Elevation Tour
Tour by U2 | |
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Location | North America, Europe |
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Associated album | All That You Can't Leave Behind |
Start date | 24 March 2001 |
End date | 2 December 2001 |
Legs | 3 |
No. of shows | 113 |
Attendance | 2,179,642 |
Box office | US$143.5 million ($246.92 in 2023 dollars)[1] |
U2 concert chronology |
The Elevation Tour was a worldwide
The Elevation Tour comprised 113 shows over three legs. It opened on 24 March 2001 with the first leg in North America, the second leg in Europe that summer, and the third leg returning to North America that autumn, ending on 2 December 2001. It was both the highest-grossing concert tour in North America (US$109.7 million) and globally (US$143.5 million) that year. Its success was capped off by the band's performance at the Super Bowl XXXVI halftime show in 2002. The tour was depicted in two concert films, Elevation 2001: Live from Boston and U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland.
Stage design and show production
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The Elevation Tour show was designed by
A video wall constructed by Brilliant Stages was located at the rear of the stage, measuring 8 feet (2.4 m) high by 64 feet (20 m) wide. It comprised 13 sections that could independently rise out of the stage or lower below it. The video wall featured Barco DLite LED panels and was provided by XL Video; it featured more LEDs than the video screen from the PopMart Tour, which was 55 feet (17 m) high by 170 feet (52 m) wide. The idea for the video wall was suggested by lead vocalist Bono, who preferred it over the video options that Fisher showed him. Williams called the amount of backlight produced by the video wall "ridiculous".[3][5]
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In lieu of traditional image magnification (IMAG), four video screens were hung above the front of the stage, each of them displaying a black-and-white camera feed dedicated to a specific member of U2. Four long-lens cameras followed the band members and presented a "raw" video feed of each, without the intervention of a video director. The setup was Williams's response to what he saw as a growing trend with rock shows having "big video screens on either side running something that looks like an HBO special". He believed such a trend instilled a mindset into the audience that the most interesting thing happening at a given moment was what the video screens were displaying, thus diverting attention away from the actual live performance. Williams was inspired by his experience over the years "standing behind video directors and engineers, seeing what they were seeing" on the video monitors. Rather than present a director's vision of what shots to show an audience, Williams wanted to "take that person out of the equation" and present an unmediated look at the band members. U2's management and concert promoters were sceptical at first, but Williams said that after it was seen in action, it was a "complete no-brainer". He expected it to be one most of the most influential aspects of the tour. According to him, the easiest solution would have been to eliminate IMAG altogether, but it was "deemed necessary" because of the size of some indoor venues and the high cost of tickets.[3]
Projection factored heavily into the shows' visuals. The tour used four PIGI projectors from E\T\C Audiovisuel placed in the corners of each venue. The projectors used a 7K bulb with a 7-inch (180 mm), square aperture, producing an "enormous amount of light", according to Williams. Instead of projecting the imagery onto a screen, Williams had the idea to project it across the entire interior space of the venues.[3] Each projector was positioned on its back and aimed upwards at a mirror that was operated by a crew member to direct the reflection around the venue.[6]
Williams enlisted visual artist Catherine Owens to create the artwork used for the projectors and the videowall. Most of the projection imagery was hand-drawn, much of it directly to film, though some artwork was computer-generated. Owens worked with a team of four artists to create the artwork. The projection graphics were generally abstract and textural; Williams said the look of it borrowed heavily from rave culture. For the concluding song "Walk On", he handwrote the lyrics from the song's closing refrain onto the projector film and reversed it, allowing the words to "scroll over the audience and run like closing credits". The wide dimensions of the videowall posed challenges for Owens's team, as they had to re-aspect much of the artwork without it looking squashed. A large amount of the videowall artwork was created onsite during tour rehearsals. During that time, the artists were given access to one of Media 100's editing suites in London, where they created images on a PowerBook G3 laptop and could instantly view them on the videowall. The process allowed Owens's team to solicit artistic ideas from the band and turn them around within a single afternoon.[3]
