Mayer returned to the stage for his first present in two years on Wednesday for SiriusXM and Pandora's Small Stage Collection, which he stopped halfway when a fan appeared to have fainted.
In his first official present again because the coronavirus pandemic started, John Mayer interrupted his efficiency midway by to test on a distressed fan.
About an hour into his present on the Hollywood Palladium on Wednesday evening, in the midst of hit “Sluggish Dancing in a Burning Room,” Mayer lower the music when he noticed an viewers member who appeared to have fainted and required medical consideration.
“Cease the present. Are they acutely aware?” the musician known as out from the stage, as his backup band additionally stepped in to assist. The gang rapidly made room for medical personnel as Mayer mentioned: “They’re acutely aware. Give me a thumbs up in the event that they’re alert.”
Because the fan was handled and escorted out in a wheelchair, Mayer and his band left the stage for about 5 minutes. Once they returned, he introduced: “Anybody within the crowd who’s nervous, I’m informed that she’s up and waved goodbye, so she’s OK. The system works, thanks very a lot.”
Since Travis Scott’s Astroworld music competition in November, when 10 crowd members misplaced their lives due in an enormous crowd surge, artists have been below higher strain to keep watch over fan security from the stage. The scenario in Los Angeles, although, was rapidly addressed, and Mayer went on to play one other half-hour on the present, which is part of SiriusXM and Pandora’s Small Stage Collection.
After an introduction by shut pal Andy Cohen, who promised “Johnny Mayer goes to take us dwelling,” Mayer carried out a variety of hits and songs from Sob Rock, his newest album that dropped in July. Cohen will even sit down with Mayer for an interview that may air on SiriusXM and Pandora LIVE alongside the live performance. The occasion is loosely tied to the Tremendous Bowl. Mayer teased that due to licensing and trademark restrictions, “they'll high quality me a billion dollars if I say the identify of the massive recreation. However benefit from the massive recreation. I'll say this recreation is great, it’s an excellent recreation,” earlier than he jokingly yelled out “Tremendous Bowl! Come after me!”
On a extra critical word, Mayer expressed his gratitude to the a whole lot of followers (together with celebs Heidi Klum, Olivia Culpo, Vanessa Hudgens and Macy Grey) for coming to the live performance. “After a few years, so many adjustments and so many new issues to observe and browse and take heed to and play, that you simply nonetheless come out and see this present, it means rather a lot,” he mentioned.
John Mayer paused the present greater than midway by when somebody within the viewers handed out, requiring medical consideration. He lower music and helped out, finally leaving stage briefly (perhaps 2 minutes) and got here again to announce the lady was okay and gave a 👍🏼 pic.twitter.com/dEQJD721qk
— Chris Gardner (@chrissgardner) February 10, 2022