Chinese Democracy Tour
2002/2003 World Tour > Tour dates

| Date> Asia | City> Asia | Country> Asia | Venue> Asia | Attendance> Asia | Notes> Asia |
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| August 14, 2002 | Hong Kong | China | Exhibition Centre | 2,000 | * |
| August 17, 2002 | Chiba | Japan | Chiba Marine Stadium | 35,000 | Festival ** |
| August 18, 2002 | Osaka | Japan | WTC Open Air Stadium | 25,000 | Festival |
Europe
| August 23, 2002 | Leeds | United Kingdom | Temple Newsam Park | 52,000 | Festival |
| August 24, 2002 | Hasselt | Belgium | Pukkelpop Field | 100,000 | Festival |
| August 26, 2002 | London | United Kingdom | London Arena | 12,000 | Sold Out |
MTV Video Music Awards
| August 29, 2002 | New York City | United States | Radio City Music Hall | 11,948,000 | TV Show *** |
North America
| November 7, 2002 | Vancouver | Canada | GM Place | 15,000 | Cancelled/Riot |
| November 8, 2002 | Tacoma | United States | Tacoma Dome | 6,100 |  |
| November 11, 2002 | Nampa | United States | Idaho Center | 4,400 |  |
| November 14, 2002 | Minneapolis | United States | Target Center | 8,000 |  |
| November 15, 2002 | Fargo | United States | Fargodome | 6,575 |  |
| November 17, 2002 | Moline | United States | The MARK of the Quad Cities | 7,000 |  |
| November 18, 2002 | Rosemont | United States | Allstate Arena | 18,500 | Sold Out |
| November 21, 2002 | Auburn Hills | United States | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 8,857 | Ended Earlier |
| November 22, 2002 | Pittsburgh | United States | Mellon Arena | 9,000 |  |
| November 24, 2002 | Cleveland | United States | Gund Arena | 9,500 |  |
| November 25, 2002 | Columbus | United States | Nationwide Arena | 6,000 |  |
| November 27, 2002 | Albany | United States | Pepsi Arena | 6,000 |  |
| November 29, 2002 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 16,000 | Sold Out |
| November 30, 2002 | London | Canada | John Labatt Centre | 10,000 | Sold Out |
| December 2, 2002 | Boston | United States | Fleet Center | 12,700 | Sold Out |
| December 3, 2002 | Hartford | United States | Hartford Civic Center | 10,000± |  |
| December 5, 2002 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden | 20,000 | Sold Out |
| December 6, 2002 | Philadelphia | United States | First Union Center | 15,000 | Cancelled/Riot |
| December 8, 2002 | Philadelphia | United States | First Union Spectrum |  | Cancelled |
| December 9, 2002 | Washington, D.C. | United States | MCI Center |  | Cancelled |
| December 11, 2002 | Greenville | United States | BI-LO Center |  | Cancelled |
| December 13, 2002 | Tampa | United States | Ice Palace |  | Cancelled |
| December 14, 2002 | West Palm | United States | Cruzan Amphitheatre |  | Cancelled |
| December 16, 2002 | Biloxi | United States | Mississippi Coliseum |  | Cancelled |
| December 17, 2002 | Houston | United States | Compaq Center |  | Cancelled |
| December 19, 2002 | Dallas | United States | American Airlines Center |  | Cancelled |
| December 21, 2002 | Albuquerque | United States | Tingley Coliseum |  | Cancelled |
| December 22, 2002 | Phoenix | United States | America West Arena |  | Cancelled |
| December 27, 2002 | San Diego | United States | San Diego Sports Arena |  | Cancelled |
| December 28, 2002 | Paradise | United States | Mandalay Bay |  | Cancelled |
| December 30, 2002 | Sacramento | United States | Arco Arena |  | Cancelled |
| December 31, 2002 | San Jose | United States | Compaq Center |  | Cancelled |
| January 3, 2003 | Inglewood | United States | Great Western Forum |  | Cancelled |
| January 4, 2003 | Anaheim | United States | Arrowhead Pond |  | Cancelled |
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*: First show of the Chinese Democracy World Tour and it's in China. As the band came on late, maybe 90 minutes after the opening band.
**: First Japanese show of the tour in front of 30,000 people. One of GN'R's fog machines was mounted way up high in the lights blew up right before showtime, showering the stage with slippery fog oil. GN'R ended up being 40 min late, while tech guys used just about every towel in the stadium to make the stage safe.
***: In a surprise appearance, the band played a set consisting of "Welcome to the Jungle", "Madagascar", and "Paradise City". The performance was meant to be kept a secret, but some New York radio outlets announced the performance earlier in the day.