Southern jam-rockers Gov't Mule [ tickets ] will set out on a summer tour next month after first making a headlining appearance at upstate New York's Mountain Jam festival.

Following Mountain Jam, which Mule guitarist Warren Haynes co-founded in 2005, the band dives into a schedule top-heavy with additional festival appearances, including a June 13 slot at Manchester, TN's Bonnaroo. The trek runs through early August; details are included below.

Complete ticketing information, including on-sale dates and pre-sale events, can be found at the band's website.

Gov't Mule continues to support its 2006 studio release, "High and Mighty," which Haynes co-produced with former Big Sugar leader Gordie Johnson. The set broke into The Billboard 200 and reached No. 9 on the Top Independent Albums chart.

The band's latest DVD, the 2-disc "The Tale of Two Cities," hit stores last fall. The video package features two complete shows, one from the last night of the group's 2004 "Deja Voodoo" tour in Boston, and the other from Chicago in December 2006 at the start of the band's "High & Mighty" tour. The two DVDs cover more than six hours of performances, interviews and backstage features.

The group has set up a section of its website to keep fans updated on the progress of Gov't Mule's yet-untitled eighth studio album, which the band hopes to put out before the end of the year.