Battle Studies World Tour Explained
| Concert Tour Name: | Battle Studies World Tour |
| Type: | World |
| Artist: | John Mayer |
| Album: | Battle Studies |
| Start Date: | November 5, 2009 |
| End Date: | October 1, 2010 |
| Number Of Legs: | 8 |
| Number Of Shows: | 122 |
| Last Tour: | Continuum World Tour
(2007–08) |
| This Tour: | Battle Studies World Tour
(2009–10) |
| Next Tour: | Born and Raised World Tour
(2013–14) |
The Battle Studies World Tour was a worldwide concert tour by American singer John Mayer. The tour spanned across the North America, Europe, Oceania, and Asia promoting his fourth studio album Battle Studies (2009).
Background
The tour was announced on November 5, 2009, with tickets going on sale November 21, 2009.[1] Paperless ticketing was used for purchasing and entering the concert. The second leg of North America was announced on March 31, beginning in Charlotte, North Carolina on July 16, 2010.[2] The show on August 28 was a co-headline show with Keith Urban.
Opening acts
Setlist
- "Chest Fever" (The Band cover)
- "Vultures"
- "Clarity"
- "Why Georgia"
- "Machine Gun"
- "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)"
- "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room"
- "Beast of Burden" (The Rolling Stone cover)
- "Perfectly Lonely"
- "Covered in Rain"
- "Stop This Train"
- "Your Body Is a Wonderland"
- "Good Love Is on the Way"
- "Gravity"
- "I've Got Dreams to Remember"
- "Who Says"
- "Waiting on the World to Change"
- "Do You Know Me"
- "Half of My Heart"
Encore
- "Wheel"
- "Edge of Desire"
- "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening act(s) |
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| Oceania leg 1 |
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| November 5, 2009 | Sydney | Australia | The Metro Theatre | rowspan="2" |
| November 9, 2009 | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre |
| North America leg 1 |
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| November 16, 2009 | Brooklyn | United States | Music Hall of Williamsburg | rowspan="7" |
| November 17, 2009 | New York City | Beacon Theatre |
| November 24, 2009 | Toronto | Canada | Sound Academy |
| December 7, 2009 | New York City | United States | China Club |
| December 11, 2009 | Madison Square Garden |
| December 29, 2009 | San Diego | Copley Symphony Hall |
| December 31, 2009 | Las Vegas | The Joint |
| Europe leg 1 |
|---|
| January 13, 2010 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Heineken Music Hall | Lisa Loïs |
| January 15, 2010 | Manchester | England | Manchester Apollo | rowspan="4" |
| January 16, 2010 | Glasgow | Scotland | O2 Academy Glasgow |
| January 18, 2010 | London | England | HMV Hammersmith Apollo |
| January 19, 2010 | Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton Civic Hall |
| North America leg 2 |
|---|
| February 4, 2010 | Sunrise | United States | BankAtlantic Center | Michael Franti and Spearhead |
| February 5, 2010 | Tampa | St. Pete's Time Forum |
| February 6, 2010 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena |
| February 8, 2010 | North Charleston | North Charleston Coliseum |
| February 9, 2010 | Birmingham | BJCC Arena |
| February 10, 2010 | Nashville | Nashville Arena |
| February 12, 2010 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| February 13, 2010 | London | Canada | John Labatt Centre |
| February 14, 2010 | Toronto | Air Canada Centre |
| February 16, 2010 | Ottawa | Canadian Tire Centre |
| February 17, 2010 | Montreal | Bell Centre |
