John Mayer's CONTINUUM Summer Tour Dates Announced in Wake of Latest Grammy Success

The success of John Mayer's third studio album, the platinum-certified CONTINUUM, has prompted the announcement of a full summer tour, which will make stops at arenas and amphitheatres throughout the US beginning June 1st in Ridgefield, WA and continuing through August 8th in West Palm Beach, FL (see full itinerary following).

Mayer, who appears on the cover of the February 22nd issue of Rolling Stone magazine as one of "The New Guitar Gods" of contemporary music, recently took a break from winter tour dates to accept this year's Best Pop Vocal Album Grammy for CONTINUUM as well as the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Grammy for his single, "Waiting on the World to Change," at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, where he performed his current single, the stunningly spare "Gravity." Over the past week, sales of CONTINUUM have increased 180%, returning the album to the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 best-selling album chart.

As his winter tour comes to a close with a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden (2/28), Mayer will perform on the "Late Show with David Letterman" (3/1) and pay a visit to NPR's "Morning Edition" for a "performance chat" with host Steve Inskeep (airdate to be announced).

Go to www.johnmayer.com for on sale dates for John Mayer's CONTINUUM Summer Tour.

  CONTINUUM Summer Tour Dates:

  FRI 1-Jun      Ridgefield, WA           The Amphitheatre at Clark County
  SAT 2-Jun      George, WA               The Gorge
  TUE 5-Jun      San Jose, CA             HP Pavilion
  WED 6-Jun      Fresno, CA               Save Mart Center
  FRI 8-Jun      Las Vegas, NV            Mandalay Bay Event Center
  SAT 9-Jun      Los Angeles, CA          Hollywood Bowl
  TUE 12-Jun     Chula Vista, CA          Coors Amphitheatre
  WED 13-Jun     Glendale, AZ             Jobing.com Arena
  FRI 15-Jun     Salt Lake City, UT       Usana Amphitheatre
  SAT 16-Jun     Denver, CO               Red Rocks Amphitheatre
  SUN 17-Jun     Denver, CO               Red Rocks Amphitheatre
  TUE 19-Jun     Bonner Springs, KS       Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
  WED 20-Jun     Maryland Heights, MO     Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
  FRI 22-Jun     Dallas, TX               Smirnoff Music Centre
  SAT 23-Jun     Houston, TX              Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
  SUN 24-Jun     San Antonio, TX          AT&T Center
  TUE 26-Jun     Indianapolis, IN         Verizon Wireless Music Center
  THU 28-Jun     Chicago, IL              Charter One Pavilion
  SAT 30-Jun     Cincinnati, OH           US Bank Arena
  SUN 1-Jul      Cuyahoga Falls, OH       Blossom Music Center
  THU 5-Jul      Auburn Hills, MI         Palace of Auburn Hills
  SAT 14-Jul     Hartford, CT             New England Dodge Music Center
  SUN 15-Jul     Saratoga Springs, NY     Saratoga Performing Arts Center
                                           (SPAC)
  TUE 17-Jul     Boston, MA               TD Banknorth Garden
  FRI 20-Jul     Camden, NJ               Tweeter Waterfront
  SAT 21-Jul     Hershey, PA              Hershey Park Pavilion
  TUE 24-Jul     Holmdel, NJ              PNC Bank Arts Center
  WED 25-Jul     Washington, DC           Verizon Center
  THU 26-Jul     Uniondale, NY            Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
  MON 30-Jul     Virginia Beach, VA       Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach
                                           Amphitheater
  TUE 31-Jul     Raleigh, NC              Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
  WED 1-Aug      Charlotte, NC            Charlotte Verizon Wireless
                                           Amphitheatre
  FRI 3-Aug      Nashville, TN            Gaylord Entertainment Center
  SAT 4-Aug      Pelham, AL               Verizon Wireless Music Center
  SUN 5-Aug      Atlanta, GA              Philips Arena
  TUE 7-Aug      Tampa, FL                St. Pete Times Forum
  WED 8-Aug      West Palm Beach, FL      Sound Advice Amphitheatre

CONTINUUM is a pop/rock album showcasing Mayer's diverse influences, rich lyrics, the groove of the guitar-slinging bluesman, and the vocals of the soulful crooner. CONTINUUM earned four stars from Rolling Stone magazine. USA Today wrote that Mayer's "smartly crafted third album combines singer/songwriter pop and sinewy guitar blues," and The New York Times opined, "Mayer has been writing songs again, good ones, with all the leanness and directness that distinguish his strongest work."

CONTINUUM was co-produced by John Mayer and Steve Jordan and includes the #1 hit "Waiting On The World To Change," and its follow-up single, "Gravity." The album features sultry grooves such as "I Don't Trust Myself With Loving You," "Slow Dancing In A Burning Room," and the Sam Cooke-flavored "I'm Gonna Find Another You." Fans of the John Mayer Trio will recognize "Vultures" and "Gravity" reworked for the studio by John, Steve, and Pino, as well as a blazing display of fretwork on Jimi Hendrix's "Bold As Love." Longtime fans will recognize "Heart of Life" and "Stop This Train" as keeping in-step with trademark Mayer material.

A musician and collaborator who exceeds genre boundaries, John Mayer famously toured and recorded with power players Pino Palladino and Steve Jordan as the John Mayer Trio, whose live album Try! was released in November '05. Mayer's other collaborations -- in genres ranging from Rock to Blues, Hip-Hop to Jazz to Country -- have included work with Eric Clapton, BB King, Buddy Guy, T Bone Burnett, Herbie Hancock, Dixie Chicks, Kanye West, Alicia Keys, and Ahmir ?uestlove.

Over the course of his career, John Mayer, guitarist/vocalist/songwriter, has sold more than nine million albums including his 2001 breakout, the 4x platinum-selling Room For Squares, 2003's Heavier Things (which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 the week of its release and featured the Grammy- winning Song Of The Year, "Daughters"), his critically acclaimed work with the John Mayer Trio on Try!, and most recently, the best-selling Grammy-winning CONTINUUM. Room For Squares, Heavier Things, and CONTINUUM have each earned Grammy Awards for John, bringing his career Grammy total to five. Try!, his live recording with the John Mayer Trio, earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Album.

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