The Process of Belief Tour

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The Process of Belief Tour
Tour by Bad Religion
Associated album The Process of Belief
Start dateJanuary 23rd, 2002
End dateSeptember 20th, 2003
Legs7
No. of shows31 in Europe
69 in United States
8 in Canada
4 in Japan
112 in total (additionally, there were meant to be 5 in Australia and 1 in New Zealand, but these got cancelled)
Bad Religion concert chronology
  • The New America Tour (2000–2001)
  • The Process of Belief Tour (2002–2003)
  • The Empire Strikes First (2004–2006)

The Process of Belief Tour was a concert tour by punk band Bad Religion in support of their album, The Process of Belief .

Punk rock is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in 1960s garage rock and other forms of what is now known as "proto-punk" music, punk rock bands rejected perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock. They typically produced short, fast-paced songs with hard-edged melodies and singing styles, stripped-down instrumentation, and often political, anti-establishment lyrics. Punk embraces a DIY ethic; many bands self-produce recordings and distribute them through independent record labels.

Bad Religion American melodic hardcore band

Bad Religion is an American punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California in 1980. The band is noted for covering several topics in their lyrics, such as society in general, religion, politics, equal rights, the media, humanitarianism, personification, mental disorder and the use of drugs. Musically, they are noted for their melodic sensibilities and extensive use of three-part vocal harmonies. The band has experienced multiple line-up changes, with singer Greg Graffin being the band's only constant member, though fellow founding members Jay Bentley and Brett Gurewitz have since rejoined, and guitarist Brian Baker has performed with the group since 1994. The most recent additions to the band are guitarist Mike Dimkich and drummer Jamie Miller, who joined in 2013 and 2015 respectively. To date, Bad Religion has released seventeen studio albums, two live albums, three compilation albums, three EPs, and two live DVDs. They are considered to be one of the best-selling punk rock acts of all time, having sold over five million albums worldwide.

<i>The Process of Belief</i> 2002 studio album by Bad Religion

The Process of Belief is the twelfth studio album by the American punk rock band Bad Religion. It was produced by its leaders Greg Graffin and Brett Gurewitz, and was released on January 22, 2002 through Epitaph Records. After touring in support of its previous full-length studio album, The New America (2000), Gurewitz rejoined Bad Religion in 2001 after a seven-year hiatus. The band re-signed with Epitaph, and then began work on its first album for the label in over eight years. The album also marked the first album to feature Brooks Wackerman, who replaced former drummer Bobby Schayer.

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This tour marks the first tour since the Recipe for Hate Tour with guitarist Brett Gurewitz, who re-joined the band in 2001, after The New America Tour [1] and also the first tour with new drummer Brooks Wackerman, who replaced Bobby Schayer after his shoulder injury rendered him unable to play drums, professionally. [2]

The Recipe for Hate Tour is a concert tour by punk rock band Bad Religion, in support of their album Recipe for Hate.

Brett Gurewitz musician from the United States

Brett W. Gurewitz, nicknamed Mr. Brett, is an American musician, record producer and businessman best known as the guitarist and a songwriter of Bad Religion. He is also the owner of the music label Epitaph Records and a number of sister labels. He has produced albums for Bad Religion as well as Epitaph Records labelmates NOFX, Rancid, and Pennywise, among others. Gurewitz also had a project called Error, which also featured Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross, and Greg Puciato. He is also the co-founder of comic book and graphic novel publisher, Black Mask Studios.

The New America Tour was a concert tour by punk rock band Bad Religion in support of their final major label album, The New America.

Both Gurewitz and Wackerman made their debuts with the band on December 8, 2001 at the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas at the Universal Amphitheater. [3]

Almost Acoustic Christmas is an annual concert run by the Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM.

Due to Gurewitz's commitment as Head of Epitaph, [4] he was unable to tour with the band outside of California, but did travel with them for the first two promo legs of this tour. [5]

Epitaph Records American record label

Epitaph Records is an American independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, most acts signed to the label were punk and pop punk acts, while there are many post-hardcore and emo bands signed to the label as well. A large portion of the record label, known as Hellcat Records, is owned by Tim Armstrong, frontman of the punk rock band Rancid. Several sister labels also exist, such as ANTI-, Burning Heart Records, Fat Possum Records, Hellcat Records, and Heart & Skull Records that have signed other types of bands.

