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The Pledge of Allegiance Tour was a row of concerts in 2001. It was headlined by Slipknot and System of a Down. Rammstein supported the headliners, alongside American Head Charge, Mudvayne and No One. The band Mudvayne was meant to be present for the entire duration of the tour, but left after the performance on 30 September due to undisclosed "personal reasons". No One was scheduled to leave the tour and be replaced by American Head Charge, but decided to stay for the duration while American Head Charge took Mudvayne's spot.[1]
Originally, the tour was meant to start on 14 September, but this date was postponed, alongside others, due to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Concerts scheduled for 14, 15, 18 and 19 September were moved to October, with the planned show on 16 September getting cancelled without any replacement. Towards the end of the tour, Paul left the United States in order to go back home to Germany. A medical emergency in his family led to his departure. Because of this, Rammstein played with only 5 members on 23 October, and had Daron Malakian from System of a Down fill in his spot on 24 October.
While more concerts were planned, Rammstein dropped out of the tour soon after. The official reason was because of Paul's departure, but in reality, their reason for leaving was more complicated. The band later said that their departure from the tour was caused by exhaustion from non-stop touring, which lead to disagreements between Paul and Richard. This, combined with the bad atmosphere in the United States due to the terrorist attacks, lead to Flake leaving the country without alerting tour operators.[2]
On 26 March 2002 a live CD of the tour was released, titled Pledge of Allegiance Tour: Live Concert Recording. The recorded date during this tour was 9 October, but for reasons unknown, the CD features every band except Rammstein.
Tour Dates
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| 14 Sep 2001 | Allstate Arena | Rosemont, IL | United States |  |
Postponed to 9 Oct 2001 | |
| 15 Sep 2001 | Xcel Energy Center | Saint Paul, MN | United States | |
Postponed to 11 Oct 2001 | |
| 16 Sep 2001 | Omaha Civic Auditorium | Omaha, NE | United States |
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| 18 Sep 2001 | U.S. Cellular Center | Cedar Rapids, IA | United States | |
Postponed to 14 Oct 2001 | |
| 19 Sep 2001 | Alliant Energy Center | Madison, WI | United States | |
Postponed to 12 Oct 2001 | |
| 21 Sep 2001 | Denver Coliseum | Denver, CO | United States |
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| 22 Sep 2001 | Colorado Springs World Arena | Colorado Springs, CO | United States |
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| 25 Sep 2001 | Rose Garden | Portland, OR | United States |
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| 26 Sep 2001 | Tacoma Dome | Tacoma, WA | United States |
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| 28 Sep 2001 | The Arena in Oakland | Oakland, CA | United States |
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| 28 Sep 2001 | Compaq Center | San Jose, CA | United States |
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| 29 Sep 2001 | ARCO Arena | Sacramento, CA | United States |
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| 29 Sep 2001 | Great Western Forum | Inglewood, CA | United States |
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| 30 Sep 2001 | Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl | San Diego, CA | United States |
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| 1 Oct 2001 | Thomas & Mack Center | Paradise, NV | United States | |
Postponed to 2 Oct 2001 | |
| 1 Oct 2001 | 2 Oct 2001 | Thomas & Mack Center | Paradise, NV | United States |
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| 3 Oct 2001 | America West Arena | Phoenix, AZ | United States |
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| 5 Oct 2001 | Myriad Convention Center | Oklahoma City, OK | United States |
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| 6 Oct 2001 | Reunion Arena | Dallas, TX | United States |
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| 7 Oct 2001 | Alamodome | San Antonio, TX | United States |
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| 14 Sep 2001 | 9 Oct 2001 | Allstate Arena | Rosemont, IL | United States |
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| 10 Oct 2001 | Savvis Center | St. Louis, MO | United States | |
Postponed to 13 Oct 2001 | |
| 15 Sep 2001 | 11 Oct 2001 | Xcel Energy Center | Saint Paul, MN | United States |
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| 12 Oct 2001 | Ice Palace | Tampa, FL | United States |
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| 19 Sep 2001 | 12 Oct 2001 | Alliant Energy Center | Madison, WI | United States |
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| 13 Oct 2001 | Orlando Centroplex | Orlando, FL | United States |
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| 10 Oct 2001 | 13 Oct 2001 | Savvis Center | St. Louis, MO | United States |
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| 14 Oct 2001 | Miami Arena | Miami, FL | United States |
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| 18 Sep 2001 | 14 Oct 2001 | U.S. Cellular Center | Cedar Rapids, IA | United States |
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| 16 Oct 2001 | Baltimore Arena | Baltimore, MD | United States |
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| 17 Oct 2001 | First Union Spectrum | Philadelphia, PA | United States |
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| 18 Oct 2001 | First Union Arena at Casey Plaza | Wilkes-Barre Township, PA | United States |
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| 18 Oct 2001 | HSBC Arena | Buffalo, NY | United States |
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| 19 Oct 2001 | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, CT | United States |
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| 20 Oct 2001 | Pepsi Arena | Albany, NY | United States |
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| 21 Oct 2001 | Cumberland County Civic Center | Portland, ME | United States |
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| 23 Oct 2001 | Peoria Civic Center | Peoria, IL | United States | |
Postponed to 27 Oct 2001 | |
| 27 Oct 2001 | 23 Oct 2001 | Cobo Arena | Detroit, MI | United States |
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| 24 Oct 2001 | CSU Convocation Center | Cleveland, OH | United States |
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| 26 Oct 2001 | Bryce Jordan Center | University Park, PA | United States | |
Postponed to 2 Nov 2001 | |
| 26 Oct 2001 | Mellon Arena | Pittsburgh, PA | United States |
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| 27 Oct 2001 | Cobo Arena | Detroit, MI | United States | |
Moved to 23 Oct 2001 | |
| 23 Oct 2001 | 27 Oct 2001 | Peoria Civic Center | Peoria, IL | United States |
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| 28 Oct 2001 | Van Andel Arena | Grand Rapids, MI | United States |
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| 30 Oct 2001 | Worcester's Centrum Centre | Worcester, MA | United States |
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| 31 Oct 2001 | Continental Airlines Arena | East Rutherford, NJ | United States |
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| 26 Oct 2001 | 2 Nov 2001 | Bryce Jordan Center | University Park, PA | United States |
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| 4 Nov 2001 | Wendler Arena | Saginaw, MI | United States |
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