A few months ago, I posted a little story about a random Wednesday night in LA where I saw John Mayer perform an impromptu acoustic show at Hotel Cafe in Hollywood. The following story isn’t as exciting or random, but it’s another example of one of the few good things about living in LA.
Last night (this time, a Tuesday night), me and some friends went to hear John Mayer perform a mini outdoor concert during Jimmy Kimmel Live. As is the case with most show tapings, the tickets were free, and all we had to do was wait in a medium sized line for a couple hours. So for only $3 (for parking), we were treated to a 6 song mini concert by John Mayer and his band. And it was a great show!
The setlist:
- Heartbreak Warfare
- Crossroads
- Who Says
- Half of my Heart
- Vultures
- Waiting on the World to Change
To top it all off, Steve Jordan, not J.J. Johnson, was the drummer. Jordan co-produced Mayer’s last two records and played drums and percussion for both. He has played on and produced more albums than you would believe, and it was more than amazing to see him live. It seems Jordan might actually travel with Mayer for this tour. If that’s true, it will be quite the tour! If Pino Palladino was there, I would have lost my mind.
The band was so tight, and Mayer’s tone was perfect. He also added a few new elements to his touring band like two backing vocalists, Julie Delgado and Melanie Taylor, and a new dude on keys named Charlie Wilson. He also swapped long time bass player David LaBruyere for a new guy named Sean Hurley.
Bottom line: we got to see a 6 song mini concert by a pretty huge artist (and my personal favorite artist) for little more than a slightly uncomfortable wait in line and couple bucks for parking. You can’t beat that!
Oh, and if you haven’t bought a copy of Battle Studies, you should pick one up. It’s one of Mayer’s best.
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i cant believe I missed this!
Comment by rootedbloom January 17, 2010 @ 5:12 pmyou are amazing !
Comment by jim rollo January 17, 2010 @ 5:12 pm