Riot Act Tour
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| Riot Act Tour | ||
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| Tour by Pearl Jam | ||
| Locations | Australia, Japan, North America | |
| Supporting album | Riot Act | |
| Start date | February 8, 2003 | |
| End date | July 19, 2003 | |
| Legs | 3 | |
| Shows | 58 in North America 10 in Australia 5 in Japan 73 in total |
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| Pearl Jam tour chronology | ||
| Binaural Tour (2000) |
Riot Act Tour (2003) |
Vote for Change (2004) |
The Riot Act Tour was a concert tour by the Seattle band Pearl Jam to support its seventh album Riot Act. It was the band's first tour since the 2000 Binaural Tour.
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[edit] History
Pearl Jam promoted Riot Act with tours of Australia, Japan, and North America in 2003. The tours were the band's first with keyboardist Boom Gaspar. The two legs of the North American tour focused on the Midwestern United States, the East Coast of the United States, and the West Coast of the United States. Opening acts for the tours included Johnny Marr, Sparta, Sleater-Kinney, Buzzcocks and Idlewild.
Pearl Jam received much publicity for its energetic politically-charged performances during the tour. The band gave a noteworthy performance during the encore of its Perth, Western Australia show where it was joined on stage by Hunters & Collectors frontman Mark Seymour to perform "Throw Your Arms Around Me", a personal favorite of frontman Eddie Vedder. At many shows during the 2003 North American tour, frontman Eddie Vedder performed Riot Act's "Bu$hleaguer", a commentary on President George W. Bush, with a rubber mask of Bush, wearing it at the beginning of the song and then typically hanging it on a mic stand to allow him to sing. The band made news when it was reported that several fans left after Vedder had "impaled" the Bush mask on his mic stand at the band's Denver, Colorado show.[1] Following a performance of the song at Pearl Jam's April 30, 2003 show in Uniondale, New York, the band was met with boos from the crowd and chants of "U-S-A." Vedder responded by defending his right to free speech and the band followed with a performance of The Clash's "Know Your Rights".[2]
The song "Arc" was performed by Vedder at nine shows during the second North American leg of the tour as a tribute to the victims of the Roskilde disaster.[3] On the second leg of the North American tour the band performed a three-day set of Boston shows. Pearl Jam played a completely different set list each night, spanning 105 songs from its catalog with only one repeat between the three shows, the popular concert-ending "Yellow Ledbetter". In May 2003, Pearl Jam extended its North American tour by announcing that it would be playing in Mexico for the first time. Before the first concert on July 17, the band gave its first press conference in almost ten years. In addition, the third concert was transmitted live on radio and television to all of Latin America for free.
The Australia, Japan, and North America tours were documented by a long series of official bootlegs, all of which were available through the band's website. A total of six bootlegs were made available in record stores: Perth, Tokyo, State College, Pennsylvania, two shows from Madison Square Garden, and Mansfield, Massachusetts. One of the four warm-up dates was released as a DVD entitled Live at the Showbox, which was made available through the band's website. The first of two shows at Madison Square Garden was released as the Live at the Garden DVD.
[edit] Tour dates
All information taken from various sources.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
[edit] Warm-Up Shows
- 12/05/02-
Seattle, Washington- The Showbox - 12/06/02- Seattle, Washington- The Showbox
- 12/08/02- Seattle, Washington- KeyArena
- 12/09/02- Seattle, Washington- KeyArena
[edit] Pacific Leg
- 02/08/03-
Brisbane, Australia- Brisbane Entertainment Centre - 02/09/03- Brisbane, Australia- Brisbane Entertainment Centre
- 02/11/03- Sydney, Australia- Sydney Entertainment Centre
- 02/13/03- Sydney, Australia- Sydney Entertainment Centre
- 02/14/03- Sydney, Australia- Sydney Entertainment Centre
- 02/16/03- Adelaide, Australia- Adelaide Entertainment Centre
- 02/18/03- Melbourne, Australia- Rod Laver Arena
- 02/19/03- Melbourne, Australia- Rod Laver Arena
- 02/20/03- Melbourne, Australia- Rod Laver Arena
- 02/23/03- Perth, Australia- Burswood Dome
- 02/28/03-
Sendai, Japan- Izumity 21 - 03/01/03- Yokohama, Japan- Pacifico Yokohama
- 03/03/03- Tokyo, Japan- Nippon Budokan
- 03/04/03- Osaka, Japan- Kosei Nenkin Kaika
- 03/06/03- Nagoya, Japan- Nagoyashi Kokaido
[edit] North America Leg 1
- 04/01/03- Denver, Colorado- Pepsi Center
- 04/03/03- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma- Ford Center
- 04/05/03- San Antonio, Texas- Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
