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.
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."Maxwell previews new album in Detroit 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. Throughout the tour, more dates were added in several cities across the U.S.NY Rock, Singer Maxwell starts tour with two final shows in December. Maxwell resumed touring in 2002, planning a mini summer tour in the U.S.
Opening Acts
Alicia Keys (USA—Leg 1) Angie Stone (USA—Indianapolis)
Set list "Urban Suite" (Intro interlude) "Now/At the Party" "Sumthin' Sumthin'" "Everwanting:To Want you to Want Me" "Lifetime" "This Woman's Work" "Get to Know Ya" "Dancewitme" "W/As My Girl" "For Lovers Only" "Fortunate" "Changed" "...Til the Cops Come Knockin'" "You're the Kinda Woman" "Whenever Wherever Whatever" "Suite Theme" (tease) "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)"
Band Guitar: Wah Wah Watson
Tour dates Date City Country Venue North AmericaAugust 6, 2001DetroitUnited StatesSaint Andrew's HallAugust 13, 2001New York CityIrving PlazaAugust 14, 2001Apollo TheaterAugust 17, 2001Roseland BallroomAugust 19, 2001Hammerstein BallroomAugust 20, 2001Beacon TheatreAugust 24, 2001City Center TheaterAugust 25, 2001Theater at Madison Square GardenSeptember 5, 2001Washington, D.C.DAR Constitution HallSeptember 6, 2001September 8, 2001September 9, 2001September 11, 2001September 12, 2001September 14, 2001AtlantaChastain Park AmphitheaterSeptember 15, 2001September 17, 2001Fort PierceSunrise TheatreSeptember 18, 2001OrlandoHard Rock LiveSeptember 20, 2001CharlotteOvens AuditoriumSeptember 22, 2001St. LouisFox TheatreSeptember 23, 2001Kansas CityMidland TheatreSeptember 25, 2001MilwaukeeRiverside TheaterConcert Review: Alicia Keys and Maxwell Live at Riverside TheaterSeptember 26, 2001MinneapolisOrpheum TheatreSeptember 28, 2001ChicagoArie Crown TheaterSeptember 29, 2001October 1, 2001Grand RapidsDeVos HallOctober 2, 2001IndianapolisMurat CentreOctober 4, 2001ColumbusPalace TheatreOctober 5, 2001ClevelandCleveland Music HallOctober 7, 2001CincinnatiMusic HallOctober 9, 2001DetroitFox TheaterOctober 13, 2001TorontoCanadaMassey HallOctober 17, 2001WallingfordUnited StatesOakdale TheatreOctober 18, 2001BostonWang Center for the Performing ArtsOctober 20, 2001PhiladelphiaTweeter Center October 22, 2001BaltimoreLyric Opera HouseDecember 4, 2001HoustonAerial TheaterDecember 5, 2001July 24, 2002Upper Darby TownshipTower TheaterJuly 25, 2002WantaghTommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach TheaterJuly 27, 2002NewarkNew Jersey Performing Arts CenterJuly 28, 2002July 31, 2002Washington, D.C.DAR Constitution HallAugust 1, 2002August 3, 2002TorontoCanadaHummingbird CentreAugust 4, 2002ClevelandUnited StatesCleveland Music HallAugust 7, 2002ChicagoArie Crown TheaterAugust 8, 2002DetroitChene ParkAugust 10, 2002RichmondLandmark Theater
Note Not all 2002 U.S. tour dates my not be listed.
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