Maxwell Live 08 kicks off October 8 at The Opera House in Boston and will hit theatres across the country through late November.

Highlights include stops at Radio City Music Hall in New York City (October 9), the Taft Theater in Cincinnati (October 14), Murat Theater in Indianapolis (October 17), The Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis (October 21), Paramount Theater in Oakland, Calif. (October 28), Majestic Theater in Dallas (November 8), Landmark Theater in Richmond, Va. (November 15) and Susquehanna Arts in Philadelphia (November 21).

Tickets for some shows are available at Ticketmaster.com.

While there is no official release date for Black Summers’ Night, Maxwell has discussed the project on his MySpace page.

The three album set is planned for release over the course of three years, with Black out this fall, Summers’ coming in 2009 and Night arriving in 2010.