Try to Shut Me Up Tour

The Try to Shut Me Up Tour was the debut concert tour by Canadian recording artist Avril Lavigne. Beginning in December 2002, the tour supported the singer's debut studio album, Let Go (2002). The trek played 70 dates in North America, Asia, Europe and Australia. The concert was chronicled on the video set My World. Filmed at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York, the DVD features the full-length concert, music videos, a behind the scenes featurette and a live CD.

Try to Shut Me Up Tour

World tour by Avril Lavigne
Promotional poster for the tour
Location	Asia Europe North America Oceania
Associated album	Let Go
Start date	December 5, 2002 (2002-12-05)
End date	June 4, 2003 (2003-06-04)
Legs	5
No. of shows	70
Avril Lavigne concert chronology

Opening acts

• Our Lady Peace (Europe)
• Gob (April 9–11, 16–19, 27–28, May 13, and June 2–3)
• Swollen Members (April 9–11)
• Simple Plan (April 16–19, 30)

Tour dates

List of 2002 concerts^[1][2]

Date	City	Country	Venue
December 5, 2002[a]	Buffalo	United States	HSBC Arena
December 6, 2002[b]	Arlington		Music Mill Amphitheater
December 7, 2002	Baltimore		Bohager's Nightclub
December 12, 2002[c]	New York City		Madison Square Garden
December 14, 2002	Atlanta		The Tabernacle
December 15, 2002[c]	Miami		American Airlines Arena
December 17, 2002[d]	Denver		Pepsi Center
December 19, 2002[c]	Anaheim		Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
December 20, 2002	Modesto		State Theatre
December 21, 2002[e]	Tacoma		Tacoma Dome

