A Rush of Blood to the Head Tour

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A Rush of Blood to the Head Tour
Tour by Coldplay
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Location
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • South America
  • Oceania
Associated album A Rush of Blood to the Head
Start date19 June 2002 (2002-06-19)
End date8 September 2003 (2003-09-08)
No. of shows151
Attendance854,424
Box office$27.1 million [lower-alpha 1]
Website coldplay.com
Coldplay concert chronology

The A Rush of Blood to the Head Tour was the second concert tour undertaken by British rock band Coldplay. It was launched in support of their second studio album A Rush of Blood to the Head . They performed a total of 151 shows across Europe, Asia, Oceania and the Americas. Between 21 and 23 July 2003, the band filmed Live 2003 at the Hordern Pavilion, Sydney.

Contents

Background

Overall, Coldplay's concerts during this period showcased its progression as a bona fide live act. The band began playing more shows in arenas and amphitheatres, moving away from the club venues that dominated earlier tours. Shows also had more elaborate stage and lighting effects. For example, strobe lighting for the song "Daylight" featured the image of a rotating sun superimposed over the stage. Taking a cue from U2's Elevation Tour and Nine Inch Nails' Fragility Tour, Coldplay also adopted a series of back screens that displayed video footage of each band member simultaneously. [2]

Other highlights included:

Opening acts

Most of the tour included at least one supporting act on each concert, with English singer Richard Hawley opening all performances held between 19 and 28 June 2002. [4] Except for the show at Rome's Valle Giulia (which had the Music), all dates from 30 June to 12 July included 1 Giant Leap. [4] For the second North American leg, Coldplay invited Northern Irish band Ash, [5] while the third European run featured Idlewild. [6] In 2003, Ron Sexsmith opened for the band from 21 January to 9 February. [7] He was succeeded by the Music starting from 24 February. [8] As Coldplay returned to Europe for a fourth leg, Feeder was chosen as their support and Ian McCulloch additionally guested in the United Kingdom. [9] The last North American run counted with Eisley, who were joined by Damien Rice on 25 May, [10] and Sexsmith between 27 May and 13 June. [11] During the tour's final months, Coldplay went to Asia, Oceania and Latin America: the first two continents had Betchadupa, [12] while Mexico featured Jumbo. [13]

Concert synopsis

The tour's concerts were noted for its use of strobe lighting. AROBTTHTour1.jpg
The tour's concerts were noted for its use of strobe lighting.

The 2002 shows contained a rough 50/50 split in material from Parachutes and A Rush of Blood to the Head. The official tour in 2003 focused on songs from the second album, as well as many unreleased tracks. For example, the future Live 2003 song "Moses" and "Fix You" B-side "Pour Me" were introduced during the tour. Other new songs included future X&Y b-sides, "Gravity" & "Proof", "Your World Turns Upside Down", which would later become a completely different song called "The World Turned Upside Down" as another b-side to "Fix You", and an unreleased piano ballad called "A Ladder to the Sun".

Coldplay also made a habit of covering other artists on the tour, often as outros to their own songs. Covers ranged from a tongue-in-cheek excerpt of Avril Lavigne's "Sk8er Boi" to the Louis Armstrong classic "What a Wonderful World". Coldplay also regularly covered Echo & the Bunnymen's "Lips Like Sugar" in its entirety, in homage to Ian McCulloch's role as a mentor during the recording of A Rush of Blood to the Head.

The musical introduction to the concert featured selections from Brian Eno's Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks . [14]

Reception

In total, the tour grossed $27,152,888 from 854,424 tickets sold. [15] Pollstar also reported that Coldplay sold 341,201 admissions in 2003, which placed them at number 42 on the list of most attended tours of the year. [16] Rolling Stone Australia ranked the shows at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion among the best in the venue's history in 2024. [17]

Set list

This set list was taken from the 22 July 2003 concert in Sydney, Australia. It does not represent all shows throughout the tour. [18]

  1. "Politik"
  2. "God Put a Smile upon Your Face"
  3. "A Rush of Blood to the Head"
  4. "Daylight"
  5. "Trouble"
  6. "One I Love"
  7. "Don't Panic"
  8. "Shiver"
  9. "See You Soon"
  10. "Everything's Not Lost"
  11. "Moses"
  12. "Yellow"
  13. "The Scientist"
  14. "What a Wonderful World" (Louis Armstrong cover)
  15. "Clocks"
  16. "In My Place"
  17. "Amsterdam"
  18. "Life Is for Living"

