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A Rush of Blood to the Head Tour

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.

A Rush of Blood to the Head Tour
Tour by Coldplay
Promotional poster example
Location
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • South America
  • Oceania
Associated albumA 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[a]
Websitecoldplay.com
Coldplay concert chronology

Background

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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:

  • Lead singer Chris Martin sang with Ron Sexsmith on the track, "Gold in Them Hills" during the headline set.
  • An ambient, instrumental introduction before the start of "Politik" for every show. This can particularly be heard on the Live 2003 DVD. Note: Not the same as the Brian Eno introduction sometimes used before this intro.
  • Guitarist Jonny Buckland regularly played a harmonica solo on the track "Don't Panic". He tossed the harmonica into the crowd after the solo's completion. Buckland also performed an original electric guitar introduction for the track.
  • The aforementioned back screens were unfurled mid-concert, usually during the beginning of "One I Love".
  • At some shows, Martin sang lyrics after inhaling from a helium balloon.[3]
  • Martin usually wore a Make Trade Fair T-shirt during 2002 shows to promote the Oxfam campaign. Make Trade Fair booths were present at venues, where concert-goers could sign petitions and learn about the campaign's objectives.
  • An specially created, ambient introduction for "Yellow", featuring a dark and gloomy tone. Martin sings the lyrics, "Your skin... Oh-oh-oh..." during the introduction, which afterwards leads to the regular start of the song.

Opening acts

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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

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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

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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

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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)

Encore

  2. "Clocks"
  3. "In My Place"
  4. "Amsterdam"
  5. "Life Is for Living"

Tour dates

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List of 2002 concerts[19]
Date (2002) City Country Venue
19 June Edinburgh Scotland Queen's Hall
20 June Liverpool England Mountfield Hall
22 June[b] London Royal Festival Hall
24 June Bath Bath Pavilion
26 June Truro Hall for Cornwall
28 June[c] Pilton Worthy Farm
30 June[d] Werchter Belgium Festivalpark Werchter
2 July Stockholm Sweden Göta Källare
3 July[e] Ringe Denmark Ringe Dyrskuepladsen
5 July Amsterdam Netherlands Heineken Music Hall
7 July Rome Italy Valle Giulia
9 July Hamburg Germany Große Freiheit 36
10 July[f] Cologne Kultkomplex Cafe
12 July Oslo Norway Rockefeller Music Hall
2 August[g] 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[h] Boulder Fox Theatre
18 August San Francisco Bimbo's 365 Club
20 August Los Angeles El Rey Theatre
27 August[i] Paris France L'Olympia
29 August London England London Forum
4 September Seattle United States Paramount Theatre
6 September Berkeley Hearst Greek Theatre
7 September Paradise[i] The Joint
9 September San Diego SDSU Open Air Theatre
10 September Los Angeles Greek Theatre
16 September Baltimore Pier Six Pavilion
17 September Boston FleetBoston Pavilion
19 September Wantagh[ii] Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theater
21 September Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
24 September Chicago United 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 Wales Afan Lido Leisure Centre
20 October London England 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[j] Paris France Zénith de Paris
8 November Cologne Germany Palladium
10 November Munich Kulturhalle Zenith
12 November Montpellier France Zénith de Montpellier
15 November Madrid Spain La Riviera
16 November Barcelona Razzmatazz
18 November Assago[iii] Italy FilaForum
20 November Berlin Germany Arena Berlin
21 November Copenhagen Denmark Valby-Hallen
23 November Stockholm Sweden Hovet Ice Hall
24 November Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
6 December[k] Tokyo Japan Liquid Room
8 December[l] Los Angeles United States Universal Amphitheatre
9 December[m] San Francisco Bimbo's 365 Club
11 December[n] Boston Orpheum Theatre
12 December[o] Uniondale[ii] Nassau Coliseum
13 December[p] Washington, D.C. MCI Center
15 December[q] Philadelphia First Union Center
19 December Reykjavík Iceland Laugardalshöll
List of 2003 concerts[19]
Date (2003) City Country Venue
21 January Orlando United States Hard Rock Live
22 January Coral Gables[iv] 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[v] 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[vi] United States careerbuilder.com Oakdale Theatre
28 February Camden[vii] Tweeter Center
2 March Pittsburgh A.J. Palumbo Center
3 March Detroit Fox Theatre
4 March Indianapolis Murat Theatre
6 March Duluth[viii] 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 March Minneapolis Target Center
24 March[r] London England Royal Albert Hall
27 March Lille France Zénith de Lille
30 March Paris Zénith 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 April Madrid Spain Palacio Vistalegre
11 April Badalona[ix] Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona
14 April Manchester England Manchester Evening News Arena
16 April London 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[s] George United States The Gorge Amphitheatre
25 May Bend Les Schwab Amphitheater
27 May Boise Bank of America Centre
28 May Wheatland[x] AutoWest Amphitheatre
30 May Mountain View[xi] Shoreline Amphitheatre
31 May Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl
2 June
3 June San Diego Cox Arena
5 June Morrison[xii] Red Rocks Amphitheatre
6 June
9 June Chicago UIC Pavilion
10 June Cleveland Tower City Amphitheater
11 June Toronto Canada Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
13 June New York City United States Madison Square Garden
20 June[t] Scheeßel Germany Eichenring
21 June[u] Neuhausen ob Eck Flugplatz Neuhausen ob Eck
23 June[v] Rome Italy Centrale del Tennis
24 June[w] Fano Piazza XX Settembre
27 June[x] Roskilde Denmark Roskilde Dyrskueplads
29 June[y] Werchter Belgium Festivalpark Werchter
1 July[z] Nijmegen Netherlands Goffertpark
3 July[aa] Kristiansand Norway Idrettsplassen
12 July[ab] County Kildare Ireland Punchestown Racecourse
13 July[ac] Kinross Scotland Balado
18 July Melbourne Australia Rod Laver Arena
20 July[ad] Byron Bay Belongil Fields
21 July Sydney Hordern Pavilion
22 July
24 July Auckland New Zealand Auckland Showgrounds
26 July[ae] Yuzawa Japan Naeba Ski Resort
29 July Bangkok Thailand Impact Arena
16 August[af] Chelmsford England Hylands Park
17 August[af] Weston-under-Lizard[xiii] 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

