The John Mayer: SOLO tour made a stop in St. Louis on Wednesday night and played to a packed house at Enterprise Center.
To think that one lone man on a stage with nothing but a guitar, a few amps, a piano, and a mic can fill a house like Mayer did is astonishing, but he seemed to do it effortlessly to a thirsty crowd of die hard fans. There was no fanfare or spectacular stage production. It was just him and his infectious, real-guy personality and raw talent.
The vast majority of the crowd stayed on their feet for the entire two hours and 15 minutes set that included 24 songs from his catalog, including cover bits of “Homeward Bound” by Simon & Garfunkel, “Somebody’s Baby” by Jackson Browne, and a full cover of Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin'” during the encore. He also ended “Shot In The Dark” with Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancin’ In The Dark”. In between songs, he entertained the crowd with stories and witty banter, along with flashback videos of a baby-faced Mayer from 2002 and one where he was promoting his “Continuum” tour from 2005. During his performance of “Changing”, he sat at the piano and played it and his guitar simultaneously, demonstrating the depth of his extraordinary talent.
The show was remarkable with the only exception of the noticeable absence of his hit “Gravity”. Nonetheless, fans left feeling satisfied.
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Setlist 3/29/23
- Slow Dancing in a Burning Room
- Shot in the Dark
- Waitin’ on the Day
- Queen of California
- January 16, 2002: Room for Squares” Interview
- No Such Thing
- Neon
- Who Says
- Cattle Call (Eddy Arnold cover)
- The Age of Worry
- The Heart of Life
- Your Body is a Wonderland
- Why Anyone Has to Go
- Changing
- “Continuum” interview
- Stop This Train (With “Homeward Bound” by Simon and Garfunkel)
- Daughters
- In Your Atmosphere
- Born and Raised
- Walt Grace’s Submarine Test, January 1967
- A Face to Call Home
- If I Ever Get Around to Living
- Edge of Desire
- New Light
- You’re Gonna Live Forever In Me
- Free Fallin’ (Tom Petty cover)
Danya is a music junkie and an accomplished producer and writer. With over 20 years in the music and media industry, she worked in St. Louis radio as an on-air talent for 16 years, in television as a writer/producer/assignment editor at KMOV-TV, and started her own podcast at Radiodanya.com showcasing St. Louis’ local music scene, is currently the host of
Arch City Live and is an on-air talent on 105.7 The Point. She received her Bachelor Degree from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and her Masters Degree from Saint Louis University. In addition to contributing to Arch City Media, she is a writer/editor/photographer for an online publication dedicated to documenting live shows throughout the U.S.: The Spectatour: We Spectate, We Tour. Aside from music’s spectrum of genres, she is also an avid hockey, baseball, and soccer fan.
