Smorgasbord of sounds. Conceptual. Ambitious. And a little all over the place. These are a few of the ways I’d describe this show. For this tour, our boy arranged each show into separate multi-song “chapters”: some played solo acoustic, some with a full band, and some with his (terrific) cohorts that make up his John Mayer Trio. It’s a lot to pack into a single concert. Did it work? Yes and no. Stage sets were stunning but the transitions were sometimes clunky, showing their seams. Chapters were sometimes rushed, and the documentary-style videos that punctuated some of them were packed with hyperbole that no following set could pay off. But it was never dull. His band is fantastically stacked: each player can, and did, carry mind-blowing solos to match their boss’, no small feat considering Mayer’s playing keeps getting better and better each time we see him. And the audience experience changed so often that we never knew what to expect next. I can’t help but admire his inability to phone it in — a solo, a story, a tour — and I’ll continue to follow him down whichever road he chooses next. (I love his latest pop stuff … I wonder how that’ll show up the next time?) Setlist