Riot Act Tour
Tour by Pearl Jam | |
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Associated album | Riot Act |
Start date | February 8, 2003 |
End date | July 19, 2003 |
Legs | 3 |
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Pearl Jam concert chronology |
The Riot Act Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Pearl Jam to support its seventh album, Riot Act.
History
Pearl Jam promoted Riot Act with tours in 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, and the West Coast. 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 February 23, 2003 show in
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
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 official 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.
Tour dates
Information taken from various sources.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
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December 5, 2002 | Seattle | United States | The Showbox | NEO | |
December 6, 2002 | Steve Earle | Live at the Showbox | |||
December 8, 2002 | KeyArena
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December 9, 2002 | Brad, Mudhoney | ||||
Pacific leg | |||||
February 8, 2003 | Brisbane | Australia | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Johnny Marr | |
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February 11, 2003 | Sydney | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Johnny Marr, Betchadupa | ||
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February 16, 2003 | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | Johnny Marr | ||
February 18, 2003 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | |||
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February 23, 2003 | Perth | Burswood Dome | 2/23/03 – Perth, Australia | ||
February 28, 2003 | Sendai | Japan | Izumity 21 | ||
March 1, 2003 | Yokohama | Pacifico Yokohama | |||
March 3, 2003 | Tokyo | Nippon Budokan | 3/3/03 – Tokyo, Japan | ||
March 4, 2003 | Osaka | Kōsei Nenkin Kaika | |||
March 6, 2003 | Nagoya | Nagoyashi Kokaido | |||
North America leg 1 | |||||
April 1, 2003 | Denver | United States | Pepsi Center
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April 3, 2003 | Oklahoma City | Ford Center
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April 5, 2003 | San Antonio | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
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April 6, 2003 | The Woodlands | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | |||
April 8, 2003 | New Orleans | UNO Lakefront Arena | |||
April 9, 2003 | Pelham | Oak Mountain Amphitheater
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April 11, 2003 | West Palm Beach | Sound Advice Amphitheatre
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April 12, 2003 | Orlando | House of Blues | |||
April 13, 2003 | Tampa | St. Pete Times Forum
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April 15, 2003 | Raleigh | Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek
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April 16, 2003 | Charlotte | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
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April 18, 2003 | Antioch | AmSouth Amphitheater
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April 19, 2003 | Atlanta | HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
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Sparta | ||
April 21, 2003 | Lexington | Rupp Arena | |||
April 22, 2003 | St. Louis | Savvis Center
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April 23, 2003 | Champaign | Assembly Hall
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April 25, 2003 | Cleveland | Gund Arena
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April 26, 2003 | Pittsburgh | Mellon Arena
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April 28, 2003 | Philadelphia | First Union Spectrum
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April 29, 2003 | Albany | Pepsi Arena
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April 30, 2003 | Uniondale | Nassau Coliseum | |||
May 2, 2003 | Buffalo | HSBC Arena
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May 3, 2003 | University Park
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Bryce Jordan Center | 5/3/03 – State College, Pennsylvania | ||
North America leg 2 | |||||
May 28, 2003 | Missoula | United States | Adams Fieldhouse, University of Montana
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Idlewild | |
May 30, 2003 | Vancouver | Canada | General Motors Place
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June 1, 2003 | Mountain View | United States | Shoreline Amphitheatre | ||
June 2, 2003 | Irvine | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
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June 5, 2003 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena
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June 6, 2003 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Arena | |||
June 7, 2003 | Phoenix | Cricket Pavilion
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June 9, 2003 | Dallas | Smirnoff Music Centre
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June 10, 2003 | Little Rock | Alltel Arena
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June 12, 2003 | Bonner Springs | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
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June 13, 2003 | Council Bluffs | Mid-America Center | |||
June 15, 2003 | Fargo | Fargodome | |||
June 16, 2003 | Saint Paul | Xcel Energy Center | |||
June 18, 2003 | Chicago | United Center | |||
June 19, 2003 | Cincinnati | ||||
June 21, 2003 | East Troy | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | Buzzcocks | ||
June 22, 2003 | Noblesville | Verizon Wireless Music Center
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June 24, 2003 | Columbus | Polaris Amphitheater
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June 25, 2003 | Clarkston | DTE Energy Music Theatre
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June 28, 2003 | Toronto | Canada | Molson Amphitheatre
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June 29, 2003 | Montreal | Bell Centre | |||
July 1, 2003 | Bristow | United States | Nissan Pavilion
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July 2, 2003 | Mansfield | Tweeter Center Boston
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July 5, 2003 | Camden | Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
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July 8, 2003 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 7/8/03 – New York, New York | ||
July 9, 2003 | Sleater-Kinney | 7/9/03 – New York, New York | |||
July 11, 2003 | Mansfield | Tweeter Center Boston | 7/11/03 – Mansfield, Massachusetts | ||
July 12, 2003 | Hershey | Hersheypark Stadium | |||
July 14, 2003 | Holmdel | PNC Bank Arts Center | |||
July 17, 2003 | Mexico City | Mexico | Palacio de los Deportes | ||
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July 19, 2003 |
Band members
- Pearl Jam
- 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
Live albums
Songs performed
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Gallery
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A ticket from the show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on May 30, 2003.
References
- ^ "Pearl Jam Bush Stunt Angers Fans". BBC News. 2003-04-04. Retrieved 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 2007-07-01.
- ^ "Pearl Jam: Set Lists". Pearljam.com. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- ^ "The Five Horizons Concert Chronology". fivehorizons.com. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- ^ "The Pearl Jam Concert Chronology". twofeetthick.com. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- ^ "Set Lists and Appearances of 2003". sonymusic.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- ^ "Set Lists and Appearances of 2003-2". sonymusic.com. Archived from the original on November 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- ^ "Set Lists and Appearances of 2003-3". sonymusic.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-28. Retrieved 2007-12-08.