Zach Bryan Teams Up With John Mayer For “Better Days” On New Album ‘The Great American Bar Scene’

The Great American Bar Scene is HERE. Now, before we get too deep into this blog, I'm only about 15 minutes into listening to the new album from Zach Bryan, but so far, I can't complain. The man don't miss. One look at the tracklist and you'll see features with Bruce Springsteen, fellow Okie and songwriter extraordinaire John Moreland, and one of this generation's great guitarists... John Mayer. And I'll tell you what... I'm a BIG John Mayer guy. Yeah, the guy who sings "Your Body Is A Wonderland," that's right (that song still slaps). John has a catalog that is deep, though. You may be most familiar with early pop stuff, but it's packed with different sounds and styles, blues, rock, pop... reflecting on the various seasons of his life and artistry. And if you have ever seen him live, you know that he can absolutely shred. Every song is like 8 minutes long. Don't get me wrong, I love his songwriting, but there's a reason he's played guitar with just about everybody in the business. The collab with Zach Bryan however, was no surprise, as John joined Zach in Los Angeles recently to perform the song. He also heaped some high praise on Zach afterwards, calling his show "one of the most incredible things I've seen in years." And now that it's the 4th of July, and The Great American Bar Scene is here, we finally have our official studio version of "Better Days." Featuring John on both guitar and vocals (and a producer credit), we get some of John's signature blues licks as well as a tasty solo. Get ready to hit that repeat button until 2025. "Better Days" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLMns1UUoCw&pp=ygUVSm9obiBtYXllciB6YWNoIGJyeWFu

John Mayer Praises Zach Bryan

Mayer recently joined Zach during a stop on his Quittin' Time tour in Los Angeles, where the two performed an unreleased song together and stuck around for an epic performance of "Revival." And after the show, Mayer spoke on his Sirius XM radio show, Life With John Mayer, about the incredible experience that is a Zach Bryan live show: "It was one of the most incredible things I've seen in years. This guy and his band have the greatest camaraderie offstage, and therefore on stage. The crowd goes nuts. I've never seen a band change the space around them in an arena. An arena is sorta like, 'Here, you're using our room, do your thing in our room.' Zach Bryan and his band are like, 'We're gonna take your room and we're gonna have a hoedown in it, thank you very much.'" Mayer also pointed out that Zach has been able to connect with fans in a way that few artists do: "He's cracked some code that I have been waiting for someone to crack. He's tapped into a thing with people that should give everyone hope. Cause sometimes you start feeling like, 'Oh, it's gonna be a long time before a lot of people like one thing again.' And a LOT of people like Zach Bryan shows, myself included, because it was unbelievable." Not bad coming from a music legend like John Mayer. https://www.instagram.com/p/C79RrrTI65R/

Quittin’ Time Tour Dates

You can check out the full schedule of previous stops below, which even includes a few stadium dates in Denver, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Tampa and Minneapolis. Openers on this run include the Turnpike Troubadours and Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit open up some shows, in addition to other heavy hitters in The War & Treaty, Mt. Joy, The Middle East, Sheryl Crow, Sierra Ferrell, Matt Maeson, and Levi Turner rotating dates on others. Zach Bryan’s The Quittin Time Tour 2024 Dates: March 06 Chicago, IL United Center *^ March 07 Chicago, IL United Center *^ March 09 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena *^ March 10 Buffalo, NY KeyBank Center *^ March 12 State College, PA Bryce Jordan Center *^ March 14 Newark, NJ Prudential Center *^ March 15 Newark, NJ Prudential Center *^ March 17 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena *^ March 18 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena *^ March 20 Milwaukee, WI Fiserv Forum * March 22 Birmingham, AL Legacy Arena at the BJCC *^ March 25 Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena *^ March 27 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center *^ March 28 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center *^ April 26 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena *^ April 29 Omaha, NE CHI Health Center *^ May 02 St. Louis, MO Enterprise Center *^ May 05 Greenville, SC Bon Secours Wellness Arena *^ May 06 Greenville, SC Bon Secours Wellness Arena *^ May 09 Knoxville, TN Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center *^ May 13 North Little Rock, AR Simmons Bank Arena *^ May 14 North Little Rock, AR Simmons Bank Arena *^ May 17 Oklahoma City, OK Paycom Center *^ May 18 Oklahoma City, OK Paycom Center *^ June 07 Las Vegas, NV T-Mobile Arena #^ June 08 Las Vegas, NV T-Mobile Arena #^ June 15 Denver, CO Empower Field at Mile High #^ June 22 Columbus, OH Buckeye Country Superfest June 26 Foxborough, MA Gillette Stadium +^ July 30 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center @^ July 31 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center @^ August 03 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum @^ August 04 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum @^ August 07 Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field %^ August 10 Atlanta, GA Mercedes-Benz Stadium !^ August 14 Tampa, FL Raymond James Stadium +^ August 17 Arlington, TX AT&T Stadium +^ August 20 Kansas City, MO T-Mobile Center @^ August 24 Minneapolis, MN U.S. Bank Stadium %^ August 25 Grand Forks, ND Alerus Center @^ November 17 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place @^ November 18 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place @^ November 20 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena @^ November 22 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome @^ November 23 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome @^ November 26 Portland, OR Moda Center @^ November 27 Portland, OR Moda Center @^ November 29 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center @^ December 03 Glendale, AZ Desert Diamond Arena @^ December 04 Glendale, AZ Desert Diamond Arena @^ December 06 Salt Lake City, UT Delta Center @^ December 07 Salt Lake City, UT Delta Center @^ December 13 Tulsa, OK BOK Center @^ December 14 Tulsa, OK BOK Center @^ Openers: * The Middle East + Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit % Turnpike Troubadours ! Sheryl Crow # Sierra Ferrell @ Matt Maeson ^ Levi Turner