| Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls World Tour | |
|---|---|
| Concert tour by Murderdolls | |
| Associated album | Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls |
| Start date | July 30, 2002 |
| End date | January 17, 2004 |
| Legs | 14 |
| Shows | 103 |
The Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls World Tour was a concert concert tour by horror punk supergroup the Murderdolls in support of their first studio album, of the same name, which was released in August 2002.
The band had formed in 2001 under the name of The Rejects, an old band that guitarist Joey Jordison had decided to reform after Jordison had finished touring with Slipknot in support of their album Iowa. Jordison and active Static-X guitarist Tripp Eisen recruited Wednesday 13 of the band Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 to play bass, although he later switched to vocals. The trio recorded their debut album in the early months of 2002. Eric Griffin and Ben Graves joined the band in March after Jordison was pleased with a video of them jamming with Eisen. Before the band were scheduled to perform a small number of shows in the United States in July, Eisen announced that he was departing the band to return to Static-X. He was replaced by friend and former Dope bandmate Acey Slade. The band performed their first show together on July 30, 2002 in San Diego.
The band performed a select number of club shows in July through to August in the United States in promotion for their currently unreleased album at the time. The band then proceeded to Japan and performed at the Summer Sonic Festival in Tokyo and Osaka in front of thousands of people. The band then embarked on their first tour of Europe which consisted mainly of club shows. While touring in the United Kingdom, bass player Eric Griffin had to return home for undisclosed reasons. Alex Kane of AntiProduct, the band’s supporting act on this leg, filled in for Griffin for the remaining dates in the UK. The band performed two gigs in the United States before embarking on a second leg of Europe supporting Papa Roach, a band that Jordison had befriended whilst touring with Slipknot. The band performed a small number of dates in North America after returning from Europe. The band then embarked on a headlining tour of the UK, returned to Tokyo and performed one date in Jordison’s native Iowa.
In 2003, the band headed to Australia to take part in the annual Big Day Out festival. Bands amongst the line-up included the Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Jane’s Addiction and others. The band was initially set to support the Deftones for two side shows whilst in Australia, but these shows were cancelled. The band supported Jane’s Addiction for an intimate show in Sydney. The band returned to the United States to perform two shows in California before returning to Japan for the third time. The band then again returned to Europe for the festival season and supported Iron Maiden for a number of arena shows before co-headlining a tour of England with Stone Sour, a band containing two of Jordison’s fellow members of Slipknot. The Murderdolls performed their final two shows with their then current line-up in January 2004. The band went on an indefinite hiatus after Jordison returned to Slipknot. The band would subsequently not perform again until 2010 when the newly reformed line-up began touring for the Women & Children Last World Tour.
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America, Leg #1 | |||
| July 30, 2002 | San Diego, California | United States | Epicenter |
| July 31, 2002 | San Francisco, California | Slim’s | |
| August 1, 2002 | Los Angeles, California | Whisky a Go Go | |
| August 3, 2002 | Phoenix, Arizona | Bash on Ash | |
| August 5, 2002 | Denver, Colorado | Bluebird Theatre | |
| August 7, 2002 | Indianapolis, Indiana | The Emerson Theater | |
| August 8, 2002 | Detroit, Michigan | The Shelter | |
| August 9, 2002 | Chicago, Illinois | Metro Chicago | |
| August 10, 2002 | Des Moines, Iowa | Hairy Mary’s | |
| Asia, Leg #1 | |||
| August 17, 2002 | Tokyo | Japan | Summer Sonic Festival |
| August 18, 2002 | Osaka | ||
| Europe, Leg #1 | |||
| August 30, 2002 | Munich | Germany | Metropolis |
| August 31, 2002 | Bochum | Matrix-Bochum | |
| September 1, 2002 | Cologne | Prime Club | |
| September 3, 2002 | Frankfurt | Batschkapp | |
| September 4, 2002 | Hamburg | Schlachfhof | |
| September 5, 2002 | Berlin | SO36 | |
| September 7, 2002 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Melkweg |
| September 9, 2002 | Glasgow | Scotland | The Garage (G2) |
| September 10, 2002 | Manchester | England | M.D.H |
| September 11, 2002 | Birmingham | Little Academy | |
| September 12, 2002 | Bristol | The Wool Hall | |
| September 13, 2002 | London | The Garage | |
| North America, Leg #2 | |||
| October 1, 2002 | New York City, New York | United States | Don Hills |
| October 2, 2002 | Newark, New Jersey | Connections | |
| Europe, Leg #2 [1] | |||
| October 6, 2002 | Helsinki | Finland | Vanha |