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Equipment for the sound system was provided by Clair Brothers Audio, which had a long-standing relationship with the band.[3] The primary front-facing speaker arrays at stage left and right each featured 14 of Clair Brothers' i4 cabinets, variously angled at 2°, 5°, and 10°. Directly adjacent to these arrays were Clair Brothers' i4B subwoofers; 24 cabinets were used in total. For sidefill, each side of the venues was covered by a column of eight speaker cabinets, while the rear of the stage was covered by two arrays of six cabinets arranged in 10° increments. For the general admission audience inside the heart, P-2 speakers were positioned on top of ML18 bass cabinets under the front of the stage, and a cluster of three P-4 speakers was center hung overhead.[4] Sound engineer Joe O'Herlihy mixed the sound on a Midas XL4 automated console, and used a Yamaha O2R console for overflow inputs.[3]
For the
Williams served as the lighting designer with Bruce Ramus as lighting director.[7] The lighting system was configured in a manner that followed the tour's "forward to basics" theme.[3] Ramus said that the lighting truss design was simplified, as the team wanted to move away from clever designs. Four straight trusses were suspended above the main stage, two measuring 48 feet (15 m) long and two measuring 54 feet (16 m) long. Seven Vario-Lift hoists by ChainMaster could raise and lower the trusses to trim heights varying from 50 feet (15 m) to 12 feet (3.7 m) high. A 20-foot (6.1 m) diameter circular truss was suspended above the general admission area inside the heart.[6] The lighting system used 54 Vari-Lite VL2416 wash luminaires; they were the only automated light fixtures used on tour, and marked U2's first time using Vari-Lite products. Williams chose the fixture for its zoom control and brightness, allowing him to achieve a 55-foot (17 m) throw distance.[7] For a footlight, the heart-shaped ramp had 300 T3 quartz bulbs embedded in 6-inch (150 mm) gutters on both sides, along with about 400 Egg Strobe and Star Strobe lights.[6]
Early in the tour, the lighting system featured 24 Fresnel fixtures with gold-painted barn doors for a "pleasantly stylish, Gucci feel". These fixtures dominated the first part of the show, illuminating at about 50 percent to produce what Williams called a "wonderful brown, low color temperature light which the band loved". As the tour progressed, Bono felt they were too nostalgic among the more contemporary elements of the show, while Williams thought they were being underused.[6] As a result, the Fresnels were replaced with eight custom fixtures called "fornows"; designed by Williams on a napkin,[3][6] they were constructed by Light & Sound Design (LSD) and each housed a four-DWE Mole striplight in a short, deep wedge-shaped box. Williams felt the "fornows" befitted the show better, emitting light that was "less friendly and more aggressive". Among several unconventional fixtures in the lighting system were 30 modified police beacons, which were placed sideways in groups and whose movements were staggered with each other to create a "rain effect" during "Where the Streets Have No Name" to stun the audience. At the corners of the stage were four custom-built "ripple drums" by LSD; Williams described the pieces as slowly rotating black trash cans with holes in them and "a naked 5kW fixture" inside.[6] The lighting package also included 48 LSD DWE Mole striplights, 24 ETC Source Four fixtures, 12 Omni fixtures and 70 Tota fixtures by Lowel-Light,[6] and a variety of strobe lamps.[3] Williams controlled lights with an Avolites Pearl console, while Ramus operated a Jands Hog 1000 console.[6]
The stage and equipment travelled on 14 semi-trailer trucks, and required two hours to disassemble and load into the trucks.[4]
Tour overview
During promotional appearances for the tour and All That You Can't Leave Behind, lead vocalist Bono often said, "We're back, re-applying for the job ... And the job is best band in the world."[8][9] This was in response to the relatively low sales of Pop and sometimes poor reception of the PopMart Tour.
The European leg of the Elevation Tour was also presented in arenas. However, several outdoor shows were played due to logistics and facility requirements. These included both of the
The third leg of the tour began in the U.S. only a month after the
Setlists
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Shows would traditionally open under the venue house lights with the Influx mix of "Elevation" playing as the band's intro music. "Elevation", the tour's title track, would then kick off the show, and would then be normally followed up by "Beautiful Day", "Until the End of the World" and "New Year's Day". Occasionally, "Discothèque" or "Mysterious Ways" followed "Until the End of the World" instead of "New Year's Day".
For the first two legs, most shows would then use "
The acoustic song would then normally be followed by the live favourite "Bad", which had appeared few times on the previous PopMart Tour. On occasions, "All I Want Is You" would be played instead. "Where the Streets Have No Name" followed, which was played at every concert. Normally, the band would then play "Mysterious Ways" with snippets of "Sexual Healing" at the end of the song and a new version of "The Fly" with the Edge playing guitar and Bono performing at the end of the heart catwalk. On occasions, "The Fly" would be replaced by "Pride (In the Name of Love)". After playing either "The Fly" or "Pride", the main set would end and the band would leave the stage.