Tour dates

List of 2002 concerts, showing date, city, country and venue [19]
Date (2002)CityCountryVenue
19 June Edinburgh Scotland Queen's Hall
20 June Liverpool EnglandMountfield Hall
22 June [lower-alpha 2] London Royal Festival Hall
24 June Bath Bath Pavilion
26 June Truro Hall for Cornwall
28 June [lower-alpha 3] Pilton Worthy Farm
30 June [lower-alpha 4] Werchter BelgiumFestivalpark Werchter
2 July Stockholm SwedenGöta Källare
3 July [lower-alpha 5] Ringe DenmarkRinge Dyrskuepladsen
5 July Amsterdam Netherlands Heineken Music Hall
7 July Rome ItalyValle Giulia
9 July Hamburg Germany Große Freiheit 36
10 July [lower-alpha 6] Cologne Kultkomplex Cafe
12 July Oslo Norway Rockefeller Music Hall
2 August [lower-alpha 7] Chicago United States The Vic Theatre
6 August Boston Paradise Rock Club
7 August Philadelphia Theatre of Living Arts
10 August Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
12 August New York City Bowery Ballroom
14 August Minneapolis First Avenue
16 August [lower-alpha 8] Boulder Fox Theatre
18 August San Francisco Bimbo's 365 Club
20 August Los Angeles El Rey Theatre
27 August [lower-alpha 9] Paris France L'Olympia
29 AugustLondonEngland London Forum
4 September Seattle United States Paramount Theatre
6 September Berkeley Hearst Greek Theatre
7 September Paradise [lower-roman 1] The Joint
9 September San Diego SDSU Open Air Theatre
10 SeptemberLos Angeles Greek Theatre
16 September Baltimore Pier Six Pavilion
17 September Boston FleetBoston Pavilion
19 September Wantagh [lower-roman 2] Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theater
21 September Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
24 SeptemberChicagoUnited States UIC Pavilion
4 October Glasgow Scotland Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
5 October Newcastle England Telewest Arena
7 October Birmingham National Indoor Arena
8 October Nottingham Nottingham Arena
11 October Manchester Manchester Evening News Arena
14 October Brighton Brighton Centre
15 October Bournemouth Bournemouth International Centre
17 October Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions
18 October Port Talbot WalesAfan Lido Leisure Centre
20 OctoberLondonEngland Wembley Arena
21 October
23 October Belfast Northern Ireland Odyssey Centre
25 October Dublin Ireland Point Theatre
27 October
3 November Brussels Belgium Forest National
5 November Rotterdam Netherlands Ahoy Rotterdam
6 November [lower-alpha 10] ParisFrance Zénith de Paris
8 NovemberCologneGermanyPalladium
10 November Munich Kulturhalle Zenith
12 November Montpellier France Zénith de Montpellier
15 November Madrid SpainLa Riviera
16 November Barcelona Razzmatazz
18 November Assago [lower-roman 3] Italy FilaForum
20 NovemberBerlinGermany Arena Berlin
21 November Copenhagen Denmark Valby-Hallen
23 NovemberStockholmSweden Hovet Ice Hall
24 NovemberOsloNorway Oslo Spektrum
6 December [lower-alpha 11] Tokyo JapanLiquid Room
8 December [lower-alpha 12] Los AngelesUnited States Universal Amphitheatre
9 December [lower-alpha 13] San FranciscoBimbo's 365 Club
11 December [lower-alpha 14] Boston Orpheum Theatre
12 December [lower-alpha 15] Uniondale [lower-roman 2] Nassau Coliseum
13 December [lower-alpha 16] Washington, D.C. MCI Center
15 December [lower-alpha 17] Philadelphia First Union Center
19 December Reykjavík Iceland Laugardalshöll
List of 2003 concerts, showing date, city, country and venue [19]
Date (2003)CityCountryVenue
21 January Orlando United StatesHard Rock Live
22 January Coral Gables [lower-roman 4] UM Convocation Center
