after the release of a greatest hits collection in 2000, queensrÿche embarked on another tour, this time in support of iron maiden. this enabled the band to play madison square garden for the first time. unhappy with the lack of support they felt they received from atlantic records, queensrÿche moved to sanctuary records in 2001. in july of that year, the band performed a handful of dates at the moore theatre in seattle, washington. the shows were recorded and released in september 2001 as "live evolution", the band's second live album. in 2001 and 2002, tate worked on his self-titled first solo album, which was released on june 25, 2002.