BLACKsummers'night Tour

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]

BLACKsummers'night Tour

Tour by Maxwell
Associated album	BLACKsummers'night
Start date	June 17, 2009
End date	December 2, 2009
Legs	3
No. of shows	50 in North America 11 in Europe
Maxwell concert chronology

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

• Laura Izibor (USA—Leg 1)
• Chrisette Michele (USA—Leg 2)
• Common (USA—Leg 2)

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

• 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 America
June 17, 2009	Grand Rapids	United States	DeVos Performance Hall
June 19, 2009	Hammond		The Venue
June 20, 2009	Milwaukee		Riverside Theater
June 23, 2009	Seattle		Paramount Theater
June 24, 2009	Vancouver	Canada	Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
June 26, 2009	Las Vegas	United States	Pearl Concert Theater
June 29, 2009	Phoenix		Dodge Theatre
July 1, 2009	Austin		Bass Concert Hall
July 2, 2009	San Antonio		Majestic Theater
July 4, 2009	New Orleans		Louisiana Superdome
July 8, 2009	New York City		P.C. Richard & Son Theater
July 12, 2009	Nashville		Ryman Auditorium
July 13, 2009	Louisville		The Louisville Palace
July 15, 2009	Columbus		Palace Theatre
July 16, 2009	Cleveland		Allen Theatre
July 18, 2009	Pittsburgh		Heinz Hall
July 19, 2009	Buffalo		Shea's Performing Arts Center
July 21, 2009	Albany		Palace Theater
July 22, 2009	Newark		New Jersey Performing Arts Center
July 24, 2009	Atlantic City		Borgata
July 25, 2009	Mashantucket		MGM Grand at Foxwoods
July 27, 2009	Norfolk		Chrysler Hall
July 28, 2009	Savannah		Orpheum Theater
July 30, 2009	Tampa		Ruth Eckerd Hall
July 31, 2009	Miami		American Airlines Arena
August 2, 2009	Jacksonville		Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts
August 3, 2009	North Charleston		North Charleston Coliseum
August 5, 2009	Durham		Durham Performing Arts Center
September 2, 2009	Boston		House of Blues
September 4, 2009	Kissimmee		Gaylord Palms Resort Center
September 25, 2009	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
September 26, 2009	Detroit	United States	Joe Louis Arena
September 28, 2009	New York City		Madison Square Garden
September 30, 2009	Richmond		Richmond Coliseum
October 2, 2009	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center
October 3, 2009	Philadelphia		Wachovia Spectrum
October 5, 2009	Atlanta		Philips Arena[8]
October 6, 2009	Charlotte		Time Warner Cable Arena
October 8, 2009	Chicago		United Center
October 9, 2009	St. Louis		Scottrade Center
October 10, 2009	North Little Rock		Verizon Arena
October 12, 2009	Dallas		American Airlines Center
October 13, 2009	Houston		Toyota Center
October 16, 2009	Los Angeles		Hollywood Bowl
October 17, 2009	Concord		Sleep Train Pavilion
October 20, 2009	Memphis		FedExForum
October 21, 2009	New Orleans		Lakefront Arena
October 23, 2009	Baltimore		1st Mariner Arena
Europe
October 28, 2009	Birmingham	United Kingdom	O2 Academy Birmingham
October 30, 2009	Manchester		Manchester Academy
October 31, 2009	London		Hammersmith Apollo[9]
November 3, 2009	Paris	France	Casino de Paris
November 4, 2009	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Heineken Music Hall
November 6, 2009	Cologne	Germany	E-Werk
November 7, 2009	Zürich	Switzerland	Kaufleuten
November 9, 2009	Copenhagen	Denmark	Amager Bio
November 10, 2009	Stockholm	Sweden	Berns Salonger
November 12, 2009	Brussels	Belgium	Ancienne Belgique
November 13, 2009	London	United Kingdom	Brixton Academy
North America
December 2, 2009	Los Angeles	United States	Nokia Theatre