During their 2002 and 2003 tour Nickel Creek opened five shows for John Mayer in November 2002 , and toured with Gillian Welch and David Rawlings earlier in the year .
Chris Thile described the album in 2002 : On the This Side tour of 2002 and 2003 , Nickel Creek played shows as the main act for the most part , but also opened five shows for John Mayer in November 2002 in Upstate New York and New England , and played with Gillian Welch and David Rawlings earlier in the year .