A Rush of Blood to the Head Tour

A Rush of Blood to the Head Tour was the second concert tour by British band Coldplay. The tour was launched in support of the band's second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002). The band had over 150 shows in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australasia. The tour DVD Coldplay Live 2003 was shot at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia on 21 and 22 July 2003.

A Rush of Blood to the Head Tour
Tour by Coldplay
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albumA Rush of Blood to the Head
Start date26 March 2002 (2002-03-26)
End date4 October 2003 (2003-10-04)
Legs10
No. of shows152
Coldplay concert chronology

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.[1]

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.[2]
  • 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.

Concert synopsis
Coldplay's show during this period was 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.[3]

Opening acts

Setlist

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on 25 January 2003; at the Grady Cole Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Politik"
  2. "Shiver"
  3. "Spies"
  4. "Daylight"
  5. "Warning Sign"
  6. "One I Love"
  7. "Don't Panic"
  8. "Everything's Not Lost"
  9. "Moses"
  10. "God Put a Smile upon Your Face"
  11. "Yellow"
  12. "The Scientist"
Encore
  1. "Clocks"
  2. "In My Place"
  3. "Trouble"
  4. "A Ladder to the Sun"

Tour dates

Promotion Tour

Date City Country Venue
North America
26 March 2002 Uniondale United States Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Europe
19 June 2002 Edinburgh Scotland Queen's Hall
20 June 2002 Liverpool England Mountford Hall
22 June 2002[A] London Royal Festival Hall
24 June 2002 Bath Bath Pavilion
26 June 2002 Truro Hall for Cornwall
28 June 2002[B] Pilton Glastonbury Festival
30 June 2002[C] Werchter Belgium Werchter Festival Grounds
2 July 2002 Stockholm Sweden Göta Källare
3 July 2002[D] Roskilde Denmark Roskilde Dyrskueplads
5 July 2002 Amsterdam Netherlands Heineken Music Hall
7 July 2002 Rome Italy Valle Giulia
9 July 2002 Hamburg Germany Große Freiheit 36
10 July 2002[E] Cologne Kultkomplex Cafe
12 July 2002 Oslo Norway Rockefeller Music Hall
North America[9]
2 August 2002[F] Chicago United States The Vic Theatre
6 August 2002 Boston Paradise Rock Club
7 August 2002 Philadelphia Theatre of Living Arts
10 August 2002 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
12 August 2002 New York City Bowery Ballroom
14 August 2002 Minneapolis First Avenue
16 August 2002[G] Boulder Fox Theatre
18 August 2002 San Francisco Bimbo's 365 Club
20 August 2002 Los Angeles El Rey Theatre

