Warren Haynes – ‘The Benefit Concert Volume 20’ ft. Dave Grohl, Eric Church, Jim James

14th November 2023 0 By Jon Deaux

Acclaimed musician Warren Haynes has unveiled a dynamic and historic multi-CD/DVD/vinyl set, The Benefit Concert Volume 20. Out December 8th via Evil Teen Records/Mascot Label Group, the anticipated collection features electrifying performances from icons like Dave Grohl, Eric Church, Joe Bonamassa, Jim James, Gov’t Mule, Grace Potter, and Mike Gordon, among many others, recorded live at Haynes’ 30^th annual Christmas Jam on December 7 and 8, 2018 in Asheville, North Carolina. The set paints a vivid tapestry of live music, characterized by spontaneous collaborations, raw energy, and a palpable mutual respect among the artists. For more information and to pre-order, visit https://lnk.to/warrenhaynes.

The Benefit Concert Volume 20 is enriched with iconic performances, such as the hypnotic “Gold Dust Woman,” originally by Fleetwood Mac, now reimagined in a stirring collaboration featuring Warren Haynes, the versatile Grace Potter, and My Morning Jacket‘s Jim James. Fans of the Foo Fighters will find themselves enthralled by Dave Grohl and Haynes’ acoustic jam-infused renditions of massive hits “Times Like These” and “Everlong,” along with the only live recording of Grohl’s epic instrumental song “Play,” which made its 45-minute live debut at the Jam that night. Country music enthusiasts will revel in Eric Church‘s evocative performances of the Allman Brothers‘ “Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More” and his own hit, “Record Year.” Meanwhile, the electrifying “Spanish Boots” showcases the unparalleled guitar prowess of Joe Bonamassa, a 26x #1-selling blues guitar sensation.

Other featured artists on the set include Marco Benevento, Jamey Johnson, Edwin McCain, Kevn Kinney, Tyler Ramsey, Scott Murawski, and Ron Holloway, along with Machan Taylor, Mini Carlsson, Mike Barnes, and Ray Sisk sitting in with Gov’t Mule and solo performances from Haynes. The Benefit Concert Volume 20 will be available physically on four different double vinyl volumes (in different colors: purple, orange, blue, red), 2-CD + DVD set, and 3-CD + 2 Blu-ray set, along with a digital-only format. Bundles are also available now to pre-order.

Starting in December of 1988, Warren Haynes launched what would become a cherished tradition in his hometown of Asheville, North Carolina. Despite its name, the “Christmas Jam” was less about festive tunes and more about gathering local musicians to celebrate the holidays and give back to the community. Over 30 years later, this humble event transformed into a nationally recognized spectacle, raising over $2.8 million for Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity and the construction of over 50 homes in the region. Reflecting on its growth, Haynes notes, “As an Ashevillean, it’s heartening to see the progress Asheville has witnessed over these three decades. In many ways, Christmas Jam mirrors this city’s vibrant spirit.”

The Benefit Concert Volume 20 stands out not only as a testament to three decades of musical celebrations, but also the enduring spirit of Christmas Jams. Throughout the years, it’s the impromptu collaborations (often times between artists and musicians meeting backstage or on stage), the unwavering commitment of all participants, and the unity in music that truly define this legacy.

“Although Christmas Jam, the main event, is traditionally a one-night event, there have been three occasions where we felt the need to make it two nights — the 20th, 25th, and 30th Anniversaries, each of which featured extraordinary line-ups,” Haynes adds. “The performances being represented in this package are culled from the 30th Anniversary in 2018, which was in itself a milestone for ‘the Jam.’ However, its importance is amplified by the fact that the next year we would take a well-deserved break with every intention of resuming business as usual in 2020, not knowing that 2020 would bring about the COVID-19 pandemic which affected not just the music business, but the entire world. Thankfully, we were able to bring it back in 2022 with a stellar lineup and will continue on this year with another memorable event. It feels great to be back.”

Warren Haynes is a cornerstone of the American music landscape, lauded as one of the most formidable guitarists and vocalists of our time. His prolific career includes his tenure with the Allman Brothers Band and The Dead and as a founding member of Gov’t Mule. Produced by Haynes and executive produced by Stefani Scamardo, The Benefit Concert Volume 20 is more than just a collection of songs; it’s a testament to the power of music and community. From its art direction & design by Phil Yarnall to the stunning photography from stalwarts like Jay Blakesberg and Dino Perrucci, every facet of this release has been meticulously crafted.

