John Mayer Embarking On First Major Tour In Three Years, His First Since Release Of Born And Raised

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Columbia Records) Grammy Award-winning artist John Mayer will launch his first major tour in three years with a performance at Milwaukee's Summerfest on July 6, it was announced today.   This marks John's first tour in support of Born and Raised, his latest studio album, and will run through the fall, with one dollar from each ticket sold benefitting NCIRE's work supporting returning Veterans.  American Idol winner Phillip Phillips will open for John along the tour route (with the exception of Tuscaloosa, New Orleans, Kansas City and Atlantic City).  Tickets will be beginning Mar. 29th on LiveNation.com.

In advance of his tour, John will perform at an already-sold-out show at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater on Thursday, Apr. 25 and will make a highly-anticipated appearance at the 2013 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.  A true heritage festival, "Jazz Fest" stands alone in presenting the highest caliber artists in such varied genres as gospel, blues, traditional and contemporary jazz, rock, R&B, Cajun, country, zydeco and much more. This year's Jazz Fest has performances scheduled for Apr. 26 - 28 and May 2 - 5. Special ticket packages on John's tour will be available through Tickets-for-Charity.com to benefit NCIRE's work supporting returning Veterans.  For more information, go to www.ticketsforcharity.com. 

John's appearances in Tuscaloosa and Jazz Fest will be his first full-length concerts in three years and first public performances since his set, on January 16 of this year, at "The Livingston Town Proper: A Concert to Benefit the Fighters of the Pine Creek Fire." A special musical event organized and hosted by Mayer, the benefit occasioned his first in-concert performance as a singer since Apr. 1, 2011.  (In Mar. 2012, the return of a throat granuloma had forced him to cancel his first tour in two years and take an indefinite hiatus now coming to a close.) 

About John Mayer
Released in June 2012, Born and Raised, the fifth Columbia Records album from seven-time Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and guitarist John Mayer, debuted at Number One in six countries--Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Denmark, Netherlands and the United States--while hitting Number One on iTunes in thirty territories worldwide. 

Mayer's previous albums--Room for Squares (2001), Heavier Things (2003), Continuum (2006) and Battle Studies (2009)--have sold more than 17 million copies combined worldwide.  John has won seven Grammy Awards and received an additional 11 nominations.  He has been included in Time Magazine's annual Time 100 list of the most influential contemporary thinkers, leaders, artists and entertainers, and twice featured on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine's annual "Guitar" issue.

A musician who confounds genre boundaries, John Mayer has performed and/or recorded with an extraordinary range of artists from the worlds of rock, blues, hip-hop, jazz, and country including Eric Clapton, BB King, Buddy Guy, T-Bone Burnett, Herbie Hancock, Dixie Chicks, Jay Z and Alicia Keys.

About Phillip Phillips
The same day that Phillip Phillips claimed his victory in American Idol's season 11 finale, the 22-year-old singer/guitarist released "Home," a debut single that showcases his rich, raspy vocals and masterful guitar skills.  The Leesburg, Georgia-bred songwriter released his debut album The World From The Side Of The Moon (19 Entertainment/Interscope Records) November 2012 where it debuted at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart and #1 on the Billboard Rock Album chart. The album has since gone gold, and is quickly approaching platinum, as it jumps fifteen spots to #18 on the Billboard Top 200 this week.  Phillips' hit single "Home" see sales of over 4.2 million making it the most successful single of any American Idol winner.  Phillips recently finished up a tour with Matchbox Twenty and is currently out on the road headlining a college tour in support of his new single "Gone, Gone, Gone."

www.phillipphillips.com

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JOHN MAYER 2013 TOUR
Date	Location	Venue	On Sale
4/25	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa Amphitheater	SOLD-OUT
4/26	New Orleans, LA	JazzFest	now
7/6	Milwaukee, WI	Summerfest- Marcus Amphitheater	Mar. 30
7/7	Maryland Heights, MO	Verizon Wireless Amphitheater- St. Louis	Mar. 29
7/9	Cincinnati, OH	Riverbend Music Center	Mar. 30
7/10	Bonner Springs, KS	Cricket Wireless Amphitheater	Mar. 29
7/12	The Woodlands, TX	The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion	Mar. 29
7/13	Dallas, TX	Gexa Energy Pavilion	Mar. 30
7/16	Morrison, CO	Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Mar. 29
7/19	Ridgefield, WA	Sleep Country Amphitheater	Mar. 30
7/20	George, WA	The Gorge	Mar. 30
7/22	Paso Robles, CA	California Mid State Fair	Mar. 29
7/24	Wheatland, CA	Sleep Train Amphitheatre	Mar. 29
7/26	Mountain View, CA	Shoreline Amphitheatre	Mar. 29
7/27	Irvine, CA	Verizon Wireless Amphitheater	Mar. 29
8/6	Cuyahoga Falls, OH	Blossom Music Center	Mar. 29
8/7	Clarkston, MI	DTE Energy Music Theatre	Mar. 29
8/9	Tinley Park, IL	First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre	Mar. 30
8/10	Noblesville, IN	Klipsch Music Center	Mar. 30
8/11	Springfield, IL	Illinois State Fair	Mar. 30
8/13	Darien, NY	Darien Lake Performing Arts Center	Mar. 30
8/14	Toronto, ON	Molson Canadian Amphitheatre	Mar. 29
8/16	Hartford, CT	Comcast Theatre	Mar. 29
8/17	Mansfield, MA	Comcast Center	Mar. 29
8/20	Bethel, NY	Bethel Woods Center for the Arts	Mar. 29
8/21	Holmdel, NJ	PNC Bank Arts Center	Mar. 29
8/23	Camden, NJ	Susquehanna Bank Center	Mar. 29
8/24	Virginia Beach, VA	Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach	Apr. 12
8/25	Burgettstown, PA	First Niagara Pavilion	Mar. 30
8/27	Allentown, PA	The Great Allentown Fair	Mar. 29
8/28	Wantagh, NY	Nikon at Jones Beach Theater	Mar. 29
8/30	Saratoga Springs, NY	Saratoga Performing Arts Center	Mar. 30
8/31	Bristow, VA	Jiffy Lube Live	Mar. 29
9/1	Atlantic City, NJ	Borgata Resort Spa and Casino Event Center	Mar. 29
9/4	Charlotte, NC	Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Charlotte	Apr. 12
9/5	Raleigh, NC	Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek	Apr. 12
9/7	Tampa, FL	Live Nation Amphitheater - Florida State Fairgrounds	Mar. 29
9/8	West Palm Beach, FL	Cruzan Amphitheatre	Mar. 29
9/17	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Luna Park	TBD
9/21	Rio De Janeiro, Brazil	Rock in Rio	Apr. 4
9/27	Atlanta , GA	Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood	Mar. 30
10/1	Albuquerque, NM	Isleta Amphitheater	Mar. 29
10/2	Phoenix, AZ	Desert Sky Pavilion	Mar. 29
10/4	San Diego, CA	Sleep Train Amphitheatre	Mar. 29
10/5	Los Angeles, CA	Hollywood Bowl	Mar. 29

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