| February 19, 2010 | Uncasville | United States | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| February 20, 2010 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center |
| February 21, 2010 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center |
| February 24, 2010 | Boston | TD Garden |
| February 25, 2010 | New York City | Madison Square Garden |
| February 26, 2010 |
| February 28, 2010 | Grand Rapids | Van Andel Arena |
| March 1, 2010 | Milwaukee | BMO Harris Bradley Center |
| March 2, 2010 | Saint Paul | Xcel Energy Center |
| March 4, 2010 | Omaha | Qwest Center Omaha |
| March 5, 2010 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City Area |
| March 6, 2010 | Houston | Toyota Center |
| March 8, 2010 | Austin | Frank Erwin Center |
| March 9, 2010 | Dallas | American Airlines Center |
| March 10, 2010 | New Orleans | New Orleans Arena |
| March 12, 2010 | Columbus | Nationwide Arena |
| March 13, 2010 | Louisville | KFC Yum! Center |
| March 15, 2010 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum |
| March 16, 2010 | Charlottesville | John Paul Jones Arena |
| March 17, 2010 | Atlanta | Philips Arena |
| March 19, 2010 | Memphis | FedExForum |
| March 20, 2010 | St. Louis | Scottrade Center |
| March 22, 2010 | Kansas City | Sprint Center |
| March 23, 2010 | Denver | Pepsi Center |
| March 25, 2010 | Los Angeles | Staples Center |
| March 26, 2010 | San Jose | HP Pavilion |
| March 27, 2010 | Las Vegas | Mandalay Bay Events Center |
| March 30, 2010 | Portland | Rose Garden |
| March 31, 2010 | Seattle | KeyArena |
| April 1, 2010 | Vancouver | Canada | General Motors Place |
| April 3, 2010 | Calgary | Pengrowth Saddledome |
| April 4, 2010 | Edmonton | Rexall Place |
| April 6, 2010 | Saskatoon | Credit Union Centre |
| April 7, 2010 | Winnipeg | MTS Centre |
| April 8, 2010 | Fargo | United States | Fargodome |
| April 10, 2010 | Chicago | United Center |
| Oceania leg 2 |
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| April 27, 2010 | Wellington | New Zealand | TSB Arena | Orianthi |
| April 28, 2010 | Auckland | Vector Arena |
| April 30, 2010 | Brisbane | Australia | Brisbane Entertainment Centre |
| May 3, 2010 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena |
| May 5, 2010 | Wollongong | WIN Entertainment Centre |
| May 7, 2010 | Newcastle | Newcastle Entertainment Centre |
| May 8, 2010 | Sydney | Sydney Entertainment Centre |
| Asia leg 1 |
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| May 11, 2010 | Tokyo | Japan | JCB Hall | rowspan="3" |
| May 12, 2010 |
| May 13, 2010 |
| Europe leg 2 |
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| May 21, 2010 | Lisbon | Portugal | Rock in Rio | |
| May 23, 2010 | Cardiff | Wales | Cardiff International Arena | Alberta Cross |
| May 24, 2010 | Birmingham | England | LG Arena |
| May 26, 2010 | London | Wembley Arena |
| May 27, 2010 |
| May 29, 2010 | Landgraaf | Netherlands | Pinkpop |
| May 30, 2010 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Forum Copenhagen | rowspan="2" |
| May 31, 2010 (canceled) |
| June 2, 2010 (canceled) | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Heineken Music Hall | Alberta Cross |
| June 3, 2010 (canceled) |
| June 4, 2010 (canceled) | Madrid | Spain | Rock In Rio | |
| June 5, 2010 (canceled) | Manchester | England | Manchester Evening News Arena | Alberta Cross |
| July 10, 2010 (canceled) | Naas | Ireland | Oxegen Festival | |
| July 11, 2010 (canceled) | Balado | Scotland | T in the Park | |
| North America leg 3 |