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueNotes
North American Promo Leg [6]
January 23, 2002San FranciscoUnited States Bottom of the Hill Support from Death by Stereo
January 24, 2002Los Angeles Whisky a Go Go Support from The Distillers
January 25, 2002 Roxy Theatre Support from Death by Stereo
January 26, 2002Key ClubSupport from Deviates
January 28, 2002 Woodbridge Vintage VinylFree in-store performance
European Promo Leg [7]
January 31, 2002 Düsseldorf Germany Stahlwerk Support from Beatsteaks
February 1, 2002 Hamburg Große Freiheit 36
February 2, 2002 Munich ColosseumSupport from Beatsteaks
The show was originally booked for Babylon
February 3, 2002 Milan ItalyRolling StoneSupport from Beatsteaks
February 5, 2002LondonUnited Kingdom The Forum Support from Capdown
February 6, 2002 Barcelona SpainRazzmatazz
North American Leg 1 [8]
March 1, 2002 Houston United States Aerial Theater Support from Less Than Jake and Hot Water Music
March 2, 2002 Dallas Bronco Bowl
March 4, 2002 Lake Buena Vista House of Blues
March 5, 2002 Boynton Beach Club Ovation
March 7, 2002 Atlanta The Tabernacle
March 8, 2002 Norfolk Norva Theatre
March 9, 2002Washington, D.C.The Nation
March 11, 2002 Philadelphia Electric Factory
March 12, 2002New York City Roseland Ballroom
March 14, 2002 Boston Avalon Ballroom
March 15, 2002 Montreal Canada Uniprix Stadium
March 16, 2002 Toronto Kool Haus
March 17, 2002 Detroit United States State Theater
March 19, 2002 Chicago Aragon Ballroom
March 20, 2002 Milwaukee The Rave Ballroom
March 21, 2002 Saint Paul Roy Wilkins Auditorium
March 23, 2002 Denver Magness Arena
March 25, 2002 Seattle Moore Theatre
March 27, 2002San Francisco Warfield Theatre
March 28, 2002 San Diego Cox Arena Support from Less Than Jake, Hot Water Music and The Shut Downs
March 29, 2002 Mesa Mesa Amphitheatre Support from Less Than Jake and Hot Water Music
March 30, 2002Los Angeles Hollywood Palladium
March 31, 2002 Anaheim The Grove
European Leg [9]
April 26, 2002 Amsterdam Netherlands Melkweg
April 27, 2002 Meerhout BelgiumDe VlessenhoevePart of the Groezrock festival. Bad Religion headlined. Other acts included Sick of It All, Guttermouth, Down by Law, Satanic Surfers, Circle, .Calibre, Kill Your Idols, Horace Pinker and Flatcat.
April 28, 2002 Geneva Switzerland L'Usine Support from Hateful Monday
April 29, 2002 Zürich X-tra Limmathaus
May 1, 2002 Bilbao Spain La Casilla
May 2, 2002 Madrid La Riviera
May 3, 2002 Murcia Recinto Ferial de La FicaWas meant to be part of the Murcia Festival. The festival was cancelled due to extreme weather conditions.
May 3, 2002MurciaSala GammaThis show was quickly arranged to make up for the cancellation of the Murcia Festival.
May 4, 2002 Castellón de la Plana La Pergola
May 6, 2002RomeItalyPalacisalfa
May 7, 2002 Bologna Palanord
May 8, 2002 Vienna AustriaPepsi Music Club
May 10, 2002LondonUnited Kingdom Brixton Academy Support from Pitchshifter
May 11, 2002 Manchester Manchester Academy
May 12, 2002 Glasgow Barrowlands
May 13, 2002 Birmingham Carling Academy Birmingham
May 15, 2002 Dublin Ireland Ambassador Theatre Bad Religion's first show in Ireland. Support from Superskin
May 16, 2002 Oberhausen Germany Turbinenhalle
May 17, 2002 Nuremberg Frankenstadion Part of the Rock im Park festival and Ozzfest. The Ozzfest line-up were put on the main stage. Bad Religion were fourth on the line-up, behind Ozzy Osbourne, Tool and System of a Down. Other bands on the main stage included P.O.D., Drowning Pool and Black Label Society.
May 19, 2002 Nürburg Nürburgring Part of the Rock am Ring festival and Ozzfest. The line-up was the same as the Rock im Park date.
May 20, 2002 Braunschweig Volkswagen Halle Part of Ozzfest. Bad Religion were third on the line-up, behind Ozzy Osbourne and Tool. Other bands included Such a Surge and Oomph!.
May 21, 2002 Stuttgart LKA-Longhorn
May 23, 2002 Bremen Aladin Music Hall
May 24, 2002 Leipzig Parkbühne
May 25, 2002Berlin Columbiahalle
North American Leg 2 [10]
June 21, 2002 Nampa United States Idaho Center Amphitheater The following shows were part of the 2002 Warped Tour. Some of the other bands that played that year include NOFX, Good Charlotte, Reel Big Fish, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, New Found Glory, Lagwagon, Alkaline Trio, Flogging Molly, among others.
June 22, 2002 Salt Lake City Fairpark Grass Mall
June 23, 2002 Brighton Adams County Fairgrounds
June 25, 2002 Council Bluffs Westfair Amphitheater
June 26, 2002 Maryland Heights Riverport Amphitheater
June 27, 2002 Bonner Springs Sandstone Amphitheater
June 28, 2002Dallas Smirnoff Music Center
June 29, 2002Houston Reliant Center
June 30, 2002 Selma Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 2, 2002 Peoria Peoria Sports Complex
July 3, 2002 Chula Vista Coors Amphitheater
July 5, 2002 Las Vegas Sam Boyd Field
July 6, 2002 Soda Springs Boreal Ski Area
July 7, 2002 Fresno AG World Center
July 10, 2002Los Angeles Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
July 11, 2002
July 12, 2002 Ventura Seaside Park
July 13, 2002San FranciscoPier 30/32
July 14, 2002
July 17, 2002 Calgary Canada Race City Motorsport Park
