In 2003, after recording The Deep End, Volume 1 (2001) and Volume 2 (2002), Gov't Mule gathered several musicians that had worked on the Deep End sessions as well as a few other friends for a live concert.

This was intended as the culmination of the Deep End project, which was a tribute to their late bassist Allen Woody, who died in 2000.

The release also marked the first Gov't Mule CD to feature keyboardist Danny Louis as a full-time member.

The album is one of the 10 best "live jam releases of this century" according to the August 2006 issue of Guitar One magazine.

[citation needed] All tracks are written by Warren Haynes, except where noted