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| July 16, 2010 | Charlotte | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | Train |
| July 17, 2010 | Raleigh | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion |
| July 18, 2010 | Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach Amphitheater | |
| July 21, 2010 | Wantagh | Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre | Train |
| July 22, 2010 |
| July 24, 2010 | Scranton | Toyota Pavilion |
| July 27, 2010 | Cincinnati | Riverbend Music Centre |
| July 28, 2010 | Clarkston | DTE Energy Music Theatre |
| July 30, 2010 | Camden | Susquehanna Bank Center |
| July 31, 2010 | Bristow | Jiffy Lube Live | The Avett Brothers |
| August 1, 2010 | Burgettstown | First Niagara Pavilion | Train |
| August 3, 2010 | Holmdel | PNC Bank Arts Center |
| August 4, 2010 | Bethel | Bethel Woods Center for the Arts |
| August 5, 2010 | Hershey | Hershey Park Stadium |
| August 6, 2010 | Mansfield | Comcast Center |
| August 7, 2010 | Hartford | Comcast Theatre |
| August 8, 2010 | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga Center |
| August 10, 2010 | Darien | Darien Lake Center |
| August 11, 2010 | Toronto | Canada | Molson Amphitheater |
| August 13, 2010 | Cuyahoga Falls | United States | Blossom Music Center | The Avett Brothers |
| August 14, 2010 | Tinley Park | First Midwest Bank Amphitheater |
| August 15, 2010 | Noblesville | Verizon Center |
| August 18, 2010 | Phoenix | Cricket Wireless Pavilion | Owl City |
| August 20, 2010 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre |
| August 21, 2010 | Wheatland | Sleep Train Amphitheatre |
| August 22, 2010 | Los Angeles | Hollywood Bowl |
| August 24, 2010 | Irvine | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre |
| August 25, 2010 | Chula Vista | Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre |
| August 28, 2010 | George | The Gorge Amphitheatre | |
| August 31, 2010 | West Valley City | USANA Amphitheater | |
| September 1, 2010 | Morrison | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Owl City |
| September 3, 2010 | Tulsa | BOK Center | |
| September 4, 2010 | Dallas | Superpages.com Center | |
| September 5, 2010 | The Woodlands | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | Owl City |
| September 6, 2010 | Orange Beach | Amphitheater at the Wharf |
| September 8, 2010 | Atlanta | Lakewood Amphitheater |
| September 10, 2010 | Tampa | Ford Amphitheatre |
| September 11, 2010 | West Palm Beach | Cruzan Amphitheatre |
| Asia leg 2 |
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| October 1, 2010 | Manila | Philippines | SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds | Aiza Seguerra | |
- After a sold-out performance in Copenhagen, Mayer was forced to cancel his second show there due to illness, this also affected the remaining European shows in Amsterdam, Lisbon & Manchester to be cancelled also.
- Due to equipment damage from a severe thunderstorm, the concert originally scheduled for July 25, 2010, in Hershey, Pennsylvania was postponed to August 5.
- Miscellaneous
Box office score data
| Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
|---|
| Sound Academy | Toronto | 2,214 / 2,214 (100%) | $166,839 |
| Copley Symphony Hall | San Diego | 2,270 / 2,270 (100%) | $120,335 |
| The Joint | Las Vegas | 3,342 / 3,342 (100%) | $507,695 |
| Heineken Music Hall | Amsterdam | 5,531 / 5,531 (100%) | $302,562 |
| BankAtlantic Center | Sunrise | 9,702 / 10,274 (95%) | $575,634 |
| St. Pete Times Forum | Tampa | 9,992 / 9,992 (100%) | $524,300 |
