NEW YORK (AP) - R&B/pop superstar
Brian McKnight is currently on tour in support of his latest album, Superhero. McKnight recently shared with how he decides which songs he will perform and how he incorporates his new material into his stage show.
"The show has to change as the record gets more popular. I can't just go in there and play a bunch of new songs," he explained. "I have to give them the tunes that they want to hear and I have to interject the new songs as they become songs that they like, so that's gonna be the hard part at the beginning of the tour. But after, you know, we get to the middle section of it, you know, hopefully, I mean, if we projected-I hate projections, I hate that-but if this record is like the other records, we would have sold a million by the time the record comes out, but the audience will let you know. The first couple of shows will dictate to us what we play."
McKnight's North American tour is sponsored by Sears. The singer shared with us some of the perks he has received from the sponsorship. "Well, let me tell you about Sears. I got the greatest washer and dryer you can possible imagine out of this deal and the greatest set of professional Craftsman tools that you can ever hope and imagine to mess with. I don't fix anything. I'm not fixing anything," he said. "They're still in the plastic."
Brian McKnight tour schedule (subject to change):
October 26 - Oakland, CA - Paramount Theatre
October 28 - Los Angeles, CA - Universal Amphitheatre
November 1 - San Diego, CA - 4th
November 2,3 - Las Vegas, NV - Paris Hotel & Casino
November 4 - Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theatre
November 7 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
November 9 - Houston, TX - Aerial Theater At Bayou Palace
November 10 - Dallas, TX - Bronco Bowl
November 11 - New Orleans, LA - Saenger Theater
November 13 - Birmingham, AL - Boutwell Auditorium
November 15 - Atlanta, GA - Atlanta Civic Center Theatre
November 16 - Memphis, TN - Sam's Town
November 17 - St. Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
November 18 - Kansas City, MO - Midland Theatre
November 21 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
November 24 - Columbus, OH - PromoWest Pavilion
November 25 - Cleveland, OH - Cleveland Music Hall
November 27 - Baltimore, MD - Meyerhoff Symphony HallNovember 29 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
November 30 - Norfolk, VA - Chrysler Hall
December 1 - Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre
December 2 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
December 6 - Greensboro, NC - Special Events Center
December 7 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House Of BluesDecember 8 - Orlando, FL - House Of Blues
December 9 - Miami, FL - Sunrise Musical Theatre
January 8 - Newark, NJ - New Jersey Performing Arts Center
January 10 - Pittsburgh, PA - TBDJanuary 11 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall
January 12 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
January 13 - Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre
January 15 - Tampa, FL - Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
January 16 - Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theatre
January 17 - Charlotte, NC - Ovens AuditoriumJanuary 19 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall
January 23 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
January 24 - Louisville, KY - Palace Theatre
January 25 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat CentreJanuary 26 - Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre
January 29 - Austin, TX - Austin Music Hall
February 2 - Honolulu, HI - TBD
