John McLaughlin Tickets

It was a fitting tribute to his life-long contribution to jazz music in various genres. These final shows focused on the Mahavishnu Orchestra, the group he had formed at the urging of Miles Davis (“Miles was really forceful” John said at the concert). After the opening set by Jimmy Herring, John and his current band The 4th Dimension kicked off things with “Miles Beyond”. After a set of old and new music, they were joined by Herring and his band and ran through a Mahavishnu catalog. For me, it was a culmination of my devotion to the work of my hero who I have deeply admired since childhood, a long way from my first concert at 16. Now at 50, I have to thank John again for the opportunity to be able to hear the music made by a band that had disbanded before I joined first grade, at what was the last of his live shows.

From the birth of fusion till today both McLaughlin & Herring have been exemplars. Playing for 3-1/2 hours, the sum of the whole was even greater than its parts.

When I saw that this concert was coming to Durham, I knew that I was going to witness something special. Jimmy Herring came out first and was amazing!! Next, John Mclaughlin was just as good if not better. But the final set was best when both bands came together and played the songs of the Mahavishnu Orchestra. What an unbelieveable night!!!!

Awesome show - my two favorite guitarists and John my favorite musician playing my favorite music of his career. Have gone to 3 of these venues in NYC, Newark, DC, and will be attending Indy next Sunday. Each time they got even better. An epic event.

Great concert and excellent venue. The sound and acoustics in DPAC was incredible. You could hear every nuance in the performance.

Jimmy Herring and his band Invisible Whip is great. He is arguably the most under-appreciated guitarist and musician today. John McLaughlin and band - it goes without saying how great. The two of them combined, doing classic M.O. - priceless!

Excellent display of individual talent from many incredible musicians. But, as great as they were, it got tedious after awhile. Every song drifted into solo displays of technique that were impressive, but usually got so far away from the respective song's flow that I lost track of what they were actually playing. Again, amazing musicians, but I was ready to leave before they were. Also, being 6'2" tall, my seat in row 4 of the mezzanine at the Wilbur Theater was very uncomfortable - zero leg room. Saved by having an aisle seat, but I watched the entire show over my left shoulder as my legs found some room in the aisle.

NJPAC offered better acoustics and they worked on the sound and material improving on the amazing show at Town Hall in NYC. John gave all he had and was stronger than or as strong as on the original material in the early 70's. Jimmy Herring is amazing and he and his band made the whole thing work. Great material selected and a wonderful send off to the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Great playing and soloing makes this show a must see for fans. Strange to see ABB fans at a McLaughlin gig but that band and music did inspire the jazz rock movement. As a fan of both back in high school it worked beautifully for me.

John McLaughlin / Jimmy Herring - each band alone were great but when you had both bands on stage together the firepower was just unbelievable. This was one of the best concerts I have been been to ever, and I have seen most of the great rock bands!

Great Show - Great Jazz&Fusion took me back to my 20's - Also the Most incredible drum solo's ever. Who was that guy?

I was there when he began Mahavishnu saw every show in LA. Now I’m here for his touring finale he was and has always been an inspiration to my playing. Not impressed with Herring. Herrings band pedestrian about an inch away from southern rock. Didn’t know who he was will try to forget ASAP. His band, though they looked like they slept in their dirty clothes were good players in their own right. JM was still able to play like JM though for shorter stretches. Definitely go see them. Arrive late.

I attended this show on Friday evening. this was my first time attending an event at NJPAC and the facility is extremely impressive! The event was spectacular with two of best guitar players in the world performing. The sound is second to none at this venue and I will definitely return for other shows in the future. Having attended shows at Carnegie Hall in the past I believe that NJPAC has superior sound and is a much more modern facility. This is a world class venue for concerts!

JOHN McLAUGHLIN / JIMMY HERRING was the show I have been chasing all year, Guitar gods!

It was absolutely electric. Both bands were really on fire and at the end of both sets they came back out in order to play together. The energy was great, the musicianship superb. I only wish it wasn’t John’s farewell tour.

Place and show were excellent, only dissapointment was my friend is handicapped and the lots were full cause we were running late and had to park far away and walk far to the show. They need more handicapped parking spots in the lot closest to the Theatre

We should have let these sleeping dogs lie! The power we felt in the 70's is gone, now every tune by both bands sounds the same - close your eyes and you have no idea who is on stage.

Unfortunately John McLaughlin is retiring from touring USA. So if you live in the States I suggest you check them out. They were all amazing and yes John still has it at 75. What an amazing show. I couldn’t get enough of this fabulous music!

Show was Awesome, beautiful venue , staff very helpful with ease of finding your seating

This was a bucket list event for me and I was not disappointed- if you can see this show do it - you will be very glad you did.

The guitar playing of both Jimmy Herron and John McLaughlin was excellent. However, the seating was packed too tightly making it very uncomfortable for a 3.5 hour show. Also, when Jimmy Herron was performing his own set, he stood to the far left side of the stage, rather than front and center, such that fans seated on the left side of the theatre could no see him. As the band leader, he should understand that fans are paying a significant amount of money to see him, not his sidemen, all of whom were positioned at the center of the stage..