Official Tour

Date City Country Venue
26 August 2002 London England London Forum
27 August 2002 Paris France L'Olympia
North America
4 September 2002 Seattle United States Paramount Theatre
6 September 2002 Berkeley Hearst Greek Theatre
7 September 2002 Las Vegas The Joint
9 September 2002 San Diego SDSU Open Air Theatre
10 September 2002 Los Angeles Greek Theatre
16 September 2002 Baltimore Pier Six Pavilion
17 September 2002 Boston FleetBoston Pavilion
19 September 2002 Wantagh Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theater
21 September 2002 Toronto Canada Sears Theatre
24 September 2002 Chicago United States UIC Pavilion
Europe[10]
4 October 2002 Glasgow Scotland SECC Concert Hall 4
5 October 2002 Newcastle England Telewest Arena
7 October 2002 Birmingham National Indoor Arena
8 October 2002 Nottingham Nottingham Arena
11 October 2002 Manchester Manchester Evening News Arena
14 October 2002 Brighton Brighton Centre
15 October 2002 Bournemouth Windsor Hall
17 October 2002 Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions
18 October 2002 Port Talbot Wales Afon Lido Leisure Centre
20 October 2002 London England Wembley Arena
21 October 2002
23 October 2002 Belfast Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena
25 October 2002 Dublin Ireland Point Theatre
27 October 2002
29 October 2002[H] London England Astoria Theatre
3 November 2002 Brussels Belgium Forest National
5 November 2002 Rotterdam Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy Sportpaleis
6 November 2002 Paris France Zénith de Paris
8 November 2002 Cologne Germany Palladium
10 November 2002 Munich Colosseum
12 November 2002 Montpellier France Zénith Sud
15 November 2002 Madrid Spain Sala Riviera
16 November 2002 Barcelona Razzmatazz
18 November 2002 Milan Italy FilaForum
20 November 2002 Berlin Germany Columbiahalle
21 November 2002 Copenhagen Denmark K.B. Hallen
23 November 2002 Stockholm Sweden Hovet
24 November 2002 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
Asia
6 December 2002 Tokyo Japan Liquid Room
North America[11]
8 December 2002[I] Los Angeles United States Universal Amphitheatre
9 December 2002[J] San Francisco Bimbo's 365 Club
11 December 2002[K] Boston Orpheum Theatre
12 December 2002[L] Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
13 December 2002[M] Washington, D.C. MCI Center
15 December 2002[N] Philadelphia First Union Center
21 January 2003 Orlando Hard Rock Live
22 January 2003 Coral Gables UM Convocation Center
24 January 2003 Birmingham BJCC Concert Hall
25 January 2003 Charlotte Grady Cole Center
27 January 2003 New Orleans Saenger Theatre
28 January 2003 Houston Verizon Wireless Theater
29 January 2003 Austin Frank Erwin Center
31 January 2003 Grand Prairie NextStage Performance Theater
1 February 2003 Oklahoma City Gaylord Performing Arts Theatre
3 February 2003 St. Louis The Concert Club
4 February 2003 Kansas City Memorial Hall
6 February 2003 Denver Fillmore Auditorium
7 February 2003 Salt Lake City Salt Air Pavilion
8 February 2003[O] Scottsdale Martini Ranch
9 February 2003 Phoenix Dodge Theatre
24 February 2003 Ottawa Canada Corel Centre
25 February 2003 Montreal Bell Centre
27 February 2003 Wallingford United States careerbuilder.com Oakdale Theatre
28 February 2003 Camden Tweeter Center
2 March 2003 Pittsburgh Palumbo Center
3 March 2003 Detroit Fox Theatre
4 March 2003 Indianapolis Murat Theatre
6 March 2003 Duluth Gwinnett Civic Center Arena
7 March 2003 Nashville Ryman Auditorium
9 March 2003 Columbus PromoWest Pavilion
10 March 2003 Louisville Palace Theatre
12 March 2003 Milwaukee Eagles Ballroom
13 March 2003 Minneapolis Target Center
Europe
24 March 2003[P] London England Royal Albert Hall
27 March 2003 Lille France Zénith de Lille
30 March 2003 Paris Zénith de Paris
31 March 2003 Frankfurt Germany Jahrhunderthalle
2 April 2003 Münster Halle Münsterland
3 April 2003 Düsseldorf Philipshalle
5 April 2003 Böblingen Sporthalle
6 April 2003 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
9 April 2003 Lisbon Portugal Pavilhão Atlântico
10 April 2003 Madrid Spain Palacio Vistalegre
11 April 2003 Badalona Palau Municipal d'Esports
14 April 2003 Manchester England Manchester Evening News Arena
16 April 2003 London Earls Court Exhibition Centre
17 April 2003
North America[12]
20 May 2003 Edmonton Canada Assembly Hall
21 May 2003 Calgary Pengrowth Saddledome
23 May 2003 Vancouver General Motors Place
24 May 2003[Q] George United States The Gorge Amphitheatre
25 May 2003 Bend Les Schwab Amphitheater
27 May 2003 Boise Bank of America Centre
28 May 2003 Wheatland Sleep Train Amphitheatre
30 May 2003 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
31 May 2003 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl
2 June 2003
3 June 2003 San Diego Cox Arena
5 June 2003 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre
6 June 2003
9 June 2003 Chicago UIC Pavilion
10 June 2003 Cleveland Tower City Amphitheater
11 June 2003 Toronto Canada Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
13 June 2003 New York City United States Madison Square Garden
Europe
20 June 2003[R] Scheeßel Germany Eichenring
21 June 2003[S] Neuhausen ob Eck Flugplatz Neuhausen ob Eck
23 June 2003 Rome Italy Stadio del tennis di Roma
24 June 2003[T] Fano Piazza XX Settembre
27 June 2003[U] Roskilde Denmark Roskilde Dyrskueplads
29 June 2003[C] Werchter Belgium Werchter Festival Grounds
1 July 2003 Nijmegen Netherlands Goffertpark
3 July 2003[V] Kristiansand Norway Idrettsplassen
12 July 2003[W] Naas Ireland Punchestown Racecourse
13 July 2003[X] Kinross Scotland Balado
Australasia[13]
18 July 2003 Melbourne Australia Rod Laver Arena
20 July 2003[Y] Byron Bay Belongil Fields
21 July 2003 Sydney Hordern Pavilion
22 July 2003
24 July 2003 Auckland New Zealand Carter Holt Harvey Pavilion
Asia
26 July 2003[Z] Naeba Japan Naeba Ski Resort
29 July 2003 Bangkok Thailand Impact Arena
Europe
16 August 2003[AA] Chelmsford England Hylands Park
17 August 2003[AA] Weston-under-Lizard Weston Park
South America[14]
3 September 2003 São Paulo Brazil Via Funchal
4 September 2003 Rio de Janeiro ATL Hall
North America[15]
7 September 2003 Mexico City Mexico Palacio de los Deportes
8 September 2003
Europe
4 October 2003 Madrid Spain Palacio Vistalegre
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of "Meltdown"[16]
B This concert was a part of the "Glastonbury Festival"[17]
C This concert was a part of "Rock Werchter"[18]
D This concert was a part of the "Midtfyns Festival"[19]
E This concert was a part of "WDR Eins Live"
F This concert was a part of the "$2 Bill Show"
G This concert was a part of "R&R's Triple A Summit"
H This concert was a part of "Make Trade Fair Show"[20]
I This concert was a part of the "Almost Acoustic Christmas"[21]
J This concert was a part of "Alice in Winterland"
K This concert was a part of the "Xmas Rave"[21]
L This concert was a part of the "Claus Fest"[21]
M This concert was a part of the "HFSmas Nutcracker"[21]
N This concert was a part of the "Y100 Feastival"[21]
O This concert was a part of "Private Reserve"
P This concert was a part of the "Teenage Cancer Trust Charity Concert"[22]
Q This concert was a part of the "Sasquatch! Music Festival"[23]
R This concert was a part of the "Hurricane Festival"[24]
S This concert was a part of the "Southside Festival"
T This concert was a part of "Il Violino e la selce"[25]
U This concert was a part of the "Roskilde Festival"[26]
V This concert was a part of the "Quart Festival"[27]
W This concert was a part of "Witnness"[28]
X This concert was a part of "T in the Park"[29]
Y This concert was a part of "Splendour in the Grass"
Z This concert was a part of the "Fuji Rock Festival"[30]
AA This concert was a part of "V Festival"[31]
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
5 July 2002 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg Moved to the Heineken Music Hall
14 September 2002 Atlanta, Georgia The Masquerade Cancelled
6 March 2003 Atlanta, Georgia Fox Theatre Moved to the Gwinnett Civic Center Arena in Duluth, Georgia
28 March 2003 Strasbourg, France Rhénus Sport Cancelled
21 May 2003 Calgary, Canada Max Bell Centre Moved to the Pengrowth Saddledome
22 May 2003 Vancouver, Canada Pontiac Theatre Moved to General Motors Place
5 June 2003 Albuquerque, New Mexico Tingley Coliseum Cancelled
4 September 2003 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jockey Club Brasileiro Moved to the ATL Hall
8 September 2003 Guadalajara, Mexico Concha Acústica Cancelled

