John Mayer solo tour to launch in NJ, with Trio, Dead and Company shows on the way

Alex Biese, Asbury Park Press
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This spring, it’s just John in Jersey.

John Mayer, the Grammy-winning singer/songwriter and guitar hero, is launching a solo tour on Saturday, March 11, at the Prudential Center in Newark.

“I began my career on stage with only a guitar and a microphone,” Mayer wrote on Instagram on Thursday morning. “A lot has changed since then, but I knew one day I’d feel it in my heart to do an entire run of shows on my own again, just like those early days. It took a couple of decades, but I feel it now."

John Mayer will launch a solo tour Saturday, March 11, at the Prudential Center in Newark.
John Mayer will launch a solo tour Saturday, March 11, at the Prudential Center in Newark.

Tickets go on sale to the general public 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3. Pre-sale tickets will be available 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, through 10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2. Fans can learn more at Johnmayer.com.

VIP packages will also be available, and two pairs of front row tickets for each show will be auctioned through charityauctionstoday.com to support the Back to You Fund, which has supported many charities, including Mayer’s Heart & Armor Foundation, as well as programs supporting at-risk youth and the homeless.

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“I’ll be playing old songs. Newer songs. Songs you haven’t heard that I’ll be road testing — all on acoustic, electric and piano,” Mayer said.

His most recent solo effort is 2021's heartfelt yacht rock-inspired "Sob Rock."

Following the Newark debut, the tour plays Madison Square Garden in New York City on Wednesday, March 15. The 19-date tour ends Friday, April 14, at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles.

In addition to the upcoming solo tour, he reunites his blues-rock John Mayer Trio for Love Rocks NYC, a March 9 concert at the Beacon Theatre in New York City supporting God's Love We Deliver, an organization fighting hunger and malnutrition among children and adults living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other serious illnesses.

Pre-sale tickets for Love Rocks NYC show will be available starting at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, and will be on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27, via Ticketmaster. To learn more about the concert and the work of God's Love We Deliver, visit glwd.org.

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Following his solo tour, Mayer will be back on the road with Grateful Dead legacy act Dead and Company for the band's final tour, which starts with a Saturday, May 6, visit to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival before the standalone dates begin Saturday, May 19, at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles.

Locally, Dead and Company plays Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Thursday, June 15, and Citi Field in New York City on Wednesday, June 21, and Thursday, June 22. For information and tickets, visit deadandcompany.com.

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