![]() The top male and female participants in the contest will each be awarded the grand prize of a 2019-20 Epic Pass, 3-5 p.m. World Pond Skimming Championships at Golden Peak ![]() Gov’t Mule with opener Austin’s Rose, 6 p.m.Ĭelebrate spring with a mountaintop party featuring live music, food specials, games and more, noon to 3 p.m. The event is Sunday, April 14, at Golden Peak in Vail. The World Pond Skimming Championships in Vail is a tradition that draws hundreds of spectators. “It’s going to be nice to play there in Colorado,” he said. Rudd said his favorite shows are the ones outdoors and that his fans have been asking for some solo shows away from his band. I don’t look at it like my other instruments - it’s more of a tool that can bring a lot of energy and emotion.” “It’s a cultural ceremonial tool more so than an instrument traditionally, but I use it with contemporary sounds. ![]() “We’re talking about an instrument that’s around 60,000 years old,” he said. “It was always where my music came from and still is today.”Īnd everywhere he performs - the cliffs of Bali, amphitheaters in Italy or Ford Park in Vail - Rudd brings his Yidaki, also known as a didgeridoo for the noise it makes. “I wrote a lot of music inspired by country, nature and by culture,” he said. Growing up on the South Coast of Australia, Rudd spent a lot of his time outside alone with his dog camping and surfing. I’m looking forward to it and hope people dig it.” “So I’m stoked that I’m coming to Vail, one of the most beautiful parts of the country. “It seems these days it’s pretty rare that I get to the U.S., and whenever we get there, we only have a few weeks to do a few places - and it’s a big country,” he said. Then, it’s a couple of months off and then to Europe for a “pretty big” tour, with talks of maybe coming back to the U.S. Rudd will the in the states for one week, performing shows in Vail and Aspen, before heading back to Australia for surgery on his spine. “I haven’t snowboarded much these days, but I’m definitely going to hand around Vail for a couple of days and snowboard with my wife and kid,” Rudd said over the phone from Queensland before heading to Colorado. for the performer who frequents Europe as well as Australia with his band. With 1.1 million monthly listeners on Spotify, Rudd will be performing a rare solo act at Spring Back to Vail, also a rare stop in the U.S. Musician Xavier Rudd spends his days on the Sunshine Coast in Australia writing music about his heritage, hitting the surf and spending time with his family.īut for a brief time at the start of his career, Rudd said he was living out of a van in Whistler, Canada, snowboarding a “fair amount” and performing. for one week performing two shows - one in Vail and one in Aspen. Gov’t Mule is sure to put on a show in Vail - a performance celebrating 25 years, the start of its spring tour and, of course, a little tribute to the Allman Brothers. “Walking on stage is what makes all of that worth it.” We’re out there away from our families, eating crappy food, staying in hotels and driving thousands of miles,” he said. “Going on stage is kind of the payoff for the whole concept of being on tour. With decades of experience in the music industry, Hayes says live music is the “ life blood” for bands like Gov’t Mule. “We’ve always loved to play in Colorado,” Hayes said. Hayes and Gov’t Mule have performed in Vail before, with some of the four-piece band’s earliest shows in Colorado. We kind of do our part to keep that stuff alive, but it’s not like that music needs our help.” But Gov’t Mule these days incorporates a couple of those tunes into our shows. I’m sure we all miss the music in a way that has obviously left a void in live music. “It’s been a tough few years with losing Butch and Gregg back to back. “That was such a huge part of my life for 25 years,” he said. We would have never thought that 25 years later Gov’t Mule would still be touring.”Ĭelebrating 25 years, Gov’t Mule is set to release a double DVD from a live set at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, in addition to touring across the world.įor Hayes, who performed with the Allman Brothers from 14, Gov’t Mule does its part in keeping the music from the iconic rock band alive. “It sort of caught fire and became its own thing,” Hayes said, “and we were forced to make the decision to continue or not - and the decision was obvious. ![]() They wanted to do something for fun then return to their “day jobs,” Hayes said. Gov’t Mule started in 1994 as something Hayes and legendary bassist Allen Woody “wanted to do for fun” in their “downtime” from the Allman Brothers.
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