The Infection (2002 album)

## The Infection

### Recorded

March 2001; June 27, 2001 - November 29, 2001 at Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.

### Released

January 29th, 2002May 4th, 2012 (10th Anniversary Re-Release)

### Label

Reprise

***The Infection*** was the 4th studio album by the British-American band of the same name, The Infection. This album marked the 2nd time Sandy Cheeks played drums due to Patrick Star's departure.

The album received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised front-man SpongeBob SquarePants and Sandy Cheeks's songwriting and sarcastic sense of humor. Despite the positive reviews, the album was also a commercial failure and featured one of the singles that would later to become one of their greatest hits. The album has nonetheless been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, and has sold over 1.2 million copies as of 2015.

It would later be re-released 10th years later in May 2012, with 5 added tracks that were cut from the original release.

## Singles

1. Magic Tricks (Released - January 29th, 2002)
2. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (Released - March 31st, 2002)
3. Afterlife (Released - July 9th, 2002)
4. Days of Hell (Released - September 27th, 2002)

## Personnel

* SpongeBob SquarePants - lead guitar, lead vocals
* Sandy Cheeks - bass guitar, backing vocals, drums, percussion on tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8
* Yolandi Visser - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* Patrick Star - drums, percussion on "Magic Tricks"
* Chris Vrenna - drums, percussion on tracks 5, 9-11

## Tracklist (Original release)

1. When You're High
2. Sex Is Not A Solution
3. Magic Tricks
4. Fresh As Daisies
5. Northwind
6. Solaris (re-recorded; originally from the Traffic Jam sessions.)
7. Heaven At Last
8. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
9. Afterlife
10. Days of Hell
11. The Bridge Is Falling

## Tracklist (2012 Re-Release)

1. When You're High
2. New
3. Sex Is Not A Solution
4. Magic Tricks
5. Fresh As Daisies
6. Salad Days
7. Northwind
8. Solaris
9. Jesus Freak (DC Talk cover)
10. Heaven At Last
11. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
12. Afterlife
13. Fragile
14. Days of Hell
15. Sorry to See You Go
16. The Bridge Is Falling

## Pop Disaster Tour

The **Pop Disaster Tour** was a concert tour co-headlined by The Infection and Green Day. The two groups, with supporting acts Jimmy Eat World, Kut U Up and Saves the Day, toured for two months across the United States and Canada, mostly in outdoor amphitheaters.

### Performances

#### Green Day

1. Maria
2. Longview
3. Welcome to Paradise
4. Hitchin' a Ride
5. Brain Stew
6. Jaded
7. 2000 Light Years Away
8. Knowledge
9. Basket Case
10. She
11. King for a Day / Shout
12. Waiting
13. Minority
14. When I Come Around
15. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)

### The Infection

1. Solaris
2. Heaven At Last
3. When You're High
4. Sway
5. Throwing Rocks In The Sea
6. Welcome to Rock Bottom
7. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
8. Wait And Bleed
13. I Have Lips
14. Lost City
15. The Traffic Jam
16. Connected
17. Magic Tricks
18. Bullet With Butterfly Wings (Smashing Pumpkins cover)
19. Fresh As Daisies
20. Afterlife
21. Days of Hell
22. The Bridge Is Falling
23. Roswell

#### Personnel (The Infection)

* *SpongeBob SquarePants* - *lead guitar, lead vocals*
* *Sandy Cheeks* *- bass guitar, backing vocals*
* *Yolandi Visser - rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Roswell"*
* *Patrick Star* *- drums, percussion*

#### Personnel (Green Day)

* Billie Joe Armstrong – guitar, harmonica, lead vocals
* Mike Dirnt – bass guitar, backing vocals
* Tré Cool – drums, percussion, additional vocals on "King For A Day" and "Shout"

### Dates (1st Leg)

* January 23rd, 2002 - Olympia Theater, Miami, Florida
* January 24th, 2002 - House of Blues, Orlando, Florida
* January 27th, 2002 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois
* January 28th, 2002 - Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California
* January 30th, 2002 - Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon
* February 4th, 2002 - Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* February 5th, 2002 - Rockwood Music Hall, New York, New York
* February 6th, 2002 - Highline Ballroom, New York, New York
* February 9th, 2002 - Compaq Center, San Jose, California
* February 10th, 2002 - ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California
* February 11th, 2002 - Sandstone Amphitheater, Bonner Springs, Kansas
* February 14th, 2002 - MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada
* February 15th, 2002 - Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Washington
* February 16th, 2002 - KeyArena, Seattle, Washington
* February 17th, 2002 - Smirnoff Music Center, Dallas, Texas
* February 20th, 2002 - Firstar Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
* February 21st, 2002 - Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* February 23rd, 2002 - Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, New York
* February 26th, 2002 - Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
* February 27th, 2002 - Cox Arena, San Diego, California
* February 28th, 2002 - America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
* March 3rd, 2002 - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
* March 4th, 2002 - State Theater, St. Petersburg, Florida
* March 5th, 2002 - Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
* March 7th, 2002 - Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
* March 8th, 2002 - Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, California
* March 9th, 2002 - Coors Amphitheatre, Greenwood Village, Colorado
* March 10th, 2002 - Van Adel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
* March 11th, 2002 - TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida
* March 12th, 2002 - Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte, North Carolina
* March 14th, 2002 - Baltimore Arena, Baltimore, Maryland
* March 15th, 2002 - Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas
* March 16th, 2002 - Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, Texas
* March 21st, 2002 - Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky
* March 22nd, 2002 - Meadows Music Center, Hartford, Connecticut
* March 23rd, 2002 - Sacred Heart Music Center, Duluth, Minnesota
* March 26th, 2002 - Roanoke Civic Center, Roanoke, Virginia
* March 27th, 2002 - Cox Arena, San Diego, California
* March 28th, 2002 - First Union Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#### Dates (2nd Leg)