July 19, 2002 Vancouver Thunderbird Stadium
July 20, 2002 George United States The Gorge Amphitheatre
July 22, 2002 Billings Oscar Park Amphitheater
July 23, 2002 Fargo Fargodome
July 24, 2002 Milwaukee Marcus Amphitheater
July 25, 2002 Noblesville Verizon Wireless Music Center
July 26, 2002 Cleveland Tower City Amphitheater
July 27, 2002 Tinley Park Tweeter Center
July 28, 2002Saint Paul Harriet Island Pavilion
July 30, 2002 Columbus Promowest Pavilion
July 31, 2002 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
August 1, 2002Atlanta HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
August 2, 2002 Orlando Lee Vista
August 3, 2002 Pompano Beach Pompano Beach Amphitheater
August 4, 2002 Tampa USF Sun Dome Lot
August 5, 2002 Jacksonville Jacksonville Raceways
August 6, 2002 Charlotte Verizon Wireless Pavilion
August 7, 2002 Virginia Beach Verizon Amphitheater
August 8, 2002 Bristow Nissan Pavilion
August 9, 2002 Camden Tweeter Center
August 10, 2002New York City Randall's Island
August 11, 2002 Asbury Park The Stone Pony Lot
August 13, 2002 Burgettstown Post-Gazette Pavilion
August 14, 2002 Buffalo La Salle Park
August 15, 2002Boston Suffolk Downs
August 16, 2002MontrealCanada Parc Jean-Drapeau
August 17, 2002 Barrie Molson Park
August 18, 2002DetroitUnited States Comerica Park
Australian, New Zealand, Japanese and Hawaiian Leg [11]
October 3, 2002 Nagoya JapanDiamond Hall
October 4, 2002 Osaka Mother Hall
October 6, 2002Tokyo Akasaka Blitz Support from The Bouncing Souls
October 7, 2002
October 10, 2002 Lahaina United StatesWorld CafeSupport from The Quintessentials
October 11, 2002 Auckland New Zealand Town Hall This was supposed to be Bad Religion's first show in New Zealand, but it got cancelled along with the Australian leg for unknown reasons
October 12, 2002 Brisbane Australia RNA Showgrounds Was meant to be part of the Livid Festival, but got cancelled with the rest of the Australian leg
October 13, 2002 Sydney Harold Park Paceway
October 15, 2002 Adelaide HeavenCancelled for unknown reasons
October 17, 2002 Perth Metropolis
October 19, 2002 Melbourne Melbourne Park Originally meant to be part of the Livid Festival, but got cancelled
October 22, 2002 Honolulu United StatesWorld Cafe
North American Leg 3 [12]
April 4, 2003 San Bernardino United StatesLa LunaSupport from Manic Hispanic and Sparta
April 5, 2003Ventura Ventura Theatre Support from Sparta and Missing 23rd
April 7, 2003 Palo Alto The EdgeSupport from Sparta
April 8, 2003AnaheimThe GroveSupport from Death by Stereo and Sparta
April 9, 2003 Bakersfield La Fiesta Ballroom
April 11, 2003 San Luis Obispo Cal Poly Rec Center Support from Death by Stereo and Sparta
April 12, 2003Las Vegas The Joint Support from Jackass. Jackass featured ex-Bad Religion drummer, Pete Finestone. Finestone played drums with Bad Religion on Fuck Armageddon...This is Hell.
April 13, 2003 Albuquerque Sunshine Theater Support from Sparta and Left Unsaid
April 15, 2003 St. Louis The Pageant Support from Unmutuals and Sparta
April 17, 2003 Sayreville HB Ballroom
April 18, 2003 Hartford Webster Theater
April 19, 2003 Long Island Vanderbilt
April 21, 2003NorfolkNorVa TheatreSupport from S.T.U.N. and Snapcase
April 22, 2003Washington, D.C.The Nation
April 23, 2003 Worcester The Palladium
April 25, 2003 Hamilton CanadaEarth Day
April 26, 2003ChicagoUnited States The Vic Theatre Support from The Casualties and Gaza Strippers
April 27, 2003 Minneapolis The QuestSupport from The Casualties, Attention, and Much The Same
April 29, 2003CalgaryCanada MacEwan Hall
April 30, 2003 Edmonton Shaw Conference Centre Support from The Casualties
May 2, 2003 Victoria Victoria Curling Club
May 3, 2003Vancouver PNE Forum Part of Slam City Jam
May 4, 2003 Commodore Ballroom
May 5, 2003 Portland United States Roseland Theater Support from The Casualties and Handgun Bravado
May 6, 2003SeattleMoore TheatreSupport from The Casualties and Hot Potty
May 8, 2003 Boise The Big Easy
May 9, 2003Salt Lake CityBricksSupport from The Casualties
May 10, 2003 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre Cancelled due to a snowstorm
May 13, 2003 Sparks New Oasis
May 14, 2003 Santa Cruz The CatalystSupport from Pulley and The Missing 23rd
May 16, 2003San Diego University of California, San Diego
May 17, 2003 Aguora Hills The Canyon ClubSupport from Pulley and The Missing 23rd
North American Leg 4 [13]
September 5, 2003San DiegoUnited States4th & B
September 6, 2003Las VegasThe Joint
September 7, 2003San Diego San Diego Street Scene Bad Religion were second on the Best Buy Stage, behind Sex Pistols. Other acts on that stage included Finch and The Presidents of the United States of America.
September 9, 2003San FranciscoSlim'sSupport from Fabulous Disaster, Jackass, Enemy You and Pistol Grip.
September 10, 2003
September 12, 2003Denver Ogden Theatre Support from Throw Rag
September 13, 2003
September 15, 2003 West Hollywood House of BluesSupport from Guttermouth
September 16, 2003
September 17, 2003Support from Mad Caddies and The Missing 23rd
September 18, 2003Anaheim
September 19, 2003
September 20, 2003

