Maxwell’s Concert Setlists: What to Expect at The Serenade 2025 Tour

Update (October 1): This article has been updated with Maxwell’s latest tour info and setlist.

Maxwell is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Composing music since he was 17, Maxwell’s discography is a sprawling testament to his musical prowess. At 23, his debut record, Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite, grabbed the attention of listeners around the world, earning him a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Album and double platinum status. Since then, Maxwell has been credited—along with Lauryn Hill, D’Angelo and Erykah Badu—with ushering in the neo-soul movement and its sensibilities into mainstream popular music during the late 1990s.

Over the course of his career, Maxwell has won three Grammy Awards, six Soul Train Music Awards and two NAACP Image Awards. He was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and Congressional Black Caucus in 2019 for “his innovative contributions to the music industry as a singer, songwriter, and producer.”

Below, here’s everything you need to know ahead of Maxwell’s The Serenade 2025 Tour, including how to score Maxwell tickets via Ticketmaster. Plus, take a sneak peek at his average setlist.

Maxwell 2025 Tour Dates:

• 06/06/25 – San Jose, CA @ SAP Center at San Jose
• 06/13/25 – Del Mar, CA @ Del Mar Fairgrounds
• 06/14/25 – Highland, CA @ Yaamava Theater
• 06/20/25 – Sugar Land, TX @ Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
• 06/21/25 – Durant, OK @ Choctaw Grand Theater
• 07/08/25 – Paris, FR @ Le Grand Rex
• 07/12/25 – Rotterdam, NL @ Rotterdam Ahoy
• 07/20/25 – Helsinki, FI @ Allas Live
• 07/31/25 – Milwaukee, WI @ Miller High Life Theatre
• 08/01/25 – Hammond, IN @ The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
• 08/02/25 – Rockford, IL @ Hard Rock Live Rockford
• 08/08/25 – Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
• 08/09/25 – Orlando, FL @ Kia Center
• 08/10/25 – Jacksonville, FL @ VyStar Veterans Arena
• 08/15/25 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
• 08/16/25 – Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Arena
• 08/22/25 – Detroit, MI @ The Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre
• 09/18/25 – National Harbor, MD @ The Theater at MGM National Harbor
• 09/19/25 – National Harbor, MD @ The Theater at MGM National Harbor
• 09/20/25 – National Harbor, MD @ The Theater at MGM National Harbor
• 10/03/25 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
• 10/04/25 – Columbia, SC @ Colonial Life Arena
• 10/05/25 – Raleigh, NC @ Lenovo Center
• 10/24/25 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Theatre at Resorts World Las Vegas

Maxwell Concert Setlist Info

“It’s about celebrating your opportunity and the blessing to work and the joy you can possibly bring to people,” Maxwell says of performing live. Seeing Maxwell live is an event abundant with the exchange of joy between the artist and his fans. Citing performing as a way to not only dig deeper into himself but help his audiences find themselves as well, Maxwell hopes that everyone who ventures out to one of his shows will leave feeling energized by the sense of community he fosters surrounding his music.

Below, find an average setlist from Maxwell’s The Serenade Tour.

Maxwell’s The Serenade Tour Setlist:

1. Welcome
2. Sumthin’ Sumthin’
3. Get to Know Ya
4. Lake by the Ocean
5. Matrimony: Maybe You
6. Dancewitme
7. Bad Habits
8. Stop the World
9. Always and Forever (Heatwave cover)
10. Drowndeep: Hula
11. Whenever Wherever Whatever
12. For Lovers Only
13. Fistful of Tears
14. Lifetime
15. Fortunate
16. You Are My Starship (Norman Connors cover)
17. Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder)

Encore:

1. Pretty Wings

Source: Setlist.fm

Maxwell Tour Stats

Current Tour: The Serenade Tour 2025

Set time: During Maxwell’s The Serenade Tour, doors are typically scheduled between 7-8:00 p.m., with Maxwell taking the stage between 9:00-9:30 p.m.

Length of average Maxwell show: 1 hour, 10 minutes

Past tours:

Headlining

• Urban Hang Suite Tour (1997)
• Now Tour (2001-2002)
• Maxwell Live (2008)
• BLACKsummers’night Tour (2009)
• Summer Soulstice (2014)
• Summers’ 2016 (2016)
• The Night Tour (2022)
• The Serenade Tour (2024)

Co-Headlining

• Sony Music Black College Tour with George Clinton, the Fugees, Groove Theory and UBU (1996)
• Maxwell & Jill Scott: The Tour with Jill Scott (2010)
• Annual Summer Jam with Fantasia Barrino (2016)
• King and Queen of Hearts World Tour with Mary J. Blige (2016)
• 50 Intimate Nights (2018)

Maxwell’s Discography:

• Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite (1996)
• Embrya (1998)
• Now (2001)
• BLACKsummers’night (2009)
• blackSUMMERS’night (2016)

Maxwell’s Popular Songs:

• “Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder)”
• “Pretty Wings”
• “Fortunate”
• “This Woman’s Work”
• “Sumthin’ Sumthin’”

Maxwell’s Recent Opening Acts:

• Jazmine Sullivan (Current)
• October London (Current)
• Anthony Hamilton
• Joe
• Marsha Ambrosius
• Laura Izibor
• Chrisette Michele
• Common

How to Get Tickets for Maxwell

Tickets for The Serenade 2025 Tour can be purchased via Ticketmaster. Standard tickets and VIP packages are still available for many dates.