John Mayer Announces New Tour with IDOL's Phillip Phillips

Following his break up with songstress Katy Perry, John Mayer is prepping to hit the road for his first tour in three years.

According to Billboard, Mayer will launch on April 25 in Tuscaloosaa, AL, in honor of his most recent album, BORN AND RAISED, which was released last year. In addition, AMERICAN IDOL winner Phillip Phillips will open for Mayer at nearly every performance. The tour will wrap in mid-October at the infamous Hollywood Bowl.

For the full list of tour dates, check below!

Released in June 2012, Born and Raised, the fifth Columbia Records album from seven-time Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and guitarist Mayer, debuted at Number One in six countries--Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Denmark, Netherlands and the United States--while hitting Number One on iTunes in thirty territories worldwide.

Mayer's previous albums--Room for Squares (2001), Heavier Things (2003), Continuum (2006) and Battle Studies (2009)--have sold more than 17 million copies combined worldwide. John has won Grammy Awards and received an additional 11 nominations. He has been included in Time Magazine's annual Time 100 list of the most influential contemporary thinkers, leaders, artists and entertainers, and twice featured on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine's annual "Guitar" issue.

A musician who confounds genre boundaries, John Mayer has performed and/or recorded with an extraordinary range of artists from the worlds of rock, blues, hip-hop, jazz, and country including Eric Clapton, BB King, Buddy Guy, T-Bone Burnett, Herbie Hancock, Dixie Chicks, Jay Z and Alicia Keys. www.johnmayer.com.

For the original announcement, head on over to Billboard.com.

Tour Dates:
April 25 - Tuscaloosa, AL (Tuscaloosa Amphitheater - SOLD OUT)
April 26 - New Orleans, LA (JazzFest)

July 6 - Milwaukee, WI (Summerfest- Marcus Amphitheater
July 7 - Maryland Heights/St. Louis, MO (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
July 9 - Cincinnati, OH (Riverbend Music Center)
July 10 - Bonner Springs, KS (Cricket Wireless Amphitheater)
July 12 - Woodlands, TX (The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion)
July 13 - Dallas, TX (Gexa Energy Pavilion)
July 16 - Morrison, CO (Red Rocks Amphitheatre)
July 19 - Ridgefield, WA (Sleep Country Amphitheater)
July 20 - George, WA (The Gorge)
July 22 - Paso Robles, CA (California Mid State Fair)
July 24 - Wheatland, CA (Sleep Train Amphitheatre at Sacramento)
July 26 - Mountain View, CA (Shoreline Amphitheatre)
July 27 - Irvine, CA (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Irvine)

Aug. 6 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH (Blossom Music Center)
Aug. 7 - Clarkston, MI (DTE Energy Music Theatre)
Aug. 9 - Tinley Park, IL (First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre)
Aug. 10 - Noblesville, IN (Klipsch Music Center)
Aug. 11 - Springfield, IL (Illinois State Fair)
Aug. 13 - Darien, NY (Darien Lake Performing Arts Center)
Aug. 14 - Toronto, ON (Molson Canadian Amphitheatre)
Aug. 16 - Hartford, CT (Comcast Theatre)
Aug. 17 - Mansfield, MA (Comcast Center)
Aug. 20 - Bethel, NY (Bethel Woods Center for the Arts)
Aug. 21 - Holmdel, NJ (PNC Bank Arts Center)
Aug. 23 - Camden, NJ (Susquehanna Bank Center)
Aug. 24 - Virginia Beach, VA (Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach)
Aug. 25 - Burgettstown, PA (First Niagara Pavilion)
Aug. 27 - Allentown, PA (The Great Allentown Fair)
Aug. 28 - Wantagh, NY (Nikon at Jones Beach Theater)
Aug. 30 - Saratoga Springs, NY (Saratoga Performing Arts Center)
Aug. 31 - Bristow, VA (Jiffy Lube Live)

Sept. 1 - Atlantic City, NJ (Borgata Resort Spa and Casino Event Center)
Sept. 4 - Charlotte, NC (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Charlotte)
Sept. 5 - Raleigh, NC (Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek)
Sept. 7 - Tampa, FL (Live Nation Amphitheater at the Florida State Fairgrounds)
Sept. 8 - West Palm Beach, FL (Cruzan Amphitheatre)
Sept. 17 - Buenos Aires, Argentina (Luna Park)
Sept. 21 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (Rock in Rio)
Sept. 27 - Atlanta, GA (Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood)

Oct. 1 - Albuquerque, NM (Isleta Amphitheater)
Oct. 2 - Phoenix, AZ (Desert Sky Pavilion)
Oct. 4 - San Diego, CA (Sleep Train Amphitheatre)
Oct. 5 - Los Angeles, CA (Hollywood Bowl)

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