John Mayer tests positive for COVID-19 for second time since January … and has to postpone four shows
- The singer, 44, took to Instagram Thursday to announce the unfortunate news
- Mayer said his first case ‘was extremely mild, but this one’s got the better of me’
- He played shows in New York City and Washington, D.C. earlier this week
- Mayer previously tested positive for COVID-19 in early January
- Mayer’s Sob Rock tour is expected to return March 11 in Las Vegas
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John Mayer announced on Thursday that he has tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the postponement of four shows.
The singer, 44, who battled the virus earlier this year, took to Instagram to announce the unfortunate news.
‘Whelp. More members of the band tested positive for Covid today, and I was one of them,’ he said. ‘This means we have to reschedule the next four shows, which we’ve already rescheduled and posted above.’
The latest: John Mayer, 44, announced on Thursday that he has tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the postponement of four shows. He was snapped earlier this week playing at Madison Square Garden in NYC
The Waiting on the World to Change singer told fans impacted by the cancellations he was ‘so sorry to make you change your plans.
‘This is a bummer for everyone in the band and crew, to say nothing of the question hanging over everyone’s head – mine included – as to how I tested positive on PCR twice in two months,’ Mayer said, adding that his first case ‘was extremely mild, but this one’s got the better of me.’
The Daughters artist finished off his post in saying, ‘We’ll give you everything we’ve got at these upcoming shows, just as soon as we rest up and regroup. With love and appreciation… me.’
Mayer adjusted the format of a show earlier this week at Madison Square Garden in New York City after drummer Steve Ferrone and background singer Carlos Ricketts tested positive for COVID-19, People reported. The guitarist took on an acoustic set and was joined by Questlove later in the concert.
The Waiting on the World to Change singer told fans impacted by the cancellations he was ‘so sorry to make you change your plans
The Daughters artist was seen playing a show in LA earlier this month
Mayer on Wednesday played in Washington D.C. at the Capital One Arena with a sore throat, as he had a cup of tea by his side as he played an acoustic set, the outlet reported.
He told concertgoers: ‘After the last two years, I am not canceling a show. We do not cancel shows here. I mean, if it’s that thing and you’ve got it – well, I understand. Anything other than that … if it’s just me and I gotta bang on a guitar with my right hand and my left hand’s in a sling and I tell you stories, I will not cancel a show.’
The musical artist said on Instagram Tuesday that the concert ‘was another exercise in spirit and love’ amid difficult circumstances.
‘Big thanks to our old friend #JJJohnson for sitting in on drums to keep some the set feeling loud and proud,’ he said. ‘Thanks all for rolling with the punches. I’m more sure than ever that I have the greatest fans around.’
Mayer previously tested positive for COVID-19 in early January, as he had to bow out of a show at the Playing in the Sand festival in Mexico.
Mayer’s Sob Rock tour is expected to return with a March 11 concert at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Postponements of the next four shows include the February 25 concert in Pittsburgh being rescheduled to May 5; the March 1 concert in Belmont Park, New York being rescheduled to May 7; and the March 4 show to take place in Boston was rescheduled to a pair of shows on May 9 and 10.
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