March | 2010 | The Rock and Roll Report

John Mayer plots his second leg of Battle Studies dates through September 2010, James Mercer and Danger Mouse’s Broken Bells announce their first tour and David Gray and Ray LaMontagne set out on a co-headlining run in August. Full dates for all three treks below.

John Mayer
Mar. 31 – Seattle, WA @ KeyArena
Apr. 1 – Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place
Apr. 3 – Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome
Apr. 4 – Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
Apr. 6 – Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
Apr. 7 – Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
Apr. 8 – Fargo, ND @ Fargodome
Apr. 10 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
July 16 – Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 17 – Raleigh, NC @ Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
July 18 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 21 – Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
July 24 – Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion
July 25 – Hershey, PA @ Hershey Park Stadium
July 27 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
July 28 – Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 30 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
July 31 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
Aug. 1 – Burgettstown, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion
Aug. 3 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug. 6 – Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
Aug. 7 – Hartford, CT @ Comcast Theatre
Aug. 8 – Saratoga, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Aug. 10 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Aug. 11 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Aug. 13 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
Aug. 14 – Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Aug. 15 – Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
Aug. 18 – Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
Aug. 20 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
Aug. 21 – Wheatland, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Aug. 22 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
Aug. 24 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Aug. 25 – Chula Vista, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Aug. 31 – West Valley City, UT @ USANA Amphitheater
Sept. 1 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Sept. 4 – Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Center
Sept. 5 – Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sept. 6 – Orange Beach, AL @ The Amphitheatre
Sept. 8 – Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Amphitheatre
Sept. 10 – Tampa, FL @ The Ford Amphitheatre
Sept. 11 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre

Broken Bells
May 18 – San Diego, CA @ Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay
May 19 – Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theatre
May 21 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
May 24 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
May 25 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
May 26 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
May 29 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
May 31 – Chicago, IL @ Vic Theater
June 1 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
June 2 – Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
June 4 – Boston, MA @ Royale Night Club
June 5 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
June 6 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
June 7 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
June 10 – Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
June 11 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club

David Gray & Ray LaMontagne
Aug. 15 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Aug. 17 – Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion
Aug. 19 – Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach
Aug. 20 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
Aug. 22 – Nashville, TN @ Grand Ole Opry
Aug. 25 – Chicago, IL @ Millennium Park
Aug. 26 – Rochester, MI @ Meadow Brook Theatre
Aug. 29 – Council Bluffs, IA @ Stir Cover
Aug. 30 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Aug. 31 – Santa Fe, NM @ Santa Fe Opera House
Sept. 1 – Phoenix, AZ @ Dodge Theatre
Sept. 3 – Los Vegas, NV @ The Pearl
Sept. 4 – Valley Center, CA @ Harrahs Rincon
Sept. 5 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
Sept. 8 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
Sept. 10 – San Francisco, CA @ The Greek Theatre

Nearly 2,000 bands invaded Austin for rock’s annual Mardi Gras SXSW earlier this month, and Rolling Stone was on the scene, bringing you reports from the biggest shows (Stone Temple Pilots, Hole, Muse) and 100 tweets about up-and-comers to watch. RS also hosted our first-ever showcases at the festival — be sure to grab our new issue, out today, for the story behind our pair of shows.

Our cameras were rolling onstage and behind the scenes, capturing some of the most incredible footage of the fest — watch it all right here: Dixie Chicks side project Court Yard Hounds open up about the birth of the band, the Whigs tell the story behind their new album, David Fricke questions Jimmie Dale Gilmore about Austin’s enduring weirdness and talks to John Doe about happiness affecting his art, Jonathan Ringen gets Free Energy to chat about Tom Petty and Dawes to debate their influences. Plus, see Mayer Hawthorne hanging out on the set of our historical photo shoot and talks about Snoop and Smokey Robinson, and catch some of Band of Skulls’ searing live set.

Band of Skulls