Chris, you're one of the good ones.

Hero

Whoa - this is a dream set list of his newer-ish and some old classics stuff. To think I saw John in 00, on the side stage at a DMB concert.

Hero

Hero!

GOOD ONE

was even more if he didnt show up

😂😂😂😂

This is it!

😂 I love that John has checked his ego within the past decade or so, he just wants to play with great musicians, and doesn't need the spotlight

me too I'd be home early.

That's probably the reason this isn't common practise. 😂The stadium would be packed with Mayer fans and lots of Sheeran fans wouldn't be able to get tickets.

@@j.j.1064 well Ed is pretty good too actually. Better vocalist, and some good tunes.

Mayer is a legendary guitarist

Same here.

Love Ed-but come on you have serious confidence to follow JM! Legend!!!!!

He was applauded! The crown went wild even when he walked out to the stage

Yeah, I was just thinking, wow this audience aren't paying any attention, and he is doing a pretty awesome solo show - and some fierce guitar - but that is the nature of supporting acts... they are just waiting for their artist to appear.

The last time I heard Free Falling at Gillette, 65,000 people were belting it out in pretty decent harmony. Maybe just this recording but I don’t think anyone even knew the words

@@keithenglehart4850 to be fair his vocal delivery style doesnt mix well with singing along ha

​@@jametime41absolutely disagree.

The neon riff itself is hard af

Amen brother!!! That riff still kicks my ass!!!

Or maybe they do

i always feel like the guitar community has hyperfocused on the difficulty of neon that we forget how incredibly strong a song it is, even though the part is hard! that's the most mindblowing part of Mayer to me, he can show off, but it's never just for the sake of it. he'll take a song to the edge and back, and play incredible things regardless

Kids don’t got no idea how hard neon goes

Is like feeding strawberries to a donkey. Completely wasted.

@@j.j.1064 lmao just enjoy the music

Why don’t they deserve this?

@@davidheslet7932 because they paid for an Ed Sheeran concert rather than a John Mayer one, JM > ES every day of the week and twice on Sundays

@@ayframe4202was JM selling tickets on this day ? Maybe they came to see him open ? Maybe they didn’t know, but you as much as me is jealous they got to see him perform, so fuck this crowd. Lol😂

It was great!

100%%%%%

I think it's a hard one - it's not like at a festival where you get loads of acts, and people are real music lovers. A lot of people are only interested in the main artist. Even with someone as good as Mayer... but thats 2023 for you!

EXACTLY!!!!

In this context it’s an opener.

I mean Ed Sheeran and John Mayer music have nothing in common.

Bruh, I am sure they liked what John played. He’s famous after all ❤️

Ed Sheeran is way way bigger than John Mayer, a lot of the crowd may not know any of his songs or who he is at all.

It’s because of the Taylor Swift drama, Ed had many mad taylor fans in the crowd

@@currywinborn3129 chuckle, dummy

well said!

He had a recent tour where it was just him playing so he probably just carried over here. On most days when hes playing with a full band its usually with Dead and Company.

We are not worthy. No we are fuckin not…

I made that joke to my friend lol

It feels so wrong him being an opening set. His songs are too good. But I bet he loved the fresh feeling of having to win over a new crowd

@@oxsilawell he wasn’t opening we know that He just did something spectacular for his friend & fellow awesome musician Ed Sheeran I Love John Mayer & Ed’s music If I were there I would’ve been crying tears of excitement & elation! ❤🥲🙌 Thanks for the upload🥰

You're delusional buddy 😂Ed Sheeran is a way better singer than John mayer it's not even close, Ed Sheeran vocal range and versatility is the best

@@majeedhd5767and John Mayer is a much better songwriter and guitarist. What's your point?

¡Épico, Fantástico!

The fact that John is happy doing it is testament to him just not giving a rat's arse about any perceived hierarchy in the world of music, but let's be honest, John Mayer is in a completely different stratosphere to Ed Sheeran when it comes to musical ability and quality.

@@hasselett you're delusional, John has more talent in his left hand than Ed has in his whole body

@@zrizzle19 this^

@@hasselettthat’s just factually inaccurate

Agreed - maybe most people didn't know, or are just conditioned to ignore opening acts? I would have been blown away at this surprise..

its an Ed concert. Ed is talented but he focus his talents into the generic pop genre. John left that in his second album along with most forms of commercial music. if your at an Ed sheran concert you likely just listen to mass pop

😂 you explained it perfectly

I’m guessing many of Ed’s fans are younger so it’s understandable they don’t know Neon or any of his other older songs

Ed was around 8 years old when Neon came out! A lot of his fans were in diapers if born at all. They're 14 years apart after all. Different demographic is all.

I'm a pretty big JM fan but I've never liked Neon..

Ha, I was humming the bass line whist listening to this

I don't care what he's like as a guy, he's a genius guitarist and songwriter, and has a really good voice.

I believe the trio are playing at some sort of festival this year. I read it on jm reddit.

@@jowest3867yeah the Crossroads Festival.

The trio is starting to play shows this year! idk if it will be a long term thing though since Steve Jordan is now a full time drummer for The Rolling Stones

Wrong

@@cxmxcit was hyperbole grounded in respect for his ability. You took it as literal, then had so little respect for Alex’ opinion that you offered no counter. Says more about you.

@@cxmxc right ...kzfaq.info/get/bejne/laqWhKZm1q7MkqM.html

Ed is a close second to John. Maybe even a tie.