Christmas Jam returns for the 32^nd annual event on December 9^th, 2023. Visit www.xmasjam.com for ticketing details and to purchase.
Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert Volume 20 – Track Listing

Vinyl Volume 1 (2LP Purple)
A1. Greenpoint (Marco Benevento)
A2. Pepper (Marco Benevento)
A3. In Color (Jamey Johnson)
A4. I Think I’ll Just Stay Here And Drink (Jamey Johnson)
B1. Medicine (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals)
B2. The Lion The Beast The Beat (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals)
B3. A New Life (Jim James)
B4. State Of The Art (A.E.I.O.U.) (Jim James)
C1. Sweet Emotion (Mike Gordon)
C2. Pendulum (Mike Gordon)
C3. Record Year (Eric Church)
C4. Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More (Eric Church)
D1. Spanish Boots (Joe Bonamassa)
D2. SWLABR (Joe Bonamassa)
D3. Tea For One > I Can’t Quit You Baby (Joe Bonamassa)

Vinyl Volume 2 (2LP Orange)
A1. Play pt 1 (Dave Grohl)
B1. Play pt 2 (Dave Grohl)
C1. Thorazine Shuffle (Gov’t Mule)
C2. Million Miles From Yesterday (Gov’t Mule feat. Machan Taylor & Mini Carlsson)
C3. Dreams & Songs (Gov’t Mule feat. Machan Taylor & Mini Carlsson)
D1. Revolution Come Revolution Go (Gov’t Mule)
D2. Rockin’ In The Free World > Machine Gun > Rockin’ In The Free World (Gov’t Mule feat. Dave Grohl)

Vinyl Volume 3 (2LP Blue)
A1. Just Before The Bullets Fly (Warren Haynes)
A2. One (Warren Haynes)
A3. Paris (Ooh La La) (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals feat. Ron Holloway)
B1. I’ve Seen A Love (Edwin McCain)
B2. Ray Ray’s Juke Joint (Jamey Johnson)
B3. Victim (Mike Gordon)
B4. Smoke A Little Smoke (Eric Church)
B5. The Weight (Eric Church)
C1. Here In Spirit (Jim James)
C2. Red Baron (Gov’t Mule feat. Ron Holloway & Mike Barnes)
C3. Soulshine (Warren Haynes)
D1. Us And Them (Gov’t Mule feat. Jim James)
D2. Any Colour You Like (Gov’t Mule)
D3. Welcome To The Machine (Gov’t Mule)

Vinyl Volume 4 (2LP Red)
A1. Glory Road (Warren Haynes feat. Ray Sisk)
A2. I’m Telling You (Planet of the Abts)
A3. Underground Umbrella (Kevn Kinney, Jamey Johnson & Christmas Jam Band)
A4. Straight To Hell (Kevn Kinney, Jamey Johnson & Christmas Jam Band)
B1. 1000 Black Birds (Tyler Ramsey)
B2. The Nightbird (Tyler Ramsey)
B3. If Heartaches Were Nickels (Warren Haynes & Joe Bonamassa)
B4. Crazy Sometimes (Mike Gordon & Scott Murawski)
C1. Captured (Warren Haynes & Jim James)
C2. Gold Dust Woman (Warren Haynes, Jim James & Grace Potter)
C3. Times Like These (Dave Grohl & Warren Haynes)
C4. Everlong (Dave Grohl)
D1. Time > Breathe (Reprise) (Gov’t Mule)
D2. Money (Gov’t Mule)
D3. Comfortably Numb (Gov’t Mule)

2CD + DVD
CD 1:
1. Greenpoint (Marco Benevento)
2. Pepper (Marco Benevento)
3. Ray Ray’s Juke Joint (Jamey Johnson)
4. In Color (Jamey Johnson)
5. The Lion The Beast The Beat (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals)
6. Good Times Bad Times > Paris (Ooh La La) (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals feat. Ron Holloway)
7. Sweet Emotion (Mike Gordon)
8. Pendulum (Mike Gordon)
9. A New Life (Jim James)
10. State Of The Art (A.E.I.O.U.) (Jim James)
11. Record Year (Eric Church)
12. Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More (Eric Church)
13. The Weight (Eric Church)

