| Tour by Elton John | |
| Associated album | Songs from the West Coast |
|---|---|
| Start date | 5 October 2001 |
| End date | 15 December 2002 |
| Legs | 7 |
| No. of shows | 70 |
| Elton John concert chronology | |
Songs from the West Coast Tour was a concert tour by Elton John that took place between 2001 and 2002 to promote John's latest album at that time, Songs from the West Coast .
The 2001 leg visited Canada, the United States, Mexico and Japan. [1] It was the first time Elton John had visited Japan since 1998 Face to Face. [2] [3] It was also the first time Elton John visited Mexico since The One Tour in 1992. [4] [5]
It was the first tour for Nigel Olsson to play drums for the Elton John Band since 1984's Breaking Hearts Tour.
The tour continued in 2002 after Face to Face 2002 and a tour of Australia. The tour started in Benidorm, Spain [6] and came to a close in Birmingham, England on 15 December.
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America [9] | |||
| 5 October 2001 | Cleveland | United States | CSU Convocation Center |
| 6 October 2001 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre |
| 9 October 2001 | Ottawa | Corel Centre | |
| 10 October 2001 | Quebec City | Colisée Pepsi | |
| 12 October 2001 | Columbus | United States | Jerome Schottenstein Center |
| 13 October 2001 | Detroit | Joe Louis Arena | |
| 22 October 2001 | Mexico City | Mexico | National Auditorium |
| 23 October 2001 | |||
| 25 October 2001 | |||
| Asia [10] | |||
| 12 November 2001 | Osaka | Japan | Osaka-jō Hall |
| 13 November 2001 | Tokyo | Nippon Budokan | |
| 15 November 2001 | |||
| 17 November 2001 | Hong Kong | China | Hong Kong Coliseum |
| 18 November 2001 | |||
| 20 November 2001 | |||
| 22 November 2001 | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium | |
| 23 November 2001 | Bangkok | Thailand | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium |
| North America | |||
| 27 November 2001 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden |
| 28 November 2001 | |||
| 30 November 2001 | Manchester | Verizon Wireless Arena | |
| 7 December 2001 | Fresno | Selland Arena | |
| 8 December 2001 | Paradise | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |
| 9 December 2001 | San Diego | Cox Arena | |
| Europe | |||
| 22 May 2002 | Benidorm | Spain | Benidorm Football Stadium |
| 25 May 2002 | Verona | Italy | Verona Arena |
| 26 May 2002 | Pesaro | Palazzetto dello Sport | |
| 28 May 2002 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
| 29 May 2002 | Antwerp | Belgium | Sportpaleis |
| 31 May 2002 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Parken Stadium |
| 1 June 2002 | Oslo | Norway | Oslo Spektrum |
| 2 June 2002 | |||
| 4 June 2002 | Helsinki | Finland | Hartwall Areena |
| 5 June 2002 | |||
| 7 June 2002 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Scandinavium |
| 8 June 2002 | Stockholm | Globen Arena | |
| 10 June 2002 | Frankfurt | Germany | Festhalle Frankfurt |
| 11 June 2002 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ahoy Arena |
| 13 June 2002 | Kiel | Germany | Ostseehalle |
| 14 June 2002 | Berlin | Max-Schmeling-Halle | |
| 15 June 2002 | Erfurt | Messehalle | |
| 20 June 2002 | Düsseldorf | Messe Düsseldorf | |
| 22 June 2002 | Stuttgart | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle | |
| 23 June 2002 | Munich | Olympiahalle | |
| 25 June 2002 | Vienna | Austria | Schloss Schunn Palace |
| 26 June 2002 | Riesa | Germany | Sachsen Arena |
| 29 June 2002 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion |
| 30 June 2002 | |||
| 2 July 2002 | Birmingham | England | National Exhibition Centre |
| 3 July 2002 | |||
| 5 July 2002 | Newcastle | Telewest Arena | |
| 7 July 2002 | Killarney | Ireland | Fitzgerald Stadium |
| 9 July 2002 | Liverpool | England | King's Dock |
| North America | |||
| 5 September 2002 | Richmond | United States | Richmond Coliseum |
| 6 September 2002 | Roanoke | Roanoke Civic Center | |
| 7 September 2002 | Greenville | BI-LO Center | |
| 10 September 2002 | Biloxi | Coast Coliseum | |
| 12 September 2002 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Coliseum | |
| Europe | |||
| 26 November 2002 | Nottingham | England | Nottingham Arena |
| 3 December 2002 | Manchester | Manchester Evening News Arena | |
| 5 December 2002 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena |
| 7 December 2002 | Glasgow | Scotland | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre |
| 8 December 2002 | |||
| 9 December 2002 | Sheffield | England | Sheffield Arena |
| 11 December 2002 | London | Wembley Arena | |
| 12 December 2002 | |||
| 13 December 2002 | |||
| 15 December 2002 | Birmingham | National Exhibition Centre | |
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