List of 2003 concerts^{[1][2][7][8][9][10][11][12]}

Date	City	Country	Venue
January 6, 2003	Hartford	United States	Connecticut Expo Center
January 12, 2003[f]	Washington, D.C.		Nation
January 14, 2003	Columbus		Veterans Memorial Auditorium
January 15, 2003	Kansas City		Memorial Hall
January 23, 2003	Singapore		Suntec Singapore Theatre
January 27, 2003	Seoul	South Korea	Millennium Hall
March 3, 2003[g]	Copenhagen	Denmark	Vega
March 4, 2003	Oslo	Norway	Rockefeller Music Hall
March 6, 2003	Stockholm	Sweden	Annexet
March 8, 2003	Brussels	Belgium	Ancienne Belgique
March 9, 2003	Berlin	Germany	Columbiahalle
March 10, 2003	Cologne		Palladium
March 12, 2003	Munich		Kulturhalle Zenith
March 13, 2003	Milan	Italy	Discoteca Alcatraz
March 14, 2003	Zürich	Switzerland	Volkshaus
March 16, 2003	Hamburg	Germany	CCH Saal 3
March 17, 2003	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Heineken Music Hall
March 18, 2003	Paris	France	Zénith de Paris
March 20, 2003	Birmingham	England	Carling Academy
March 21, 2003	Manchester		Carling Apollo
March 22, 2003	Glasgow	Scotland	Barrowland Ballroom
March 24, 2003[h]	Dublin	Ireland	Point Theatre
March 25, 2003	London	England	O2 Brixton Academy
March 26, 2003
March 27, 2003
April 9, 2003	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
April 10, 2003	Ottawa		Corel Centre
April 11, 2003	Montreal		Bell Centre
April 13, 2003	London		John Labatt Centre
April 15, 2003	Cleveland	United States	CSU Convocation Center
April 16, 2003	Pittsburgh		Petersen Events Center
April 17, 2003	Indianapolis		Conseco Fieldhouse
April 19, 2003	Chicago		UIC Pavilion
April 20, 2003	Saint Paul		Xcel Energy Center
April 21, 2003	Winnipeg	Canada	Winnipeg Arena
April 23, 2003	Calgary		Pengrowth Saddledome
April 24, 2003	Edmonton		Skyreach Centre
April 26, 2003	Vancouver		Rogers Arena
April 27, 2003	Portland	United States	Memorial Coliseum
April 28, 2003	Tacoma		Tacoma Dome
April 30, 2003	San Jose		HP Pavilion
May 1, 2003	Long Beach		Long Beach Arena
May 2, 2003	Phoenix		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
May 4, 2003	Dallas		Fair Park Coliseum
May 5, 2003	San Antonio		Freeman Coliseum
May 6, 2003	Houston		Reliant Arena
May 8, 2003	Duluth		Gwinnett Civic Center Arena
May 9, 2003	St. Louis		Savvis Center
May 10, 2003	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
May 12, 2003	Fairfax		Patriot Center
May 13, 2003	Uniondale		Nassau Coliseum
May 15, 2003	Lowell		Tsongas Arena
May 16, 2003
May 17, 2003	Philadelphia		First Union Spectrum
May 18, 2003	Buffalo		HSBC Arena
May 27, 2003	Osaka	Japan	Zepp Osaka
May 29, 2003	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
June 1, 2003	Melbourne	Australia	Rod Laver Arena
June 2, 2003	Sydney		Sydney Entertainment Centre
June 3, 2003
June 4, 2003	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / available	Gross revenue
Connecticut Expo Center	Hartford	6,058 / 6,058 (100%)	$78,523[13]
John Labatt Centre	London	9,157 / 9,157 (100%)	$221,673[14]
CSU Convocation Center	Cleveland	9,954 / 9,954 (100%)	$241,545[15]
Conseco Fieldhouse	Indianapolis	9,193 / 12,852 (71%)	$255,942[16]
UIC Pavilion	Chicago	8,853 / 8,853 (100%)	$249,090[17]
Winnipeg Arena	Winnipeg	11,511 / 11,511 (100%)	$272,141[15]
Pengrowth Saddledome	Calgary	13,723 / 13,723 (100%)	$324,665[18]
Skyreach Centre	Edmonton	13,471 / 13,471 (100%)	$319,270[18]
Rogers Arena	Vancouver	14,872 / 14,872 (100%)	$347,267[19]
Tacoma Dome	Tacoma	15,295 / 15,295 (100%)	$305,025[16]
HP Pavilion	San Jose	13,380 / 13,380 (100%)	$399,205[19]
Long Beach Arena	Long Beach	12,713 / 12,713 (100%)	$412,818[18]
Gwinnett Civic Center Arena	Duluth	10,306 / 10,306 (100%)	$294,580[20]
Savvis Center	St. Louis	13,192 / 14,761 (89%)	$352,443[20]
The Palace of Auburn Hills	Auburn Hills	15,781 / 15,781 (100%)	$419,290[19]
Nassau Coliseum	Uniondale	14,327 / 14,327 (100%)	$388,298[15]
Tsongas Arena	Lowell	15,024 / 15,024 (100%)	$507,944[21]
First Union Spectrum	Philadelphia	13,657 / 13,657 (100%)	$382,219[15]
HSBC Arena	Buffalo	11,000 / 11,000 (100%)	$234,810[15]
Total[14]		231,467 / 236,695 (98%)	$6,006,748

Notes

1. The December 5, 2002, concert in Buffalo was part of "Kiss 98.5 Kissmas Bash.^[3]
2. The December 6, 2002, concert in Arlington was part of "106.1 KISS-FM KISSMAS Jingle Ball".
3. The December 12, 15, and 19, 2002 concerts were part of the "Jingle Ball"^[4]
4. The December 17, 2002 concert in Denver was part of "95.7 Kissmas Ball"^[5]
5. The December 21, 2002, concert was part of "Kiss 106.1 Jingle Bell Bash"^[6]
6. The January 12, 2003, in Washington was part of "Hot 99.5 Mess Fest".
7. The March 3, 2003 concert in Copenhagen was originally scheduled at K.B. Hallen.
8. The March 24, 2003 concert in Dublin was originally scheduled at Olympia Theatre.