Gov’t Mule bassist Kevin Scott has confirmed the initial lineup for his 11th Annual Allstar Holiday Revival. Slated to take place at Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse on December 17, the festive jam session will boast Widespread Panic members Dave Schools, Duane Trucks and Jojo Hermann, as well as Nick Johnson, who has been subbing for guitarist Jimmy Herring on the road with the veteran Athens, GA act this year.
Other confirmed participants include: Charlie Starr (Blackberry Smoke), Benji Shanks (Blackberry Smoke), Jennifer Hartswick (Trey Anastasio Band), Kevn Kinney (Drivin N Cryin), The Greyhounds, Emil Werstler (Dååth), Lamont Landers, Mark Raudabaugh (Sierra Hull, Donna the Buffalo), Matt Slocum (Warren Haynes Band, Aquarium Rescue Unit, Railroad Earth), Ryan Scott, Rhett Huffman (American Aquarium), Terrance Higgins (Dirty Dozen Brass Band, John Scofield), Jordan Shalhoup, Danny Wytanis (Ghost Note), Mark Rivers (Tedeschi Trucks Band), Art Edmaiston (Gregg Allman, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Little Feat), Marc Franklin (Aretha Franklin, BB King, Justin Timberlake), Rafael Pereira, Tiffany White and Spencer Pope. The show promises a mix of acid-jazz, funk, gospel, rock, roots, blues and seasonal music throughout the night. Additional special guests will be confirmed in the coming weeks.
Presented by Good Times Productions—the Atlanta-based promotion company behind Hampton 70, Atlanta Pop in 2019 Zee Day Soirée in 2021 and Scott’s Allstar Holiday Revivals in 2022, 2024 and 2025—the show will benefit Backline, Georgia Music Foundation and Vermin Sanctuary. Before joining acts like Gov’t Mule and Widespread Panic, Scott, Trucks and Johnson all performed together with Col. Bruce Hanpton in Pharaoh Gummit.
