Enlightenment Tour
The Enlightenment Tour was Weezer's 2002 summer concert tour in support of Maladroit. Though taking place only a few months after the last tour, the Enlightenment Tour was different from the previous ones in many ways. Especially a new stage design with pyrotechnics and random setlists.
More bands than ever before were opening for Weezer on two stages. The side stage was either located at the same venue or at another venue nearby. The opening acts on the main stage were Dashboard Confessional and Sparta for the whole tour. The Strokes were scheduled to open on five dates as a third support act but had to cancel due to an injury in the band. The line-up of the side stage was Loudermilk (for the first half of the tour), Rooney (for the second half), Home Town Hero and AM Radio. For six shows The Special Goodness were also performing on the side stage.
Tour Dates
- 07/06/2002
Salt Lake City, Utah - E Center - 07/07/2002 Denver, Colorado - Red Rocks Amphitheater
- 07/09/2002 St. Paul, Minnesota - Xcel Energy Center
- 07/11/2002 Chicago, Illinois - Tweeter Center
- 07/12/2002 Detroit, Michigan - DTE Energy Center
- 07/14/2002
Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Molson Amphitheater - 07/15/2002 Cleveland, Ohio - Blossom Music Center
- 07/17/2002 Indianapolis, Indiana - Verizon Ampitheather
- 07/18/2002 Columbus, Ohio - Polaris Amphitheater
- 07/20/2002 Hartford, Connecticut - CTnow.com Meadows
- 07/21/2002 Mansfield, Massachusetts - Tweeter Center
- 07/23/2002 Holmdel, New Jersey - PNC Bank Arts Center
- 07/24/2002 Wantagh, New York - The Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theater
- 07/26/2002 Camden, New Jersey - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
- 07/27/2002 Columbia, Maryland - Merriweather Post Pavilion
- 07/29/2002 Atlanta, Georgia - HiFi Buy Amphitheater
- 07/30/2002 Nashville, Tennessee - AmSouth Amphitheater
- 08/01/2002 Houston, Texas - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
- 08/03/2002 Dallas, Texas - Smirnoff Music Centre
- 08/04/2002 San Antonio, Texas - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
- 08/07/2002 Phoenix, Arizona - Cricket Wireless Pavilion
- 08/09/2002 Irvine, California - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
- 08/10/2002 Concord, California - Chronicle Pavilion
Trivia
- 190,144 tickets were sold on this tour
- There is no song that was played at every show of this tour.
- The most played song was "Dope Nose" (22 times)
- The least played songs were "American Gigolo" and "Modern Dukes" (both 1 time)
- Only 3 songs from the first four albums were not played live during this tour:
- "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" from The Blue Album
- "Slob" and "Possibilities" from Maladroit
