I went to see John Mayer at Madison Square Garden last night and what a great show it was! Although the stadium wasn’t completely packed, it was filled with the bustle of fans ranging from drunken teenagers to cute elderly couples watching the show holding hands.
Mayer started off with hits from his new album, Battle Studies, before going into different versions of his classic hits like Daughters and Gravity. His guitar riffs were amazing – he delivered as expected. Mayer usually likes to create his own version of a classic song by American singer-songwriters for concerts; his version of Free Falling by Tom Petty from his John Mayer Trio tour is one of favorite covers of all time. He chose Ain’t No Sunshine by Bill Withers this time for his Battle Studies tour at MSG. At the risk of sounding extremely sappy, I have to admit that John Mayer made the song cry with his guitar and my eyes might have been a bit on the watery side towards the end – but was that because of the music or all the smoke in the air at the garden? Despite the drunken teens with their fake IDs and grinding dance moves (yes, at a concert – they had to be from the Jersey shore), the screaming JM lovestruck women and a very smokey atmosphere I am not complaining. I loved every minute of it. After all what else can you expect at a concert by the guy that sang “Who says I can’t get stoned…”
What: John Mayer at Madison Square Garden
When: February – Thursday 25 and Friday 26, 2010
Where: Madison Square Garden, NYC
Ever since becoming obsessed with John Mayer and his music around the time that I wrote this post here, I’ve been waiting impatiently to see him in concert. I am extremely excited to go his show at MSG on Thursday the 25th. There are still some tickets available on LiveNation, Craigslist and Ticketmaster. Snap one up and join me in the pleasure of having John Mayer croon to you, entertain you with his witty/charming/flirty commentary (I wonder whether he’ll mention his recent racy interview with Playboy) and blow your away with his guitar skills.
After reading just a few words on his blog, I’m so much more in love with him!
I shudder just to imagine the kind of torture it unleashes on all his ex-es. The worst thing about any breakup is having access to some sliver of personal information about your ex, because you get to peek into his life and see how cool and cute he is and miss him that much more. And from the E! News reputation, he apparently has had a lot of ‘ex-es’ including Jessica Simpson, who for some reason I don’t see as someone who’d spend a lot of time online.
Why do I loooove all this awesome JM online goodies?
Because this is the first time I got myself emerged in one artists different communication platforms. I know that Kanye is pretty active online, but other than that, I don’t know of many artists genuinely communicating with their fans and the rest of the world without being heavily prompted and censored by their publicists. I like how real John Mayer is in his posts, & I loved the one post about his Happy Holidays post which he signs off with “Your Friend, John”. Aweeeeeeee.