| Veterans Memorial Arena | Jacksonville | 10,236 / 10,236 (100%) | $511,532 |
| Coliseum | North Charleston | 7,536 / 7,536 (100%) | $420,172 |
| BJCC Arena | Birmingham | 9,404 / 9,404 (100%) | $439,129 |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills | 10,867 / 10,867 (100%) | $566,573 |
| John Labatt Centre | London | 6,300 / 7,847 (81%) | $392,145 |
| Air Canada Centre | Toronto | 14,966 / 14,966 (100%) | $1,143,770 |
| Scotiabank Place | Ottawa | 5,752 / 6,100 (95%) | $379,417 |
| Bell Centre | Montreal | 6,937 / 6,937 (100%) | $467,425 |
| Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville | 7,891 / 7,891 (100%) | $395,186 |
| Verizon Center | Washington DC | 14,262 / 14,262 (100%) | $960,255 |
| Wachovia Center | Philadelphia | 11,993 / 11,993 (100%) | $825,977 |
| TD Garden | Boston | 14,654 / 14,654 (100%) | $936,350 |
| Van Andel Arena | Grand Rapids | 9,010 / 11,268 (80%) | $466,774 |
| Bradley Center | Milwaukee | 5,897 / 5,897 (100%) | $355,848 |
| Xcel Energy Center | St. Paul | 9,832 / 9,832 (100%) | $646,668 |
| Qwest Center | Omaha | 6,730 / 6,730 (100%) | $406,220 |
| Ford Center | Oklahoma City | 10,223 / 12,000 (86%) | $585,985 |
| Toyota Center | Houston | 11,216 / 11,216 (100%) | $720,063 |
| Frank Erwin Center | Austin | 10,531 / 10,531 (100%) | $597,068 |
| American Airlines Center | Dallas | 12,131 / 12,699 (96%) | $754,395 |
| New Orleans Arena | New Orleans | 10,286 / 12,000 (86%) | $582,935 |
| Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro | 8,852 / 8,852 (100%) | $492,612 |
| John Paul Jones Arena | Charlottesville | 7,196 / 7,196 (100%) | $368,304 |
| Philips Arena | Atlanta | 13,247 / 13,247 (100%) | $802,265 |
| FedExForum | Memphis | 9,737 / 12,000 (82%) | $559,805 |
| Scottrade Center | St. Louis | 11,598 / 11,598 (100%) | $631,809 |
| Sprint Center | Kansas City | 9,568 / 9,568 (100%) | $532,262 |
| Staples Center | Los Angeles | 14,732 / 14,732 (100%) | $1,010,408 |
| Rose Garden | Portland | 7,241 / 8,343 (87%) | $451,761 |
| Rexall Place | Edmonton | 7,010 / 13,953 (51%) | $501,977 |
| United Center | Chicago | 14,583 / 14,583 (100%) | $924,484 |
| Entertainment Centre | Brisbane | 7,448 / 7,775 (96%) | $773,500 |
| Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne | 11,611 / 12,081 (97%) | $983,573 |
| Entertainment Centre | Newcastle | 3,437 / 5,409 (64%) | $311,019 |
| Entertainment Centre | Sydney | 10,919 / 11,000 (99%) | $982,024 |
| DTE Energy Music Center | Clarkston | 14,896 / 14,896 (100%) | $574,716 |
| Woods Center for the Arts | Bethel | 11,474 / 14,750 (78%) | $464,486 |
| Hersheypark Stadium | Hershey | 11,633 / 12,776 (91%) | $396,572 |
| Hollywood Bowl | Los Angeles | 14,570 / 17,125 (85%) | $1,056,575 |
| Amphitheater at the Wharf | Orange Beach | 9,020 / 9,020 (100%) | $493,560 |
| TOTAL | 438,477 / 467,393 (94%) | $27,062,964 | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: John Mayer Announces "Battle Studies" Tour with Special Guest Michael Franti & Spearhead . vanandelarena.com . SMG . April 7, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150415143519/https://vanandelarena.com/news/john-mayer-announces-%E2%80%9Cbattle-studies%E2%80%9D-tour-special-guest-michael-franti-spearhead . April 15, 2015 .
- Web site: John Mayer's 'Battle Studies World Tour' Extends to Summer. bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. April 7, 2015.
- Web site: JOHN MAYER'S "BATTLE STUDIES WORLD TOUR" EXTENDS TO SUMMER TOUR SCHEDULED TO END AT WEST PALM'S CRUZAN AMPHITHEATRE . 2023-07-13 . premierguidemiami.com.