24 January Birmingham BJCC Concert Hall
25 January Charlotte Grady Cole Center
27 January New Orleans Saenger Theatre
28 January Houston Verizon Wireless Theater
29 January Austin Frank Erwin Center
31 January Grand Prairie [lower-roman 5] NextStage Performance Theater
1 February Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Music Hall
3 February St. Louis Savvis Center
4 February Kansas City Memorial Hall
6 February Denver Fillmore Auditorium
7 February Salt Lake City Salt Air Pavilion
9 February Phoenix Dodge Theatre
24 February Ottawa Canada Corel Centre
25 February Montreal Bell Centre
27 February Wallingford [lower-roman 6] United States careerbuilder.com Oakdale Theatre
28 February Camden [lower-roman 7] Tweeter Center
2 March Pittsburgh A.J. Palumbo Center
3 March Detroit Fox Theatre
4 March Indianapolis Murat Theatre
6 March Duluth [lower-roman 8] Gwinnett Civic Center Arena
7 March Nashville Ryman Auditorium
9 March Columbus PromoWest Pavilion
10 March Louisville Palace Theatre
12 March Milwaukee Eagles Ballroom
13 MarchMinneapolis Target Center
24 March [lower-alpha 18] LondonEngland Royal Albert Hall
27 March Lille France Zénith de Lille
30 MarchParisZénith de Paris
31 March Frankfurt Germany Jahrhunderthalle
2 April Münster Halle Münsterland
3 April Düsseldorf Philipshalle
5 April Böblingen Sporthalle
6 April Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
9 April Lisbon Portugal Pavilhão Atlântico
10 AprilMadridSpain Palacio Vistalegre
11 April Badalona [lower-roman 9] Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona
14 AprilManchesterEnglandManchester Evening News Arena
16 AprilLondon Earls Court Exhibition Centre
17 April
20 May Edmonton Canada Shaw Conference Centre
21 May Calgary Pengrowth Saddledome
23 May Vancouver General Motors Place
24 May [lower-alpha 19] George United States The Gorge Amphitheatre
25 May Bend Les Schwab Amphitheater
27 May Boise Bank of America Centre
28 May Wheatland [lower-roman 10] AutoWest Amphitheatre
30 May Mountain View [lower-roman 11] Shoreline Amphitheatre
31 MayLos Angeles Hollywood Bowl
2 June
3 JuneSan Diego Cox Arena
5 June Morrison [lower-roman 12] Red Rocks Amphitheatre
6 June
9 JuneChicagoUIC Pavilion
10 June Cleveland Tower City Amphitheater
11 JuneTorontoCanada Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
13 JuneNew York CityUnited States Madison Square Garden
20 June [lower-alpha 20] Scheeßel GermanyEichenring
21 June [lower-alpha 21] Neuhausen ob Eck Flugplatz Neuhausen ob Eck
23 June [lower-alpha 22] RomeItalyCentrale del Tennis
24 June [lower-alpha 23] Fano Piazza XX Settembre
27 June [lower-alpha 24] RoskildeDenmarkRoskilde Dyrskueplads
29 June [lower-alpha 25] WerchterBelgiumFestivalpark Werchter
1 July [lower-alpha 26] Nijmegen Netherlands Goffertpark
3 July [lower-alpha 27] Kristiansand NorwayIdrettsplassen
12 July [lower-alpha 28] County Kildare Ireland Punchestown Racecourse
13 July [lower-alpha 29] Kinross Scotland Balado
18 July Melbourne Australia Rod Laver Arena
20 July [lower-alpha 30] Byron Bay Belongil Fields
21 July Sydney Hordern Pavilion
22 July
24 July Auckland New ZealandAuckland Showgrounds
26 July [lower-alpha 31] Yuzawa Japan Naeba Ski Resort
29 July Bangkok Thailand Impact Arena
16 August [lower-alpha 32] Chelmsford England Hylands Park
17 August [lower-alpha 32] Weston-under-Lizard [lower-roman 13] Weston Park
3 September São Paulo Brazil Via Funchal
4 September Rio de Janeiro ATL Hall
7 September Mexico City Mexico Palacio de los Deportes
8 September

