Editing Gov't Mule (section)

===Enter Carlsson===
[[File:New Orleans Jazz Fest 2010 Danny Louis Govt Mule.jpg|thumb|Danny Louis at [[New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival]] in 2010]]
[[File:Gov’t Mule – Fabrik Hamburg 2015 02.jpg|thumb|Gov't Mule at Fabrik Hamburg in Germany in 2015]] 
[[File:Gov't Mule - Leverkusener Jazztage 2017-6520.jpg|thumb|Gov't Mule at [[Leverkusener Jazztage]] in Germany in 2017]]
On August 17, 2009, it was announced on the band's official website that Gov't Mule's eighth studio album, ''[[By a Thread (Gov't Mule album)|By a Thread]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Jurek |first=Thom |url={{AllMusic|class=album |id=r1656361/review |pure_url=yes}} |title=By a Thread – Gov't Mule |website=AllMusic |date=October 27, 2009 |access-date=September 13, 2011}}</ref> would be released on October 27, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jambase.com/Articles/19309/Gov%27t-Mule-New-Album-By-A-Thread-out-10.27 |title=Gov't Mule: New Album By A Thread out 10/27 on JamBase |website=[[JamBase]] |access-date=September 13, 2011}}</ref> On the same date, the first track of the new album, "Broke Down on the Brazos", featuring [[Billy Gibbons]] of [[ZZ Top]], was made available for listening on the website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mule.net/news/index.php |title=News |publisher=Mule.net |access-date=September 13, 2011}}</ref>

On October 31, 2009, Gov't Mule gave a special Halloween concert at the [[Tower Theater (Pennsylvania)|Tower Theater]] outside [[Philadelphia]]. From the Gov't Mule web site: "Following in the tradition of 2007's ''Holy Haunted House'' and last year's [[Pink Floyd]] spectacular, the band, once again, has something very special planned for the occasion."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mule.net/tour/index.php |title=Tour Dates |publisher=Mule.net |access-date=September 13, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929190707/http://www.mule.net/tour/index.php |archive-date=September 29, 2011 }}</ref> This third in their series of Halloween shows featured a first set of over two hours, composed entirely of [[The Rolling Stones|Rolling Stones]] covers. Previous sold-out shows had featured covers of [[Led Zeppelin]]'s ''[[Houses of the Holy]]'' and an assortment of Pink Floyd compositions.

Gov't Mule played at the "Island Exodus" in [[Negril]], Jamaica in January 2010, at the [[all-inclusive resort]] The Grand Lido Negril. The First Island Exodus consisted of three Gov't Mule shows and a Warren Haynes solo show. Also appearing at this event were [[Grace Potter and the Nocturnals]], [[Ron Holloway]], and [[DJ Logic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mule.net/islandexodus |title=Gov'T Mule'S Island Exodus Iii |publisher=Mule.net |date=January 1, 2007 |access-date=September 13, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927005854/http://www.mule.net/islandexodus/ |archive-date=September 27, 2011 }}</ref>

Gov't Mule also played at the [[Hangout Music festival]] on Saturday, May 15, 2010, and at the [[Azkena Rock Festival]] in [[Vitoria-Gasteiz]], [[Spain]], on June 24, 2010. The band also opened up for the [[Dave Matthews Band]] on Friday, July 30, 2010, at [[Cruzan Amphitheatre]], in [[West Palm Beach, Florida]].

In October 2010, Gov't Mule celebrated Halloween at the [[Fox Theater in Oakland]], California. Warren Haynes and company used their first set to cover [[the Who]]'s album ''[[Who's Next]]'' in its entirety.

Except for its regular festival appearances, the band was mostly on hiatus during the early part of the decade while band members pursued other projects, particularly Haynes and his Warren Haynes Band. In the summer of 2013, the band gave details on their album ''[[Shout! (Gov't Mule album)|Shout!]]'', their first studio album in four years and their first release on [[Blue Note Records]], which was released on September 24 of that year. In what Haynes contends is a first, the album included a bonus disc consisting of covers of the album's tracks by artists including [[Elvis Costello]], [[Dr. John]], [[Grace Potter]] and [[Steve Winwood]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Gov't Mule 'Shout' Out to All-Stars On New Album|first=Lars|last=Brandle|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1569443/govt-mule-shout-out-to-all-stars-on-new-album|newspaper=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 11, 2013|access-date=August 9, 2013}}</ref>

On December 31, 2013, Gov't Mule performed with [[Robby Krieger]], the guitarist from [[the Doors]], at the [[Beacon Theatre (New York City)|Beacon Theatre]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mule.net/road/beacon-theatre-25/ |title=Gov't Mule's New Year's Eve Show 12/31/2013 |publisher=Mule.net |date=January 8, 2015 |access-date=June 6, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108153410/http://mule.net/road/beacon-theatre-25/ |archive-date=January 8, 2015 }}</ref>

The following year, they performed at the Beacon Theatre again with [[Myles Kennedy]] of [[Alter Bridge]]. They performed 18 classic [[AC/DC]] songs in a second set with Kennedy on vocals for the New Year's Eve "Back at the Beacon" show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mule.net/road/beacon-theatre-27/ |title=Gov't Mule's New Year's Eve Show 12/31/2014 |publisher=Mule.net |date=January 8, 2015 |access-date=June 6, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108062314/http://mule.net/road/beacon-theatre-27/ |archive-date=January 8, 2015 }}</ref>