Maxwell 08 Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Maxwell 08 Tour
Artist:Maxwell
Album:None
Start Date:October 3, 2008
End Date:November 23, 2008
Number Of Legs:3
Number Of Shows:31 in United States
1 in Africa
1 in Europe
33 in total
Last Tour:Now Tour
(2001-02)
This Tour:Maxwell 08 Tour
(2008)
Next Tour:BLACKsummers'night Tour
(2009)

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]

Opening Acts

Set list

  1. "Get to Know Ya"
  2. "No One"
  3. "Lifetime"
  4. "This Woman's Work"
  5. "Everwanting: To Want You to Want"
  6. "Sumthin' Sumthin'"
  7. "W/As my Girl
  8. "Pretty Wings" (New)
  9. "Simply Beautiful"
  10. "Fortunate"
  11. "...Til the Cops Come Knockin'"
  12. "Bad Habits" (New)
  13. "Help Somebody"1 (New)
  14. "Cold" (New)
  15. "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)"
  16. "Whenever Wherever Whatever"

1 performed only on select dates in the U.S.

Band

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Africa
October 3, 2008BloemfonteinSouth AfricaMacufe Music Festival
Europe
October 5, 2008AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music Hall
North America
October 8, 2008BostonUnited StatesBoston Opera House
October 9, 2008New York CityRadio City Music Hall
October 10, 2008WallingfordChevrolet Theatre
October 12, 2008TorontoCanadaMassey Hall
October 14, 2008CincinnatiUnited StatesTaft Theatre
October 15, 2008St. LouisFox Theater
October 17, 2008IndianapolisMurat Shrine
October 18, 2008ChicagoChicago Theatre
October 19, 2008DetroitFox Theatre
October 21, 2008MinneapolisOrpheum Theatre
October 22, 2008OmahaOmaha Auditorium Music Hall
October 23, 2008Kansas CityUptown Theater
October 25, 2008DenverParamount Theater
October 28, 2008OaklandParamount Theater
October 29, 2008
October 31, 2008Las VegasPearl Concert Theater
November 1, 2008Los AngelesShrine Auditorium
November 2, 2008Gibson Amphitheatre
November 3, 2008Las VegasHouse of Blues
November 6, 2008HoustonVerizon Wireless Theater
November 7, 2008
November 8, 2008DallasMajestic Theatre
November 10, 2008BirminghamBJCC Hall
November 11, 2008MemphisOrpheum Theatre
November 12, 2008AtlantaAtlanta Civic Center
November 14, 2008Greensboro
November 15, 2008RichmondLandmark Theater
November 17, 2008Washington, D.C.DAR Constitution Hall
November 18, 2008
November 19, 2008
November 21, 2008PhiladelphiaSusquehanna Bank Center
November 22, 2008BaltimoreMurphy Fine Arts Center
November 23, 2008New York CityUnited Palace Theater

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://concerttour.org/maxwell-breaks-six-year-hiatus-with-tour.php Maxwell breaks six year hiatus with tour
  2. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044385/maxwell-returns-for-first-tour-in-six-years billboard.com-maxwell returns for first tour
  3. http://skopemag.com/2008/08/28/jazmine-sullivan-to-tour-with-maxwell Jazmine Sullivan to tour with Maxwell
  4. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1043818/maxwell-unveils-new-songs-at-radio-city Maxwell unveils new songs at radio city music hall concert