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2002 - 2003 North America "Chinese Democracy" World Tour.

This was Guns N' Roses first American tour since 1993!

Opening acts were CKY and Mix Master Mike.

Date                                           City And Country                                 Venue        

Thursday November 7th, 2002,  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada  GM Place

Setlist

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About the show. This show was cancelled right before the doors open. A riot broke out.

 

Friday November 8th, 2002,  Tacoma, Washington, United States  Tacoma Dome

Setlist

1. Welcome To The Jungle 2. It's So Easy 3. Mr. Brownstone 4. Live And Let Die 5. Think About You 6. You Could Be Mine 7. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 8. Robin Finck Solo, Sweet Child O' Mine 9. Out Ta Get Me 10. My Michelle 11. Robin Finck Solo, Chinese Democracy 12. Madagascar 13. Axl Rose Piano Solo, November Rain 12. The Blues 13. Buckethead Solo, Rocket Queen 14. Patience 15. Nightrain 16. Encore Robin Finck Solo, Paradise City     

About the show. This was Guns N' Roses first show of the tour.

 

Monday November 11th, 2002,  Boise, Idaho, United States  Idaho Center Arena

Setlist

1. Welcome To The Jungle 2. It's So Easy 3. Mr. Brownstone 4. Live And Let Die 5. Madagascar 6.  Think About You 7. You Could Be Mine 8. Robin Finck Solo, Sweet Child O' Mine 9. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 10. Out Ta Get Me 11. Axl Rose Piano Solo, November Rain 12. Rocket Queen 13. Buckethead Solo, My Michelle 14. The Blues 15. Chinese Democracy 16. Patience 17. Nightrain 18.  Encore Robin Finck Solo, Paradise City

 About the show.

 

Thursday November 14th, 2002,  Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States  Target Center

Setlist

1. Welcome To The Jungle 2. It's So Easy 3. Mr. Brownstone 4. Live And Let Die 5. Think About You 6. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 7. You Could Be Mine 8. Robin Finck Solo, Sweet Child O' Mine 9. Out Ta Get Me 10. Rocket Queen 10. Axl Rose Piano Solo, November Rain 11. Madagascar 12. Buckethead Solo, My Michelle 13. The Blues 14. Chinese Democracy 15. Band Introductions, Patience 16. Nightrain 17. Encore Robin Finck Solo, Paradise City

About the show.

 

Friday November 15th, 2002,  Fargo, North Dakota,  United States  Fargodome   

Setlist

 1. Welcome To The Jungle 2. It's So Easy 3. Mr. Brownstone 4. Live And Let Die 5. Think About You 6. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 7. You Could Be Mine 8. Sweet Child O' Mine 9. Out Ta Get Me 10. Buckethead Solo, Axl Rose Piano Solo, November Rain 11. Rocket Queen 12. Madagascar 13. The Blues 14. Chinese Democracy 15. Patience 16. My Michelle 17. Nightrain 18. Encore Robin Finck Solo, Paradise City

About the show.

 

Sunday November 17th, 2002,  Moline, Illinois, United States  Mark Of The Quad Cities

Setlist

1. Welcome To The Jungle 2. It's So Easy 3. Mr. Brownstone 4. Live And Let Die 5. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 6. Think About You 7.  Robin Finck Solo, Sweet Child O' Mine 8. You Could Be Mine 9. Buckethead Solo, Axl Rose Piano Solo, November Rain 10. My Michelle 11. Madagascar 12. Out Ta Get Me 13. Patience 14. The Blues 15. Chinese Democracy 16. Nightrain 17.  Encore Robin Finck Solo, Paradise City

About the show. It was Richard's Fortus 36th birthday.

 

Monday November 18th, 2002,  Rosemont, Illinois, United States  Allstate Arena

Setlist

1. Welcome To The Jungle 2. It's So Easy 3. Mr. Brownstone 4. Live And Let Die 5. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 6. Think About You 7. Think About You 8. You Could Be Mine 9. Robin Finck Solo, Sweet Child O' Mine 10. Out Ta Get Me 11. Axl Rose Piano Solo, November Rain 12. Madagascar 12. Buckethead Solo, Rocket Queen 13. The Blues 14. My Michelle 15. Patience 16. Chinese Democracy 17. Nightrain 18. Encore  Robin Finck Solo, Paradise City

About the show.  

