The Born and Raised World Tour was the sixth headlining concert tour by American singer John Mayer in support of his fifth and sixth studio albums, Born and Raised (2012) and Paradise Valley (2013).[1] On March 22, 2013, the tour was first announced and tickets went on sale March 29 and 30, 2013.[2] The tour began on July 6, 2013 in Milwaukee and ended in June 2014. This was Mayer's first tour in three years and after undergoing his vocal surgery.
(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.)
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^The concert on April 19, 2014, was a part of the Deni Blues & Roots Festival.
^The concert on June 14, 2014, was a part of the Norwegian Wood Music Fest.
^The concert on June 15, 2014, was a part of Bergenfest.
^The concert on June 22, 2014, was as the opening act for The Rolling Stones.
Box office score data
Sold out shows: 7/16/13, 7/17/13,[7] 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[8] 10/17/13, 10/20/13, 10/22/13, 10/23/13, 10/24/13.[9]
Venue
City
Tickets sold / available
Gross revenue
Meadowbrook
Gilford
5,576 / 6,193 (90%)
$373,378
Arena Anhembi
São Paulo
30,723 / 30,723 (100%)
$2,310,520
The O2 Arena
London (10/20/13)
16,091 / 16,369 (99%)
$910,191
Pinnacle Bank Arena
Lincoln
6,541 / 8,241 (80%)
$390,078
Target Center
Minneapolis
6,254 / 9,000 (70%)
$438,802
Van Andel Arena
Grand Rapids
7,907 / 10,215 (78%)
$408,607
FedExForum
Memphis
7,080 / 8,800 (81%)
$427,795
Chesapeake Energy Arena
Oklahoma City
7,962 / 10,000 (80%)
$471,773
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville
8,441 / 8,441 (100%)
$551,067
Frank Erwin Center
Austin
8,629 / 11,124 (78%)
$522,038
New Orleans Arena
New Orleans
8,516 / 10,000 (86%)
$538,427
Amway Center
Orlando
7,423 / 11,942 (63%)
$430,610
Richmond Coliseum
Richmond
8,597 / 8,597 (100%)
$354,388
Barclays Center
Brooklyn
9,967 / 13,090 (77%)
$754,975
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Adelaide
3,984 / 4,357 (91%)
$333,787
Rod Laver Arena
Melbourne
8,502 / 9,302 (92%)
$919,120
Allphones Arena
Sydney
9,400 / 9,742 (97%)
$933,622
Vector Arena
Auckland
5,992 / 6,202 (97%)
$579,272
The O2 Arena
London (6/9/14)
11,493 / 13,281 (87%)
$694,774
TOTAL
179,078 / 205,619 (87%)
$12,343,224
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 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 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'."[10] Dan Hyman from Rolling Stone 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."[11]