BLACKsummers'night Tour is a tour by American R&B singer Maxwell. The tour was in support of his platinum hit album BLACKsummers'night.Maxwell book cities for upcoming tour .concerttour.org The trek kicked off on June 17, 2009, in Grand Rapids, Michigan throughout North America. The tour continued during the fall with a second U.S. run in September,http://www.soulbounce.com.Maxwell announces fall arena tour with Chrisette Michele and Common and additional dates added throughout Europe, his first tour there in 11 years.http://www.gigjunkie.net.Maxwell announces European tour
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.http://www.singersroom.com.Maxwell confirms official Summers'night tour dates 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.www.billboard.com-Maxwell adds new dates for summer tour 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.Maxwell's 2009 fall European tour dates add .www.thelatestmaxwellnews.com
Opening Acts
Laura Izibor (USA—Leg 1) Chrisette Michele (USA—Leg 2) Common (USA—Leg 2)
Set list "Phoenix Rise" "Dance wit Me" "Sumthin' Sumthin'" "Get to Know Ya"1 "Lifetime" "Bad Habits" "Lovin' You" "Simply Beautiful" (Al Green song) "Fortunate" "Everwanting: To Want You to Want"1 "Gravity: Pushing to Pull"2 "Help Somebody" "Fistful of Tears" "Cold" "No One" "Playing Possum"2 "This Woman's Work" "Stop the World" ". . . Til the Cops Come Knockin'" "Pretty Wings" "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)" "Whenever, Wherever, Whatever"
1 performed only on select dates in the US and Europe2 performed on dates in the USA
Band Keyboards/Piano: Robert Glasper Guitar: Hod David, Derrick Hodge Bass: Sean Michael Ray Percussions: Timbali Cornwell Drums: Chris Dave, Spanky Mc Curdy Trombone: Saunders Sermon Saxophone: Kenneth Wahlum III Organ: Shedrick Mitchell Trumpet: Keyon Harrold Background vocals: Latina Webb, Keyon Harrold, Saunders Sermon, Kenneth Wahlum III
Tour dates Date City Country Venue North AmericaJune 17, 2009Grand RapidsUnited StatesDeVos Performance HallJune 19, 2009HammondThe VenueJune 20, 2009MilwaukeeRiverside TheaterJune 23, 2009SeattleParamount TheaterJune 24, 2009VancouverCanadaChan Centre for the Performing ArtsJune 26, 2009Las VegasUnited StatesPearl Concert TheaterJune 29, 2009PhoenixDodge TheatreJuly 1, 2009AustinBass Concert HallJuly 2, 2009San AntonioMajestic TheaterJuly 4, 2009New OrleansLouisiana SuperdomeJuly 8, 2009New York CityP.C. Richard & Son TheaterJuly 12, 2009NashvilleRyman AuditoriumJuly 13, 2009LouisvilleThe Louisville PalaceJuly 15, 2009ColumbusPalace TheatreJuly 16, 2009ClevelandAllen TheatreJuly 18, 2009PittsburghHeinz HallJuly 19, 2009BuffaloShea's Performing Arts CenterJuly 21, 2009AlbanyPalace TheaterJuly 22, 2009NewarkNew Jersey Performing Arts CenterJuly 24, 2009Atlantic CityBorgataJuly 25, 2009MashantucketMGM Grand at FoxwoodsJuly 27, 2009NorfolkChrysler HallJuly 28, 2009SavannahOrpheum TheaterJuly 30, 2009TampaRuth Eckerd HallJuly 31, 2009MiamiAmerican Airlines Arena August 2, 2009JacksonvilleTimes-Union Center for the Performing ArtsAugust 3, 2009North CharlestonNorth Charleston ColiseumAugust 5, 2009DurhamDurham Performing Arts CenterSeptember 2, 2009BostonHouse of BluesSeptember 4, 2009KissimmeeGaylord Palms Resort CenterSeptember 25, 2009TorontoCanadaAir Canada CentreSeptember 26, 2009DetroitUnited StatesJoe Louis ArenaSeptember 28, 2009New York CityMadison Square GardenSeptember 30, 2009RichmondRichmond ColiseumOctober 2, 2009Washington, D.C.Verizon CenterOctober 3, 2009PhiladelphiaWachovia SpectrumOctober 5, 2009AtlantaPhilips ArenaMaxwell live in Atlanta review .by Mark Edward Nero-10/2009October 6, 2009CharlotteTime Warner Cable ArenaOctober 8, 2009ChicagoUnited CenterOctober 9, 2009St. LouisScottrade CenterOctober 10, 2009North Little RockVerizon ArenaOctober 12, 2009DallasAmerican Airlines CenterOctober 13, 2009HoustonToyota CenterOctober 16, 2009Los AngelesHollywood BowlOctober 17, 2009ConcordSleep Train PavilionOctober 20, 2009MemphisFedExForumOctober 21, 2009New OrleansLakefront ArenaOctober 23, 2009Baltimore1st Mariner Arena EuropeOctober 28, 2009BirminghamUnited KingdomO2 Academy BirminghamOctober 30, 2009ManchesterManchester AcademyOctober 31, 2009LondonHammersmith ApolloLive Review: Maxwell BlackSummersNight Tour in LondonNovember 3, 2009ParisFranceCasino de ParisNovember 4, 2009AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music HallNovember 6, 2009CologneGermanyE-WerkNovember 7, 2009ZürichSwitzerlandKaufleutenNovember 9, 2009CopenhagenDenmarkAmager BioNovember 10, 2009StockholmSwedenBerns SalongerNovember 12, 2009BrusselsBelgiumAncienne BelgiqueNovember 13, 2009LondonUnited KingdomBrixton Academy North AmericaDecember 2, 2009Los AngelesUnited StatesNokia Theatre
References
External links www.musze.com