 

Tuesday November 19th, 2002, Columbus, Ohio, United States  Nationwide Arena

Setlist

1.

 

About the show. This show was originally scheduled for this date. It was moved to Monday November 25th, 2002.  

 

Thursday November 21st, 2002,  Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States  Palace Of Auburn Hills

 Setlist

1. Welcome To The Jungle 2. It's So Easy 3. Mr. Brownstone 4. Live And Let Die 5. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 6. You Could Be Mine 7. Think About You 8. Out Ta Get Me 9. Robin Finck Solo, Sweet Child O' Mine 10. Axl Rose Piano Solo, November Rain 11. Madagascar 12. The Blues 13. Rhiad And The Bedouins 14. Chinese Democracy 15. Buckethead Solo, Rocket Queen 16. Patience

About the show. This was the first show on the tour they played Rhiad And The Bedouins. The band screwup Patience so, they did not end the show with Robin Finck Solo, Paradise City like they been doing for the Encore.

 

Friday November 22nd, 2002,  Lexington, Kentucky, United States  Rupp Arena

Setlist

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About the show. This show was on the original North American tour press release. It was moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 

 

Friday November 22nd, 2002,  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States  Mellon Arena

Setlist

1.Welcome To The Jungle 2. It's So Easy 3. Mr. Brownstone 4. Live And Let Die 5. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 6. Think About You 7. You Could Be Mine 8. Robin Finck Solo, Sweet Child O' Mine 9. Out Ta Get me 10. Madagascar 11. Axl Rose Piano Solo, November Rain 12. Buckethead Solo, Rocket Queen 13. The blues 14. Patience 15. Chinese Democracy 16. Nightrain 17. Encore Robin Finck Solo, Paradise City

About the show.

 

Sunday November 24th, 2002, Cleveland, Ohio, United States  Gund Arena

Setlist

1.Welcome To The Jungle 2. It's So Easy 3. Mr. Brownstone 4. Live And Let Die 5. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 6. Think About You 7. You Could Be Mine 8. Robin Finck Solo, Sweet Child O' Mine 9. Madagascar 10. Out Ta Get Me 11. Axl Rose Piano Solo, November Rain 12. Buckethead Solo, Rocket Queen 13. The Blues 14. My Michelle 15. Patience 16. Chinese Democracy Democracy 17. Nightrain 18. Encore Robin Finck Solo, Paradise City

About the show.

 

Monday November 25th, 2002, Columbus, Ohio, United States  Nationwide Arena

Setlist

1.  Welcome To The Jungle 2. It's So Easy 3. Mr. Brownstone 4. Live And Let Die 5. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 6. Think About You 7. You Could Be Mine 8. Robin Finck Solo, Sweet Child O' Mine 9. Out Ta Get Me 10. Madagascar 11. Axl Rose Piano Solo, November Rain 12. Band Introductions, Brain Drum Solo, Buckethead Solo, Rocket Queen 13. The Blues 14. Chinese Democracy 15. Patience 16. Nightrain 17. Encore Robin Finck Solo, Paradise City

About the show.

 

Tuesday November 26th, 2002,  Buffalo, New York, United States  HSBC Arena

Setlist

1.

 

About the show. This show was on the original North American tour press release.

 

Wednesday November 27th, 2002,  Albany, New York, United States  Pepsi Arena

Setlist

1. Welcome To The Jungle 2. It's So Easy 3. Mr. Brownstone 4. Think About You 5. Live And Let Die 6. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 7. Robin Fink Solo, Sweet Child O' Mine 8. You Could Be Mine 9. Axl Rose Piano Solo, November Rain 10. Madagascar 11. The Blues 12. Buckethead Solo, Rocket Queen 13. Out Ta Get Me 14. Patience 15. Chinese Democracy 16. My Michelle 17. Nightrain 18.  Encore Robin Finck Solo, Paradise City

About the show.

