John Mayer announces tour, leaves swimwear behind

Or at least we would hope. John Mayer will venture out on tour this summer with part of his Mayercraft entourage, bringing along Colbie Caillat and that red-headed musical sensation himself, Brett Dennen. As of today, tickets are available for Mayer’s faithful fan base, Local 83. For everyone else, the countdown stands at nine more days.

If listeners a) don’t want to fight the throngs of screaming teenagers, b) don’t want their friends to know they actually kind of secretly really like John Mayer (not that there's anything wrong with that) or c) simply don’t want to risk seeing Mayer in a mankini, this summer there will be a live video released via CD/DVD and Blu-Ray disc. The performance runs the gamut of all three Mayer personas: Mayer solo, Mayer Trio and Mayer with a full band.

In other news, this past Tuesday his Grammy-winning album Continuum was reissued, with a brand new track called “Say.” Vinyl is on its way, to be released April 22. Mayer performed the new track last night on Idol Gives Back, but those who missed it can check it out after the following dates.

Mayer later:

July
2 - Milwaukee, Wisc. @ Marcus Amphitheater (Summerfest)
3 - Maryland Heights, Mo. @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
5 - Noblesville, Ind. @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
6 - Rothbury, Mich. @ Rothbury Music Festival
7 - Toronto, Ontario @ Molson Amphitheatre
9 - Wantagh, N.Y. @ Nikon @ Jones Beach Theater
10 - Camden, N.J. @ Susquehanna Bank Center
12 - Mansfield, Mass. @ Tweeter Center
13 - Columbia, Md. @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
15 - Holmdel, N.J. @ PNC Bank Arts Center
17 - Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio @ Blossom Music Center
18 - Tinley Park, Ill. @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
20 - Denver, Colo. @ Soccer Fields @ Dick’s Sporting Goods Park
21 - Salt Lake City, Utah @ USANA Amphitheatre
23 - Paso Robles, Calif. @ Mid-State Fair
25 - Marysville, Calif. @ Sleep Train Amphitheater
26 - Mountain View, Calif. @ Shoreline Amphitheater
27 - Irvine, Calif. @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
29 - Chula Vista, Calif. @ Coors Amphitheatre
30 - Phoenix, Ariz. @ Cricket Wireless Pavilion

August
1 - Dallas, Texas @ Superpages.com Center
2 - Houston, Texas @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Mayer right now:

MP3: John Mayer - "Say"

Related links:
JohnMayer.com
BrettDennen.net
Ctrl-V: Mayercraft Carrier Decompression Chamber

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