Scott Avett at All Good. Photo by John Patrick Gatta

John Mayer recently took Michael Franti & Spearhead on the road for a lengthy tour. Now, the pop star will introduce another band regularly covered in Relix and on Jambands.com to a new audience: The Avett Brothers. The group will open for Mayer at four shows this summer, mostly in the Midwest. Those dates include:

July 31 Bristow, VA—Jiffy Lube

August 13 Cuyahoga Falls, OH—Blossom Music Center

August 14 Tinley Park, IL—First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre

August 15 Noblesville, IN—Verizon Wireless Music Center