Girls of Summer Tour

Girls of Summer Tour
Tour by Aerosmith
Associated album O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits
End date December 21, 2002
Legs 3
No. of shows 51
Aerosmith concert chronology

The Girls of Summer Tour was a North American concert tour headlined by Aerosmith that ran from August to December 2002. The tour was put on in support of the band's 2-disc compilation, O, Yeah! 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.

Stage setup

The stage setup was relatively simple, with ramps going out on the sides. However, this was also the second tour the band employed a B-stage for fans in the lawn, where they performed a 3-song set of primarily 1970s classics during the middle of the show. The show started with a white curtain in front of the stage with Steven Tyler standing in silhouette on one of the monitors.

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.

An average set,

  1. "Toys In The Attic"
  2. "Back in the Saddle"
  3. "Same Old Song And Dance"
  4. "Girls of Summer"
  5. "Sweet Emotion"
  6. "What It Takes"
  7. "Big Ten Inch Record"
  8. "Dream On"
  9. "Walking The Dog"
  10. "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing"
  11. "Last Child"
  12. "Jaded"
  13. "Pink"
  14. "Stop Messin' Around"
  15. "Lord of the Thighs"
  16. "Cryin'"
  17. "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)"
  18. "Draw the Line"
  19. "Walk This Way"

Other songs performed include "Mama Kin", "Love in an Elevator", "Big Ten Inch Record", "Monkey on My Back", and "Janie's Got a Gun"

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
August 13, 2002HolmdelUnited StatesPNC Bank Arts Center
August 15, 2002BurgettstownPost-Gazette Pavilion
August 17, 2002HersheyHersheypark Stadium
August 20, 2002BristowNissan Pavilion
August 22, 2002MansfieldTweeter Center
August 24, 2002
August 26, 2002
August 28, 2002WantaghNikon at Jones Beach Theater
August 30, 2002
September 1, 2002Tinley ParkTweeter Center
September 3, 2002TorontoCanadaMolson Canadian Amphitheatre
September 5, 2002HartfordUnited StatesMeadows Music Theater
September 7, 2002CamdenTweeter Waterfront Center
September 10, 2002ScrantonMontage Mountain Performing Arts Center
September 12, 2002Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music Center
September 14, 2002East TroyAlpine Valley Music Theatre
September 16, 2002ColumbusPolaris Amphitheater
September 18, 2002ClarkstonDTE Energy Music Theatre
September 20, 2002CincinnatiRiverbend Music Center
September 22, 2002NoblesvilleVerizon Wireless Music Center
October 2, 2002Maryland HeightsUMB Bank Pavilion
October 4, 2002NashvilleStarwood Amphitheatre
October 6, 2002Bonner SpringsSandstone Amphitheater
October 8, 2002CharlotteVerizon Wireless Amphitheater
October 10, 2002RichmondInnsbrook After Hours
October 12, 2002RaleighAlltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek
October 14, 2002AtlantaHiFi Buys Amphitheatre
October 17, 2002TampaSt. Pete Times Forum
October 19, 2002West Palm BeachSound Advice Amphitheatre
October 22, 2002Bossier CityCenturyTel Center
October 24, 2002New OrleansNew Orleans Arena
October 26, 2002Fort WorthTexas Motor Speedway
October 28, 2002SelmaVerizon Wireless Amphitheater
October 30, 2002The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
November 1, 2002PhoenixCricket Pavilion
November 3, 2002Los AngelesHollywood Bowl
November 5, 2002Chula VistaCoors Amphitheater
November 9, 2002ParadiseMGM Grand Garden Arena
November 12, 2002TacomaTacoma Dome
November 14, 2002Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre
November 15, 2002WheatlandAutowest Amphitheater
December 2, 2002Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
December 4, 2002MemphisPyramid Arena
December 6, 2002Valley CityKansas Coliseum
December 8, 2002DenverPepsi Center
December 10, 2002MinneapolisTarget Center
December 13, 2002DetroitJoe Louis Arena
December 15, 2002Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena
December 17, 2002University ParkBryce Jordan Center
December 19, 2002PhiladelphiaFirst Union Center
December 21, 2002Washington, D.C.MCI Center

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)

Kid Rock

Kid Rock performed an exceptionally long set, sometimes lasting 1 hour to 1 hour and a half, he would join Run DMC to help close their set with "King of Rock". From there he would open his set with Led Zeppelin's "Rock And Roll" followed by "American Bad Ass", "You Never Met A Motherfucker Quite Like Me into Free Bird", "Devil Without A Cause", "Picture", the unreleased blues song "If I Was President","3 Sheets To The Wind" with him playing every instrument on stage, "Only God Knows Why", "Midnight Rider","Cowboy into Good Ol Boys", the "Detroit Medley" and the closer "Bawitdaba". The "Detroit Medley" included "Old Time Rock N Roll", "Cat Scratch Fever", "Where Did Our Love Go", "We're An American Band", "Kick Out the Jams" and "My Name Is".

He would also rotate in covers Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" and Bob Seger's "Fire Down Below", as well as the medley of "Somebody's Gotta Feel This-Whole Lotta Love-Fist Of Rage".

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 2002, shortly after they had completed their opening responsibilities on the 1st leg.

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