| October 8, 2002 | Stockholm | Sweden | Annexet |
| October 9, 2002 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Vega Concert Hall |
| October 11, 2002 | Essen | Germany | Grugahalle |
| October 12, 2002 | Tilburg | Netherlands | 013 |
| October 15, 2002 | Lisbon | Portugal | Coliseu dos Recreios |
| October 16, 2002 | Madrid | Spain | Macumba |
| October 17, 2002 | Barcelona | Razzmatazz | |
| October 19, 2002 | Milan | Italy | Rolling Stone |
| October 20, 2002 | Zurich | Switzerland | Eulachalle Winterthur |
| October 21, 2002 | Paris | France | Élysée Montmartre |
| October 22, 2002 | Brussels | Belgium | Ancienne Belgique |
| October 24, 2002 | Stuttgart | Germany | Sporthalle Böblingen |
| October 25, 2002 | Frankfurt | Ballsporthalle | |
| October 26, 2002 | Leipzig | Haus Auensee | |
| October 27, 2002 | Berlin | Deutschlandhalle | |
| October 29, 2002 | Hamburg | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle | |
| October 30, 2002 | Munich | Zenith Munich | |
| November 2, 2002 | Glasgow | Scotland | SECC Hall |
| November 3, 2002 | Manchester | England | Manchester Apollo |
| November 4, 2002 | Dublin | Ireland | Point Theatre |
| November 6, 2002 | Birmingham | England | O2 Academy Birmingham |
| November 7, 2002 | London | Brixton Academy | |
| North America, Leg #3 | |||
| November 15, 2002 | Worcester, Massachusetts | United States | The Palladium |
| November 16, 2002 | Birch Hill, New Jersey | Old Birch | |
| November 17, 2002 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Theater of the Living Arts | |
| November 19, 2002 | Hartford, Connecticut | Webster Theater | |
| November 22, 2002 | Toronto, Ontario | Canada | The Opera House |
| Europe, Leg #3 | |||
| December 6, 2002 | Sheffield | England | The Leadmill |
| December 7, 2002 | London | Mean Fiddler | |
| December 8, 2002 | Norwich | The Waterfront | |
| December 9, 2002 | Nottingham | Rock City | |
| December 10, 2002 | Liverpool | Liverpool University | |
| December 11, 2002 | Newcastle | Newcastle University | |
| December 12, 2002 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Liquid Rooms |
| Asia, Leg #2 | |||
| December 15, 2002 | Tokyo | Japan | Makuhari Messe |
| North America, Leg #4 | |||
| December 31, 2002 | Clive, Iowa | United States | 7 Flags Event Center |
| Oceania | |||
| January 17, 2003 | Auckland | New Zealand | Big Day Out |
| January 19, 2003 | Gold Coast | Australia | |
| January 25, 2003 | Sydney | ||
| January 26, 2003 | Enmore Theatre [2] | ||
| January 27, 2003 | Melbourne | Big Day Out | |
| January 31, 2003 | Adelaide | ||
| February 2, 2003 | Perth | ||
| United States, Leg #5 | |||
| May 19, 2003 | Los Angeles, California | United States | The Troubadour |
| May 20, 2003 | Anaheim, California | Chain Reaction | |
| Asia, Leg #3 | |||
| May 25, 2003 | Tokyo | Japan | Shibuya-AX |
| May 26, 2003 | Nagoya | Club Quattro | |
| May 27, 2003 | Osaka | Club Quattro | |
| Europe, Leg #4 | |||
| May 31, 2003 | Donington | England | Download Festival |
| June 2, 2003 | London | Madam Jo Jo S | |
| June 3, 2003 | Metal Hammer Awards | ||
| June 4, 2003 | Portsmouth | The Wedgewood Rooms | |
| June 6, 2003 | Nurburgring | Germany | Rock am Ring |
| June 7, 2003 | Nuremberg | Rock im Park | |
| June 8, 2003 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle [3] |
| June 11, 2003 | Barcelona | Spain | Palau Sant Jordi [3] |
| June 12, 2003 | Madrid | Palacio Vistalegre [3] | |
| June 13, 2003 | San Sebastián | Velodromo de Anoeta [3] | |
| June 15, 2003 | Imola | Italy | Heineken Jammin' Festival |
| June 17, 2003 | Zagreb | Croatia | Dom Sportova [3] |
| June 19, 2003 | Zlin | Czech Republic | Zimní stadion Luďka Čajky [3] |
| June 20, 2003 | Berlin | Germany | Knaack |
| June 21, 2003 | Bergum | Netherlands | Festivalterrein Zomerweg |
| June 23, 2003 | Fribourg | Switzerland | The Forum [3] |
| June 25, 2003 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy [3] |
| June 27, 2003 | Roskilde | Denmark | Roskilde Festival |
| June 28, 2003 | Stockholm | Sweden | Stockholm Olympic Stadium [3] |
| June 30, 2003 | Helsinki | Finland | Hartwall Areena [3] |
| July 4, 2003 | Zaandam | Netherlands | De Kade |
| July 5, 2003 | Graspop | Belgium | Graspop Metal Meeting |
| July 7, 2003 | Cardiff | Wales | Cardiff University [4] |
| July 8, 2003 | Nottingham | England | Rock City [4] |
| July 9, 2003 | Birmingham | Carling Academy [4] | |
| July 11, 2003 | Manchester | Manchester Apollo [4] | |
| July 12, 2003 | London | Brixton Academy [4] | |
| North America, Leg #5 | |||
| January 15, 2004 | Los Angeles, California | United States | The Key Club |
| January 17, 2004 | Corona, California | The Showcase Theater | |
| Date | City | Country | Venue | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 23, 2003 | Sydney | Australia | The Roundhouse | 1 |
| January 30, 2003 | Melbourne | The Palace |
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1 |
Supporting Deftones. Date canceled by headliner. |
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