The Anger Management Tour was a rap and rock music tour, founded and started in the fall of 2000 by Limp Bizkit, Papa Roach and, after the release of The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem.
History The first "Anger Management" outing took place in 2000. The tour began two days after the release of Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water on October 19, 2000. On the first leg Limp Bizkit and Eminem co-headlined with support from D12, Papa Roach and Xzibit. They played through November 21, 2000. Four dates on the first leg were cancelled or rescheduled due to Fred Durst's swollen vocal chords. October 24 and November 3, 15 and 19.
The second leg occurred from November 24 till December 19, 2000 with support from DMX, Godsmack and Sinisstar in tow. Limp Bizkit finished the leg as headliners as it was the only Anger Management tour where Eminem did not finish, and instead, Limp Bizkit headlined over him. In this leg, three further dates were cancelled on November 26 and December 13 and 14. Rapper DMX missed four shows on the tour including a stop on December 17, where there was an issue and had to cancel his performance.
The other acts continued the tour and on December 19, 2000, during the final show at Limp Bizkit's hometown in Jacksonville, Florida, DMX came out to perform an acapella sing-along to one of Limp Bizkit's songs during their set. Finally, at the end of the night, DMX gave a prayer to the audience, saying he will do better for the Lord and himself. During the concert at some point during Limp's set some fans stormed Limp Bizkit's tour bus and took all the band members clothes. Despite this, the tour ended on a high-note for Limp Bizkit, who were leading the charge of the Nu Metal wave at the time and had enjoyed great and tremendous success during this era.
The tour was supported by the acts' then-recent album releases which included Infest by Papa Roach and finally, Xzibit's soon-to-be released major label debut, Restless in December of that year. Both Eminem and Limp Bizkit had album releases they were supporting on this tour that had sold over a million copies in their first week.
Anger Management 2001 took place in Europe with Eminem headlining the first leg in February with support from OutKast, Xzibit and D12. Guest artists like Dr. Dre, Dido and Marilyn Manson appeared at select dates.
Limp Bizkit and Godsmack would finish the second leg during May and June 2001.
Eminem would headline future editions going forward.
The second tour took place in the summer of 2002. Eminem said "It's basically the same thing that it was the last Anger Management Tour without Limp Bizkit... Papa Roach are still cool though." Headlined by Eminem with support from Papa Roach, Ludacris, Xzibit, X-Ecutioners and Bionic Jive. The tour ran from July 18 to September 8, lasting 32 dates.
Anger Management 2003 took place in Japan and Europe with support from 50 Cent, Cypress Hill, D12, Xzibit and Obie Trice. During a stop in Milton Keynes, UK, fans grew restless and agitated at the prolonged 'stage changeovers' between artists and threw bottles of liquid (alcohol, water, and urine) at the stage. It was the last rock inclusion of the tour with Cypress Hill playing a mix of rap rock along with their hip hop tracks during their run of the tour.
The third tour took place in the summer of 2005. 50 Cent missed the tour's first two stops because of a scheduling conflict; he was tied up shooting his film debut. Ludacris filled in on these dates.
Artists
Limp Bizkit Eminem Papa Roach Xzibit Godsmack DMX Sinisstar D12 Outkast Dr. Dre Dido Snoop Dogg Marilyn Manson Ludacris X-Ecutioners Nate Dogg Dina Rae Obie Trice 50 Cent Cypress Hill Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz G-Unit Stat Quo Lil Scrappy Pitbull Hush Mase Akon Lloyd Banks Young Buck Olivia Flipsyde Bionic Jive
Tour dates 1st edition
USA: Limp Bizkit, Eminem (until 21 November), Papa Roach (until 21 November), Xzibit (until 21 November), DMX (started 24 November), Godsmack (started 24 November), Sinisstar (started 24 November)