 

Friday November 29th, 2002,  Toronto, Ontario, Canada  AirCanada Centre

Setlist

1.Welcome To The Jungle 2. It's So Easy 3. Mr. Brownstone 4. Live And Let Die 5. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 6. Think About You 7. You Could Be Mine 8. Robin Finck Solo, Sweet Child O' Mine 9. Axl Rose Piano Solo, November Rain 10. Band Introductions, Buckethead Solo, Rocket Queen 11. Madagascar 12. The Blues 13. My Michelle 14. Chinese Democracy 15. Patience 16. Nightrain 17. Encore Robin Finck Solo, Paradise City

About the show. During the Band Introductions Axl Rose referred the band to the movie "The Magnificent Seven" and then whistled the theme song to the movie. The theme song from the 1960 movie was so popular that is was used to sell Marlboro cigarettes for years afterward.  

 

Saturday November 30th, 2002,  Uniondale, New York, United States  Nassau Coliseum

Setlist

1.

 

About the show. This show was on the original North American tour press release. It was moved to London, Ontario, Canada. 

 

Saturday November 30th, 2002,  London, Ontario, Canada  John Labatt Cebntre

Setlist

1.Welcome To The Jungle 2. It's So Easy 3. Mr. Brownstone 4. Live And Let Die 5. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 6. Think About You 7. You Could Be Mine 8. Robin Finck Solo, Sweet Child O' Mine 9. Axl Rose Piano Solo, November Rain 10. Madagascar 11. Out Ta Get Me 12. Buckethead Solo, Rocket Queen 13. Chinese Democracy 14. My Michelle 15. The Blues 16. Patience 17. Nightrain 18. Encore Robin Finck Solo, Paradise City

About the show.

 

Monday December 2nd, 2002,  Boston, Massachusetts, United States  FleetCenter

Setlist

1.Welcome To The Jungle 2. It's So Easy 3. Mr. Brownstone 4. Live And Let Die 5. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 6. Think About You 7. You Could Be Mine 8. Robin Finck Solo, Sweet Child O' Mine 9. Out Ta Get Me 10. Madagascar 11. Axl Rose Piano Solo, November Rain 12. Band Introductions, Buckethead Solo, Rocket Queen 13. The Blues 14. Chinese Democracy 15. Patience 16. My Michelle 17. Nightrain 18. Encore Robin Finck Solo, Paradise City

About the show.

 

Tuesday December 3rd, 2002,  Hartford,  Connecticut,  United States  Civic Center

Setlist

1.Welcome To The Jungle 2. It's So Easy 3. Mr. Brownstone 4. Live And Let Die 5. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 6. Think About You 7. You Could Be Mine 8. Robin Finck Solo, Sweet Child O' Mine 9. Out Ta Get Me 10. Madagascar 11. Axl Rose Piano Solo, November Rain 12. Band Introductions, Buckethead Solo, Rocket Queen 13. The Blues 14. Chinese Democracy 15. Patience 16. Nightrain 17.  Encore Robin Finck Solo, Paradise City

About the show.

 

Thursday December 5th, 2002,  New York, New York City, United States  Madison Square Garden

Setlist

1.Welcome To The Jungle 2. It's So Easy 3. Mr. Brownstone 4. Live And Let Die 5. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 6. Think About You 7. You Could Be Mine 8. Robin Finck Solo, Sweet Child O' Mine 9. Out Ta Get Me 10. Axl Rose Piano Solo, November Rain 11. Chinese Democracy 12. Madagascar 13. Buckethead Solo, Rocket Queen 14. The Blues 15. My Michelle 16. Patience 17. Nightrain 18.  Encore Robin Finck Solo, Paradise City

About the show. The first time on the tour Guns N' Roses went on stage before 10:00 p.m. Axl Rose dedicated Knockin' On Heaven's Door to September 11th, 2001 and he called New York "The Strongest City In The World." Before November Rain Axl Rose had a box of Krispy Kreme donuts brought out because he said, he read that Conan O' Brien was on a diet and he needed a break. The last words from Axl Rose after Paradise City were "See You Next Summer!"

