LAS VEGAS, Nev., Nov. 12, 2026. John Mayer knows Sphere better than most of the artists booked there. He played 48 shows inside the venue as a member of Dead & Company. In 2027 he comes back under his own name, with a residency that opens on April 8 and now runs to June 12 across 21 nights.
The format is the headline. Each show is split into three parts. Mayer opens alone, mostly on acoustic guitar but also at the piano and on electric. Then the John Mayer Trio takes over with Steve Jordan on drums and Pino Palladino on bass. The night ends with a full band. Consequence laid out the structure when the first dates were announced in late September.
From six dates to 21
The residency was first announced with just six shows. Demand pushed it to 18, and in mid-October Mayer added June 9, 11 and 12. JamBands reported the second extension, which brought the total to 21. Sphere has a habit of doing this: open small, then add weekends as the first ones sell. Mayer's run followed the pattern almost exactly.
The timing also lines up with new music. "Tom and Jerry," his first single in five years, premiered on his SiriusXM channel in October, and it is a fair bet some of it will turn up in the full-band set.
Why the three-set idea works
Mayer has always been two artists at once: the songwriter behind "Gravity" and "Daughters," and the blues guitarist who would rather stretch a solo for six minutes. Most of his tours have had to pick a lane. Splitting the evening lets him do both without apology. The solo set should suit the room's sound system, which is built to make quiet music feel close. The trio, the version of Mayer that many guitar players still rate highest, gets its own space instead of a three-song cameo.
Our verdict before a single note is played: this is the most musician-focused residency Sphere has booked, and probably the one where the screen matters least. That is not a criticism.
Dates and tickets
Shows run from April 8 to June 12, 2027, in clusters of two and three nights. Every date, with seating maps, is listed on the John Mayer Sphere tickets page. For the rest of the 2027 calendar, including Rush in May and Pink in the fall, see Sphere tickets in Las Vegas.