Europe 2001: Eminem, Xzibit, OutKast, D12 (February 2–10)
Europe 2001: Limp Bizkit, Godsmack (May 9 - June 16)
Date City Country Venue North AmericaOctober 19, 2000East RutherfordUnited StatesContinental Airlines ArenaOctober 20, 2000October 21, 2000BuffaloHSBC ArenaOctober 23, 2000WorcesterWorcester's Centrum CentreOctober 26, 2000TorontoCanadaSkyDomeOctober 27, 2000MontrealMolson CentreOctober 29, 2000Auburn HillsUnited StatesThe Palace of Auburn HillsOctober 30, 2000RosemontAllstate ArenaNovember 1, 2000MilwaukeeBradley CenterNovember 2, 2000ChampaignAssembly HallNovember 3, 2000IndianapolisConseco FieldhouseNovember 5, 2000MolineThe MARK of the Quad CitiesNovember 6, 2000St. LouisSavvis CenterNovember 8, 2000MinneapolisTarget CenterNovember 10, 2000DenverPepsi CenterNovember 13, 2000TacomaTacoma DomeNovember 14, 2000PortlandRose Garden ArenaNovember 17, 2000Daly CityCow PalaceNovember 18, 2000SacramentoARCO ArenaNovember 21, 2000AnaheimArrowhead Pond of AnaheimNovember 24, 2000InglewoodGreat Western ForumNovember 26, 2000San DiegoSan Diego Sports ArenaNovember 28, 2000San AntonioAlamodomeNovember 29, 2000HoustonCompaq CenterNovember 30, 2000DallasReunion ArenaDecember 2, 2000New OrleansNew Orleans ArenaDecember 3, 2000BirminghamBJCC ArenaDecember 5, 2000ColumbusValue City ArenaDecember 6, 2000LexingtonRupp ArenaDecember 7, 2000DetroitJoe Louis ArenaDecember 9, 2000HartfordHartford Civic CenterDecember 10, 2000Washington, D.C.MCI CenterDecember 11, 2000AlbanyPepsi ArenaDecember 13, 2000GreensboroGreensboro ColiseumDecember 14, 2000GreenvilleBI-LO CenterDecember 15, 2000CharlotteCharlotte ColiseumDecember 17, 2000TampaIce PalaceDecember 18, 2000SunriseNational Car Rental CenterDecember 19, 2000JacksonvilleJacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum EuropeFebruary 2, 2001HamburgGermanyAlsterdorfer SporthalleFebruary 3, 2001OsloNorwayOslo SpektrumFebruary 4, 2001StockholmSwedenStockholm Globe ArenaFebruary 5, 2001RotterdamNetherlandsRotterdam AhoyFebruary 6, 2001BrusselsBelgiumForest NationalFebruary 7, 2001ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-BercyFebruary 8, 2001ManchesterEnglandManchester Evening News ArenaFebruary 9, 2001LondonLondon ArenaFebruary 10, 2001 North AmericaMay 9, 2001Mexico CityMexicoPalacio de los Deportes Europe Leg IIMay 16, 2001AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music HallMay 22, 2001LisbonPortugalPavilhão AtlânticoMay 25, 2001AssagoItalyFilaForum di AssagoMay 26, 2001May 28, 2001ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-BercyMay 29, 2001MerksemBelgiumSportpaleis May 31, 2001ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle - Halle DJune 1, 2001NurembergGermanyRock im Park 2001June 3, 2001NürburgGermanyRock im Park 2001June 4, 2001LandgraafNetherlandsPinkpop 2001June 6, 2001LondonEnglandWembley ArenaJune 7, 2001June 9, 2001GlasgowScotlandScottish Exhibition and Conference CentreJune 10, 2001ManchesterEnglandManchester Evening News ArenaJune 12, 2001OberhausenGermanyArena OberhausenJune 13, 2001BremenGermanyStadthalleJune 14, 2001HultsfredSwedenHultsfredfestivalen 2001June 16, 2001SeinäjokiFinlandProvinssirock 2001
2nd edition
USA: Eminem, Papa Roach, Ludacris, Xzibit, The X-Ecutioners and Bionic Jive (until 7 August)
Japan: Eminem, 50 Cent, D12, Obie Trice
Europe: Eminem, 50 Cent, Cypress Hill, Xzibit, D12
Date City Country Venue North AmericaJuly 18, 2002BuffaloUnited StatesHSBC ArenaJuly 19, 2002Hartfordctnow.com Meadows Music TheatreJuly 20, 2002ScrantonFord Pavilion at Montage MountainJuly 21, 2002BristowNissan Pavilion at Stone RidgeJuly 22, 2002East RutherfordContinental Airlines ArenaJuly 25, 2002CamdenTweeter Center at the WaterfrontJuly 26, 2002WantaghTommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach TheaterJuly 27, 2002MansfieldTweeter Center for the Performing ArtsJuly 30, 2002ClevelandCSU Convocation CenterJuly 31, 2002NoblesvilleVerizon Wireless Music CenterAugust 1, 2002RosemontAllstate ArenaAugust 2, 2002Saint PaulXcel Energy CenterAugust 5, 2002NampaIdaho Center ArenaAugust 