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.

Opening acts

Tour dates

List of 2002 concerts
DateCityCountryVenue
December 5, 2002BuffaloUnited StatesHSBC Arena
December 6, 2002ArlingtonMusic Mill Amphitheater
December 7, 2002BaltimoreBohager's Nightclub
December 12, 2002New York CityMadison Square Garden
December 14, 2002AtlantaThe Tabernacle
December 15, 2002MiamiAmerican Airlines Arena
December 17, 2002DenverPepsi Center
December 19, 2002AnaheimArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
December 20, 2002ModestoState Theatre
December 21, 2002TacomaTacoma Dome
List of 2003 concerts
DateCityCountryVenue
January 6, 2003HartfordUnited StatesConnecticut Expo Center
January 12, 2003Washington, D.C.Nation
January 14, 2003ColumbusVeterans Memorial Auditorium
January 15, 2003Kansas CityMemorial Hall
January 23, 2003SingaporeSuntec Singapore Theatre
January 27, 2003SeoulSouth KoreaMillennium Hall
March 3, 2003CopenhagenDenmarkVega
March 4, 2003OsloNorwayRockefeller Music Hall
March 6, 2003StockholmSwedenAnnexet
March 8, 2003BrusselsBelgiumAncienne Belgique
March 9, 2003BerlinGermanyColumbiahalle
March 10, 2003ColognePalladium
March 12, 2003MunichKulturhalle Zenith
March 13, 2003MilanItalyDiscoteca Alcatraz
March 14, 2003ZürichSwitzerlandVolkshaus
March 16, 2003HamburgGermanyCCH Saal 3
March 17, 2003AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music Hall
March 18, 2003ParisFranceZénith de Paris
March 20, 2003BirminghamEnglandCarling Academy
March 21, 2003ManchesterCarling Apollo
March 22, 2003GlasgowScotlandBarrowland Ballroom
March 24, 2003DublinIrelandPoint Theatre
March 25, 2003LondonEnglandO2 Brixton Academy
March 26, 2003
March 27, 2003
April 9, 2003TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre
April 10, 2003OttawaCorel Centre
April 11, 2003MontrealBell Centre
April 13, 2003LondonJohn Labatt Centre
April 15, 2003ClevelandUnited StatesCSU Convocation Center
April 16, 2003PittsburghPetersen Events Center
April 17, 2003IndianapolisConseco Fieldhouse
April 19, 2003ChicagoUIC Pavilion
April 20, 2003Saint PaulXcel Energy Center
April 21, 2003WinnipegCanadaWinnipeg Arena
April 23, 2003CalgaryPengrowth Saddledome
April 24, 2003EdmontonSkyreach Centre
April 26, 2003VancouverRogers Arena
April 27, 2003PortlandUnited StatesMemorial Coliseum
April 28, 2003TacomaTacoma Dome
April 30, 2003San JoseHP Pavilion
May 1, 2003Long BeachLong Beach Arena
May 2, 2003PhoenixArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
May 4, 2003DallasFair Park Coliseum
May 5, 2003San AntonioFreeman Coliseum
May 6, 2003HoustonReliant Arena
May 8, 2003DuluthGwinnett Civic Center Arena
May 9, 2003St. LouisSavvis Center
May 10, 2003Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills
May 12, 2003FairfaxPatriot Center
May 13, 2003UniondaleNassau Coliseum
May 15, 2003LowellTsongas Arena
May 16, 2003
May 17, 2003PhiladelphiaFirst Union Spectrum
May 18, 2003BuffaloHSBC Arena
May 27, 2003OsakaJapanZepp Osaka
May 29, 2003TokyoNippon Budokan
June 1, 2003MelbourneAustraliaRod Laver Arena
June 2, 2003SydneySydney Entertainment Centre
June 3, 2003
June 4, 2003BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment Centre

Box office score data

VenueCityTickets sold / availableGross revenue
Connecticut Expo CenterHartford6,058 / 6,058 (100%)$78,523
John Labatt CentreLondon9,157 / 9,157 (100%)$221,673
CSU Convocation CenterCleveland9,954 / 9,954 (100%)$241,545
Conseco FieldhouseIndianapolis9,193 / 12,852 (71%)$255,942
UIC PavilionChicago8,853 / 8,853 (100%)$249,090
Winnipeg ArenaWinnipeg11,511 / 11,511 (100%)$272,141
Pengrowth SaddledomeCalgary13,723 / 13,723 (100%)$324,665
Skyreach CentreEdmonton13,471 / 13,471 (100%)$319,270
Rogers ArenaVancouver14,872 / 14,872 (100%)$347,267
Tacoma DomeTacoma15,295 / 15,295 (100%)$305,025
HP PavilionSan Jose13,380 / 13,380 (100%)$399,205
Long Beach ArenaLong Beach12,713 / 12,713 (100%)$412,818
Gwinnett Civic Center ArenaDuluth10,306 / 10,306 (100%)$294,580
Savvis CenterSt. Louis13,192 / 14,761 (89%)$352,443
The Palace of Auburn HillsAuburn Hills15,781 / 15,781 (100%)$419,290
Nassau ColiseumUniondale14,327 / 14,327 (100%)$388,298
Tsongas ArenaLowell15,024 / 15,024 (100%)$507,944
First Union SpectrumPhiladelphia13,657 / 13,657 (100%)$382,219
HSBC ArenaBuffalo11,000 / 11,000 (100%)$234,810
Total231,467 / 236,695 (98%)$6,006,748

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