John Mayer Opening for Ed Sheeran Full Set 6-30-23
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- čas přidán 30. 06. 2023
- Enjoy this surprise like I did!!!! Driving back from the show right now! In awe!
Mayer was opening as an alternative for Khalid, Ed Sheeran asked him the possibility of him opening since the two are friends. Mayer was doing it as a favor as he is touring with Dead and Company.
You can read about it here!
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I do not own these songs or performance, was just filming it for those who could not attend.
0:45 No Such Thing
5:30 In the Blood
9:43 Slow Dancing in a Burning Room
14:04 Love on the Weekend
18:15 Free Fallin’
24:16 Gravity
30:04 New Light
33:56 Neon
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!
How gracious of Ed to play John Mayer's closing set.
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
I would happily buy a ticket to an Ed Sheeran concert just to listen to John Mayer as the opening act
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.
“John Mayer opens” is an insane sentence. Then this crowd gets an acoustic full set, they don’t know how great that was.
Love Ed-but come on you have serious confidence to follow JM! Legend!!!!!
This is why you get to your seats early... you never know when one of the greatest musicians of our generation might do a surprise opening set.
The kids there at this concert have no idea how hard it is to play the Neon verse riffs while singing. Legend and mad respect!
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
Odd to hear John Mayer absolutely rip through a solo and get no applause for it. Tough crowd!
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.
I was shocked to see the words "John Mayer Opening for" until I saw that it was a favour for a friend. John Mayer is the main event.
Legend doing charity work. This Crowd doesn't deserve this.
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😂
When he got tired of writing pop albums, he hired Steve Jordan and Pino Paladino and went full on blues. Then Johnny joined Dead and Co, and the deadheads were furious and didn’t get it at all. And now they will guard him with their lives. John won their hearts. This guy has never taken the safe route and always seems to win.
well said!
This was truly an Ed Sheeran crowd. JM barely got any applause for some of his classic songs! Unbelievable having John Mayer as your opening act…
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
That's no opener, that's a double bill! Lucky MA!❤
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.
This is so sick! John is such a legend for this.. and the best part is he just walked on stage by himself with a few pretuned acoustic guitars and absolutely crushes. Then, he comes out plays with Ed for a bit before hopping back on a plane to play with the Dead in Boulder the next day!! We’re not worthy.
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…
If i was there, i would left after this opening. John Mayer is the best. What a talent.
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?
This is a GIGA CHAD move. Imagine getting the legendary John Mayer to open for Ed? This is crazy and I love it.
¡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
Confused on why Ed Sheeran fans did not seem to know the song Neon. John's guitar playing alone should have been enough to win over a crowd that didn't know some of his songs. He's a true talent. I bet Ed Sheeran was watching and listening to John during that set. :)
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..
Wild to see John Mayer as an opening act at a show and people just talking like they're at some kind of club with Spotify playing in the background.
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
Cheers to John Mayer, for checking off the fans wishlist for doing every type of show any fan could possibly wish for the last couple of years. Bring back the trio and I think we’ve pretty much taken care of it!
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
He KILLED it with "No Such Thing" here, which is one of the GREATEST pure pop songs of the '00s. Listen to the slick chord changes and hook-laden melody. Also, the bass line is superb. Say what you will about the dude, but John Mayer is one musically-talented MFer!
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.
Me and my wife had the pleasure to see this live. We were belting out every single one of his songs. What a great show! His appearance was very last minute and I think a majority of this audience was very young and weren’t super familiar with his songs, but for those of us that are, it was an amazing set.
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😆
Wow, it was actually nice to hear a John Mayer set without people screaming between/during songs. And it was interesting to watch him try to grab the attention of a new crowd, he actually got a little more adventurous with the solos and freestyling than usual I'd say. Thank you so much for sharing this!
No one plays, sings, grooves and solos on an acoustic guitar, all at the same time, better than John.
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 ...czcams.com/video/_DfQC5qHhbo/video.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.
This guy pretty good he should do his own shows
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?!?
WTF??? watched the 1st day in London and I barely recognized any of the opening artists and you guys got JOHN MAYER?????? this crowd don't deserve him :(
Do you know how challenging it must be to go from touring with the dead to the next day playing your classic (always the same songs) and then going back to the dead the next day? John Mayer is one of the greatest of all time.
A John Mayer concert with bonus guest Ed Sheeran
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.
John Mayer is a class act. And it shows that he loves music and performing more than he needs to be the top dog. This is a lesson in ego-reduction. So happy that you posted this video. It makes me love John Mayer even more.
Such a lackluster crowd. John sounds amazing per usual.
Loving up on John for all the hard work and effort he’s putting forth this summer! He’s really covering all the bases, proving what a unique and organic human being he really is. He’s a headliner himself right now, twice over. There’s no need for him to do this opener except out of love and friendship for Ed. I love it. Love him even more.
