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Jason Mraz to perform outdoors in Nampa

Submitted by Michael Deeds on Mon, 07/06/2009 - 4:09pm.

Late-season outdoor concerts keep trickling in. Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz will headline Sept. 26 at the Idaho Center Amphitheater in Nampa. G. Love & Special Sauce and Bushwalla will open. (Actually, Bushwalla will "host," whatever that means.)

Mraz is getting a push from his handlers to upgrade from clubs to larger venues. This summer "Gratitude Cafe Tour" isn't a make-or-break career move, but it's definitely a concerted effort to jump from major club act to amphitheater headliner. ~~Mraz has released a couple of a major hit songs in the past year or two: "I'm Yours" and "Lucky."~~ Mraz has released a couple of major hit songs in the past year or seven: "The Remedy" and "I'm Yours" were his two top 40 songs. "Lucky" topped out at No. 48. I'm thinking this concert will draw somewhere in the neighborhood of 3,000 fans.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday for $35 and $39.50 at ICTickets.