NEW YORK, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) today announced that John Mayer will perform at a secret location for an invitation-only concert for SiriusXM listeners in Philadelphia on Tuesday, July 2, just days before he launches his first U.S. tour in three years.

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The "John Mayer 'Born and Raised' Final Dress Rehearsal" concert will air live on Tuesday, July 2 at 8:00 pm ET on The Spectrum, via satellite on channel 28, and through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App on smartphones and other connected devices, as well as online at siriusxm.com. The broadcast will be the final dress rehearsal before Grammy® Award-winning artist John Mayer kicks-off his 40-city U.S. tour on July 6 in support of his latest studio album, Born and Raised.

"John Mayer is one of today's most multi-talented musicians; his music spans an extraordinary range of styles from rock, blues, hip-hop, jazz to country and is a personification of the variety of music we like to offer our subscribers," said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. "We are excited to give a few of our lucky listeners an opportunity to see and hear John Mayer live, and even more thrilled to broadcast this amazing artist's performance across the country to our national audience of subscribers on the eve of his national tour."

SiriusXM subscribers will have the opportunity to win tickets to the event through dedicated listener emails as well as various call-in promotions on The Spectrum, channel 28, and across SiriusXM's diverse music, talk and sports on-air channels.

Additionally, starting June 17, SiriusXM subscribers will have the opportunity to win a trip to the event through an online sweepstakes across SiriusXM's diverse music, talk and sports channels open to listeners who have been an active subscriber continuously since June 1, 2013 and who meet certain other conditions of eligibility. See Official Rules at www.siriusxm.com/thespectrum starting June 17, 2013.

The Spectrum plays music spanning the past, present and future with adult album rock artists, from artists like U2, Dave Matthews, REM, Neil Young, Coldplay, Mumford & Sons, John Mayer, Wilco, The Black Keys, Ray Lamontagne, Tom Petty, Ryan Adams, David Gray, and more.

"SiriusXM Sounds of Summer" features special performances, interviews and live events. "SiriusXM Sounds of Summer" kicked off with a special, private concert with Kenny Chesney at the Highline Ballroom in New York City on May 1.

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