BLACKsummers'night Tour explained

Concert Tour Name:BLACKsummers'night Tour
Album:BLACKsummers'night
Start Date:June 17, 2009
End Date:December 2, 2009
Number Of Legs:3
Number Of Shows:50 in North America
11 in Europe
Last Tour:Maxwell 08 Tour
(2008)
This Tour:BLACKsummers'night Tour
(2009)
Next Tour:
(2010)

BLACKsummers'night Tour is a tour by American R&B singer Maxwell. The tour was in support of his platinum hit album BLACKsummers'night.[1] The trek kicked off on June 17, 2009, in Grand Rapids, Michigan throughout North America.[2] The tour continued during the fall with a second U.S. run in September,[3] and additional dates added throughout Europe, his first tour there in 11 years.[4]

Background

Before the release of Maxwell's anticipated album BLACKsummers'night released on July 7, 2009 the singer embarked on a summer tour that kicked off in North America on June 17, that ended on August 2, in New York.[5] Following the summer U.S. leg, he added dates for the fall outing starting Sept 2, at the House of Blues in Boston, Massachusetts that included supporting acts R&B singer Chrisette Michele and hiphop artist Common joining him on Sept. 25 in Toronto.[6] Maxwell kicked off a European tour on oct 28, in Birmingham, UK with a final run ending on November 13, at London' s o2 Academy Brixton.[7]

Opening Acts

Set list

  1. "Phoenix Rise"
  2. "Dance wit Me"
  3. "Sumthin' Sumthin'"
  4. "Get to Know Ya"1
  5. "Lifetime"
  6. "Bad Habits"
  7. "Lovin' You"
  8. "Simply Beautiful" (Al Green song)
  9. "Fortunate"
  10. "Everwanting: To Want You to Want"1
  11. "Gravity: Pushing to Pull"2
  12. "Help Somebody"
  13. "Fistful of Tears"
  14. "Cold"
  15. "No One"
  16. "Playing Possum"2
  17. "This Woman's Work"
  18. "Stop the World"
  19. ". . . Til the Cops Come Knockin'"
  20. "Pretty Wings"
  21. "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)"
  22. "Whenever, Wherever, Whatever"

1 performed only on select dates in the US and Europe
2 performed on dates in the USA

Band

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
North America
June 17, 2009Grand RapidsUnited StatesDeVos Performance Hall
June 19, 2009HammondThe Venue
June 20, 2009MilwaukeeRiverside Theater
June 23, 2009SeattleParamount Theater
June 24, 2009VancouverCanadaChan Centre for the Performing Arts
June 26, 2009Las VegasUnited StatesPearl Concert Theater
June 29, 2009PhoenixDodge Theatre
July 1, 2009AustinBass Concert Hall
July 2, 2009San AntonioMajestic Theater
July 4, 2009New OrleansLouisiana Superdome
July 8, 2009New York CityP.C. Richard & Son Theater
July 12, 2009NashvilleRyman Auditorium
July 13, 2009LouisvilleThe Louisville Palace
July 15, 2009ColumbusPalace Theatre
July 16, 2009ClevelandAllen Theatre
July 18, 2009PittsburghHeinz Hall
July 19, 2009BuffaloShea's Performing Arts Center
July 21, 2009AlbanyPalace Theater
July 22, 2009NewarkNew Jersey Performing Arts Center
July 24, 2009Atlantic CityBorgata
July 25, 2009MashantucketMGM Grand at Foxwoods
July 27, 2009NorfolkChrysler Hall
July 28, 2009SavannahOrpheum Theater
July 30, 2009TampaRuth Eckerd Hall
July 31, 2009Miami
August 2, 2009JacksonvilleTimes-Union Center for the Performing Arts
August 3, 2009North CharlestonNorth Charleston Coliseum
August 5, 2009DurhamDurham Performing Arts Center
September 2, 2009BostonHouse of Blues
September 4, 2009KissimmeeGaylord Palms Resort Center
September 25, 2009TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre
September 26, 2009DetroitUnited StatesJoe Louis Arena
September 28, 2009New York CityMadison Square Garden
September 30, 2009RichmondRichmond Coliseum
October 2, 2009Washington, D.C.Verizon Center
October 3, 2009PhiladelphiaWachovia Spectrum
October 5, 2009AtlantaPhilips Arena[8]
October 6, 2009CharlotteTime Warner Cable Arena
October 8, 2009ChicagoUnited Center
October 9, 2009St. LouisScottrade Center
October 10, 2009North Little RockVerizon Arena
October 12, 2009DallasAmerican Airlines Center
October 13, 2009HoustonToyota Center
October 16, 2009Los AngelesHollywood Bowl
October 17, 2009ConcordSleep Train Pavilion
October 20, 2009MemphisFedExForum
October 21, 2009New OrleansLakefront Arena
October 23, 2009Baltimore1st Mariner Arena
Europe
October 28, 2009BirminghamUnited KingdomO2 Academy Birmingham
October 30, 2009ManchesterManchester Academy
October 31, 2009LondonHammersmith Apollo[9]
November 3, 2009ParisFranceCasino de Paris
November 4, 2009AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music Hall
November 6, 2009CologneGermanyE-Werk
November 7, 2009ZürichSwitzerlandKaufleuten
November 9, 2009CopenhagenDenmarkAmager Bio
November 10, 2009StockholmSwedenBerns Salonger
November 12, 2009BrusselsBelgiumAncienne Belgique
November 13, 2009LondonUnited KingdomBrixton Academy
North America
December 2, 2009Los AngelesUnited StatesNokia Theatre

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://concerttour.org/maxwell-books-cities-for-upcoming-tour.php Maxwell book cities for upcoming tour
  2. Web site: Maxwell tour dates for blacksummers'night . 2012-03-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100304191120/http://www.rnbmusicblog.com/maxwell-tour-dates-maxwell-blacksummers-night-tour-2009/ . 2010-03-04 . dead .
  3. http://www.soulbounce.com.[http://soulbounce.com/soul/2009/08/maxwells_announces_fall_arena_tour_with_chrisette_michele_common.php Maxwell announces fall arena tour with Chrisette Michele and Common]
  4. http://www.gigjunkie.net.[http://www.gigjunkie.net/blog/post/2009/09/11/MAXWELL-announces-European-tour.aspx Maxwell announces European tour]
  5. http://www.singersroom.com.[http://www.singersroom.com/news/3872/Maxwell-Confirms-Official-Summersnight-Tour-Dates Maxwell confirms official Summers'night tour dates]
  6. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267807/maxwell-adds-new-dates-to-blacksummersnight-tour www.billboard.com-Maxwell adds new dates for summer tour
  7. http://www.thelatestmaxwellnews.com/2009/09/09/maxwells-2009-fall-tour-europe-dates/ Maxwell's 2009 fall European tour dates add
  8. http://randb.about.com/b/2009/10/07/concert-review-maxwell-live-in-atlanta.htm Maxwell live in Atlanta review
  9. http://www.soulculture.co.uk/reviews/live-review-maxwell-blacksummersnight-tour-london-show/ Live Review: Maxwell BlackSummersNight Tour in London