Editing 2002 in music (section)

===November–December===
* [[November 7]] – [[Guns N' Roses]] fans in Vancouver riot after a concert, which was to kick off the band's first tour in nine years, is canceled due to [[Axl Rose]]'s flight getting delayed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458577/guns-n-roses-tour-kickoff-canceled.jhtml |title=Fans Riot After Guns N' Roses Tour Kickoff Canceled |author=[[Kurt Loder]] |date=November 8, 2002 |publisher=MTV |access-date=November 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023135227/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458577/guns-n-roses-tour-kickoff-canceled.jhtml|archive-date=2013-10-23}}</ref>
* [[November 10]] – [[Mick Jagger]], [[Keith Richards]], [[Elvis Costello]], [[Lenny Kravitz]], [[Tom Petty]] and [[Brian Setzer]] guest-star on [[How I Spent My Strummer Vacation|an episode]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' set at a [[Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp]].
* [[November 12]] – rap rock band [[Crazy Town]] release their second studio album [[Darkhorse]].
* [[November 19]] – [[Michael Jackson]] dangles his nine-month-old son, "Blanket", over the balcony of his Berlin hotel room in an apparent attempt to connect with the fans below. He releases a statement later that day calling the incident a "terrible mistake".<ref>{{cite web 
|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458799/michael-jackson-apologizes-baby-incident.jhtml |title=Michael Jackson Calls Baby-Dangling Incident A 'Terrible Mistake' |author=Jennifer Vineyard |date=November 20, 2002 |publisher=MTV |access-date=November 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403152646/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458799/michael-jackson-apologizes-baby-incident.jhtml|archive-date=2014-04-03}}</ref>
*[[November 26]] – [[Will Smith]] releases his first compilation album (last under Columbia Records) ''[[Greatest Hits (Will Smith album)|Greatest Hits]]''.
* [[November 29]] – [[Concert For George]] is held at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London, as a memorial to [[George Harrison]] on the first anniversary of his death, under the musical direction of friend [[Eric Clapton]]. Performers included surviving [[The Beatles|Beatles]] members [[Paul McCartney]], [[Ringo Starr]], Clapton, [[Jeff Lynne]], [[Ravi Shankar (musician)|Ravi Shankar]], and [[Billy Preston]]. The event benefitted the Material World Charitable Foundation.
* [[November 30]] – British girl group [[Girls Aloud]] is formed on the reality television show ''[[Popstars: The Rivals]]''.
* [[December 2]] – [[Peter Garrett]] leaves [[Midnight Oil]].
* [[December 3]] – [[Mariah Carey]] releases her ninth studio album ''[[Charmbracelet]]''.
* [[December 6]] – Another riot over a canceled Guns N' Roses concert breaks out, this time in Philadelphia, after Axl Rose is a no-show. The band cancels the remaining dates of the tour without explanation.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/12/09/guns-n-roses-cancel-tour-after-fans-riot/ |title=Welcome to the Jungle |author=Gary Susman |date=December 9, 2002 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=November 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323021338/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C397555%2C00.html |archive-date=March 23, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[December 22]] – [[Joe Strummer]] lead singer, guitarist and founder of Punk Rock band [[The Clash]] dies of a congenital heart defect at the age of 50.
* [[December 29]] – A [[Creed (band)|Creed]] concert in Chicago angers fans in attendance when lead singer [[Scott Stapp]] forgets many lyrics, takes a lengthy leave of absence in the middle of the show and lies down on the stage for part of the performance. The band's manager issues a written apology that includes the statement "we hope that you can take some solace in the fact that you definitely experienced the most unique of all Creed shows and may have become part of the unusual world of rock 'n' roll history!"<ref name="creed">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jan-20-et-knowpop20-story.html |title=Creed faulted for lying down on the job |author=Geoff Boucher |date=January 20, 2003 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=November 21, 2012}}</ref>
* [[December 31]] – [[Phish]] end their two-year hiatus with a New Year's Eve concert at [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City.