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U2 would then open the encore with "Bullet the Blue Sky", usually accompanied by Bono protesting against gun crime and giving a speech against handgun crime, while using a smaller version of the spotlight he used on The Joshua Tree Tour. "Bullet" would then be followed by "With or Without You". The band would then normally play "One", which was played at every concert. On occasions in the first leg, the band played "Pride" or "The Fly" between "With or Without You" and "One" with the other one of those two songs played after "Mysterious Ways" at the end of the main set. "Wake up Dead Man" was sometimes played after "One", if not after "Sunday Bloody Sunday". "Walk On" would then be played as the outright show closer.
The third leg saw some alterations to the setlist to reflect the much more emotionally poignant times that existed within America in the wake of the September 11th attacks. After opening with the same trio that they opened the first two legs with, the band would then most commonly play "New Year's Day", "I Will Follow" or "Out of Control", "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" and "Kite". "Angel of Harlem" also made appearances either before or after "Kite".
The band's acoustic slot was moved forward, with "In a Little While" dropped altogether and the acoustic slot taking place after "Kite". Normally, "Wild Honey" and "Please" were played. "Please" also made one appearance in its electric form, in a similar style to its PopMart performance when it segued into "Where the Streets Have No Name". "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", played only once during the first two legs, was given a regular slot between "Where the Streets Have No Name" and "Pride (In the Name of Love)" during the third leg, taking the place of "Mysterious Ways".
The encore once again contained "Bullet the Blue Sky", "One" and "Walk On". Instead of playing "With or Without You" between "Bullet" and "One" as they did on the first two legs, the band instead played a cover of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" and "New York". A few times, the band played "Peace on Earth" between "One" and "Walk On".
Overall, 53 different songs were played by U2 during the tour, with six songs ("Elevation", "Beautiful Day", "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of", "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "Where the Streets Have No Name" and "One") played at all 113 concerts. Three tracks ("Bullet the Blue Sky", "Until the End of the World", and "Walk On") were played at all but one show apiece on the tour.
Super Bowl performance
On 3 February 2002, the band performed a three-song set during the halftime show of
Concert broadcasts and releases
Two concert videos of the Elevation Tour were released on DVD, both directed by
The second concert video,
Reception
The first two legs of the Elevation Tour sold out all 83 concerts across North America and Europe and grossed US$105 million.[16] The band's two concerts at Slane Castle sold 157,418 tickets and grossed $6.7 million.[17] The Elevation Tour was 2001's top-earning North American tour with a gross of $109.7 million, the second-highest ever at the time for a North American tour.[18] Globally, it grossed $143,472,379 from 2,179,642 tickets sold,[19] making it the year's highest-grossing tour overall.[20] Spin named U2 the "Band of the Year" for 2001, saying they had "schooled bands half their age about what a rock show could really accomplish".[21]
At the 13th annual Pollstar Concert Industry Awards, U2 were honored with awards for Major Tour of the Year and Most Creative Stage Production, while Paul McGuinness was recognized as Personal Manager of the Year.[22] Willie Williams won a 2001 EDDY Award from Entertainment Design magazine for his work as the tour's show director;[23][24] the magazine said, "While U2's current Elevation tour is striking in its simplicity, Williams created an almost complete amalgamation of lighting and video by using the entire space of each arena as a projection surface."[5] At the 2002 TEC Awards, the Elevation Tour crew won for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Tour Production; among those recognised were Clair Brothers as the tour company, Joe O'Herlihy as the front of house engineer, and Don Garber, Raza Sufi, Niall Slevin, and Dave Skaff as monitor engineers.[25]
Tour dates
Date (2001) |
City | Country | Venue | Opening act | Attendance (tickets sold / total available) |
Revenue |
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24 March | Sunrise | United States | National Car Rental Center
|
The Corrs | 37,969 / 37,969 | $3,032,028 |
26 March | ||||||
29 March | Charlotte | Charlotte Coliseum | Nelly Furtado | 19,054 / 19,054 | $1,447,355 | |
30 March | Atlanta | Philips Arena
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20,596 / 20,596 | $1,500,277 | ||
