Born and Raised World Tour

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.

Born and Raised World Tour

Tour by John Mayer
Promotional poster for the tour
Location	North America
Associated album	Born and Raised Paradise Valley
Start date	July 6, 2013
End date	September 20, 2014
Legs	9
No. of shows	96
John Mayer concert chronology

Opening acts

• Phillip Phillips^[2]
• Needtobreathe (Bonner Springs)^[3]
• Andreas Moe (London, 9 June 2014)

Set list

(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.) ^[4]

1. "Queen of California"
2. "Paper Doll"
3. "I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You)"
4. "Something Like Olivia"
5. "Wildfire"
6. "Who Says"
7. "Going Down the Road Feeling Bad" (Cliff Carlisle cover)
8. "Vultures"
9. "Speak for Me"
10. "Waiting on the Day"
11. "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room"
12. "Your Body is a Wonderland"
13. "Half of My Heart"
14. "Born and Raised"
15. "Dear Marie"
16. "If I Ever Get Around to Living"
17. "Age of Worry"
18. "Gravity"
19. "Waiting on the World to Change"
20. "A Face to Call Home"

Notes

• "Who You Love" was performed with Katy Perry on December 17, 2013.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America leg 1[5]
July 6, 2013[a]	Milwaukee	United States	Marcus Amphitheater
July 7, 2013	Maryland Heights		Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 9, 2013	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center
July 10, 2013	Bonner Springs		Sandstone Amphitheater
July 12, 2013	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
July 13, 2013	Dallas		Gexa Energy Pavilion
July 16, 2013	Morrison		Red Rocks Amphitheatre
July 17, 2013
July 19, 2013	Ridgefield		Sleep Country Amphitheater
July 20, 2013	George		The Gorge Amphitheatre
July 22, 2013[b]	Paso Robles		California Mid State Fair
July 24, 2013	Wheatland		Sleep Train Amphitheatre
July 26, 2013	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 27, 2013	Irvine		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 6, 2013	Cuyahoga Falls		Blossom Music Center
August 7, 2013	Clarkston		DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 9, 2013	Tinley Park		First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
August 10, 2013	Noblesville		Klipsch Music Center
August 11, 2013[c]	Springfield		Illinois State Fair
August 13, 2013	Darien Center		Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 14, 2013	Toronto	Canada	Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
August 16, 2013	Hartford	United States	Comcast Theatre
August 17, 2013	Mansfield		Comcast Center
August 18, 2013	Gilford		Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
August 20, 2013	Bethel		Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
August 21, 2013	Holmdel		PNC Bank Arts Center
August 23, 2013	Camden		Susquehanna Bank Center
August 24, 2013	Virginia Beach		Farm Bureau Live
August 25, 2013	Burgettstown		First Niagara Pavilion
August 27, 2013[d]	Allentown		Great Allentown Fair
August 28, 2013	Wantagh		Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
August 30, 2013	Saratoga Springs		Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 31, 2013	Bristow		Jiffy Lube Live
September 1, 2013	Atlantic City		Borgata
September 4, 2013	Charlotte		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 5, 2013	Raleigh		Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
September 7, 2013	Tampa		MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
September 8, 2013	West Palm Beach		Cruzan Amphitheatre
South America[5]
September 16, 2013	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Luna Park
September 17, 2013
September 19, 2013	São Paulo	Brazil	Arena Anhembi
September 21, 2013[e]	Rio de Janeiro		Rock in Rio 5
North America Leg 2[5]
September 27, 2013	Atlanta	United States	Aaron's Amphitheatre
October 1, 2013	Albuquerque		Isleta Amphitheater
October 2, 2013	Phoenix		Ak-Chin Pavilion
October 4, 2013	Chula Vista		Sleep Train Amphitheatre
October 5, 2013	Los Angeles		Hollywood Bowl
Europe Leg 1
October 15, 2013	Herning	Denmark	Jyske Bank Boxen
October 16, 2013	Frederiksberg		Forum Copenhagen
October 17, 2013	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum
October 20, 2013	London	England	The O2 Arena
October 22, 2013	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Ziggo Dome
October 23, 2013			Heineken Music Hall
October 24, 2013
October 26, 2013	London	England	Wembley Arena
North America Leg 3[5]
November 22, 2013	Lincoln	United States	Pinnacle Bank Arena
November 23, 2013	Minneapolis		Target Center
November 26, 2013	Louisville		KFC Yum! Center
November 27, 2013	Grand Rapids		Van Andel Arena
November 29, 2013	Memphis		FedExForum
November 30, 2013	Oklahoma City		Chesapeake Energy Arena
December 1, 2013	Wichita		Intrust Bank Arena
December 3, 2013	Columbus		Schottenstein Center
December 4, 2013	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena
December 6, 2013	Austin		Frank Erwin Center
December 7, 2013	New Orleans		New Orleans Arena
December 9, 2013	Orlando		Amway Center
December 10, 2013	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
December 12, 2013	North Charleston		North Charleston Coliseum
December 13, 2013	Richmond		Richmond Coliseum
December 14, 2013	Baltimore		Baltimore Arena
December 16, 2013	Bridgeport		Webster Bank Arena
December 17, 2013	Brooklyn		Barclays Center
Australia[6]
April 13, 2014[f]	Fremantle	Australia	Fremantle Park
April 15, 2014	Adelaide		Adelaide Entertainment Centre
April 17, 2014[g]	Byron Bay		Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm
April 19, 2014[h]	Deniliquin		Conargo Road
April 22, 2014	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena
April 24, 2014	Sydney		Allphones Arena
April 26, 2014	Auckland	New Zealand	Vector Arena
Asia[5]
April 30, 2014	Osaka	Japan	Osaka-jō Hall
May 2, 2014	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
May 3, 2014
May 6, 2014	Seoul	South Korea	Jamsil Arena
Europe Leg 2[5]
June 7, 2014	Landgraaf	Netherlands	Pinkpop Festival
June 9, 2014	London	England	The O2 Arena
June 12, 2014	Stockholm	Sweden	Ericsson Globe
June 14, 2014 [i]	Oslo	Norway	Norwegian Wood
June 15, 2014 [j]	Bergen		Bergenfest
June 17, 2014	Indre By	Denmark	Tivoli
June 18, 2014	Odense		Kongens Have
June 20, 2014	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Ziggo Dome
June 22, 2014 [k]	Rome	Italy	Circus Maximus
North America Leg 4[5]
August 31, 2014	Los Angeles	United States	Budweiser Made in America Festival
September 19, 2014	Atlanta		Music MidTown Festival
September 20, 2014	Highland Park		Ravinia Festival

Miscellaneous

1. The concert on July 6, 2013, was a part of Summerfest.
2. The concert on July 22, 2013, was a part of the California Mid State Fair.
3. The concert on August 11, 2013, was a part of the Illinois State Fair.
4. The concert on August 27, 2013, was a part of the Great Allentown Fair.
5. The show on September 21, 2013, was a part of Rock in Rio.
6. The show on April 13, 2014, was a part of the West Coast Blues n Roots.
7. The show on April 17, 2014, was a part of QByron Bay Bluesfest.
8. The concert on April 19, 2014, was a part of the Deni Blues & Roots Festival.
9. The concert on June 14, 2014, was a part of the Norwegian Wood Music Fest.
10. The concert on June 15, 2014, was a part of Bergenfest.
11. 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]

External links

• Mayer's official website