The Maxwell 08 Tour was a tour by American R&B singer Maxwell, his first major tour in over six years.[1][2] The tour started on October 3, performing a one date show in Europe and Africa, afterwards returning to North America for a two-month trek that kicked off on October 8, in Boston throughout several cities in North America and ending on November 23 in New York City.[3] The singer performed new tracks from BLACKsummers'night scheduled for release summer of 2009, and songs from his previous albums.[4]
| Tour by Maxwell | |
| Associated album | None |
|---|---|
| Start date | October 3, 2008 |
| End date | November 23, 2008 |
| Legs | 3 |
| No. of shows | 31 in United States 1 in Africa 1 in Europe 33 in total |
| Maxwell concert chronology | |
Opening Acts
edit- Jazmine Sullivan (USA—Leg)
Set list
edit- "Get to Know Ya"
- "No One"
- "Lifetime"
- "This Woman's Work"
- "Everwanting: To Want You to Want"
- "Sumthin' Sumthin'"
- "W/As my Girl
- "Pretty Wings" (New)
- "Simply Beautiful"
- "Fortunate"
- "...Til the Cops Come Knockin'"
- "Bad Habits" (New)
- "Help Somebody"1 (New)
- "Cold" (New)
- "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)"
- "Whenever Wherever Whatever"
1 performed only on select dates in the U.S.
Band
edit- Keyboards: Morris Pleasure
- Guitar: David Hod, Wah Wah Watson
- Bass: Sean Michael Ray
- Drums: Ricardo "Rick" Jordan
- Organs: Shedrick Mitchell
- Saxophone: Kenneth Wahlum lll
- Background vocals: Latina Webb
Tour dates
edit| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | |||
| October 3, 2008 | Bloemfontein | South Africa | Macufe Music Festival |
| Europe | |||
| October 5, 2008 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Heineken Music Hall |
| North America | |||
| October 8, 2008 | Boston | United States | Boston Opera House |
| October 9, 2008 | New York City | Radio City Music Hall | |
| October 10, 2008 | Wallingford | Chevrolet Theatre | |
| October 12, 2008 | Toronto | Canada | Massey Hall |
| October 14, 2008 | Cincinnati | United States | Taft Theatre |
| October 15, 2008 | St. Louis | Fox Theater | |
| October 17, 2008 | Indianapolis | Murat Shrine | |
| October 18, 2008 | Chicago | Chicago Theatre | |
| October 19, 2008 | Detroit | Fox Theatre | |
| October 21, 2008 | Minneapolis | Orpheum Theatre | |
| October 22, 2008 | Omaha | Omaha Auditorium Music Hall | |
| October 23, 2008 | Kansas City | Uptown Theater | |
| October 25, 2008 | Denver | Paramount Theater | |
| October 28, 2008 | Oakland | Paramount Theater | |
| October 29, 2008 | |||
| October 31, 2008 | Las Vegas | Pearl Concert Theater | |
| November 1, 2008 | Los Angeles | Shrine Auditorium | |
| November 2, 2008 | Gibson Amphitheatre | ||
| November 3, 2008 | Las Vegas | House of Blues | |
| November 6, 2008 | Houston | Verizon Wireless Theater | |
| November 7, 2008 | |||
| November 8, 2008 | Dallas | Majestic Theatre | |
| November 10, 2008 | Birmingham | BJCC Hall | |
| November 11, 2008 | Memphis | Orpheum Theatre | |
| November 12, 2008 | Atlanta | Atlanta Civic Center | |
| November 14, 2008 | Greensboro | War Memorial Auditorium | |
| November 15, 2008 | Richmond | Landmark Theater | |
| November 17, 2008 | Washington, D.C. | DAR Constitution Hall | |
| November 18, 2008 | |||
| November 19, 2008 | |||
| November 21, 2008 | Philadelphia | Susquehanna Bank Center | |
| November 22, 2008 | Baltimore | Murphy Fine Arts Center | |
| November 23, 2008 | New York City | United Palace Theater | |
References
edit- ^ Maxwell breaks six year hiatus with tour.www.concerttour.org
- ^ billboard.com-maxwell returns for first tour
- ^ Jazmine Sullivan to tour with Maxwell Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine.skopmag.com
- ^ Maxwell unveils new songs at radio city music hall concert.www.billboard.com