You know you have made it when John Mayer is opening for you
Opening with No Such Thing is straight bananas. Crazy!
You are so right! That version of No Such Thing is amazing!
Yes! I feel like there's No Such Thing as that! 🤣
Went to this show. John Mayer was fantastic! I enjoyed the rawness of just his voice and guitar.
I was there that night, and he was PHENOMENAL. Only problem was that this concert started at 6pm on a Friday night pre 4th of July weekend. It was way too early when he went on to perform. Nobody was ready for him at that point. Later in the evening when he came back out to callabo with Ed, he killed it and he was shown the Love and Respect that he deserved for sure.......
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
good job filming this for the rest of us. great performance. I love the fact that he got to have that feeling of being an opening act and experience the humbleness that comes with having to win over a crowd. He is a world class musician and songwriter having to acknowledge that maybe the crowd hasn't heard his songs. He's so used to the crowd reacting to him. but.. he does it doesn't he? he works for the attention of the audience and gets it. no star fit about it. a pro. humble.
John Mayer opening for Ed..... Dayum I wish I was there to cheer through a megaphone and be obnoxious enjoying my two fav artists
you're a legend for filming the entire thing. thanks so much!!
agreed!
Hopefully people realise how much this guy has changed for the better and noone feels the need to hold his past against him anymore. 2010 John's ego would never let him do an opening set I don't believe lol. He's chilled out now. Just let the amazing songs speak for themselves! :D
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.
I saw Johnny the very next night at Folsom Field in Boulder with 52,000 of my friends. The skill and musical encyclopedic knowledge in this man’s brain is fucking astonishing.
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
I would have absolutely lost my mind. Came across this while researching gravitational waves and listened to John sing Gravity. Love it.
Check out his live performance of Gravity in Melbourne. I was there and I think it was the best version I've ever seen!
I hope someone managed to get a proper recording of this with little or no crowd noise. It is a killer set. Needs the love it deserves.
Oh my god what a version of Gravity this is. One can tell John has spent hundreds of hours toying around with those chords.
An absolute artist. 🥇
7/10:23
id also like to think his jamming with the Dead over the years has improved his improvisational skills :) so awesome
Amazing John Mayer doing an opening for his friend. He is such a genuine to his guitar so he doesn’t care about anything else. Great to see such concert!
Definitely requires a lack of ego to be an opening act, when you are a singer songwriter in your own right
Amazing set! I would have lost my mind! Love, love, love John Mayer!
He is a legend yet humble
Love you John big fan from 🇳🇵 ❤
Love John! What a great friend to hop on a plane last minute to do this, isn’t he still touring in full flight with the dead this summer.
Yes, he has a show today in Colorado which means he pretty much had to hop on a plane after opening for Ed
There was this big John Mayers fan in the crowd that went to Ed Sheerans concert with a friend … and he was crying surprised by his idol doing some of his classics. Wish it was me
One of (if not the) greatest musicians of this time
Nice to see Ed Sheeran fans hearing some actual music.
Imaging he started playing dead songs and actually started ripping it! An hour later... sorry ed, just practicing!
The acoustic version of New Light is 🔥
John’s “guitar face” always gets me. Love the man!
This is like The Beatles opening for Nickelback
Disclaimer: I like Ed Sheeran a lot; his style, his skills and the way he performs live are fantastic.
JM's performance of Gravity here is an education in live guitar playing. He blends rhythm with melody and solos in the moment without a pedal in sight. I cannot fathom the skill involved in doing that while singing at the same time! The man is a master. What a treat to see shows like this, thanks for posting.
At first, I was perplexed by John Mayer opening for Ed Sheeran, but he appeared youthful, and seemed to genuinely enjoy performing. Seeing this, my fondness for John grew even stronger.
He's quite relaxed. He knows it's not really his crowd, so he's just having fun.
AMAZING SET!!!!!! Jaw dropping. Unreal that he is opening for Ed!! What an amazing musical genius. Thanks for recording and sharing❤
That is one of the best acoustic gravity's I've ever heard!
This crowd hit the jackpot 🤩🥳
Thanks for filming this and holding the cam steady!
Confession, I jumped on Stubhub Saturday morning and purchased over priced club seats when I learned John was opening for Ed. I was sadly misinformed about Saturday night's show, but it did NOT disappoint. Instead, Ed cast a spell on me and my husband with his loop pedal sorcery. ❤
@Christopher Taylor I really appreciate you sharing this ❤️
It was an awesome show. John came back out later and performed with Ed
Thankyou, Its great that he could Jump in For Khalid!, They Are so great to see them Together Ed & John Are great como to see, Thankyou for posting!!!😌👌🏽
My pleasure! It was such a great surprise the morning of to find this out!
Omg.... John !!! How I missed you and ur songs !!! I wish u come back stronger...everybody has their highs and lows and I wish ur comeback is stronger. U deserve so much better. Love from India. ❤🙏
One of the most unique stage productions I’ve seen and I used to work on the industry. Visually stunning..
