The tour commenced on 13 July 2003, spanned 13 legs and saw the band play over 200 shows, visiting four continents in the process.

Replacement Paul Wilson, formerly of Terra Diablo, and then-touring keyboardist Tom Simpson subsequently made their live debuts as permanent members of the band.

Snow Patrol chose to end the touring, which had spanned almost two years, after the U2 dates in a bar owned by actor Eddie Murphy.

For the UK Tour in January 2004, where the band supported Athlete, tickets for the Nottingham and London dates sold out early.

[1] For the UK Tour in March 2004, where the band was supported throughout by Terra Diablo and Astrid, tickers for all dates except Sheffield, Stoke and Norwich were available through phone or online at Wayahead and the tickets for the Sheffield show through phone or online at Ticketweb.

[4] Snow Patrol did a short tour of the United States to promote Final Straw.

[5] Snow Patrol appeared on the "Carling Live New Kings of Rock 'n' Roll" series, where they supported Jet.

[15] Tickets for the one-off year rounding show at the RDS Main Hall went on sale on 2 October 2004 at 9 am.

[17] Later, Snow Patrol's official website notified fans about a limited number of remaining tickets, which could be purchased from Ticketweb.

This time, the band's website offered fans the opportunity of a pre-sale before tickets went for general sale.

[1] Ahead of Final Straw seeing an official release in the United States, Snow Patrol did a short tour in February 2004 and played a select few shows to promote the album.

[2] The last show at the Shepherd's Bush Empire was a part of BBC 6 Music's Live at Two programme.

[21] When in Seattle, the band played an intimate set for radio station KEXP, where they covered Low's "2-Step".

Snow Patrol returned to the United States in September, this time doing a bigger tour and playing lot more dates.

[39] One day before starting the tour, on 2 September, the band appeared on Late Show with David Letterman as musical guests.

[45] The tour included two intimate in-store performances; at Sam Goody[46] and at Park Ave. record store.

[49] On 2 November, Snow Patrol played one show supporting Biffy Clyro on their Gonzo tour.

[53] The band returned the Liquid Rooms in December to play a special "Christmas Boardies show".

[11] Snow Patrol played a one-off show at the RDS Main Hall to "round a year to remember".

The local Police on Arran now think that they will have a mini Woodstock on their hands and the conditions they have imposed on us at this late stage make it impossible to play there.

Some dates in mid-October had to be cancelled as singer Lightbody was ill because of fatigue and the doctor had advised him to rest.

[63][64] Guitarist Nathan Connolly has called V 2004 as his worst moment on tour, having gotten drunk out of excitement of playing at the event, and forgetting songs during the band's set.

[8] On 23 May 2004, Snow Patrol played football along with members of The Darkness, Starsailor and Goldie Lookin Chain for the 10th annual "Soccer Six".

[17] In January 2005, Snow Patrol played a charity concert in Cardiff in aid of the victims of the tsunami disaster of 2004.

[68] The show is also notable for being the first where touring keyboardist Tom Simpson played as an official band member.

[67] New songs like "Your Halo"[67] "Chasing Cars" and "It's Beginning to Get to Me" got played live the first time, and received good reviews from NME.

[71] U2's lead singer Bono is a huge fan of the band, and was "desperate" for Snow Patrol to support them on the Vertigo Tour.

The band was in talks with U2 for eight months, and they finally opened for them on eight dates on the European leg of the tour in June–July 2005.

Our last show was in Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland in Eddie Murphy's bar on Saturday the 23rd of July.

It took place in a little marquee in the beer garden out the back and was a great way to end two years on the road."