Maxwell -- who is scheduled to headline the main stage of the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans on July 4 , 2009 -- will be taking his new music on the road with a major North American tour in support of BLACKsummers 'night . Cities along Maxwell 's 2009 tour route will include Milwaukee ( Sat-June 20 ) , Seattle ( Tue-June 23 ) , Vancouver ( Wed-June 24 ) , Las Vegas ( Fri-June 26 ) , Los Angeles-BET ( Sun-June 28 ) , Phoenix ( Mon-June 29 ) , Austin ( Wed-July 1 ) , San Antonio ( Thu-July 3 ) , New Orleans ( Sat-July 4 ) , Nashville ( Sun-July 12 ) , Louisville ( Mon-July 13 ) , Columbus ( Wed-July 15 ) , Cleveland ( Thu-July 16 ) , Pittsburgh ( Sat-July 18 ) , Buffalo ( Sun-July 19 ) , Albany ( Tue-July 21 ) , Atlantic City ( Fri-July 24 ) , Foxwoods ( Sat-July 25 ) , Norfolk ( Mon-July 27 ) , Savannah ( Tue-July 28 ) , Tampa ( Thu-July 30 ) , Miami ( Sat-August 1 ) , and Orlando ( Sun-August 2 ) .