After making the rounds on late-night television earlier in the week, John Mayer played the first of two solo acoustic shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden Tuesday night. In addition to playing a mix of covers ranging from Bruce Springsteen to Beyonce and original songs from throughout his extensive catalog, the Dead & Company guitarist welcomed Steve Miller and accompanied him on an acoustic rendition of “The Joker”.
The crowd sang along to the Steve Miller Band classic, even adding the slide guitar “wolf whistle” after the line, “Some people call me Maurice.” Mayer meanwhile provided harmonized background vocals, both musicians playing acoustic guitars.
Check out fan-shot footage of the Miller/Mayer collaboration below, and scroll down to view the full setlist.
John Mayer returns to Madison Square Garden tonight, Wednesday, October 4th before heading to Boston’s TD Garden. For more details on his fall solo tour dates head here, and to purchase tickets, visit his website.
John Mayer With Steve Miller – “The Joker” (Steve Miller Band) – 10/3/23
[Video: James Liverani]
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Setlist: John Mayer | Madison Square Garden | New York, NY | 10/3/23
Acoustic: Heartbreak Warfare, XO (Beyoncé), Shot in the Dark (with Stay (Faraway So Close) by U2), Split Screen Sadness, January 16, 2002: “Room for Squares” Interview (Promo video from the Room for Squares Tour at Tower Records on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, CA), Neon, I’m on Fire
(Bruce Springsteen) > 3×5, Waitin’ on the Day, In Your Atmosphere (with ‘Wherever I Go’ outro), Who Says, Walt Grace’s Submarine Test, January 1967
Piano: You’re Gonna Live Forever in Me Changing (with electric guitar solo outro)
Acoustic: “Continuum” Interview (Footage from Columbia Studios on November 27, 2005), Stop This Train (with Homeward Bound outro), Slow Dancing in a Burning Room, Your Body Is a Wonderland, In the Blood, The Joker
(Steve Miller Band cover) (with Steve Miller) (First time played)
Double-Neck Acoustic: A Face to Call Home, Edge of Desire
Encore: Comfortable, Free Fallin’ (Tom Petty)