Back when my oldest daughter was taking guitar lessons a few years ago, she fell in love with John Mayer’s cover of “Free Falling” and learned how to play it. She’s been a huge Mayer fan ever since, singing along to his songs on her playlist. Over the years, she often said, “If John Mayer is ever in concert within driving distance, I want to see him.” Well, it just so happened that he played Thursday night in Atlanta—a two and a half hour drive from us. We purchased last-minute tickets and took off as soon as she got home from school.

We missed the opening act’s entire performance and made it to our seats