2 April | Houston | Compaq Center
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PJ Harvey | 14,859 / 14,859 | $1,198,589 | |
3 April | Dallas | Reunion Arena | 18,166 / 18,166 | $1,450,655 | ||
6 April | Denver | Pepsi Center
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18,462 / 18,462 | $1,509,290 | ||
9 April | Calgary | Canada | Pengrowth Saddledome
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35,778 / 35,778 | $1,824,131 | |
10 April | ||||||
12 April | Tacoma | United States | Tacoma Dome | 21,807 / 21,807 | $1,671,880 | |
13 April | Vancouver | Canada | General Motors Place
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18,520 / 18,520 | $960,419 | |
15 April | Portland | United States | Rose Garden | 16,653 / 16,653 | $1,276,120 | |
17 April | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena
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14,850 / 14,850 | $1,237,115 | ||
19 April | San Jose | San Jose Arena
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35,550 / 35,550 | $2,878,940 | ||
20 April | ||||||
23 April | Anaheim | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | 49,377 / 49,377 | $4,152,640 | ||
24 April | ||||||
26 April | ||||||
28 April | Phoenix | America West Arena
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17,575 / 17,575 | $1,424,390 | ||
1 May | Minneapolis | Target Center | 18,691 / 18,691 | $1,465,425 | ||
3 May | Cleveland | Gund Arena
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18,763 / 18,763 | $1,492,460 | ||
4 May | Lexington | Rupp Arena | 16,642 / 16,642 | $1,143,878 | ||
6 May | Pittsburgh | Mellon Arena
|
14,863 / 14,863 | $1,225,160 | ||
7 May | Columbus | Nationwide Arena | 15,495 / 15,495 | $1,284,930 | ||
9 May | Milwaukee | Bradley Center | 18,622 / 18,622 | $1,433,435 | ||
10 May | Indianapolis | Conseco Fieldhouse
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15,088 / 15,088 | $1,210,988 | ||
12 May | Chicago | United Center | 78,275 / 78,275 | $6,393,525 | ||
13 May | ||||||
15 May | ||||||
16 May | ||||||
24 May | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre
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39,048 / 39,048 | $2,096,034 | |
25 May | ||||||
27 May | Montreal | Molson Centre
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42,198 / 42,198 | $2,090,423 | ||
28 May | ||||||
30 May | Auburn Hills | United States | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 21,173 / 21,173 | $1,638,325 | |
31 May | Buffalo | HSBC Arena
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18,434 / 18,434 | $1,422,510 | ||
2 June | Albany | Pepsi Arena
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15,515 / 15,515 | $1,215,470 | ||
3 June | Hartford | Hartford Civic Center | 15,717 / 15,717 | $1,244,825 | ||
5 June | Boston | FleetCenter
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68,139 / 68,139 | $5,620,260 | ||
6 June | ||||||
8 June | ||||||
9 June | ||||||
11 June | Philadelphia | First Union Center
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38,536 / 38,536 | $3,076,345 | ||
12 June | ||||||
14 June | Washington, D.C. | MCI Center
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37,971 / 37,917 | $3,172,418 | ||
15 June | ||||||
17 June | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 36,632 / 36,632 | $3,141,260 | ||
19 June | ||||||
21 June | East Rutherford
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Continental Airlines Arena
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39,282 / 39,282 | $3,205,680 | ||
22 June |
Date (2001) |
City | Country | Venue | Opening act | Attendance (tickets sold / total available) |
Revenue |
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6 July | Copenhagen | Denmark | Forum Copenhagen | Stereophonics | 20,000 / 20,000 | $1,107,040 |
7 July | JJ72 | |||||
9 July | Stockholm | Sweden | The Globe
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Stereophonics | 31,511 / 31,511 | $1,269,775 |
10 July | ||||||
12 July | Cologne | Germany | Kölnarena
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Söhne Mannheims | 36,915 / 36,915 | $1,701,438 |
13 July | ||||||
15 July | Munich | Olympiahalle | 13,543 / 13,543 | $602,819 | ||
17 July | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
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Stereophonics | 34,000 / 34,000 | $1,737,977 |
18 July | ||||||
21 July | Turin | Italy | Stadio delle Alpi
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Timoria Verdena Fun Lovin' Criminals |
73,061 / 73,061 | $2,616,225 |
23 July | Zürich
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Switzerland | Hallenstadion | Kelis | 26,000 / 26,000 | $1,107,246 |
24 July | ||||||
26 July | Vienna | Austria | Stadthalle | 32,148 / 32,148 | $1,213,120 | |
27 July | ||||||
29 July | Berlin | Germany | Waldbühne | Michael Mittermeier | 20,030 / 20,030 | $856,742 |
31 July | Arnhem | Netherlands | GelreDome | Kelis | 107,812 / 107,812 | $4,015,276 |
