Editing Weathered (section)

==Tour==
The ''Weathered'' tour kicked off on January 16, 2002, with an hour special [[VH1]] "Opening Night Live" performance in [[Atlanta]], Georgia, at the [[Philips Arena]]. The program also featured interviews by radio and television personality [[Aamer Haleem]] with Stapp, Tremonti and drummer [[Scott Phillips (musician)|Scott Phillips]] in Florida.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/464790/creed-opening-night-live#overview|title=Creed: Opening Night Live|website=Turner Classic Movies|publisher=TCM|access-date=March 17, 2021}}</ref> After a successful opening night, the tour quickly hit its first snag just two weeks later when on January 30, Mark Tremonti's mother passed away, forcing the band to reschedule their February 1 performance in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]] at the [[Continental Airlines Arena]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1452100/creed-reschedule-tour-date-following-family-emergency/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110093721/https://www.mtv.com/news/1452100/creed-reschedule-tour-date-following-family-emergency/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 10, 2022|title=Creed Reschedule Tour Date Following Family Emergency|date=January 31, 2002|publisher=MTV|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> On February 19, 2002, Creed played at the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] in [[Salt Lake City]], Utah, during the medals ceremony. The band mostly performed songs from ''Weathered'' as well as songs from their previous two albums.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/77393/nightly-concerts-set-for-salt-lakes-olympic-plaza|title=Nightly Concerts Set For Salt Lake's Olympic Plaza|date=December 19, 2001|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 17, 2021}}</ref> American dates continued until February 23, when the band performed their rescheduled show in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The band then embarked on a half dozen international tour dates in March in Australia and New Zealand.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/creed-postpones-nj-show-76920/|title=Creed Postpones N.J. Show|date=February 4, 2002|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref><ref name=Billboardstaff2/>

The band returned to the US and had originally planned to do more shows in April, followed by a European tour in May and June, and then a full-scale North American run from July until the fall. But on April 19, Stapp was involved in a serious automobile accident when he was on his way to shoot the video for "One Last Breath". At around 1:40 in the afternoon, Stapp, while driving his [[Cadillac]] SUV on [[Interstate 4]] in Florida, was struck from behind by a [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] SUV. Stapp's vehicle was rear-ended by the other vehicle that, according to Stapp, was going at "probably 50 or 60 miles per hour,". Stapp was sent flying forward in his vehicle, with his body hitting the steering wheel and his head hitting the windshield. The officer on the scene reported no injuries, but Stapp soon realized he had not gone unscathed while calling his manager after the accident. He suffered a concussion from the whiplash and from hitting the windshield. Although severely injured, Stapp still managed to show up the next day and shoot the music video, but the band's April shows as well as the European tour had to be cancelled. Things went bad to worse after an [[MRI]] later revealed the extent of Stapp's injuries including a bulging disk between two vertebrae in his neck, a smashed disk in his lower back, and an adjacent missing disk from a congenital condition that likely worsened the situation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1453739/scott-stapp-discusses-accident-that-derailed-creed-tour/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918004345/http://www.mtv.com/news/1453739/scott-stapp-discusses-accident-that-derailed-creed-tour/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 18, 2015|title=Scott Stapp Discusses Accident That Derailed Creed Tour|last=Wiederhorn |first=John|date=May 2, 2002|publisher=MTV|access-date=March 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1453661/scott-stapp-in-car-accident-creed-tour-canceled/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009223822/http://www.mtv.com/news/1453661/scott-stapp-in-car-accident-creed-tour-canceled/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 9, 2014|title=Scott Stapp In Car Accident; Creed Tour Cancelled|last=Wiederhorn|first=John|date=April 29, 2002|publisher=MTV|access-date=March 9, 2021}}</ref>

Creed resumed the North American portion of their tour starting on July 11 in [[Norfolk, Virginia]]. During the fall portion of their tour, the band hit yet another bump in the road when Stapp was diagnosed with [[acute laryngitis]] due to the swelling of his vocal cords. Creed was forced to postpone nine dates at the beginning of their fall tour and almost had to pull out of a live performance at [[Alcatraz Island]] off of the San Francisco coast on October 10. However, the band still played the show since they had booked the show two weeks prior as a favor to VH1 when the previously scheduled artist canceled at the last minute. Before the show, Stapp was given a shot of anti-inflammatory medication Decadron, to temporarily ease the swelling of his vocal cords, and the set had to be shortened then what was originally planned. Stapp lamented that "This ambitious tour schedule ultimately proved to be too aggressive,".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/73865/stapps-vocal-woes-force-creed-tour-reorganization|title=Stapp's Vocal Woes Force Creed Tour Reorganization|date=October 11, 2002|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 18, 2021}}</ref>

===AllState Arena, Chicago Incident===
As the band wrapped up their tour in December 2002, the band played one of their most infamous shows on the 29th at the [[Allstate Arena]] in Chicago, Illinois, where Stapp suffered a mental breakdown on stage, forcing the band to cut the set short just three songs in. Prior to the performance Stapp, who was addicted to painkillers and battling alcoholism at the time, mixed his medication with alcohol causing him to become inebriated. As Stapp stumbled onto the stage, he was so intoxicated that he began rolling around, laying flat on his back while struggling to get back up, was unable to sing any of the lyrics to the songs, slammed his microphone on the ground, and at one point even passed out mid-performance. The audience began to heavily [[Booing|boo]] Stapp as he proceeded to leave the stage, only to return ten minutes later and miss all of his cues, causing the rest of the band to improvise by playing a number of unplanned solos. Although the band issued an apology to their fans via email, they soon found themselves involved in a lawsuit with two of the audience members from the show, Philip Berenz and Chad Costino, who alleged that Creed owed refunds to the 15,000 members of the audience, totalling $2 million in damages. Although the lawsuit was ultimately thrown out by the court, the band's reputation had been badly damaged.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/did-you-know-creed-once-played-a-show-so-awful-the|title=Did You Know Creed Once Played A Show So Awful Their Fans Sued Them?|last=Broderick|first=Ryan|date=February 14, 2013|website=buzzfeed.com|publisher=BuzzFeed|access-date=March 17, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://search.blabbermouth.net/news/creed-frontman-high-out-of-his-mind-nearly-falls-off-stage-at-chicago-gig/|title=CREED Frontman 'High Out Of His Mind', Nearly Falls Off Stage At Chicago Gig|date=December 31, 2002|website=search.blabbermouth.net|publisher=Blabbermouth|access-date=March 17, 2021}}</ref> Creed played their final show of the tour on December 31, 2002, with [[3 Doors Down]]. In June 2004, the band announced their break-up.