The Born and Raised World Tour was the sixth headlining concert tour by American singer

John Mayer John Clayton Mayer ( ; born October 16, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Born and raised in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Mayer attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, but left and moved to Atlanta in 1997 with ...

in support of his fifth and sixth studio albums, '' Born and Raised'' (2012) and '' Paradise Valley'' (2013). On March 22, 2013, the tour was first announced and tickets went on sale March 29 and 30, 2013. The tour began on July 6, 2013 in

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and ended in June 2014. This was Mayer's first tour in three years and after undergoing his vocal surgery.

Opening acts

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(Bonner Springs) *

Andreas Moe Andreas Moe (born 2 October 1988) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. Biography Moe was born and raised in Stockholm and aspired to be a singer and songwriter from an early age. He grew up listening to th ...

(London, 9 June 2014)

Set list

(John played 78 different songs on the tour, only songs played at at least 1/3 of the 96 shows are listed here and are not in any particular order.) #"

Queen of California "Queen of California" is the second single from American singer John Mayer's fifth studio album '' Born and Raised''. Music video The music video for "Queen of California" premiered on YouTube YouTube is a global online video sharing an ...

" #"Paper Doll" #"I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You)" #"Something Like Olivia" #"Wildfire" #" Who Says" #"

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" #"Vultures" #"Speak for Me" #"Waiting on the Day" #"Slow Dancing in a Burning Room" #"

Your Body is a Wonderland "Your Body Is a Wonderland" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter John Mayer. It was released on June 3, 2002, as the second single from his debut studio album, '' Room for Squares'' (2001). It reached number 18 on the US ...

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Half of My Heart "Half of My Heart" is a song by American singer-songwriter John Mayer featuring American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It is the third single from Mayer's 2009 album, ''Battle Studies''. Mayer was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop ...

" #"Born and Raised" #"Dear Marie" #"If I Ever Get Around to Living" #"Age of Worry" #"

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Waiting on the World to Change "Waiting on the World to Change" is a song by American singer-songwriter John Mayer. It was released as the lead single from his third studio album, '' Continuum'' (2006), on August 1, 2006. The song enjoyed commercial success as a single and won ...

" #"A Face to Call Home"

Tour dates

;Miscellaneous

Box office score data

*Sold out shows: 7/16/13, 7/17/13, 9/16/13, 9/17/13, 10/3/13, 10/15/13, 10/16/13, 10/17/13, 10/22/13, 10/24/13 and 10/14/13
10/17/13, 10/20/13, 10/22/13, 10/23/13, 10/24/13.

Band

* Sean Hurley: bass, backing vocals * Andy Burton: keyboards * Aaron Sterling: drums * Zane Carney: rhythm guitar * Carlos Ricketts: backing vocals * Tiffany Palmer: backing vocals * Doug Pettibone: guitar, pedal steel guitar

Critical reception

Piet Levy of the ''

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'' said, "Mayer sounded sublime Saturday, as though his soulful voice had been dipped in honey, from the opening vocals of the rustic ''Raised'' track 'Queen of California'." Dan Hyman from ''

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'' said, "Mayer's voice was the elephant in the room all evening. The singer has taken many songs down into a noticeable lower vocal register – a change-up most noticeable on 'Waiting on the World to Change', during which he forwent all of his falsetto parts. But on the whole singer's voice sounded strong and confident."

External links

Mayer's official website

References

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