Cancelled shows

List of 2002 cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason
Date (2002)CityCountryVenueReasonRef.
25 June Portsmouth England Portsmouth Pyramids Centre Unknown [4]
14 September Atlanta United States The Masquerade Hurricane [38]
List of 2003 cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason
Date (2003)CityCountryVenueReasonRef.
28 March Strasbourg France Hall Rhénus Illness [39]
5 June Albuquerque United States Tingley Coliseum Unknown [40]

Boxscores

List of reported boxscores, showing city, venue, attendance and gross revenue [41]
CityVenueAttendanceRevenue
BostonParadise Rock Club650 / 650$5,500
PhiladelphiaTheatre of Living Arts810 / 810$7,372
Washington, D.C.9:30 Club1,102 / 1,102$11,571
MinneapolisFirst Avenue1,272 / 1,272$14,554
BoulderFox Theatre625 / 625$21,875
SeattleParamount Theatre2,857 / 2,857$78,568
BerkeleyHearst Greek Theatre8,700 / 8,700$254,700
San DiegoSDSU Open Air Theatre4,425 / 4,798$118,369
Los AngelesGreek Theatre6,138 / 6,138$167,790
BaltimorePier Six Pavilion3,860 / 4,400$110,010
BostonFleetBoston Pavilion5,137 / 5,137$146,130
WantaghTommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theater9,181 / 14,029$265,324
TorontoAir Canada Centre6,061 / 6,061$161,673
ChicagoUIC Pavilion5,456 / 8,000$163,680
ManchesterManchester Evening News Arena15,096 /15,160$428,838
RotterdamAhoy Rotterdam9,765 / 9,765$287,683
OrlandoHard Rock Live2,800 / 2,800$90,960
Coral GablesUM Convocation Center5,947 / 5,947$194,764
BirminghamBJCC Concert Hall2,915 / 2,915$88,864
CharlotteGrady Cole Center2,900 / 2,900$83,340
New OrleansSaenger Theatre2,534 / 2,534$88,690
HoustonVerizon Wireless Theater3,127 / 3,127$96,145
AustinFrank Erwin Center4,731 / 6,290$141,930
Grand PrairieNextStage Performance Theater5,952 / 6,333$208,320
Oklahoma CityOklahoma City Music Hall2,263 / 2,263$73,548
St. LouisSavvis Center4,329 / 5,024$126,752
Kansas CityMemorial Hall3,128 / 3,153$95,040
DenverFillmore Auditorium3,600 / 3,600$108,000
PhoenixDodge Theatre4,781 / 4,781$139,960
OttawaCorel Centre7,790 / 8,578$171,736
MontrealBell Centre11,784 / 12,414$333,765
Wallingfordcareerbuilder.com Oakdale Theatre4,833 / 4,833$157,760
CamdenTweeter Center6,874 / 6,874$198,353
PittsburghA.J. Palumbo Center3,536 / 3,810$107,234
DetroitFox Theatre4,787 / 4,787$141,585
IndianapolisMurat Theatre2,516 / 2,516$77,708
DuluthGwinnett Civic Center Arena7,084 / 7,084$238,560
NashvilleRyman Auditorium2,179 / 2,179$74,086
ColumbusPromoWest Pavilion2,300 / 2,300$64,400
LouisvillePalace Theatre2,695 / 2,695$84,110
MinneapolisTarget Center8,146 / 9,481$231,786
ManchesterManchester Evening News Arena15,504 / 15,636$495,989
EdmontonShaw Conference Centre4,497 / 4,500$113,132
CalgaryPengrowth Saddledome9,012 / 9,844$247,768
VancouverGeneral Motors Place11,955 / 13,628$313,200
BendLes Schwab Amphitheater5,200 / 5,200$182,000
BoiseBank of America Centre2,408 / 3,100$72,864
WheatlandAutoWest Amphitheatre8,500 / 8,500$197,733
Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre20,217 / 21,895$583,740
San DiegoCox Arena9,333 / 9,333$324,322
MorrisonRed Rocks Amphitheatre18,188 / 18,890 [lower-alpha 33] $617,778 [lower-alpha 33]
ChicagoUIC Pavilion8,728 / 8,728$310,943
ClevelandTower City Amphitheater8,334 / 8,334$229,600
TorontoMolson Canadian Amphitheatre16,328 / 16,328$324,707
New York CityMadison Square Garden15,774 / 15,774$582,760
MelbourneRod Laver Arena10,482 / 10,500$441,297
SydneyHordern Pavilion10,410 / 10,500 [lower-alpha 33] $438,266 [lower-alpha 33]
São PauloVia Funchal5,642 / 5,642$146,065
Rio de JaneiroATL Hall7,750 / 7,750$165,110
Mexico CityPalacio de los Deportes39,408 / 39,408 [lower-alpha 33] $1,088,216 [lower-alpha 33]
Total422,336 / 442,212 (95.5%)$12,536,523

Personnel

Credits taken from the band's official tour book, which was sold exclusively on merchandise booths and their online store. [19]

Performing members
Main crew
Additional US crew
Additional European crew
Suppliers
Tour book