Band members

Greg Graffin – Vocals
Brett Gurewitz – Guitar and back-up vocals (first two legs and select dates only)
Brian Baker – Guitar and back-up vocals
Jay Bentley – Bass and back-up vocals
Greg Hetson – Guitar
Brooks Wackerman – Drums

Greg Graffin American musician

Gregory Walter Graffin is an American punk rock singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, college lecturer, and author. He is most recognized as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and only constant member of the noted Los Angeles band Bad Religion, which he co-founded in 1980. He also embarked on a solo career in 1997, when he released the album American Lesion. His follow-up album, Cold as the Clay was released nine years later. Graffin obtained his PhD in the history of science at Cornell University and has lectured courses in natural sciences at both the University of California, Los Angeles and at Cornell University.

Brian Baker (musician) American punk musician

Brian Baker is an American punk rock musician. He is best known as one of the founding members of the hardcore punk band Minor Threat, and as a guitarist in Bad Religion since 1994. In Minor Threat, he originally played bass guitar before switching to guitar in 1982 when Steve Hansgen joined the band, and then moved back to bass after Hansgen's departure. He also founded Dag Nasty in 1985, was part of the original line-up of Samhain, and has had stints in Doggy Style, The Meatmen, Government Issue, and Junkyard.

Jay Bentley bassist and co-founding member of the punk rock group Bad Religion

Jay Dee Bentley is the bassist and co-founding member of the punk rock group Bad Religion. He has played with the band through its whole existence with a small break between 1983 and 1985.

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