John Mayer announces big 2013 tour, first in three years

Singer-songwriter John Mayer has been sidelined from touring since he announced in 2011 that granulomas had been discovered in his throat. He released his new album Born and Raised last year and now he's finally ready to hit the road again for his first proper tour since 2010.

The tour will come to the Time Warner Cable Pavilion in Raleigh on Thursday, September 5. Phillip Phillips will open. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 12, via Live Nation.

Mayer did a big G+ Hangout event last night to announce the tour and play some songs with a small band and producer Don Was, which you can check out below. If you skip to 1:11:30 in the video, Mayer and the band perform a new song being called "Dear Marie."

John Mayer & Train announce summer dates, coming to Raleigh

Foot-in-mouth crooner John Mayer has just announced a big summer tour and will be taking Train out for some of the ride. The tour will kick off at Charlotte's Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre on Friday, July 16 before making it's way the next night, Saturday, July 17, to the amphitheatre at Walnut Creek in Raleigh.

Ticket info for the shows is not yet available, but we'll keep you posted. Tickets for the Raleigh show will go on sale on Friday, April 23 at 10 a.m. here for $63.50 to $30. Check out the full tour schedule below.

Both Mayer and Train were in area recently. Mayer was at the Greensboro Coliseum on March 15 and Train played the Carolina Theatre in Durham on March 10. It's certainly a sign that the concert industry in this part of the state is starting to get a lot more attention from promoters and artists (or at least their booking agents).

John Mayer announces 'Battle Studies' 2010 tour, plays Greensboro

Panty-dropping troubadour John Mayer is gearing up for a big end of 2009 and a busy 2010. He will release his new album Battle Studies on November 17 and will hit the road in February 2010 on a big North American run to support it. The tour will bring Mayer to the Greensboro Coliseum on Monday, March 15. Michael Franti will open the show. Tickets for the tour are will go onsale to the public on Saturday, November 21, but specifics for Greensboro are not available yet. Tickets for the show will go on sale Friday, November 20 at 10 a.m. here.

Check out the music video for "Who Says" from the new album below along with all of the 2010 tour dates.

New shows in the Triangle

There are a few new shows worth noting in the Triangle. Check it out.

• Wolfmother at Disco Rodeo - April 24 - tickets on sale now via etix.com
• Jay Clifford (formerly of Jump, Little Children) at Cat's Cradle - May 3 - tickets on sale TBA
• Dr. Dog at Schoolkids (Raleigh) - May 9 @ 4pm - Free in-store
  

Also, for those who haven't heard, Ben Folds and James Morrison have been added to John Mayer's July 31 show at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre. Folds will join Mayer for the entire US leg of Mayer's summer tour. It'll be interesting to see how Mayer's fans respond to Folds' music.

Keep checking the Triangle Music calendar for daily show updates.

John Mayer coming to Walnut Creek

John Mayer's Continuum Summer Tour, announced today, will make a stop at Raleigh's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre on July 31.

The 37-stop tour kicks off June 1 in Ridgefield, WA and will continue through August 8 in West Palm Beach, Fla. Ticket info has yet to be announced.


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