A weekend filled with Jason Mraz concerts in Hollywood and San Diego (VIDEO)

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Southern California music fans were treated to not one, not two, but four concerts this past weekend featuring Jason Mraz. The final weekend of Mraz's Gratitude Cafe Tour featured sold-out shows at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on October 10 and the Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre in San Diego on October 11. Additionally, Mraz appeared as a special guest at an after-party concert both nights featuring his horn section called the Grooveline Horns.

October 10 was Jason Mraz's first-ever performance at the legendary Hollywood Bowl. At this special performance, Mraz told the audience that he flew his parents in for the show all the way from the East Coast. Before Mraz took the stage, a clip from the new documentary, May I Be Frank, was shown. Mraz later performed the song 'What Would Love Do Now" which he wrote especially for the documentary, which follows an overweight man named Frank on his quest to transform his health and happiness through healthy eating and practicing gratitude.

Jason Mraz was full of energy for the final show of his North American tour in San Diego on October 11 as he sang a range of hits for two hours. Mraz was joined onstage by the gospel choir, Voices of Praise, for the songs, "Live High",  "What Would Love Do Now" and a rockin' cover of the song "Spirit in the Sky." Jason also sang the famous Etta James' song "At Last" as well as a touching acoustic rendition of The Beatles' "In My Life."

The San Diego show was actually a free concert organized with the intent to raise funds for Mraz's favorite charities including the Surfrider Foundation, VH1 Save the Music and San Diego Youth Services. NBC San Diego reported that the event raised $30,000 even before the show started with the auction of VIP seats and backstage passes.

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The encore of both shows included Mraz on a makeshift stage in the middle of the crowd performing an acoustic set with opening act Brett Dennen, as well as a duet with Elise Fisher, manager of the Gratitude Cafe in San Francisco, who sang Colbie Caillat's part in "Lucky".

An after-party concert was held both nights at the Roxy in L.A. and at the House of Blues in San Diego featuring Mraz's horn section, the Grooveline Horns, from Texas. Jason Mraz,  Bushwalla and other special guests treated the audience to funky rap rhymes and dancing on and off stage.  

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