CD 2:
1. Spanish Boots (Joe Bonamassa)
2. Tea For One > I Can’t Quit You Baby (Joe Bonamassa)
3. Play (Dave Grohl)
4. Revolution Come Revolution Go (Gov’t Mule)
5. Million Miles From Yesterday (Gov’t Mule feat. Machan Taylor & Mini Carlsson)
6. Rockin’ In The Free World > Machine Gun > Rockin’ In The Free World (Gov’t Mule feat. Dave Grohl)

DVD:
1. Greenpoint (Marco Benevento)
2. Ray Ray’s Juke Joint (Jamey Johnson)
3. In Color (Jamey Johnson)
4. Medicine (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals)
5. The Lion The Beast The Beat (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals)
6. Sweet Emotion (Mike Gordon)
7. Pendulum (Mike Gordon)
8. A New Life (Jim James)
9. State Of The Art (A.E.I.O.U.) (Jim James)
10. Record Year (Eric Church)
11. Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More (Eric Church)
12. Spanish Boots (Joe Bonamassa)
13. SWLABR (Joe Bonamassa)
14. Play (Dave Grohl)
15. Revolution Come Revolution Go (Gov’t Mule)
16. Million Miles From Yesterday (Gov’t Mule feat. Machan Taylor & Mini Carlsson)

3CD + 2 Blu-ray
CD 1:
1. Greenpoint (Marco Benevento)
2. Pepper (Marco Benevento)
3. Ray Ray’s Juke Joint (Jamey Johnson)
4. In Color (Jamey Johnson)
5. The Lion The Beast The Beat (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals)
6. Good Times Bad Times > Paris (Ooh La La) (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals feat. Ron Holloway)
7. Sweet Emotion (Mike Gordon)
8. Pendulum (Mike Gordon)
9. A New Life (Jim James)
10. State Of The Art (A.E.I.O.U.) (Jim James)
11. Record Year (Eric Church)
12. Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More (Eric Church)
13. The Weight (Eric Church)

CD 2:
1. Spanish Boots (Joe Bonamassa)
2. Tea For One > I Can’t Quit You Baby (Joe Bonamassa)
3. Play (Dave Grohl)
4. Revolution Come Revolution Go (Gov’t Mule)
5. Million Miles From Yesterday (Gov’t Mule feat. Machan Taylor & Mini Carlsson)
6. Rockin’ In The Free World > Machine Gun > Rockin’ In The Free World (Gov’t Mule feat. Dave Grohl)

CD 3:
1. Captured (Warren Haynes & Jim James)
2. Gold Dust Woman (Warren Haynes, Jim James & Grace Potter)
3. Underground Umbrella (Kevn Kinney, Jamey Johnson & Christmas Jam Band)
4. Honeysuckle Blue (Kevn Kinney, Jamey Johnson & Christmas Jam Band)
5. 1000 Black Birds (Tyler Ramsey)
6. I’ve Seen A Love (Edwin McCain)
7. I’m Telling You (Planet of the Abts)
8. Times Like These (Dave Grohl & Warren Haynes)
9. Everlong (Dave Grohl)
10. Us And Them (Gov’t Mule feat. Jim James)
11. Any Colour You Like (Gov’t Mule)
12. Comfortably Numb (Gov’t Mule)

