
Musician John Mayer performed live at one of the biggest music festivals in the world, Rock In Rio held at Parque da Bela Vista in Lisbon, Portugal on Friday (May 21). The show started with Mariza, a Portuguese Fado singer, followed by Brazilian Axé singer Ivete Sangalo and finally, John Mayer and Shakira.
John was welcomed by 81 thousand screaming people. He looked absolutely terrified for at least 10 seconds, not knowing what to expect since it was his first time in the country and there were a lot of Shakira fans in the audience. The “Gravity” singer first looked super shy and very focused on his music, but he quickly won the crowd when he babbled a couple of words in Portuguese and a few “Obrigado” (Portuguese for “Thank You”).
John started singing “Heartbreak Warfare” out of his latest album, “Battle Studies” (watch video below). The song is rumored to have been written for one of his famous ex-girlfriends, Jennifer Aniston. He also sang some of his biggest hits, which included “Crossroads”, “Gravity”, “Waiting On The World To Change”, “Bigger Than My Body”, “Half Of My Heart”, “Perfectly Lonely” and “Who Says”. John offered a special treat to his fans – a rendition of Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” (watch video below).
I was there. I saw John Mayer live for the first time and he was so much more than I expected him to be. I really want to believe John and I had a moment when the lights were hovering over the crowd and I was up on my piggy-back ride and did a heart sign Taylor Swif-style. I can swear John looked my way and smiled. It was amazing! He had to have seen it unless he suffers from myopia.
I digress. John is a fantastic singer, intense performer, has an incredible voice and he really feels what he is singing. John distributed a few super shy smiles and sexy flirty looks. And I couldn’t help but notice he has a very intimate relationship with his guitars. There is no other way to put it.
John changed guitars for every song and ended the show jamming on one of his girls (guitars!) down on his knees on the floor. After seeing the way he played and touched those guitars, I finally understood the power he has over women. John is quite popular with the ladies!
At least a couple of girls fainted around me while John was playing. No kidding! It was a very hot day!
We have a few exclusive videos of John Mayer at Rock In Rio Lisbon for you below. Those were some of my favorite moments. We highly recommend you to go out and see John Mayer perform live, especially if you enjoy a very good singer/musician with a special talent to play guitar.
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