Box office score data
Venue City Tickets sold / available Gross revenue
Hard Rock Live Orlando 2,800 / 2,800 (100%) $90,960[32]
UM Convocation Center Coral Gables 5,947 / 5,947 (100%) $194,764[33]
BJCC Concert Hall Birmingham 2,915 / 2,915 (100%) $88,864[32]
Verizon Wireless Theater Houston 3,127 / 3,127 (100%) $96,145[34]
Frank Erwin Center Austin 5,308 / 6,290 (84%) $141,930[34]
The Concert Club St. Louis 4,329 / 5,024 (86%) $134,000[32]
Memorial Hall Kansas City 3,128 / 3,128 (100%) $95,040[32]
Fillmore Auditorium Denver 3,600 / 3,600 (100%) $108,000[32]
Corel Centre Ottawa 7,790 / 8,578 (91%) $170,504[35]
Bell Centre Montreal 11,784 / 12,414 (95%) $334,329[35]
careerbuilder.com Oakdale Theatre Wallingford 4,833 / 4,833 (100%) $157,760[35]
Tweeter Center Camden 6,874 / 6,874 (100%) $198,353[35]
Fox Theatre Detroit 4,787 / 4,787 (100%) $141,585[36]
Gwinnett Civic Center Arena Duluth 7,084 / 7,084 (100%) $238,560[37]
Target Center Minneapolis 8,146 / 9,481 (86%) $231,786[38]
General Motors Place Vancouver 11,955 / 13,628 (88%) $340,681[39]
Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View 20,217 / 21,895 (92%) $583,740[40]
Cox Arena San Diego 9,333 / 9,333 (100%) $324,322[39]
Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison 18,188 / 18,188 (100%) $617,778[41]
UIC Pavilion Chicago 8,728 / 8,728 (100%) $310,943[39]
Madison Square Garden New York City 15,774 / 15,774 (100%) $582,760[42]
Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City 39,408 / 39,408 (100%) $1,081,375[43]
TOTAL 206,055 / 213,836 (96%) $6,264,179

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