Now Tour (Maxwell)

The Now Tour is a concert tour by American R&B singer Maxwell, in support of his multi-platinum selling album Now. The tour started in North America on August 13, 2001, in New York City at the Irving Plaza with additional dates through October. The itinerary included multiple dates in Washington, D.C., Atlanta and Chicago.[1]

Now Tour
Tour by Maxwell
Associated albumNow
Start dateAugust 13, 2001
End dateAugust 10, 2002
Legs2
No. of shows49 in North America
49 in total
Maxwell concert chronology

Background

Before the release of Maxwell's album, the singer performed an intimate show on August 6 in Detroit for the second of a series of small-venue dates to promote his anticipated next album Now, which is due out August 21. Seven of the 11 songs Maxwell and his 10-piece band performed during his one-hour "open rehearsal"—in front of a capacity crowd of 1,000 at St. Andrews Hall—came from the album, including the epic love ballad "Lifetime", a version of Kate Bush's "This Woman's Work", and the upbeat encore "Get To Know Ya."[2] Maxwell scheduled to perform seven concert dates in New York City between August 13 through the 25, with J Records new artist Alicia Keys as supporting act.

Alicia Keys will join soul man Maxwell for a 25-date, 14-city tour that kicks off August 13 in New York. Keys is touring behind her Songs in A Minor, her first album, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard albums chart.[3] Throughout the tour, more dates were added in several cities across the U.S.[4] with two final shows in December. Maxwell resumed touring in 2002, planning a mini summer tour in the U.S.[5]

Opening Acts

Set list
  1. "Urban Suite" (Intro interlude)
  2. "Now/At the Party"
  3. "Sumthin' Sumthin'"
  4. "Everwanting:To Want you to Want Me"
  5. "Lifetime"
  6. "This Woman's Work"
  7. "Get to Know Ya"
  8. "Dancewitme"
  9. "W/As My Girl"
  10. "For Lovers Only"
  11. "Fortunate"
  12. "Changed"
  13. "...Til the Cops Come Knockin'"
  14. "You're the Kinda Woman"
  15. "Whenever Wherever Whatever"
  16. "Suite Theme" (tease)
  17. "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)"

Band

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
North America
August 6, 2001 Detroit United States Saint Andrew's Hall
August 13, 2001 New York City Irving Plaza
August 14, 2001 Apollo Theater[7]
August 17, 2001 Roseland Ballroom
August 19, 2001 Hammerstein Ballroom
August 20, 2001 Beacon Theatre
August 24, 2001 City Center Theater
August 25, 2001 Theater at Madison Square Garden
September 5, 2001 Washington, D.C. DAR Constitution Hall
September 6, 2001
September 8, 2001
September 9, 2001
September 11, 2001
September 12, 2001
September 14, 2001 Atlanta Chastain Park Amphitheater
September 15, 2001
September 17, 2001 Fort Pierce Sunrise Theatre
September 18, 2001 Orlando Hard Rock Live
September 20, 2001 Charlotte Ovens Auditorium
September 22, 2001 St. Louis Fox Theatre
September 23, 2001 Kansas City Midland Theatre
September 25, 2001 Milwaukee Riverside Theater[8]
September 26, 2001 Minneapolis Orpheum Theatre
September 28, 2001 Chicago Arie Crown Theater
September 29, 2001
October 1, 2001 Grand Rapids DeVos Hall
October 2, 2001 Indianapolis Murat Centre
October 4, 2001 Columbus Palace Theatre
October 5, 2001 Cleveland Cleveland Music Hall
October 7, 2001 Cincinnati Music Hall
October 9, 2001 Detroit Fox Theater
October 13, 2001 Toronto Canada Massey Hall
October 17, 2001 Wallingford United States Oakdale Theatre
October 18, 2001 Boston Wang Center for the Performing Arts
October 20, 2001 Philadelphia Tweeter Center
October 22, 2001 Baltimore Lyric Opera House
December 4, 2001 Houston Aerial Theater
December 5, 2001
July 24, 2002 Upper Darby Tower Theater
July 25, 2002 Wantagh Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theater
July 27, 2002 Newark New Jersey Performing Arts Center
July 28, 2002
July 31, 2002 Washington, D.C. DAR Constitution Hall
August 1, 2002
August 3, 2002 Toronto Canada Hummingbird Centre
August 4, 2002 Cleveland United States Cleveland Music Hall
August 7, 2002 Chicago Arie Crown Theater
August 8, 2002 Detroit Chene Park
August 10, 2002 Richmond Landmark Theater

Note

  • Not all 2002 U.S. tour dates my not be listed.

References
  1. "Maxwell adds dates for his Now Tour". Billboard. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  2. Maxwell previews new album in Detroit
  3. Schumacher-Rasmussen, Eric (2001-07-13). "Alicia Keys and Maxwell Hit Road Tour". MTV News. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  4. NY Rock, Singer Maxwell starts tour
  5. "Maxwell plans mini summer tour". Billboard. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  6. "Review: Maxwell has universal appeal". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  7. "Review: Maxwell tuned in to the love of his fans". 16 August 2001. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  8. Concert Review: Alicia Keys and Maxwell Live at Riverside Theater
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