* April 10th, 2002 - Vodafone Arena, Melbourne, Australia
* April 11th, 2002 - Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, Australia
* April 12th, 2002 - Challenge Stadium, Perth, Australia
* April 15th, 2002 - Chiba Marine Stadium, Chiba, Japan
* April 16th, 2002 - WTC Open Air Stadium, Osaka, Japan
* April 18th, 2002 - Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* April 21st, 2002 - Messehalle, Freiburg, Germany
* April 23rd, 2002 - Brixton Academy, London, England
* April 25th, 2002 - Saku Suurhall, Tallinn, Estonia

## Fall 2002 Tour

#### Setlist

1. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (Nirvana cover)
2. Message To All The Realms
3. When You're High
4. You Know
5. The Address Is On My Brain
6. I've Messed You Up
7. Transgressions
8. Magic Tricks
9. Up in the Sky (Oasis cover) (ft. Liam Gallagher)
10. The Traffic Jam
11. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
12. Fuck This Shit
13. Afterlife
14. I Don't Give A Damn
15. Sweet Victory (Sandy Cheeks song)
16. Bubble Wrap
17. Rampage
18. London's Burning
19. Roswell
20. Welcome to Rock Bottom
21. That's When I Reach for My Revolver
22. Insert The CD
23. Fresh As Daisies
24. Valentine Gift
25. Beast of Burden (The Rolling Stones cover)
26. Why Did This Happen
27. Lost City
28. Off The Charts and Off The Cliff
29. 1,000 Hours (Green Day cover)
30. Rattlesnake
31. Throwing Rocks In The Sea

* September 23rd, 2002 - House of Blues, Anaheim, CA, USA
* September 24th, 2002 - Lizard Lounge, Cambridge, MA, USA
* September 26th, 2002 - The Carpet Factory, Chicago, IL, USA
* September 27th, 2002 - Visulite Theatre, Charlotte, NC, USA
* September 28th, 2002 - Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, FL, USA
* September 30th, 2002 - Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR, USA
* October 1st, 2002 - The Reverb, Toronto, ON, Canada
* October 2nd, 2002 - Pepsi Center, Denver, CO, USA
* October 3rd, 2002 - Webster Theater, Hartford, CT, USA
* October 4th, 2002 - Club Laga, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
* October 7th, 2002 - Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO, USA
* October 8th, 2002 - Stone Soup Collective, Orlando, FL, USA
* October 9th, 2002 - Shim Sham Club, New Orleans, LA, USA
* October 10th, 2002 - The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA
* October 11th, 2002 - The Bluebird Cafe, Nashville, TN, USA
* October 14th, 2002 - Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, MA, USA
* October 15th, 2002 - Metro, Chicago, IL, USA
* October 16th, 2002 - DV8, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
* October 18th, 2002 - The Mirage, Las Vegas, NV, USA
* October 19th, 2002 - Key Club, West Hollywood, CA, USA
* October 20th, 2002 - The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, USA
* October 22nd, 2002 - Estadio La Peineta, Madrid, Spain
* October 23rd, 2002 - Le Bataclan, Paris, France
* October 24th, 2002 -

## Beale Street Music Festival 2001

1. Start Moving
2. Transgressions
3. Drumstick
4. Beetles
5. The Traffic Jam
6. Infected Stuff
7. When You're High
8. I've Messed You Up
9. Connected
10. The Address Is On My Brain
11. Northwind
12. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
13. We Need An Replacement
14. Start Scamming
15. You Know
16. Lost City
17. Finally
18. Bubble Wrap
19. I Beg to Differ
20. Why Did This Happen
21. The Bridge Is Falling

* *SpongeBob SquarePants* - *lead guitar, lead vocals*
* *Sandy Cheeks* *- bass guitar, backing vocals*
* *Yolandi Visser - rhythm guitar, backing vocals*
* *Dave Grohl - drums, precession*

## Saint And The Sinner Tour

1. Start Moving
2. Transgressions
3. Drumstick
4. Beetles
5. The Traffic Jam
6. Infected Stuff
7. Valentine Gift
8. I've Messed You Up
9. Connected
10. The Address Is On My Brain
11. When You're High
12. That's When I Reach for My Revolver
13. We Need An Replacement
14. Start Scamming
15. You Know
16. Lost City
17. Finally
18. Bubble Wrap
19. Saint And The Sinner
20. Chucky v.s. The Giant Tortoise
21. Magic Tricks
22. My Skin
23. Sweet Victory (Sandy Cheeks song)

* *SpongeBob SquarePants* - *lead guitar, lead vocals*
* *Sandy Cheeks* *- bass guitar, backing vocals*
* *Yolandi Visser - rhythm guitar, backing vocals*
* *Dave Grohl - drums, precession*