1 August | ||||||
3 August | ||||||
5 August | Antwerp | Belgium | Sportpaleis | Stereophonics | 32,878 / 32,878 | $1,092,552 |
6 August | ||||||
8 August | Barcelona | Spain | Palau Sant Jordi | 18,000 / 18,000 | $748,498 | |
11 August | Manchester | England | Manchester Evening News Arena
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Kelis | 38,742 / 38,742 | $2,073,724 |
12 August | ||||||
14 August | Birmingham | NEC Arena
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23,022 / 23,022 | $1,255,635 | ||
15 August | ||||||
18 August | London | Earls Court Exhibition Centre | 73,742 / 73,742 | $4,475,265 | ||
19 August | PJ Harvey | |||||
21 August | Nelly Furtado | |||||
22 August | JJ72 | |||||
25 August | Slane | Ireland | Slane Castle | 157,418 / 157,418[a] | $6,683,996[a] | |
27 August | Glasgow | Scotland | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
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Cosmic Rough Riders | 19,231 / 19,231 | $1,029,914 |
28 August | ||||||
1 September | Slane | Ireland | Slane Castle | Ash Moby Nelly Furtado The Walls Dara |
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Date (2001) |
City | Country | Venue | Opening act | Attendance (tickets sold / total available) |
Revenue |
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10 October | Notre Dame | United States | Edmund P. Joyce Center
|
Garbage | 11,441 / 11,441 | $774,685 |
12 October | Montreal | Canada | Molson Centre | 21,063 / 21,063 | $1,028,673 | |
13 October | Hamilton | Copps Coliseum
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18,486 / 18,486 | $984,912 | ||
15 October | Chicago | United States | United Center | 39,368 / 39,368 | $3,206,600 | |
16 October | ||||||
19 October | Baltimore | Baltimore Arena
|
Graham Parker | 13,510 / 13,510 | $1,131,610 | |
24 October | New York City | Madison Square Garden | Garbage No Doubt Stereophonics |
55,155 / 55,155 | $4,706,370 | |
25 October | ||||||
27 October | ||||||
28 October | East Rutherford | Continental Airlines Arena | Stereophonics | 19,589 / 19,589 | $1,596,735 | |
30 October | Providence | Dunkin' Donuts Center
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26,575 / 26,575 | $2,269,218 | ||
31 October | ||||||
2 November | Philadelphia | First Union Center | 19,320 / 19,320 | $1,541,360 | ||
5 November | Austin | Frank Erwin Center | No Doubt | 16,585 / 16,585 | $1,083,525 | |
7 November | Denver | Pepsi Center | 18,432 / 18,432 | $1,505,225 | ||
9 November | Salt Lake City | Delta Center | 17,197 / 17,197 | $1,347,245 | ||
12 November | Los Angeles | Staples Center
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33,448 / 33,448 | $2,987,433 | ||
13 November | ||||||
15 November | Oakland | The Arena in Oakland | 35,546 / 35,546 | $2,920,335 | ||
16 November | ||||||
18 November | Las Vegas | Thomas & Mack Center | 17,999 / 17,999 | $1,497,148 | ||
19 November | Los Angeles | Staples Center | 16,724 / 16,724 | $1,493,716 | ||
20 November | Sacramento | ARCO Arena | 13,789 / 13,789 | $1,139,145 | ||
23 November | Phoenix | America West Arena | 17,106 / 17,106 | $1,385,805 | ||
25 November | Dallas | Reunion Arena | 17,489 / 17,489 | $1,417,350 | ||
27 November | Kansas City | Kemper Arena
|
Garbage | 13,456 / 13,456 | $1,106,456 | |
28 November | St. Louis | Savvis Center
|
16,051 / 16,051 | $1,269,365 | ||
30 November | Atlanta | Philips Arena | 18,535 / 18,535 | $1,504,925 | ||
1 December | Tampa | Ice Palace
|
16,494 / 16,494 | $1,339,865 | ||
2 December | Miami | American Airlines Arena
|
16,197 / 16,197 | $1,350,595 | ||
Totals for entire tour | 2,179,642 | $143,472,379 |
Notes
See also
- List of highest grossing concert tours
- Timeline of U2
References
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- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 25. 23 June 2001. p. 19. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 26. 30 June 2001. p. 15. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 28. 14 July 2001. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 17. 28 April 2001. p. 20.
- ^ de la Parra (2003), p. 245-258
- ^ Europe box score:
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 35. 1 September 2001. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 16. 22 September 2001. p. 38. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 35. 1 September 2001. p. 18.
- ^ North America box score:
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 47. 24 November 2001. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 14. 15 December 2001. p. 38. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 47. 24 November 2001. p. 18.
- Bibliography
- de la Parra, Pimm Jal (2003). U2 Live: A Concert Documentary (second ed.). New York: ISBN 978-0-7119-9198-9.
- McGee, Matt (2008). U2: A Diary. London: ISBN 978-1-84772-108-2.
External links
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