I wish I could see both of them in the same day! ❤️❤️❤️
Starting with 'No Such Thing' makes a lot of sense...you are incredible, John!
The title should have been "John Mayer opening for his friend Ed Sheeran " such a humble legendry artist. All time wonderful being JM❤
Funny how our taste in music just keeps evolving... I never really got John Mayer before... Kept me entertained up until he sang Gravity... And then he had me. The passion behind those lyrics is something else. Had a true fan out of me by time he left that stage.
Glad there are people he converted into new fans that day.
John come to Argentina, we will applaud you like you deserve!
Omg like my 2 dream concerts in one.
Thank you so much for this, absolutely love John and ed
Imagine the opening guy being better than the main act...
What a legend!
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
John my love , You did an amazing performance sweetheart, there are so many people its insane ,Wow , I was so nervous just watching . You are such an inspiration to me for your courageousness you are the hero of my heart. I KNOW you will find me soon with love and smiling because of you always.😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Literally playing most of his hits and mad solos as the “opening act” for Ed and ending on Neon my favourite song 🤤 Every John Mayer and Ed Sheeran fans’ dream 🤩 Just wish I could’ve been there 😭
Thank you for uploading!
Thank you for recording this, what an awesome performance by JM
thank you for posting this!
Thank you for this amazing video
Thank you for sharing this!❤
I didn't realize until watching him play simple chords, but it isn't what he plays but HOW he plays that brings out emotions in me. Such a perfect mix of skill and passion.
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.
incredible quality video! Thanks!
Thanks for sharing!!! ❤
Awesome of John to do this. Crowd should have shown more love.... Khalid was the alternative! 😂
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?
Thanks for sharing, I saw John Mayer in 2019 in Sydney and it was a amazing night. I have seen Ed in 2017. Grew up listening to John mayer
Thanks for sharing ❤
It's brilliant that you shared this... It's really crazy to see him as an opener but definitely such a good surprise!😮
After David Gilmour John Mayer is my favorite guitarist. What a brilliant musician. Would love to watch him live.
Omg I love this!!! John Mayer is amazing 🤩 so is Ed Sheeran
Thanks for sharing this video with us!!
❤ I love you John so much and that was so nice of you to do that for your buddy Ed. Your music just never ceases to amaze me...and even though the hits you're singing have been around forever, they touch my heart like it was yesterday ....
Great opening artist, hope he becomes famous and have his own concerts one day
😂😂 check the number of his grammy awards and numbers of records sells🤘🏾🎼🎵🎶🎶
I can see Ed Sheeran returning the favour in a future John Mayer’s Tour
Thank you for sharing this! 🤍
I've seen JM several times, and his recent solo concert! He is out of this world insanely musically gifted. To come to an ED concert, and John Mayer just walks in to open up, I would be full of emotions. I love love love JM so much! ❤❤❤
John's guitar skills are off the charts
Thank you so much for this!! I wish I had recorded more of this. I was there that day with two of my siblings and my wife. I was absolutely blown away by John Mayer. His cover of Free Fallin’ changed the song for me! So grateful that we could hear him as well as Ed.
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!
Seriously thought John was wearing a T shirt of a popular courier. So cool. Isn’t it amazing how just one voice and one acoustic (no layering and banking of additional sounds) can carry so well.
What a beautiful concert, we will cherish this performance always. 💛🤍❤😽😻✌️💞
Solo acoustic sets rarely get the credit they deserve. "The herd" just wants to hear more noise and see fireworks
People showed up and didn't know the gift they were about to receive of john mayer the greatest living guitarist
Eric Clapton would like to have a word
@@MattD86Clapton himself called Mayer a master guitarist
Come on man. Clapton is way better guitarist than Mayer. And Clapton is still alive :))
@@silentvincent664 Mayer is far better than Clapton, and his tone is to die for.
John Mayer is a great American singer/songwriter and a virtuoso guitarist and leave it at that. Saying he is the greatest living guitarist is not an unreasonable conclusion to make.
Thanks a million for recording and sharing seeing John again in October in Baltimore🎉
Oh my. I had a ticket to see him in June 2004 in Auburn, WA. Right in the thick of the Heavier Things era. I didn’t get to go to the show due to, well, life and the surprises it throws in your face. Never got the chance to go again since then. Thank you for this
Him playing Neon like when he just started playing in pubs and restaurants trying to impress a new crowd
Dear John Mayer,
Just keep us where the light is! Wow, what a relaxing and beautiful performance! I was completely captivated by your talent and musicality. The atmosphere you created was truly remarkable.
I also wanted to mention the cool-looking stage design. The attention to detail and aesthetics added an extra element of visual appeal to the whole experience.
Thank you for sharing your incredible talent with us. Your dedication and passion for music shine through in every note you play. Keep up the amazing work!
Sending much love to you and wishing you all the best in 2023!