Maxwell

How Good Are They LIVE?

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Last 12 Months Rating

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Critic Consensus

Based on 50 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Maxwell is rated as an entertaining live performer, with many notable strengths. Maxwell concert reviews describe live shows and performances as stylish, sensual, seductive, soulful, empowering, soothing, and funky.

ON TOUR

Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA, United States (September 20);

FESTIVALS IN 2024

New World Festival 2024

August 24 - 25, 2024

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Latest Release

Obststand 3 (September 14, 2023)

Artist Info

Genre

r&b

Origin

Brooklyn, United States

Bio

Maxwell (born in Brooklyn, New York on May 23, 1973) is a Grammy Award Winning American R&B artist. He was enormously important in defining and shaping the soul sub-genre, neo-soul, over the latter half of the '90s.

Has Performed With

Jill Scott, Mary J Blige, Anthony Hamilton

Critic Concert Reviews

Vibe (USA)

May 23, 2022

Joe and Anthony Hamilton joined the Brooklyn-bred crooner in his urban hang suite.

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Creative Loafing Tampa (USA)

May 9, 2022

Joe and Anthony Hamilton opened the show.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch (USA)

March 24, 2022

Maxwell delivers smooth grooves at Chaifetz Arena with Anthony Hamilton.

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The Charlotte Observer (USA)

March 18, 2022

Maxwell and Anthony Hamilton shined. But was the R&B concert’s timing off?

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We All Want Someone To Shout For (USA)

December 17, 2018

Maxwell at Beacon Theatre (December 9, 2018)

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Shepherd Express (USA)

November 21, 2018

Maxwell Broke Out Some Serious Moves at the Riverside

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The AU Review (Australia)

November 14, 2018

100

Back in 1998 when Maxwell released Embrya, a follow-up to seminal debut Urban Hang Suite, the famously suave purveyor of sophisticated and mature R&B (casually referred to as “Grown Folk Music”) was met with piles of critical backlash.

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