John Mayer to play Purdue's Elliott Hall April 13
U.S. military veterans to benefit from tour and programs tied to Mayer
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Seven-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician John Mayer's first U.S. tour in two years will include an 8 p.m. show on April 13 at Purdue University's Elliott Hall of Music. The tour leads into Mayer's upcoming fifth album "Born and Raised," which will be released soon thereafter.
This performance is presented by the Purdue Student Concert Committee and JAM Productions.
Mayer produced "Born and Raised" with Don Was, who worked on albums for acts such as the Rolling Stones, B.B. King and Bonnie Raitt. Rock legends David Crosby and Graham Nash provide vocals on the title song, and musicians joining Mayer on the album and on the road include highly regarded keyboardist/pianist Chuck Leavell, who has worked with the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton and The Allman Brothers Band, as well as previous collaborators Sean Hurley on bass and Aaron Sterling on drums. Rounding out the touring band are David Ryan Harris on guitar and vocals, Doug Pettibone on guitar, and Michito Sanchez on percussion.
Mayer recently previewed the album's first single "Shadow Days" on his tumblr blog (https://jhnmyr.tumblr.com/), and the song is slated to hit radio stations Monday (Feb. 27). He debuts his new album on March 17 with a performance at SXSW.
Mayer became passionate about supporting U.S. war veterans following a visit to the Marine Corps' Camp Lejeune in North Carolina four years ago. He has since spent time with active military and veterans while touring and partnered with the Northern California Institute of Research and Education (NCIRE) to provide veterans with a healthy reintegration into civilian life, which will help heal the battle scars caused by the trauma they experienced.
Concertgoers can join Mayer in his support of veterans in two ways.
A block of third-row orchestra seats will be made available for sale at a premium price exclusively through Tickets-For-Charity, with proceeds going to Mayer/NCIRE programs. At Tickets-For-Charity, fans pay the same or better price found elsewhere for high-demand seats, with 100 percent of above-face benefit redirected to charity. For more information, go to https://www.ticketsforcharity.com/johnmayer
Also at https://celebrity.ebay.com/john-mayer, fans can bid on four front-row tickets, plus a chance to meet Mayer. All proceeds will go to Mayer/NCIRE programs.
In 2011 through his partnership with NCIRE, Mayer was able to launch the first of several pilot programs to benefit young men and women returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Programs include a mobile exercise and wellness program; the development of a program of integrative medicine for traumatic stress; a study on veterans' readjustment to civilian life, which aims to develop new therapeutic tools to aid the transition; and a first-of-its-kind screening and intervention program for women suffering from eating disorders triggered by post-traumatic stress related to combat.
Mayer's previous albums - "Room for Squares," "Heavier Things," "Continuum" and "Battle Studies" - have sold more than 11 million copies combined. He has been honored with seven Grammy Awards and an additional 11 nominations. He has also been included in Time Magazine's annual Time 100 list of the most influential contemporary thinkers, leaders, artists and entertainers and twice was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone's annual "Guitar" issue.
TICKET INFORMATION:
Reserved seat tickets ($70/$60/$50); prices subject to a credit card fee. (Limit of four tickets per person.) Tickets go on sale to Purdue and Ivy Tech Lafayette students, and Purdue faculty, staff and retirees with a current identification card at 10 a.m. Friday )March 2) at the Elliott Hall of Music and Stewart Center box offices or at 765-494-3933. Tickets for the general public also go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday (March 2) through all Ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.com or charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000.
Additional reminders regarding the campus ticket sales:
* Ticket sales are first-come at the ticket window, not at the venue door.
* No lines will be formed inside either Stewart Center or Elliott Hall of Music's lower lobby until the buildings open Friday (March 2) morning. Stewart Center opens at 5:15 a.m., and Elliott Hall of Music opens at 7 a.m.
* Blocking ingress or egress to a building, sidewalk or street is not permitted.
* It is not permitted to camp outside a building, including using or bringing chairs, tents, sleeping bags, etc. For additional information, please refer to the facilities use policy at https://www.purdue.edu/policies/pages/facilities_lands/i_4_1.html
Sources: Abby Eddy, Purdue Convocations director of marketing, 765-494-5045, aeeddy@purdue.edu
Mike Lynskey, Jam Productions, 312-440-9191, mike.lynskey@jamusa.com
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