Blu-ray 1:
1. Just Before The Bullets Fly (Warren Haynes)
2. One (Warren Haynes)
3. Soulshine (Warren Haynes)
4. Greenpoint (Marco Benevento)
5. Pepper (Marco Benevento)
6. Ray Ray’s Juke Joint (Jamey Johnson)
7. In Color (Jamey Johnson)
8. I Think I’ll Just Stay Here And Drink (Jamey Johnson)
9. Medicine (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals)
10. The Lion The Beast The Beat (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals)
11. Good Times Bad Times > Paris (Ooh La La) (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals feat. Ron Holloway)
12. Victim (Mike Gordon)
13. Sweet Emotion (Mike Gordon)
14. Pendulum (Mike Gordon)
15. Here In Spirit (Jim James)
16. A New Life (Jim James)
17. State Of The Art (A.E.I.O.U.) (Jim James)
18. Record Year (Eric Church)
19. Smoke A Little Smoke (Eric Church)
20. Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More (Eric Church)
21. The Weight (Eric Church)
22. Glory Road (Warren Haynes feat. Ray Sisk)
23. Spanish Boots (Joe Bonamassa)
24. SWLABR (Joe Bonamassa)
25. Tea For One > I Can’t Quit You Baby (Joe Bonamassa)
26. Play (Dave Grohl)
27. Thorazine Shuffle (Gov’t Mule)
28. Revolution Come Revolution Go (Gov’t Mule)
29. Million Miles From Yesterday (Gov’t Mule feat. Machan Taylor & Mini Carlsson)
30. Dreams & Songs (Gov’t Mule feat. Machan Taylor & Mini Carlsson)
31. Red Baron (Gov’t Mule feat. Ron Holloway & Mike Barnes)
32. Rockin’ In The Free World > Machine Gun > Rockin’ In The Free World (Gov’ Mule feat. Dave Grohl)

Blu-ray 2:
1. If Heartaches Were Nickels (Warren Haynes & Joe Bonamassa)
2. 1000 Black Birds (Tyler Ramsey)
3. 1000 Black Birds (Tyler Ramsey)
4. Underground Umbrella (Kevn Kinney, Jamey Johnson & Christmas Jam Band)
5. Straight To Hell (Kevn Kinney, Jamey Johnson & Christmas Jam Band)
6. Captured (Warren Haynes & Jim James)
7. Gold Dust Woman (Warren Haynes, Jim James & Grace Potter)
8. Crazy Sometimes (Mike Gordon & Scott Murawski)
9. I’ve Seen A Love (Edwin McCain)
10. I’m Telling You (Planet of the Abts)
11. Times Like These (Dave Grohl & Warren Haynes)
12. Everlong (Dave Grohl)
13. Time > Breathe (Reprise) (Gov’t Mule)
14. Money (Gov’t Mule)
15. Us And Them (Gov’t Mule feat. Jim James)
16. Any Colour You Like (Gov’t Mule)
17. Welcome To The Machine (Gov’t Mule)
18. Comfortably Numb (Gov’t Mule)

Digital Release
1. Greenpoint (Marco Benevento)
2. Pepper (Marco Benevento)
3. Ray Ray’s Juke Joint (Jamey Johnson)
4. In Color (Jamey Johnson)
5. The Lion The Beast The Beat (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals)
6. Good Times Bad Times > Paris (Ooh La La) (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals feat. Ron Holloway)
7. Sweet Emotion (Mike Gordon)
8. Pendulum (Mike Gordon)
9. A New Life (Jim James)
10. State Of The Art (A.E.I.O.U.) (Jim James)
11. Record Year (Eric Church)
12. Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More (Eric Church)
13. The Weight (Eric Church)
14. Spanish Boots (Joe Bonamassa)
15. Tea For One > I Can’t Quit You Baby (Joe Bonamassa)
16. Play (Dave Grohl)
17. Revolution Come Revolution Go (Gov’t Mule)
18. Million Miles From Yesterday (Gov’t Mule feat. Machan Taylor & Mini Carlsson)
19. Rockin’ In The Free World > Machine Gun > Rockin’ In The Free World (Gov’t Mule feat. Dave Grohl)
20. Captured (Warren Haynes & Jim James)
21. Gold Dust Woman (Warren Haynes, Jim James & Grace Potter)
22. Underground Umbrella (Kevn Kinney, Jamey Johnson & Christmas Jam Band)
23. Honeysuckle Blue (Kevn Kinney, Jamey Johnson & Christmas Jam Band)
24. 1000 Black Birds (Tyler Ramsey)
25. I’ve Seen A Love (Edwin McCain)
26. I’m Telling You (Planet of the Abts)
27. Times Like These (Dave Grohl & Warren Haynes)
28. Everlong (Dave Grohl)
29. Us And Them (Gov’t Mule feat. Jim James)
30. Any Colour You Like (Gov’t Mule)
31. Comfortably Numb (Gov’t Mule)