Maxwell Announces Serenade Tour With Jazmine Sullivan

Fresh off the heels of his Urban Hang Suite Cruise, Maxwell is planting his feet back on dry land with the announcement of his new tour, The Serenade Tour. He will joined by special guest, Jazmine Sullivan, and supporting act, October London.

The 26-city run will touch down in most major cities starting on Sept. 14 in Hollywood, Fl., before making stops in Brooklyn, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, and more before its conclusion in Los Angeles on Oct. 27. This tour marks a reunion between Maxwell and Jazmine, who joined him on his Maxwell 08 tour—which was his first major tour in six years following his Now Tour from 2001-2002. The two also recently headlined the 2024 Jazz In The Gardens festival in Miami Gardens.

Maxwell's Serenade Tour with Jazmine Sullivan and October London
Maxwell's Serenade Tour with Jazmine Sullivan and October London

It also seems that Maxwell may be hinting that his highly-anticipated new album, blacksummers’NIGHT, is set to arrive this fall, according to his cryptic caption shared with the tour announcement. The Puerto Rican-Haitian heartthrob wrote, “This fall but before that mmmm hmmm.” However, a set release date for the LP has not been confirmed.

He first announced the conclusion to his blacksummers’night trilogy would be coming back in November 2021 when he released his single, “OFF.”

Back then, he told VIBE that his goal for blacksummers’night is to “bring that love.” Adding, “To bring that universal love, to bring that Black love, that Brown love, that Latin love, that Caribbean love, that African love. Love. L-O-V-E-E-E-E […] this new album is about celebrating love.”

Maxwell recently shared with AP that it’s an album about “true intimacy,” explaining, “It’s a journey into vulnerability, and it just ties up the Trilogy in a way that represents eroticism in a very mature way. Because I see a lot of eroticism happening, but I don’t necessarily feel like those people make me feel like they’re sexy — they make me feel like they’re sex objects. If you want to write lyrics that are very graphic…do what you want to do. I don’t do that — I believe in romance.”

Tickets for The Serenade Tour go on sale this Friday, March 29 at 10 a.m. local time via musze.com. Exclusive meet & greet packages and VIP ticket upgrades will be available for purchase as well.

See full list of dates for the Serenade Tour below.

Sept. 14 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood

Sept. 15 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena

Sept. 17 – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum

Sept. 20 – Hampton, VA – Hampton Coliseum

Sept. 21 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena

Sept. 24 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center

Sept. 25 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center

Sept. 27 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena

Sept. 28 – Birmingham, AL – Legacy Arena at the BJCC

Sept. 29 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena

Oct. 1 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center

Oct. 3 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center

Oct. 4 – Washington DC – Capital One Arena

Oct. 6 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center

Oct. 9 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Oct. 10 – Chicago, IL – United Center

Oct. 11 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena

Oct. 13 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center

Oct. 16 – Memphis, TN – FedEx Forum

Oct. 18 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center

Oct. 19 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center

Oct. 20 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center

Oct. 23 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena

Oct. 25 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena

Oct. 26 – Las Vegas, NV – Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood

Oct. 27 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum

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