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and, after the release of ''

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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. Three dates were cancelled on October 24 (which got rescheduled for December 11), November 3 and 15 - in lieu of either Fred Durst's voice or what other issues occurred during the tour. The second leg occurred from November 24 till December 19, 2000 with support from DMX,

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and Sinnistar 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

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, 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

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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

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, Dido and

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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.

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missed the tour's first two stops because of a scheduling conflict; he was tied up shooting his film debut.

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filled in on those dates.

Artists

D12 at the Anger Management Tour in 2005

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* DMX *Sinnistar * D12 *

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*Dina Rae *

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* Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz *

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* Stat Quo * Lil Scrappy * Pitbull * Hush *

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* Olivia * Flipsyde

Tour dates

;1st edition USA:

(until 21 November),

(until 21 November), DMX (started 24 November),

(started 24 November), Sinisstar (started 24 November) Europe 2001:

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, D12 (February 2–10) Europe 2001:

(May 9 - June 16) ;2nd edition USA:

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and Bionic Jive (until 7 August) Japan:

, D12,

Europe:

, D12 ;3rd edition

, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz,

, D12,

, Stat Quo, Lil Scrappy, Pitbull,

(replaced 50 Cent on first two shows) ;Cancellations and rescheduled shows

2013

In December 2012, it was confirmed that Eminem would finally perform at

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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
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DVD

In 2002 a

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of the 2001 Anger Management Tour Europe was released and contains backstage footage with D12,

, and

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" In 2005 a DVD of the 2002 performance in

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, was released and features behind-the-scenes footage as well as

's performance in its entirety and special guests D12 and

. Eminem Presents the Anger Management Tour was released on July 4, 2005. Track list # "Square Dance" # "

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" # " White America" # " Kill You" # "When the Music Stops" (featuring D12) # "Pimp Like Me" (featuring D12) # " Fight Music" (featuring D12) # " Purple Pills" (featuring D12) # " Stan" # " The Way I Am" # "Soldier" # " Cleanin' Out My Closet" # " Forgot About Dre" # "Drips" (featuring

) # "

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" (featuring Dina Rae) # "Drug Ballad" (featuring Dina Rae) # " Just Don't Give a Fuck" # " Sing for the Moment" # " Without Me" # "My Dad's Gone Crazy" In 2007 a DVD of the 2005 performance in New York City's

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was released and features Eminem's performance shot by Showcase Network in its entirety, plus special guests D12, Obie Trice, and Stat Quo. In 2009, a BD of the same performance was released. This was the last performance to feature

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before his death in 2006. Eminem Live From New York was released on November 13, 2007. Track list # "Backstage Pt. 1" # "Evil Deeds" # " Mosh" # "Business" # "Rain Man" # " Ass Like That" # "Puke" # "Kill You" # " Like Toy Soldiers" # "Git' Up" (featuring D12) # "

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" (featuring D12) # " Rockstar" (featuring Bizarre of D12) # "40 Oz" (featuring D12) # " My Band" (featuring D12) # "Backstage Pt. 2" # "Stan" # "The Way I Am" # "Just Don't Give a Fuck" # " Got Some Teeth" (featuring Obie Trice) # "Stay 'Bout It" (featuring Obie Trice & Stat Quo) # " The Setup (You Don't Know)" (featuring Obie Trice) # " Like Dat" (featuring Stat Quo) # "Cleanin' Out My Closet" # "

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" # " Just Lose It" # "Backstage Pt. 3" # " Lose Yourself" (featuring D12)

References

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