Stop it there are lots of no-name town to guitar players who are better than John Mayer, a lot better. John is famous in, was shoved down our throats. By big big music industry. Check this guys skill level, Micheal Kelsey. Also not the best ever, but far and few between, the list could be huge of great players who are not famous.

Nah buddy, Ed Sheeran is arguably the biggest artist globally he's also a surprise live singer

That’s how I see it 😂

@@majeedhd5767you are incredible. Sheeran has not been around long enough for you to compare him to John. While you’re on Ed’s hotdog, you do understand that Ed felt LUCKY for John to say yes?? You do realize the guy you are defending so much would tell you to shut up and listen to Born and Raised or The Search For Everything …. Silly ass want to be music enthusiasts with simple taste…

@@majeedhd5767 Ed Sheeran is a fantastic artist, but he's not on the same level as one of the greatest singer songwriters in history.

Yes! 😉

He does, the only reason why he was opening for this concert is because the other person got in an accident I think

Nah probably not good enough. As he said, he's just ed's friend John

@@navaahbhuta5489he was being sarcastic

@@jasonzurheide9345 OH WAS HE?!?

Lucky you!! I am so jealous.

True! I bet some of those kids in the audience were conceived to No Such Thing...

I was also screaming out the words to every single one of his songs. I’m a HUGE John Mayer fan and was beyond excited when he was announced as the opening act for that show. Although many of the people at the show were too young to know John Mayer’s music, I was also surprised at how many people were listening and at least trying to appreciate his music. It truly was fantastic!

makin me feel old lol, “young” fans dont know john mayer?? wtf😆

You are so right! That version of No Such Thing is amazing!

Yes! I feel like there's No Such Thing as that! 🤣

I believe he's definitely calmed the way he is for sure.

Oh helllll no he wouldn’t. And who could have blamed him considering his path. The miracle is that he’s traveled that path without getting tripped up by any of the chemical pitfalls and has become, pretty much, the every man’s guitarist.

Dude 2010 John was a rockstar, he owes nothing to anyone.

I do not know John Mayer, but it seems to me that during the mid 2000's he was simultaneously dealing with fame and commercial success pressures while still growing as a musician and experimenting with different compositional techniques and collaborative projects. So, I tend to give him a lot of slack for any perceived 'acting out' or stepping back from popular music creation.

Such a lackluster crowd. John sounds amazing per usual.

He is astounding in Dead and Company.

Lol. That’s awesome 52,000 of your friends. If I was there you would’ve had 52,001 dang it! Lol

7/10:23

id also like to think his jamming with the Dead over the years has improved his improvisational skills :) so awesome

Also he really needed the electric guitar for a couple of those songs - or some supporting instruments, I think.

@@jacintacesp he's on a full on solo world tour. he doesn't need the support it's amazing to hear an artist so "vulnerable" just their voice and a guitar. all it takes to create amazing music

So true. It took me TWO HOURS to get to Gillette on what should have been a 20 minute drive. I was so bummed that I missed John's entire set but so glad that he came out later!

Where was this at

​@@vincentyou266This was in Gillette Stadium

Check out his live performance of Gravity in Melbourne. I was there and I think it was the best version I've ever seen!

Definitely requires a lack of ego to be an opening act, when you are a singer songwriter in your own right

Yes, he has a show today in Colorado which means he pretty much had to hop on a plane after opening for Ed

agreed!

He got paid to be the opener correct? So it’s his job it’s not that he was being nice

​@@genod.198was definitely being nice

@@Mike-cz2yw so what am I missing,is he not getting paid? Please fill in the blanks for me thx

I think there’s a better chance he didn’t get paid. Don’t think he would care about the money as much as just playing in a large stadium to a new crowd. This definitely occurred because they were friends. He wasn’t just a paid fill-in for Khalid.

@@kurtweber1079 that’s what I’m trying to figure out,was this just a one night fill in gig or is he on the tour?

He's quite relaxed. He knows it's not really his crowd, so he's just having fun.

@Christopher Taylor I really appreciate you sharing this ❤️

It was an awesome show. John came back out later and performed with Ed

They're both excellent and I'm a JM fan.

You're delusional buddy 😂Ed Sheeran is a way better singer than John mayer it's not even close, Ed Sheeran vocal range and versatility is the best

​@@majeedhd5767For real ??😅😂

I would rather imagine that it's awesome that I'm even there getting to watch two talented people share their gifts. I promise you that my brain might notice differences, but my heart won't care and my body would just dance. Everything else is an opinion that won't affect my enjoyment or reality. Billy Joel has said Elton John is a better pianist, but they both sound great to me. Maybe he's right. I don't super care who opens for whom if I get to go listen to them both on the same night.

​@@majeedhd5767I lov your sarcasm

Yes, it is generally easy for even me as an amateur to play the chords and even most of the guitar riffs (except Neon, which seems to vary anyway) but the impact of the performer also lies in the timbre of their voice and the variance in rhythm and melodic choice in the accompanying guitar.

​@@skygunner777 He gave a little talk about dynamics in a clinic video that I remember, just about giving a song an arc as you perform it and giving each verse its own variances in volume and rhythm technique.

@@4x4sauce That makes sense as part of the skills that seem to amaze many people is how he can coordinate the vocals with his guitar to do justice to the song.

Imaging he started playing dead songs and actually started ripping it! An hour later... sorry ed, just practicing!

Glad there are people he converted into new fans that day.

His version from Live at Nokia Theater is even better, in my opinion. If you haven't heard it I'd highly recommend giving it a listen!

😂😂 check the number of his grammy awards and numbers of records sells🤘🏾🎼🎵🎶🎶

My pleasure! It was such a great surprise the morning of to find this out!