Joe Bonamassa & Gov't Mule in Interlochen

Joe Bonamassa is an American blues-rock guitarist and singer born in New Hartford, New York, in 1977. He opened for B.B. King at age 12 and built his solo catalogue around electric blues and guitar-led rock. His recordings include Blues Deluxe, Sloe Gin, The Ballad of John Henry and Different Shades of Blue. In 2009, Bonamassa recorded a headline concert at the Royal Albert Hall, where Eric Clapton joined him for “Further on Up the Road.” Five years later, he performed material associated with Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf at Red Rocks for the concert film and album Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks. The 2015 Three Kings concert placed his electric band at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles for a tribute to Albert King, B.B. King and Freddie King. A year later, he brought an acoustic ensemble to Carnegie Hall for the performances released as Live at Carnegie Hall: An Acoustic Evening.

Gov't Mule is an American rock band formed in 1994 by guitarist and singer Warren Haynes, bassist Allen Woody and drummer Matt Abts. Its music draws on blues rock, Southern rock and extended improvisation; key recordings include Dose, the two-volume The Deep End project, “Mule,” “Thorazine Shuffle” and “Beautifully Broken.” Live at Roseland Ballroom documented an early trio performance in Manhattan. The Deepest End concert at the Saenger Theatre in 2003 then brought many of the bassists who had contributed to The Deep End records to New Orleans. At Boston's Orpheum Theatre in 2008, the band played the Halloween performance later released as Dark Side of the Mule, built around songs by Pink Floyd. New Year's Eve concerts later became a recurring engagement at New York's Beacon Theatre.