Immediately after finishing up his current round of dates with the Allman Brothers Band, Warren Haynes will activate Govt Mule for its fall Mighty High Tour . As previously reported, Govt Mule will play the Jazz Aspen Snowmass festival on September 3, New Yorks Rumsey Playfield on September 6, Bostons Bank of America Pavilion on September 7, Portland, MEs Merrill Auditorium on September 11, Frederiction, NBs Harvest Jazz & Blues Fest on September 13, Montreals The National on September 14 and Burlington, VTs Memorial Auditorium on September 15.

The group will then team with Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, who have already signed on as support for a number of the groups September dates, for a run of shows scheduled to begin October 3 at Torontos Kool Haus and conclude October 31 at St. Paul, MNs O’ Shaughnessey Theatre. Along the way, Govt Mule will also make stops in Cleveland, OH (10/4), Wallingford, CT (10/5), Philadelphia (10/6), Schenectady (10/7),Buffalo (10/10), Binghamton, NY (10/11), Washington, DC (10/12-13) and Richmond, VA (10/14). The abovementioned Wallingford, CT date will take place at the Chevrolet Theatre and feature support spots from both Little Feat and Potter.
In other Haynes news, the guitarist recently scored and performed music for the ABC mini-series NASCAR in Primetime: Life in the Fastlane. The program begins airing on ABC tomorrow, August 15, at 9 PM and provides an in-depth looks into the world of car racing. For more information please visit http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/CarRacing.