6, 2002TacomaTacoma DomeAugust 7, 2002PortlandRose GardenAugust 10, 2002WheatlandAutoWest AmphitheatreAugust 11, 2002Mountain ViewShoreline AmphitheatreAugust 12, 2002FresnoSelland ArenaAugust 15, 2002Chula VistaCoors AmphitheatreAugust 16, 2002San BernardinoBlockbuster PavilionAugust 17, 2002Las VegasThomas & Mack CenterAugust 20, 2002PhoenixAmerica West ArenaAugust 21, 2002AlbuquerqueTingley ColiseumAugust 22, 2002Greenwood VillageFiddler's Green AmphitheatreAugust 24, 2002Maryland HeightsUMB Bank PavilionAugust 25, 2002Bonner SpringsVerizon Wireless AmphitheaterAugust 31, 2002TampaIce PalaceSeptember 1, 2002SunriseNational Car Rental CenterSeptember 4, 2002AtlantaHiFi Buys AmphitheatreSeptember 8, 2002Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills AsiaMay 23, 2003ChibaJapanMakuhari Event HallMay 24, 2003 EuropeJune 13, 2003EssenGermanyGeorg-Melches-StadionJune 15, 2003HamburgAOL ArenaJune 17, 2003AmsterdamNetherlandsAmsterdam ArenaJune 18, 2003June 19, 2003ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-BercyJune 21, 2003Milton KeynesEnglandNational BowlJune 22, 2003June 23, 2003June 24, 2003GlasgowScotlandHampden ParkJune 26, 2003County KildareIrelandPunchestown RacecourseJune 27, 2003
3rd edition
Eminem, 50 Cent, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, G-Unit, D12, Obie Trice, Stat Quo, Lil Scrappy, Pitbull, Ludacris (replaced 50 Cent on first two shows)
Date City Country Venue North AmericaJuly 7, 2005NoblesvilleUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Music CenterJuly 8, 2005ColumbusGermain AmphitheaterJuly 11, 2005Tinley ParkTweeter Center ChicagoJuly 12, 2005July 14, 2005DenverPepsi CenterJuly 17, 2005AuburnWhite River AmphitheatreJuly 19, 2005San JoseHP Pavilion at San JoseJuly 20, 2005July 22, 2005Chula VistaCoors AmphitheatreJuly 23, 2005San BernardinoHyundai PavilionJuly 24, 2005Las VegasThomas & Mack CenterJuly 26, 2005PhoenixCricket PavilionJuly 28, 2005DallasSmirnoff Music CentreJuly 29, 2005Selma (San Antonio)Verizon Wireless AmphitheaterJuly 31, 2005AtlantaHiFi Buys AmphitheatreAugust 1, 2005TampaFord AmphitheatreAugust 2, 2005West Palm BeachSound Advice AmphitheatreAugust 5, 2005BristowNissan Pavilion at Stone RidgeAugust 6, 2005Philadelphia Lincoln Financial FieldAugust 8, 2005New York CityMadison Square GardenAugust 9, 2005August 10, 2005MansfieldTweeter CenterAugust 12, 2005DetroitComerica ParkAugust 13, 2005
Cancellations and rescheduled shows November 15, 2000Vancouver, CanadaGeneral Motors PlaceCancelledSeptember 1, 2005Hamburg, GermanyTrabrennbahn BahrenfeldCancelledSeptember 2, 2005Copenhagen, DenmarkParken StadiumCancelledSeptember 3, 2005Gothenburg, SwedenUlleviCancelledSeptember 5, 2005Gelsenkirchen, GermanyVeltins-ArenaCancelledSeptember 6, 2005Amsterdam, NetherlandsAmsterdam ArenaCancelledSeptember 7, 2005Paris, FranceStade de FranceCancelledSeptember 9, 2005Milton Keynes, EnglandNational BowlCancelledSeptember 10, 2005Milton Keynes, EnglandNational BowlCancelledSeptember 12, 2005Edinburgh, ScotlandMurrayfield StadiumCancelledSeptember 14, 2005Manchester, EnglandOld Trafford Cricket GroundCancelledSeptember 15, 2005Manchester, EnglandOld Trafford Cricket GroundCancelledSeptember 17, 2005Slane, IrelandSlane Castle Cancelled
2013 In December 2012, it was confirmed that Eminem would finally perform at Slane Castle in Ireland on August 17, 2013, 8 years after cancelling the European part of the 2005 tour.Eminem announces 2013 Slane Castle Irish date | News | NME.COM
DVD
In 2002 a DVD of the 2001 Anger Management Tour Europe was released and contains backstage footage with D12, Xzibit, Marilyn Manson, and Dido.
All Access Europe was released on June 18, 2002.
Track list
"Hamburg" "Oslo" "Stockholm" "Amsterdam" "Brussels" "Paris" "Manchester" "London"
In 2005 a DVD of the 2002 performance in Detroit, Michigan, was released and features behind-the-scenes footage as well as Eminem's performance in its entirety and special guests D12 and Obie Trice.
Eminem Presents the Anger Management Tour was released on July 4, 2005.
Track list