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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For Immediate Release<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">GOV’T MULE PREMIERES LEAD SINGLE “FUNNY LITTLE TRAGEDY” ON ROLLINGSTONE.COM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">SPECIAL ALBUM VERSION FEATURING
<u>ELVIS COSTELLO</u> ALSO STREAMING NOW!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Genero.tv Video Contest Launches July 31<sup>st</sup>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Double Album<i> Shout!</i> Features All Star Line-Up – Out September 24 on Blue Note Records
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Gov’t Mule<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">L-R: Matt Abts, Danny Louis, Jorgen Carlsson, Warren Haynes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Photo Credit: Anna Webber</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">*To download high-res album cover and publicity photo, please
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black">July 30, 2013 - New York, NY</span></i><span style="color:black"> –<b><i>
</i>Gov’t Mule<i> </i></b>has premiered their brand new single <b>“Funny Little Tragedy”</b> today on
<b>RollingStone.com</b>. </span><a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/govt-mule-team-with-elvis-costello-on-funny-little-tragedy-song-premiere-20130730">PRESS HERE</a><span style="color:black"> to stream it along with a special version of the song
featuring <b>Elvis Costello</b>. Both tracks are from the Mule’s highly anticipated double-disc album,
<b><i>Shout!,</i></b> out <b>September 24<sup>th</sup></b> on <b>Blue Note Records</b>, which will feature 11 new songs plus a bonus disc
</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color:black">with an all-star lineup of vocalists interpreting The Mule’s new songs – an unprecedented gift for fans. Special guests are:
</span></span><b>Elvis Costello</b>, <b>Dr. John</b>, <b>Ben Harper</b>, <b>Toots Hibbert, Glenn Hughes,</b>
<b>Jim James,</b> <b>Myles Kennedy</b>, <b>Dave Matthews</b>, <b>Grace Potter, Vintage Trouble’s Ty Taylor
</b>and <b>Steve Winwood</b>. <b><i>Shout!</i></b> is available for pre-order now at
<a href="http://mule.net/">mule.net</a> and <a href="http://amzn.to/174huxj.">Amazon</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">In other news, <b>Gov’t Mule</b> will launch a <b>video contest</b> for fans in partnership with
<b>Genero.tv</b> on <b>July 31<sup>st</sup>.</b> Users are invited to make their own video for either version of
<b>“Funny Little Tragedy.” </b>First place prize is $4000 and will be the “official” video for the song. Second place prize is $1000 and will be used as an alternate video. Entry deadline is
<b>September 10<sup>th</sup></b> – stay tuned to <a href="http://mule.net/">mule.net</a>
<b>and </b><b>Genero.tv</b> for further instructions on July 31<sup>st</sup>!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The band recently rocked the<b> Gathering of the Vibes Festival</b> this past weekend and is gearing up for a Fall tour which will include a very special pre-album release show is set for
<b>September 17<sup>th</sup></b> in <b>New York City</b> at <b>Best Buy Theater. </b>
Please visit </span><a href="http://mule.net">mule.net</a> for all ticketing details. (See below for full tour itinerary.)<span style="color:#0D0D0D"> The consummate live act,
<b>Gov’t Mule</b> </span>h<span style="color:#0D0D0D">as released nine critically acclaimed studio albums, an assortment of DVDs and live albums and has sold more than three million song downloads through their site MuleTracks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">Additionally, singer-guitarist/</span>Gov’t Mule
<span style="color:#0D0D0D">co-founder </span><b>Haynes</b> is currently wrapping up the<b>
</b><a href="http://jerrygarcia.com/Events">Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration Featuring Warren Haynes</a> – a groundbreaking orchestral adventure – curated by the Garcia family and Haynes.<b>
</b>The tour has paired<b> Haynes</b> with some of the country’s most respected symphonies for performances of the musical icon’s storied original compositions as well as classic interpretations of timeless standards that were hallmarks of Garcia<b>
</b>and the Grateful Dead's shows. This week the tour stops in San Francisco for two nights, coinciding with what would have been Garcia’s 71<sup>st</sup> birthday on August 1<sup>st</sup>. In August and September,
<b><span style="color:#0D0D0D">Haynes </span></b><span style="color:#0D0D0D">will
</span>be touring with the<span style="color:#0D0D0D"> Allman Brothers Band, which he has been a member of since 1989.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:#0D0D0D">Gov’t Mule Tour Dates: <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">8/17 Scranton, PA @ Peach Festival<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">9/5 Arrington, VA @ Interlocken Festival (w/ Gov’t Mule AND The Warren Haynes Band in one day)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">9/13 Fredericton, NB @ Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">9/14 Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">9/15 Burlington, VT @ Grand Point North Festival<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">9/17 New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">9/18 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">9/19 Detroit, MI @ Fillmore Detroit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">9/20 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues Cleveland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">9/21 Northampton, MA @ Calvin Theatre & Performing Arts Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">9/26 Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">9/27 Louisville, KY @ Brown Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">9/28 Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">10/1 Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theater<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">10/2 Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion (indoor)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">10/4 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">10/5 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:#0D0D0D">Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration Featuring Warren Haynes:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">7/30 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre w/ Colorado Symphony<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D"> Conductor: Scott O’Neill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">8/01 San Francisco, CA @ Davies Symphony Hall w/ San Francisco Symphony<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">Conductor: Sarah Hicks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">8/02 San Francisco, CA @ Davies Symphony Hall w/ San Francisco Symphony<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">Conductor: Sarah Hicks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">8/04 Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre w/ 55-piece orchestra<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">Conductor: Sean O’Laughlin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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