See also

Notes

Cities
  1. ↑ Labelled as Las Vegas in promotional material.
  2. 1 2 Labelled as New York City in promotional material.
  3. ↑ Labelled as Milan in promotional material.
  4. ↑ Labelled as Miami in promotional material.
  5. ↑ Labelled as Dallas in promotional material.
  6. ↑ Labelled as Hartford in promotional material.
  7. ↑ Labelled as Philadelphia in promotional material.
  8. ↑ Labelled as Atlanta in promotional material.
  9. ↑ Labelled as Barcelona in promotional material.
  10. ↑ Labelled as Sacramento in promotional material.
  11. ↑ Labelled as San Francisco in promotional material.
  12. ↑ Labelled as Denver in promotional material.
  13. ↑ Labelled as Staffordshire in promotional material.
Others
  1. ↑ $44.89 million in 2023 dollars. [1]
  2. ↑ The concert in London on 22 June 2002 was part of the Meltdown festival. [20]
  3. ↑ The concert in Pilton on 28 June 2002 was part of the Glastonbury Festival. [21]
  4. ↑ The concert in Werchter on 30 June 2002 was part of the Rock Werchter festival. [22]
  5. ↑ The concert in Ringe on 3 July 2002 was part of the Midtfyns Festival. [23]
  6. ↑ The concert in Cologne on 10 July 2002 was part of 1Live Radiokonzert . [24]
  7. ↑ The concert in Chicago on 2 August 2002 was part of the $2 Bill Show . [25]
  8. ↑ The concert in Boulder on 16 August 2002 was part of R&R's Triple A Convention. [26]
  9. ↑ The concert in Paris on 27 August 2002 was broadcast on television by MCM. [27]
  10. ↑ The concert in Paris on 6 November 2002 was part of the Les Inrockuptibles Festival. [28]
  11. ↑ The concert in Tokyo on 6 December 2002 was an exclusive performance for the winners of a contest launched by J-Wave. [29]
  12. ↑ The concert in Los Angeles on 8 December 2002 was part of the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas festival. [30]
  13. ↑ The concert in San Francisco on 9 December 2002 was part of the KLLC Alice in Winterland festival. [30]
  14. ↑ The concert in Boston on 11 December 2002 was part of the WBCN Christmas Rave festival. [30]
  15. ↑ The concert in Uniondale on 12 December 2002 was part of the K-Rock Claus Fest. [30]
  16. ↑ The concert in Washington, D.C. on 13 December 2002 was part of the WHFS HFSmas Nutcracker festival. [30]
  17. ↑ The concert in Philadelphia on 15 December 2002 was part of the WRNB Y100 Feastival. [30]
  18. ↑ The concert in London on 24 March 2003 was a one-off charity performance for Teenage Cancer Trust. [31]
  19. ↑ The concert in George on 24 May 2003 was part of the Sasquatch! Music Festival. [32]
  20. ↑ The concert in Scheeßel on 20 June 2003 was part of the Hurricane Festival. [9]
  21. ↑ The concert in Neuhausen ob Eck on 21 June 2003 was part of the Southside Festival. [9]
  22. ↑ The concert in Rome on 23 June 2003 was part of the Cornetto Free Music Festival. [33]
  23. ↑ The concert in Fano on 24 June 2003 was part of the Il Violino e la Selce festival. [34]
  24. ↑ The concert in Roskilde on 27 June 2003 was part of the Roskilde Festival. [9]
  25. ↑ The concert in Werchter on 29 June 2003 was part of the Rock Werchter festival. [9]
  26. ↑ The concert in Nijmegen on 1 July 2003 was part of the Nijmegen Festival. [19]
  27. ↑ The concert in Kristiansand on 3 July 2003 was part of the Quart Festival. [35]
  28. ↑ The concert in County Kildare on 12 July 2003 was part of the Witnness festival. [9]
  29. ↑ The concert in Kinross on 13 July 2003 was part of the T in the Park festival. [9]
  30. ↑ The concert in Byron Bay on 20 July 2003 was part of the Splendour in the Grass festival. [36]
  31. ↑ The concert in Yuzawa on 26 July 2003 was part of the Fuji Rock Festival. [36]
  32. 1 2 The concerts in Chelmsford and Weston-under-Lizard on 16 and 17 August 2003 were part of the V Festival. [37]
  33. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Report based on two shows instead of one. [41]

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Together Again is the ongoing tenth concert tour by American singer Janet Jackson. The first leg of the tour in North America was announced on December 12, 2022, via Jackson's social media. The tour began on April 14, 2023, in Hollywood, Florida and is currently set to conclude in Amsterdam, Netherlands on October 10, 2024. The tour takes its name from Jackson's international hit single from The Velvet Rope.

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