Girls of Summer Tour

infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = Girls of Summer Tour


artist = Aerosmith
dates = August 13 2002 - December 21 2002
number_of_legs = 3
number_of_shows = 51
last_tour = Just Push Play Tour
(2001)
this_tour = Girls of Summer Tour
(2002)
next_tour = Rocksimus Maximus Tour
(2003)

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.

Tour Dates

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1st Leg

"20 shows"

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

2nd Leg

"21 shows"

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

3rd Leg

"10 shows"

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

uccess

*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)

tage 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. The show started with a white curtain in front of the stage with Steven Tyler standing in silouette on one of the monitors.

etlist

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.

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

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