 

Friday December 6th, 2002,  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States  First Union Center

Setlist

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About the show. CKY played all of their set and then Mix Master Mike played an extended set to around 9:50 p.m. Then they just played house music in till after 11:00 p.m. some time around then  they made an official announcement over the public-address system that the show was postponed because of health reasons. There where rumors that the whole band was still in New York City. A riot broke out.              

 

Sunday December 8th, 2002,  Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States  First Union Arena

Setlist

1.

 

About the show. This show was originally scheduled for this date. It was cancelled in early November and moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for a second show.

 

Sunday December 8th, 2002, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States  First Union Spectrum

Setlist

1.

 

About the show. This show went on sale Saturday November 16th. Guns N' Roses were going to attempt to enter the Guinness Book of World Records at this show. The World Record was "The Shortest Distance Ever Traveled Between Arena Rock Shows."  

 

Monday December 9th, 2002, Washington, District Of Columbia, Untied States  MCI Center

Setlist          

1.

 

About the show. This show was cancelled.

 

Wednesday December 11th, 2002, Greenville, South Carolina, Untied States  Bi Lo Center

Setlist          

1.

 

About the show. This show was cancelled.

 

Friday December 13th, 2002, Tampa, Florida, United States  St. Pete Times Forum  

Setlist          

1.

 

About the show. This show was cancelled.

 

Saturday December 14th, 2002, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Untied States

Setlist          

1.

 

About the show. This show was on the original North American tour press release. It was moved to West Palm Beach, Florida.

 

 

Saturday December 14th, 2002, West Palm Beach, Florida, Untied States  Coral Sky Amphitheatre

Setlist          

1.

 

About the show. This show was cancelled.

 

Monday December 16th, 2002, Biloxi, Mississippi, Untied States  Mississippi Coast Coliseum

Setlist          

1.

 

About the show. This show was cancelled.

 

Tuesday December 17th, 2002, Houston, Texas, United States  Compaq Center

Setlist          

1.

 

About the show. This show was cancelled.

 

Thursday December 19th, 2002, 

Biloxi, Mississippi, Untied States  Mississippi Coast Coliseum

Setlist          

1.

 

About the show. This show date was moved to Monday December 16th.

 

Thursday December 19th, 2002, Dallas, Texas, United States  American Airlines Arena

Setlist          

1.

 

About the show. This show was cancelled.

 

Saturday December 21st, 2002, Dallas, Texas, United States  American Airlines Arena

Setlist          

1.

 

About the show. This show date was moved to Thursday December 19th.

 

Saturday December 21st, 2002, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States  Tingley Coliseum

Setlist          

1.

 

About the show. This show was cancelled. 

 

Sunday December 22nd, 2002, Phoenix, Arizona, United States  America West Arena

Setlist          

1.

 

About the show. This show was cancelled.

 

Friday December 27th, 2002, San Diego, California, United States  San Diego Sports Arena

Setlist          

1.

 

About the show. This show was cancelled.

 

Saturday December 28th, 2002, Las Vegas, Nevada, Untied States  Mandalay Bay Resort And Casino

Setlist          

1.

 

About the show. This show was cancelled.

 

Monday December 30th, 2002, Sacramento, California, United States  Arco Arena

Setlist          

1.

 

About the show. This show was cancelled.

 

Friday January 3rd, 2003, Inglewood, California, Untied States  Great Western Forum

Setlist          

1.

 

About the show. This would have been the official last show on the tour. This show was cancelled.

 

Saturday January 4th, 2003, Inglewood, California, Untied States  Great Western Forum

Setlist          

1.

 

About the show. This might have been the last show on the tour. This show was listed on Guns N' Roses official website but, it was taken off and never confirmed if it was cancelled or still on.

 

Saturday January 4th, 2003, Ahaheim, California, United States  Arrowhead Pond

Setlist          

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About the show. This might have been the last show on the tour. This show was rumored that it replaced the second Inglewood show for this date but, never confirmed.