Heathen Chemistry Tour

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Heathen Chemistry Tour
Tour by Oasis
Associated album Heathen Chemistry
Start date17 June 2002
End date12 March 2003
Legs7
No. of shows
  • 61 in Europe
  • 12 in North America
  • 13 in Asia
  • 8 in Oceania
  • 94 total
Oasis concert chronology

The Heathen Chemistry World Tour was a concert tour by English band Oasis, which took place between 2002 and 2003. The tour was in promotion of their record Heathen Chemistry . While the tour was successful, it was plagued by major incidents including lead singer Liam Gallagher's voice giving out during three of the band's gigs and resulted in him walking off stage and guitarist Noel Gallagher had to take over on vocals, a car crash that left Noel, bassist Andy Bell, and touring keyboardist Jay Darlington in hospital and resulted in the North America leg getting cut short [1] and a bar brawl in Munich, Germany involving Liam, drummer Alan White and several members of their crew that left Liam getting his teeth knocked out [2] and getting fined £35,000 [3] , White getting brain scans, [4] and the Germany leg being delayed to March 2003. [5] [6] This is the band's last world tour with White, before his dismissal in January 2004.

Contents

Set list

This set list is representative of the performance on 5 July 2002 in London, England. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour. [7]

  1. "Fucking In The Bushes" (tape)
  2. "Hello"
  3. "The Hindu Times"
  4. "Hung In A Bad Place"
  5. "Go Let It Out"
  6. "Columbia"
  7. "Morning Glory"
  8. "Stop Crying Your Heart Out"
  9. "Little by Little"
  10. "D'You Know What I Mean?"
  11. "Cigarettes & Alcohol"
  12. "Live Forever"
  13. "Better Man"
  14. "She's Electric"
  15. "Born On A Different Cloud"
  16. "Acquiesce"

Encore:

  1. "Force Of Nature"
  2. "Don't Look Back in Anger"
  3. "Some Might Say"
  4. "My Generation"

Other songs performed:

  1. "Supersonic"
  2. "Fade Away"
  3. "Gas Panic!"
  4. "Slide Away"
  5. "Champagne Supernova"
  6. "Rock 'n' Roll Star"
  7. "I Am the Walrus"
  8. "Whatever"
  9. "The Masterplan"
  10. "One Way Road"
  11. "Talk Tonight"
  12. "Cast No Shadow"
  13. "Half the World Away"
  14. "Wonderwall"
  15. "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" [8]
  16. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" [9]
  17. "You've Got the Heart of a Star"
  18. "Married With Children"
  19. "Bring It On Down"
  20. "Songbird"

