The 20th Anniversary of The Christmas Jam, held December 12th and 13th, 2008 at the Asheville Civic Center, in Asheville NC. The annual event is a charity concert for Habitat for Humanity. Performers this year included Gov't Mule, Derek Trucks, The Allman Bros and more. All photos by David Oppenheimer for Glide Magazine. Glide Magazine Picture Gallery of the Christmas Jam: http://www.glidemagazine.com/galleries/119...s-jam-2008.html Also, there are a lot of photos by various photographers at the Christmas Jam Site: http://www.xmasjam.com/

I would vote for Gov't Mule as an opener because they rock and Warren Haynes can sing well live, That isn't true of many males in rock and roll. They may sound fine on a cd but put them in a live concert and they don't sound good at all. Warren on the other hand sounds good live and on cd. He is the man. Plus his band is excellent. Matt Abts is the best USA rock drummer around and Andy Hess is a great bassist. Also Danny Louis is a great keyboard player. Plus they have great rocking songs and heartfelt soulful ballads. They also can do Zeppelin like no other, though that won't be need