre-Ordered Here and those of you who pre-order will get an exclusive download of tracks recorded at Gov't Mule SoundChecks over the Summer & Fall tours (this will be available prior to the release date) as well as some special discounts and other offers as we move forward. We apologize for any inconvenience that this delay caused and we look forward to placing the record in your hands this fall.

We have a new track , “Broke Down On The Brazos”, the first track from "By A Thread" featuring the bad-ass guitar work of the one and only Billy Gibbons playing on mule.net as well as Mule's Myspace and Facebook. Different tracks will be posted over the next few months as we approach the release date.

More dates have been added to the Gov't Mule Summer Tour.  The recently added shows are at:

7.12 - Mansfield, OH

7.18 - Fort Collins, CO

7.23 - Birmingham, AL

7.25 - Atlanta, GA

7.26 - Raleigh, NC

8.02 - Buffalo, NY

8.04 - Pittsburgh, PA

8.06 - Rochester, NY

8.08 - Atlantic City, NJ

For Tickets to all these shows, as well as all other Gov't Mule summer shows, head to The Gov't Mule Tour Dates Page.

We are pleased to announce the return of the Mule Van all re-wrapped for 2009.  The van was in Hartford last Sunday and will continue out with The Dead, The Allman Brothers and with Gov't Mule this summer.  A brand new MuleVan.com will be launching soon, and for now you can sign up to follow the Mule Van on Twitter at Twitter.com/mulevan.  Throughout the Summer we will be letting you know the location of the Mule Van, as well as running contests via Twitter.  So start following the van now and don't miss out.

Gov't Mule has added three more Summer Tour dates. They are:

7.30 - Washington DC @ The National Harbor Pavilion
7.31 - Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion
8.05 - Montclair, NJ @ The Wellmont Theatre

Pre-Sale Tickets for these three dates will be available through Mule Ticketing starting on April 14th @ Noon Eastern.

The first few Gov't Mule non-festival dates for the Summer have been announced. The Mule will be starting their tour at The Rothbury Festival on July 5th and will be performing in Peoria, IL (7.07), Washburn, WI (7.09), Des Moines, IA (7.10), Kettering, OH (7.11), Kansas City, MO (7.14), Minneapolis, MN (7.15) %26 Alta, WY (7.17) before heading towards the Mile High Festival on July 19th. Also we also have two dates for you as a sneak peak at the second leg of the tour. They are Richmond, VA (7.29) %26 Utica, NY (8.07).

Pre-Sales for some of these dates will begin Tuesday April 7th @ Noon Eastern Time through Mule Ticketing. Check the Gov't Mule Tour Page for all details on the pre-sales and the public on-sales. Gov't Mule will be on the road in the US through the end of July and into mid-August, more dates will be announced over the next week.

Become a fan of Gov't Mule on Facebook by heading to their brand new Facebook Page.

All the MuleTracks from the Kinder Revolution Winter '09 Tour are now live and available from MuleTracks. There were some incredible sets from the tour and they are all there. Below are the tracklists from the From The Road section of mule.net. To download the shows head to www.muletracks.com

02.15.2009 Belly Up Aspen, CO
Set 1
Glory Road Warren solo
In My Life Warren and Matt
Hammer & Nails
Painted Silver Light
Kind Of Bird
All Along The Watchtower
Hide Your Love Away
The Shape I'm In

Set 2
Broken Promised Land Warren and Danny
Slackjaw Jezebel
Life Before Insanity
Patchwork Quilt
Afro-Blue->
Hand Drums->
Drums
All Apologies
Into The Mystic
Soulshine

Encore
After Midnight
Goin' Out West->
Bang A Gong->
Goin' Out West


02.14.2009 Dobson Arena Vail, CO
Set 1
A Million Miles From Yesterday
Thorazine Shuffle
Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home
Trane->
Eternity's Breath->
St. Stephen Jam
Time To Confess
Left Coast Groovies

Set 2
Have A Cigar
Soulshine
Red House
Mr. Man->
Drums->
Ramblin' Gamblin' Fake Out
Beautifully Broken
32/20 Blues
Mule->
Superstition-> I Wish tease
Mule
Encore
Ramblin' Gamblin' Man


02.13.2009 The Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO

Set 1
Bad Little Doggie
Mr. High & Mighty
Gameface
She Said, She Said->
Tomorrow Never Knows
Since I've Been Loving You
I'll Be The One
Banks Of The Deep End
Kind Of Bird

Set 2
Get Behind The Mule
Sco-Mule
About A Girl
Effigy->
Drums->
Effigy
So Weak, So Strong
I'm A Ram
Blind Man In The Dark Ain't No Sunshine vocal intro

Encore
Fallen Down->
The Other One Jam


02.11.2009 Granada Theater Lawrence, KS

Set 1
Brand New Angel
Perfect Shelter
Streamline Woman
Larger Than Life->
If 6 Was 9->
Larger Than Life
Get Out My Life Woman
Birth Of The Mule
Temporary Saint
Creep

Set 2
Patchwork Quilt
Helter Skelter
Hunger Strike->
Dear Mr. Fantasy->
Hunger Strike
Silent Scream->
Drums->
Silent Scream Reprise
Like Flies
Mule

Encore
Champagne & Reefer
Gonna Send You Back To Georgia


02.10.2009 Cain's Ballroom Tulsa, OK

Set 1
Blind Man In The Dark
Lola Leave Your Light On
I Can't Quit You Babe
Thelonius Beck
A Million Miles From Yesterday
Kind Of Bird
Into The Mystic
Soulshine

Set 2
Lay Your Burden Down
About To Rage
Child Of The Earth
Thirty Days In The Hole->
Drums->
Sulta Jam->
Brighter Days
Thorazine Shuffle

Encore
Little Wing->
How Many More Years Higher Ground Jam


02.08.2009 House Of Blues Dallas, TX

Bad Little Doggie
Mr. High & Mighty
Rocking Horse
Monkey Hill
Trane->
Eternity's Breath->
St. Stephen Jam
I Believe To My Soul
Unring The Bell
Endless Parade
Sco-Mule with Jon Gutwillig
Drums
One Of These Days->
Fearless
I Think You Know What I Mean->
When The Levee Breaks->
I Think You Know What I Mean
Slackjaw Jezebel

Encore with all the Disco Biscuits
Lithium


02.07.2009 House Of Blues Houston, TX

Goin' Out West
Wandering Child
She Said, She Said->
Tomorrow Never Knows
Beautifully Broken
Don't Step On The Grass Sam
Devil Likes It Slow
I'll Be The One Blue Sky Tease
Gameface Third Stone From The Sun tease
Drums
Painted Silver Light
Million Miles From Yesterday
Brand New Angel
Streamline Woman
Soulshine
Encore
Sugaree


02.06.2009 Stubb's Austin, TX

Austin Power Jam->
Thorazine Shuffle
Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home
Mule Jungle Boogie/Get Away Jam->Who Do You Love Jam
Banks Of The Deep End
The Shape I'm In
Brighter Days->
Like Flies->
Drums
32/20 Blues with John Popper and David Grissom
Fallen Down->
The Other One Jam
Blind Man In The Dark

Encore with Gordie Johnson
I'm A Ram 54-46 Was My Number tease

Gov't Mule is currently in the studio down in Texas working on a new studio album. For updates, in the form of blogs, photos and video head to www.mule.net/inthestudio.