CLEVELAND, Ohio - Neo-soul crooner Maxwell will be serenading audiences across the country this year with his 2025 “The Serenade Tour” including a stop at Rocket Arena on Saturday, August 16, with opener Lucky Daye. Tickets for the show go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 28 at seatgeek.com.
The Brooklyn singer-songwriter’s 1996 debut album “Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite” was one of the progenitors of the mid-90s “neo-soul” movement along with the debut albums by D’Angelo, Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill. Maxwell’s smooth, “old school” soulful vocals along with his organic R&B sound with roots in the soul sounds of the past have made him a fan favorite with a loyal following.
Despite only releasing five studio albums plus a very popular live “Unplugged” EP, across his nearly three-decade career, the 52-year-old can still make a room full of R&B lovers swoon with hits and fan favorites such as “Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder),” “Sumthin’ Sumthin’” and the gold single “Pretty Wings.”
Maxwell hasn’t released a full album since 2016’s ”blackSUMMERS’night‚" the second entry in a planned trilogy of albums. Maxwell’s most recent release is a cover of Al Green’s “Simply Beautiful” released in the summer of 2024 as a tribute to Green.