John Mayer's fourth album, Battle Studies, debuted at #1 in November 2009 and launched a world tour that has sold out arenas across the country and earned the musician some of the best performance reviews of his career. Summer dates for The Battle Studies World Tour, produced by Live Nation, have now been announced to kick off on July 16th in Charlotte, North Carolina. Special guests will include Train, The Avett Brothers and Owl City. Tickets for Mayer's hometown of Hartford, CT will go on sale on April 16, while dates in select markets go on sale beginning April 17th at. Since kicking off in February, the Battle Studies World Tour has repeatedly ranked among the Top Five on Billboard Magazine's weekly Hot Tour list. Mayer's current single, "Heartbreak Warfare" is his seventh Top Five radio hit, with the song reaching over 385 million people in the past three months. He has also earned a steady stream of performance accolades:
Battle Studies was released in November 2009 on Columbia Records and debuted at #1. It is his fourth studio album from the seven-time Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter/guitar player/producer and incorporates the warmth, melodies and simplicity of 70's and 80's California rock and pop. Battle Studies is a confessional, relaxed and liberated album recorded in a private home in California where Mayer lived and worked over the course of six months before wrapping at the famed Capitol Studios in Los Angeles. The album was co-produced by John Mayer and Steve Jordan.
The consistency with which John Mayer combines word craft and melody has earned him rarefied status in popular culture as a respected songwriter and musician. Since his acclaimed debut in 2001 with Room For Squares, each release has earned John Mayer additional accolades. Through 2003's Heavier Things, his work with John Mayer Trio in 2005, Continuum's 2006 release and now Battle Studies, John Mayer has established himself as a musician and collaborator who exceeds genre boundaries. The guitarist, vocalist and songwriter has earned seven Grammy Awards and sold nearly 12.5 million albums worldwide.
In May 2007, Time Magazine placed John Mayer on their Time 100 list of the most influential contemporary thinkers, leaders, artists and entertainers. For two consecutive years, Rolling Stone Magazine featured John Mayer on the cover of their annual "Guitar" issue - first with February 2007's "The New Guitar Gods" round-up and then in May 2008's "Living Guitar Legends" issue featuring Mayer with peers and icons alike.
Pairings with a range of artists are a defining trait of the musician whose collaborative streak is well-known. From rock to blues, hip-hop to jazz to country, Mayer has performed and/or recorded with Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, T-Bone Burnett, Herbie Hancock, Dixie Chicks, Jay Z, Alicia Keys and Taylor Swift. In 2005, Mayer famously toured and recorded with power players Pino Palladino and Steve Jordan as John Mayer Trio, whose live album TRY! featured searing blues and rock. As on Continuum, John Mayer again took the helm as the co-producer of Battle Studies, his fourth studio album, released on November 17, 2009 and debuted at #1.
BATTLE STUDIES WORLD TOUR SUMMER DATES:
Jul 16
Charlotte, NC
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
(with Train)
Jul 17
Raleigh, NC
Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion @ Walnut Creek
(with Train)
Jul 18
Virginia Beach, VA
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
(TBA)
Jul 21
Wantagh, NY
Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
(with Train)
Jul 24
Scranton, PA
Toyota Pavilion @ Montage Mountain
(with Train)
Jul 25
Hershey, PA
Hershey Park Stadium
(with Train)
Jul 27
Cincinnati, OH
Riverbend Music Center
(with Train)
Jul 28
Clarkston, MI
DTE Energy Music Theatre
(with Train)
Jul 30
Camden, NJ
Susquehanna Bank Center
(with Train)
Jul 31
Bristow, VA
Jiffy Lube Live
(The Avett Brothers)
Aug 01
Burgettstown, PA
First Niagara Pavilion
(with Train)
Aug 03
Holmdel, NJ
PNC Bank Arts Center
(with Train)
Aug 06
Mansfield, MA
Comcast Center
(with Train)
Aug 07
Hartford, CT
Comcast Theatre
(with Train)
Aug 08
Saratoga, NY
Saratoga PAC
(with Train)
Aug 10
Toronto, ONT
Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
(with Train)
Aug 11
Darien Center, NY
Darien Lake PAC
(with Train)
Aug 13
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Blossom Music Center
(The Avett Brothers)
Aug 14
Tinley Park, IL
First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
(The Avett Brothers)
Aug 15
Noblesville, IN
Verizon Wireless Music Center
(The Avett Brothers
Aug 18
Phoenix, AZ
Cricket Wireless Pavilion
(with Owl City)
Aug 20
Mountain View, CA
Shoreline Amphitheatre
(with Owl City)
Aug 21
Wheatland, CA
Sleep Train Amphitheatre
(with Owl City)
Aug 22
Los Angeles, CA
Hollywood Bowl
(with Owl City)
Aug 24
Irvine, CA
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
(with Owl City)
Aug 25
Chula Vista, CA
Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
(with Owl City)
Aug 31
West Valley City, UT
USANA Amphitheater
(TBA)
Sep 01
Morrison, CO
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
(with Owl City)
Sep 04
Dallas, TX
Superpages.com Center
(TBA)
Sep 05
Woodlands, TX
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
(with Owl City)
Sep 06
Orange Beach, AL
The Amphitheatre @ the Wharf
(with Owl City)
Sep 08
Atlanta, GA
Aaron's Amphitheatre @ Lakewood
(with Owl City)
Sep 10
Tampa, FL
The Ford Amphitheatre
(with Owl City)
Sep 11
West Palm Beach, Fl
Cruzan Amphitheatre
(with Owl City)
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