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List of cancelled concerts
Date City Country Venue Reason Ref.
25 June 2002 Portsmouth England Portsmouth Pyramids Centre Unknown [4]
14 September 2002 Atlanta United States The Masquerade Hurricane [38]
28 March 2003 Strasbourg France Hall Rhénus Illness [39]
5 June 2003 Albuquerque United States Tingley Coliseum Unknown [40]

Boxscores

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List of reported boxscores[41]
City Venue Attendance Revenue
Boston Paradise Rock Club 650 / 650 $5,500
Philadelphia Theatre of Living Arts 810 / 810 $7,372
Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club 1,102 / 1,102 $11,571
Minneapolis First Avenue 1,272 / 1,272 $14,554
Boulder Fox Theatre 625 / 625 $21,875
Seattle Paramount Theatre 2,857 / 2,857 $78,568
Berkeley Hearst Greek Theatre 8,700 / 8,700 $254,700
San Diego SDSU Open Air Theatre 4,425 / 4,798 $118,369
Los Angeles Greek Theatre 6,138 / 6,138 $167,790
Baltimore Pier Six Pavilion 3,860 / 4,400 $110,010
Boston FleetBoston Pavilion 5,137 / 5,137 $146,130
Wantagh Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theater 9,181 / 14,029 $265,324
Toronto Air Canada Centre 6,061 / 6,061 $161,673
Chicago UIC Pavilion 5,456 / 8,000 $163,680
Manchester Manchester Evening News Arena 15,096 /15,160 $428,838
Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam 9,765 / 9,765 $287,683
Orlando Hard Rock Live 2,800 / 2,800 $90,960
Coral Gables UM Convocation Center 5,947 / 5,947 $194,764
Birmingham BJCC Concert Hall 2,915 / 2,915 $88,864
Charlotte Grady Cole Center 2,900 / 2,900 $83,340
New Orleans Saenger Theatre 2,534 / 2,534 $88,690
Houston Verizon Wireless Theater 3,127 / 3,127 $96,145
Austin Frank Erwin Center 4,731 / 6,290 $141,930
Grand Prairie NextStage Performance Theater 5,952 / 6,333 $208,320
Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Music Hall 2,263 / 2,263 $73,548
St. Louis Savvis Center 4,329 / 5,024 $126,752
Kansas City Memorial Hall 3,128 / 3,153 $95,040
Denver Fillmore Auditorium 3,600 / 3,600 $108,000
Phoenix Dodge Theatre 4,781 / 4,781 $139,960
Ottawa Corel Centre 7,790 / 8,578 $171,736
Montreal Bell Centre 11,784 / 12,414 $333,765
Wallingford careerbuilder.com Oakdale Theatre 4,833 / 4,833 $157,760
Camden Tweeter Center 6,874 / 6,874 $198,353
Pittsburgh A.J. Palumbo Center 3,536 / 3,810 $107,234
Detroit Fox Theatre 4,787 / 4,787 $141,585
Indianapolis Murat Theatre 2,516 / 2,516 $77,708
Duluth Gwinnett Civic Center Arena 7,084 / 7,084 $238,560
Nashville Ryman Auditorium 2,179 / 2,179 $74,086
Columbus PromoWest Pavilion 2,300 / 2,300 $64,400
Louisville Palace Theatre 2,695 / 2,695 $84,110
Minneapolis Target Center 8,146 / 9,481 $231,786
Manchester Manchester Evening News Arena 15,504 / 15,636 $495,989
Edmonton Shaw Conference Centre 4,497 / 4,500 $113,132
Calgary Pengrowth Saddledome 9,012 / 9,844 $247,768
Vancouver General Motors Place 11,955 / 13,628 $313,200
Bend Les Schwab Amphitheater 5,200 / 5,200 $182,000
Boise Bank of America Centre 2,408 / 3,100 $72,864
Wheatland AutoWest Amphitheatre 8,500 / 8,500 $197,733
Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre 20,217 / 21,895 $583,740
San Diego Cox Arena 9,333 / 9,333 $324,322
Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre 18,188 / 18,890[ag] $617,778[ag]
Chicago UIC Pavilion 8,728 / 8,728 $310,943
Cleveland Tower City Amphitheater 8,334 / 8,334 $229,600
Toronto Molson Canadian Amphitheatre 16,328 / 16,328 $324,707
New York City Madison Square Garden 15,774 / 15,774 $582,760
Melbourne Rod Laver Arena 10,482 / 10,500 $441,297
Sydney Hordern Pavilion 10,410 / 10,500[ag] $438,266[ag]
São Paulo Via Funchal 5,642 / 5,642 $146,065
Rio de Janeiro ATL Hall 7,750 / 7,750 $165,110
Mexico City Palacio de los Deportes 39,408 / 39,408[ag] $1,088,216[ag]
Total 422,336 / 442,212 (95.5%) $12,536,523

