Jon Bon Jovi and John Mayer Announce Tour Joined by Matthew McConaughey

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Tour and Guests

Matthew McConaughey is launching a book tour in September to promote Poems & Prayers. He will travel to several cities and bring along well-known musicians. On September 16 at King’s Theatre in Brooklyn, he will be joined by Jon Bon Jovi. On September 20 at the Saban Theater in Los Angeles, John Mayer will appear with him.

The tour, known as the Poems & Prayers Revival Tour, blends music, spoken word, and heartfelt dialogue. The event will feature “intimate, spontaneous and honest conversation” between McConaughey and his guest, designed to “put a mirror to our souls to see if we recognize each other again.”

More Fellow Travelers

Matthew’s other guests include Zach Bryan, Jon Batiste, and Lukas Nelson. Poems & Prayers, due on September 16, is called “an inspiring, faith-filled, and often hilarious collection of personal poetry and prayers about navigating the rodeo of life and chasing down the original dream, belief.”

This tour covers five cities: Brooklyn, Nashville, Tulsa, Los Angeles, and Austin, running from September 16 to 21.

The Book’s Message

In announcing the tour, McConaughey said, “Poems & Prayers is more than a book. It’s a memory — a place where we can rediscover what we’ve lost, celebrate what remains and maybe even leave behind what no longer serves us.”

The book mixes poetry, prayers, and prose, drawing on Old Testament passages, personal reflections, and humor. McConaughey said, “I’ve always relied on logic to make sense of myself and the world. A prescriptionist at heart, I’ve always looked to reason to find the rhyme, the practical to get to the mystical, the choreography to find the dance, the proof to get to the truth and reality to get to the dream. I’ve been finding that tougher to do lately. It’s more than hard to know what to believe in; it’s hard to believe. But I don’t want to quit believing, and I don’t want to stop believing in humanity — you, myself our potential”

Tour Details and Tickets

Tickets for the Poems & Prayers Revival Tour include a copy of the book and are available at PoemsPrayers.com. This tour comes after his memoir Greenlights (2020) and the 2023 children’s book Just Because.

Here’s a quick look at the tour dates and locations:

•     September 16 – Brooklyn, NY, at Kings Theatre (with Jon Bon Jovi)
•     September 18 – Nashville, TN
•     September 19 – Tulsa, OK
•     September 20 – Los Angeles, CA, at Saban Theatre (with John Mayer)
•     September 21 – Austin, TX