John Mayer cleared customs on his way up to Toronto, Canada’s Scotiabank Arena on Monday, where he continued his solo acoustic tour with a number of tour debuts, including “Hotel Bathroom”, a song requested by a fan the old-fashioned way, by holding up a sign.
After joining support act JP Saxe for a song during his opening set, Mayer kicked off the show with a couple familiar favorites before introducing the first tour debut of the night, “Shot in the Dark”, off 2020’s Sob Rock, which featured snippets of Bruce Springsteen‘s “Dancing in the Dark” and Aerosmith‘s “What It Takes”—both compatible with Sob Rock‘s ’80s-inspired aesthetic. Next came another tour debut, “Emoji of a Wave”, which was printed on the setlist but never played in Boston a week prior.
After a few more familiar favorites including “Why Georgia”, “Neon”, and “Waitin’ on the Day”, plus clips from a 2002 pre-fame interview, Mayer took a cue from the crowd, literally, and played “Hotel Bathroom” per a request written on a sign. He finished the first portion of the show with “In Your Atmosphere”, “Driftin’”, and “Your Body Is a Wonderland” before moving from acoustic guitar to piano.
Keeping with the format of previous nights, Mayer played just a few songs on piano, including “New Light”, “You’re Gonna Live Forever in Me”, and “Changing”, during which he recorded and looped the piano and played a guitar solo.
After more interview clips, Mayer returned to acoustic guitar for a few song, finishing with “Walt Grace’s Submarine Test, January 1967” before moving on to the final portion of the set on double-neck acoustic guitar. With a total of 18 strings at his disposal, Mayer offered one last tour debut, “A Face to Call Home”, off of Born and Raised, followed by “If I Ever Get Around to Living” and “Edge of Desire”. He then returned to cap off the night with a two song encore comprised of the title track from Born and Raised and a cover of Tom Petty‘s “Free Fallin’”, which appeared mid-set on the opening night of the tour, and it must have been a good one, because Mayer has closed with it every night since.
Check out fan-shot videos and photo galleries of John Mayer and opener JP Saxe at Toronto, ON’s Scotiabank Arena courtesy of photographer Eric Fefferman below. Mayer’s solo acoustic tour continues tomorrow, Wednesday, March 22nd at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI. For more on the tour click here, and for a full list of dates and ticketing details, visit Mayer’s website.
John Mayer – Scotiabank Arena – Toronto, ON – 3/20/23 [Full Show]
[Video: TheViolentVegan]
Setlist: John Mayer | Scotiabank Arena | Toronto, ON | 3/20/23
Acoustic: Slow Dancing in a Burning Room, Shot in the Dark (with snippets of “Dancing in the Dark” by Bruce Springsteen and “What It Takes” by Aerosmith), Emoji of a Wave, In the Blood, January 16, 2002: “Room for Squares” Interview, Why Georgia, Neon, Waitin’ on the Day, Hotel Bathroom Song (requested on a fan’s sign), In Your Atmosphere (with ‘Wherever I Go’ outro), Driftin’, Your Body Is a Wonderland
Piano: New Light (first verse & chorus), You’re Gonna Live Forever in Me, Changing (with looped piano & guitar solo)
Acoustic: “Continuum” Interview (from Columbia Studios), Stop This Train, Who Says, Shouldn’t Matter but It Does, Walt Grace’s Submarine Test, January 1967
Double Neck Acoustic: A Face to Call Home, If I Ever Get Around to Living, Edge of Desire
Encore: Born and Raised, Free Fallin’ (Tom Petty)
Note: Home Life & I’m Gonna Find Another You were on the setlist but Hotel Bathroom Song & Born and Raised were played instead.
Setlist: JP Saxe | Scotiabank Arena | Toronto, ON | 3/20/23
Set: 4:30 in Toronto, A Little Bit Yours, The Few Things, I Don’t Miss You (with John Mayer), If the World Was Ending
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