Surprisingly, they were. Mayer began with some of his more Dave Matthews-inspired tunes like Clarity, which wowed his fans who loved the radio songs and cutesy boy pop that brought John Mayer into the hearts and CD players of young ladies all over the nation. After listening to a few of these songs I was questioning why people like Eric Clapton would hail this kid as such a great musician.

Well, the second half of the set would show that. Mayer had appeased the young ladies in the audience long enough, it was time to amuse himself. He strapped on his electric guitar and laid down some quality bluesy rock riffs that displayed his guitar prowess.

Mayer kept the audience into the set throughout the night by mixing in his radio hits with his blues explorations. Mayer even pulled out a solo version of Jimi Hendrix\’s The Wind Cries Mary.

Coming into this show expecting to see a pretty boy playing acoustic ballads for a group ladies, I was pleasantly surprised with what I saw on this night.

Opening the show, with a strong following, was Maroon 5. Pushing their album, Songs About Jane and their new single, She Will Be Loved, Maroon 5 came out with all systems firing.

For an opener, they had amazing crowd response and had a few sing along moments especially during their first hit, This Love. The band seemed poised to use this tour as a step up to the next level. Who knows?