Girls of Summer Tour

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Girls of Summer Tour

Tour by Aerosmith Opening Acts: Kid Rock Run-D.M.C.
Dates	August 13, 2002 - December 21, 2002
Legs	3
Shows	51

The Girls of Summer Tour was a North American concert tour headlined by Aerosmith that ran from August to December of 2002. The tour was put on in support of the band's 2-disc compilation, O, Yeah! The Ultimate Aerosmith Hits, a comprehensive collection which spanned their whole career. Included on the album was a new track "Girls of Summer" which the band named the tour after to promote the song and their pop image. The concert sent the band to 41 amphitheater shows and 10 arena shows, for a total of 51 shows. The tour was opened by Kid Rock and Run-DMC, starting a trend of the band tapping high-profile acts to open their concerts on their relentless tours throughout the 2000s.

1 Tour Dates
2 Success
3 Stage Setup
4 Setlist
5 Kid Rock
6 Run-DMC

[edit] Tour Dates

[edit] 1st Leg

20 shows

August 13, 2002 P.N.C. Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
August 15, 2002 Post-Gazette Pavilion @Star Lake, Burgettstown, PA
August 17, 2002 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA
August 20, 2002 Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA
August 22, 2002 Tweeter Center, Mansfield, MA
August 24, 2002 Tweeter Center, Mansfield, MA
August 26, 2002 Tweeter Center, Mansfield, MA
August 28, 2002 Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Th., Wantagh, NY
August 30, 2002 Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Th., Wantagh, NY
September 1, 2002 Tweeter Center, Tinley Park, IL
September 3, 2002 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
September 5, 2002 cdnow.com Meadows Music, Hartford, CT
September 7, 2002 Tweeter Center At The Waterfront, Camden, NJ
September 10, 2002 Coors Light Amph. @ Montage Mtn., Scranton, PA
September 12, 2002 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
September 14, 2002 Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI
September 16, 2002 Polaris Amphitheater, Columbus, OH
September 18, 2002 DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI
September 20, 2002 Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH
September 22, 2002 Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN

[edit] 2nd Leg

21 shows

October 2, 2002 UMB Bank Pavilion, Mayland Heights, MO #
October 4, 2002 AmSouth Amphitheatre, Antioch, TN #
October 6, 2002 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Bonner Springs, KS
October 8, 2002 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte, NC
October 10, 2002 Verizon Wireless Virginia Bch. Amp., Virginia Beach, VA
October 12, 2002 Alltel Pavilion @ Walnut Creek, Raleigh, NC
October 14, 2002 HiFi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA (was 22nd)
October 17, 2002 St Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
October 19, 2002 Mars Music Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL
October 22, 2002 CenturyTel Center, Bossier City, LA #
October 24, 2002 New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA #
October 26, 2002 Texas Motor Speedway, Dallas, TX
October 28, 2002 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Selma, TX #
October 30, 2002 C.W. Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands, TX #
November 1, 2002 Cricket Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ
November 3, 2002 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, LA
November 5, 2002 Coors Amphitheatre, Chula Vista, CA
November 7, 2002 Autowest Amphitheatre, Marysville, CA - POSTPONED due to bad weather
November 9, 2002 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV
November 12, 2002 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA
November 14, 2002 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
November 15, 2002 Autowest Amphitheatre, Marysville, CA - RESCHEDULED date

[edit] 3rd Leg

10 shows

December 2, 2002 Allen Co. Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, IN
December 4, 2002 The Pyramid, Memphis, TN
December 6, 2002 Kansas Coliseum, Wichita, KS
December 8, 2002 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
December 10, 2002 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
December 13, 2002 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
December 15, 2002 Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI
December 17, 2002 Bryce Jordan Center At Penn State University, State College, PA
December 19, 2002 First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2002 MCI Center, Washington, DC

[edit] Success

Top 10 Touring Acts of USA: Aerosmith, #7
Total Gross: $38,998,028
Total Attendance: 779,827 (capacity 914,511) 85.27%
51 shows (10 sellout)

[edit] Stage Setup

The stage setup was relatively simple, with ramps going out on the sides. However, this was also the 2nd tour the band employed a B-stage for fans in the lawn, where they performed a 3-song set of primarily 70s classics during the middle of the show.

[edit] Setlist

The band adjusted their setlist, but usually opened the show with "Toys in the Attic" (where they would play behind a curtain before the curtain came down when the band got into the song) and went through about 20-25 songs spanning their whole career, from "Sweet Emotion" and "Back in the Saddle" to "Love in an Elevator" and "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" to their latest hits "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" and "Girls of Summer". There were also a variety of deep cuts and B-sides played, which the band rotated heavily.

During the encore, Kid Rock and Run-DMC would join Aerosmith for a stunning rendition of "Walk This Way", celebrating the rejuevenation of the song's popularity as a collaboration since it was performed at Super Bowl XXXV and other high-profile events as well as the re-uniting of Aerosmith and Run-DMC since they collaborated on the song back in 1986.

[edit] Kid Rock

Kid Rock performed an exceptionally long set, sometimes lasting 1 hour to 1 hour and a half, performing a variety of songs, from his biggest hits, to a medley of covers, to recent material. His stage setup was relatively simple, with a giant American flag as the backdrop.

[edit] Run-DMC

This tour was one of the biggest events of Run-DMC's career, exposing them to large, live mainstream fanbases, generally unheard of in rap music. This was also the last major tour for Jam Master Jay. The musician and mixer was fatally shot in October of 2002, shortly after they had completed their opening responsibilities on the 1st leg.

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