- 04/06/03- The Woodlands, Texas- The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
- 04/08/03- New Orleans, Louisiana- UNO Lakefront Arena
- 04/09/03- Pelham, Alabama- Oak Mountain Amphitheater
- 04/11/03- West Palm Beach, Florida- Sound Advice Amphitheatre
- 04/12/03- Orlando, Florida- House of Blues
- 04/13/03- Tampa, Florida- St. Pete Times Forum
- 04/15/03- Raleigh, North Carolina- Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek
- 04/16/03- Charlotte, North Carolina- Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
- 04/18/03- Antioch, Tennessee- AmSouth Amphitheater
- 04/19/03- Atlanta, Georgia- HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
- 04/21/03- Lexington, Kentucky- Rupp Arena
- 04/22/03- St. Louis, Missouri- Savvis Center
- 04/23/03- Champaign, Illinois- Assembly Hall
- 04/25/03- Cleveland, Ohio- Gund Arena
- 04/26/03- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania- Mellon Arena
- 04/28/03- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- First Union Spectrum
- 04/29/03- Albany, New York- Pepsi Arena
- 04/30/03- Uniondale, New York- Nassau Coliseum
- 05/02/03- Buffalo, New York- HSBC Arena
- 05/03/03- University Park, Pennsylvania- Bryce Jordan Center
[edit] North America Leg 2
- 05/28/03- Missoula, Montana- Adams Fieldhouse, University of Montana-Missoula
- 05/30/03-
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada- General Motors Place - 06/01/03- Mountain View, California- Shoreline Amphitheatre
- 06/02/03- Irvine, California- Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
- 06/03/03- Irvine, California- Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
- 06/05/03- San Diego, California- San Diego Sports Arena
- 06/06/03- Las Vegas, Nevada- MGM Grand Arena
- 06/07/03- Phoenix, Arizona- Cricket Pavilion
- 06/09/03- Dallas, Texas- Smirnoff Music Centre
- 06/10/03- Little Rock, Arkansas- Alltel Arena
- 06/12/03- Bonner Springs, Kansas- Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
- 06/13/03- Council Bluffs, Iowa- Mid-America Center
- 06/15/03- Fargo, North Dakota- Fargodome
- 06/16/03- Saint Paul, Minnesota- Xcel Energy Center
- 06/18/03- Chicago, Illinois- United Center
- 06/19/03- Cincinnati, Ohio- Riverbend Music Center (CANCELLED)
- 06/21/03- East Troy, Wisconsin- Alpine Valley Music Theatre
- 06/22/03- Noblesville, Indiana- Verizon Wireless Music Center
- 06/24/03- Columbus, Ohio- Polaris Amphitheater
- 06/25/03- Clarkston, Michigan- DTE Energy Music Theatre
- 06/26/03- Clarkston, Michigan- DTE Energy Music Theatre
- 06/28/03- Toronto, Ontario, Canada- Molson Amphitheatre
- 06/29/03- Montreal, Quebec, Canada- Bell Centre
- 07/01/03- Bristow, Virginia- Nissan Pavilion
- 07/02/03- Mansfield, Massachusetts- Tweeter Center Boston
- 07/03/03- Mansfield, Massachusetts- Tweeter Center Boston
- 07/05/03- Camden, New Jersey- Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
- 07/06/03- Camden, New Jersey- Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
- 07/08/03- New York, New York- Madison Square Garden
- 07/09/03- New York, New York- Madison Square Garden
- 07/11/03- Mansfield, Massachusetts- Tweeter Center Boston
- 07/12/03- Hershey, Pennsylvania- Hersheypark Stadium
- 07/14/03- Holmdel, New Jersey- PNC Bank Arts Center
- 07/17/03-
Mexico City, Mexico- Palacio de los Deportes - 07/18/03- Mexico City, Mexico- Palacio de los Deportes
- 07/19/03- Mexico City, Mexico- Palacio de los Deportes
[edit] Band members
- Jeff Ament - bass guitar
- Stone Gossard - rhythm guitar
- Mike McCready - lead guitar
- Eddie Vedder - lead vocals, guitar
- Matt Cameron - drums
Additional musicians:
- Boom Gaspar - Hammond B3 and keyboards
[edit] Opening acts
[edit] Warm-Up Shows
- NEO- (12/05/02)
- Steve Earle- (12/06/02-12/08/02)
- Brad- (12/08/02-12/09/02)
- Mudhoney- (12/09/02)
[edit] Pacific Leg
- Johnny Marr- (02/08/03-02/23/03)
- Betchadupa- (02/11/03-02/14/03)
[edit] North America Leg 1
- Sleater-Kinney- (04/01/03-04/11/03, 04/13/03-04/18/03)
- Sparta- (04/19/03-05/03/03)
[edit] North America Leg 2
- Idlewild- (05/28/03-06/18/03)
- Buzzcocks- (06/21/03-07/08/03)
- Sleater-Kinney- (07/09/03-07/19/03)
[edit] References
- ^ Pearl Jam Bush Stunt Angers Fans. BBC News (2003-04-04). Retrieved on 2007-07-01.
- ^ Crisano, Peter M. "Pearl Jam 3/30/2003". glidemagazine.com. May 8, 2003.
- ^ Pearl Jam: 2003 Concert Chronology Part 3. Fivehorizons.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-01.
- ^ Pearl Jam: Set Lists. Pearljam.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
- ^ The Five Horizons Concert Chronology. fivehorizons.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
- ^ The Pearl Jam Concert Chronology. twofeetthick.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
- ^ Set Lists and Appearances of 2003. sonymusic.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
- ^ Set Lists and Appearances of 2003-2. sonymusic.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
- ^ Set Lists and Appearances of 2003-3. sonymusic.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