Tour dates

List of 2002 concerts
DateCityCountryVenueTickets Sold/AvailableBox Office
5 February 2002 Watford England Watford Coliseum
6 February 2002London Royal Albert Hall 5,267 / 5,267 (100%) [lower-alpha 1]
10 February 2002BerlinGermany Columbiahalle
26 April 2002 Las Vegas United States The Joint [10]
28 April 2002 Indio Empire Polo Club [lower-alpha 2]
1 May 2002 Florence Italy Piazza San Giovanni
23 May 2002 [lower-alpha 3] Tokyo Japan Zepp Tokyo
17 June 2002 Lyon France Le Transbordeur
19 June 2002 Barcelona Spain Razzmatazz
21 June 2002 Modena ItalyVox Club
24 June 2002BerlinGermanyColumbiahalle
26 June 2002 Stockholm Sweden Cirkus Djurgarden
29 June 2002 Belfast Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena
30 June 2002
2 July 2002 Hull England Hull Arena
3 July 2002
5 July 2002London Finsbury Park 40,562 / 40,562 (100%)
6 July 200240,562 / 40,562 (100%)
7 July 200240,562 / 40,562 (100%)
10 July 2002 Newcastle Telewest Arena
11 July 2002
13 July 2002 Kinross Scotland Balado Airfield [lower-alpha 4]
14 July 2002 Ratoath Ireland Fairyhouse Racecourse [lower-alpha 5]
16 July 2002 Vicenza Italy Stadio Romeo Menti
17 July 2002 Lucca Piazza Napoleone [lower-alpha 6]
19 July 2002 Bern Switzerland Gurten Mountain [lower-alpha 7]
21 July 2002 Majorca Spain Calvià [lower-alpha 8]
24 July 2002 Vigo Parque de Castrelos
26 July 2002RomeItaly Stadio del Tennis di Roma
27 July 2002
2 August 2002 [lower-alpha 9] Fort Lauderdale United States Pompano Beach Amphitheater
4 August 2002 Orlando Hard Rock Live
5 August 2002 Atlanta The Tabernacle
11 August 2002New York City Roseland Ballroom
13 August 2002 Beacon Theatre
14 August 2002
16 August 2002 Montreal Canada Molson Centre
17 August 2002 Toronto Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
20 August 2002 Chicago United States Chicago Theatre
21 August 2002 Detroit Fox Theatre
7 September 2002 Derry Northern IrelandPrehen Playing Fields
9 September 2002 Aberdeen Scotland Press & Journal Arena
10 September 2002 [lower-alpha 10]
12 September 2002 Edinburgh Edinburgh Corn Exchange
14 September 2002 Manchester England Old Trafford Cricket Ground [lower-alpha 11]
15 September 2002
17 September 2002ParisFrance Zénith de Paris
25 September 2002TokyoJapan Yoyogi National Gymnasium
26 September 2002
28 September 2002
29 September 2002
1 October 2002 [lower-alpha 12] Fukuoka Marine Messe Fukuoka
2 October 2002 Osaka Osaka-jō Hall
3 October 2002
5 October 2002 Sendai Sendai Gymnasium
7 October 2002 Hiroshima Hiroshima Sun Plaza
8 October 2002 Nagoya Nagoya Rainbow Hall
11 October 2002 Sydney Australia Enmore Theatre
12 October 2002 Brisbane Brisbane Exhibition Ground [lower-alpha 13]
14 October 2002 Canberra Canberra Royal Theatre
15 October 2002 Newcastle Newcastle Civic Theatre
17 October 2002 Melbourne Forum Theatre
19 October 2002 Melbourne Park [lower-alpha 14]
20 October 2002Sydney Moore Park [lower-alpha 15]
23 October 2002Melbourne Forum Theatre
10 November 2002 Nottingham England National Ice Centre
11 November 2002
13 November 2002 Glasgow Scotland Braehead Arena
14 November 2002
16 November 2002 Lille France Zénith de Lille
17 November 2002 Rennes Le Liberté
19 November 2002 Salamanca SpainPabellón de Würzburg
20 November 2002 Bilbao Pabellón Municipal de Deportes La Casilla
22 November 2002 Milan Italy Forum di Assago
23 November 2002 Pesaro PBA Palasport
25 November 2002 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
28 November 2002 Stuttgart Germany Messe Congress Centrum
29 November 2002 Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle
8 December 2002 Cardiff Wales International Arena
9 December 2002
11 December 2002 Brighton England Brighton Centre
12 December 2002 Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions
14 December 2002 Sheffield Hallam FM Arena
16 December 2002 Liverpool Royal Court Theatre
18 December 2002 Birmingham National Indoor Arena
19 December 2002
List of 2003 concerts
DateCityCountryVenueTickets Sold/AvailableBox Office
5 March 2003 Dublin Ireland Point Theatre
6 March 2003
8 March 2003 Hamburg Germany Color-Line Arena
9 March 2003 Düsseldorf Philips Halle
11 March 2003 Munich Munich Zenith
12 March 2003 Berlin Arena Berlin

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

DateCityCountryVenueReason
23 July 2002 Salamanca Spain Plaza de Toros La Glorieta Throat infection sustained by Liam [14] [15]
7 August 2002 Indianapolis United States Murat Shrine Cancelled due to band car crash
9 August 2002 Upper Darby Township Tower Theater
10 August 2002 Boston Fleet Pavilion
24 October 2002 Manila Philippines Araneta Colliseum Cancelled due to security concerns following terrorist attacks in Bali, Indonesia, and Zamboanga City, Philippines [16] [17]
26 October 2002 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium
1 December 2002 Munich Germany Zenith Bar brawl in Munich, rescheduled to 11 March 2003
2 December 2002 Hamburg Colour Line Arena Bar brawl in Munich, rescheduled to 8 March 2003
4 December 2002 Düsseldorf Philipshalle Bar brawl in Munich, rescheduled to 9 March 2003
5 December 2002 Bremen Pier 2

Notes

  1. The 6 February 2002 concert in London was a part of the Teenage Cancer Trust.
  2. The 28 April 2002 concert in Indio was a part of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
  3. The 23 May 2002 concert in Tokyo was a part of MTV Superdry.
  4. The 13 July 2002 concert in Kinross was a part of T in the Park.
  5. The 14 July 2002 concert in Ratoath was a part of Witnness.
  6. The 17 July 2002 concert in Lucca was a part of the Lucca Summer Festival.
  7. The 19 July 2002 concert in Bern was a part of Gurtenfestival.
  8. The 19 July 2002 concert in Bern was a part of Festival Isladencanta.
  9. Liam's voice gave out halfway during Go Let It Out [11] and Noel did an impromptu acoustic set.
  10. Liam's voice gave out halfway during Better Man, he sang Acquiesce before leaving the stage [12] and Noel did an impromptu acoustic encore.
  11. Billed as Lancashire County Cricket Club on tickets and posters. [13]
  12. Liam's voice gave out halfway during Morning Glory [9] and Noel did an impromptu acoustic set.
  13. The 12 October 2002 concert in Brisbane was a part of Livid.
  14. The 19 October 2002 concert in Melbourne was a part of Livid.
  15. The 19 October 2002 concert in Melbourne was a part of Livid.

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