Personnel

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

Performing members

Main crew

  • Brian Leitch – lighting designer
  • Chris Woods – monitor engineer
  • Craig Hope – backline technician
  • Dan Green – FoH engineer
  • Derek Fudge – production manager
  • Dave Holmes – US band manager
  • Jeff Dray – tour manager
  • Dana White – Dave Holmes assistant
  • Miller – gadget technician
  • Nick Whitehouse – visual technician
  • Sean Buttery – backline technician
  • Shari Webber – production assistant
  • Thomas Golseth – tour accountant
  • Tony Smith – VDOSC technician
  • Vicki Taylor – band assistant
  • Rocky Hudson – security
  • Matt McGinn – backline technician
  • Holly Tickett – Estelle Wilkinson assistant
  • Estelle Wilkinson – band manager
  • Steve Strange – Europe/World agent
  • Marty Diamond – US agent

Additional US crew

  • Chris Conti
  • David Favoritta
  • Pat Thompson
  • Bryan Kiger
  • John Taylor
  • Jim Lee
  • Steve Capozza
  • Glen Jones
  • Sam Philips
  • Eric Wagner
  • Scotty Daum
  • Jerry Martin
  • Dave Cheek

Additional European crew

  • Ben Holdsworth
  • Ivan Ellison
  • Jim Allison
  • Tom James
  • Alan Yates
  • Stewart Kennet
  • Aaron Hopkins
  • Nick Davids
  • Al McCauly
  • Jerry Milichip
  • Eddie Monk
  • Jim Thompson
  • Ian Heath
  • Graham Dietricht
  • John Burgess
  • Matt Clarke
  • Steven Connelly
  • Ken Needham

Suppliers

  • EFM Management – Andy Lovell, Mike Llewellyn
  • Tour Tech – PA
  • Siyan – lights
  • Fly by Nite – trucks
  • SilverGrey – buses
  • Alistage – stage
  • Pitstop – barrier
  • XL Video – video
  • Lasergrafix – laser
  • Depot – rehearsals
  • John Henry's – storage
  • Matt Snowball Music – anything at any time
  • Heidi Varah, Pauline Austin, Ben Albertson – catering
  • Merchandising for Life – merchandise

Tour book

  • Giles Greenwood, Joe Hosp – designer
  • Kevin Westenberg – photographer
  • Edwin Ingram – photographic printing
  • Matt Wilson Labs – B&W

See also

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Notes

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Cities

  1. ^ Labelled as Las Vegas in promotional material.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b The concerts in Chelmsford and Weston-under-Lizard on 16 and 17 August 2003 were part of the V Festival.[37]
  33. ^ a b c d e f Report based on two shows instead of one.[41]

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