included 1 Giant Leap. For the second North American leg, Coldplay invited Northern Irish band Ash, while the third European run featured Idlewild. In 2003, Ron Sexsmith opened for the band from 21 January to 9 February. He was succeeded by The Music starting from 24 February. As Coldplay returned to Europe for a fourth leg, Feeder was chosen as their support and Ian McCulloch additionally guested in the United Kingdom. The last North American run then counted with Eisley, who were joined by Sexsmith from 25 May to 13 June. In the following months, the tour was marked by concerts in Asia, Oceania and Latin America: Betchadupa supported in the first two continents, while Jumbo served as the opener in Mexico. Concert synopsis The 2002 shows contained a rough 50/50 split in material from Parachutes and A Rush of Blood to the Head. The official tour in 2003 focused on songs from the second album, as well as many unreleased tracks. For example, the future Live 2003 song "Moses" and "Fix You" B-side "Pour Me" were introduced during the tour. Other new songs included future X&Y b-sides, "Gravity" & "Proof", "Your World Turns Upside Down", which would later become a completely different song called "The World Turned Upside Down" as another b-side to "Fix You", and an unreleased piano ballad called "A Ladder to the Sun". Coldplay also made a habit of covering other artists on the tour, often as outros to their own songs. Covers ranged from a tongue-in-cheek excerpt of Avril Lavigne's "Sk8er Boi" to the Louis Armstrong classic "What a Wonderful World". Coldplay also regularly covered Echo & the Bunnymen's "Lips Like Sugar" in its entirety, in homage to Ian McCulloch's role as a mentor during the recording of A Rush of Blood to the Head. The musical introduction to the concert featured selections from Brian Eno's Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks. Commercial performance According to report from Pollstar, the concerts held during 2003 around the world have sold 341,201 tickets in total. The North American shows from said year have grossed $8.6 million from 306,917 tickets sold in 42 reported dates in total. In total, the tour grossed $27,594,458 from 879,050 tickets in 121 reported dates. Set list This set list was taken from the band's 22 July 2003 concert in Sydney, Australia. It does not represent all shows throughout the tour. "Politik" "God Put a