Family Values Tour 1998
Tour by Korn, Ice Cube, Limp Bizkit, Orgy, Rammstein, Incubus | |
Associated album | Various |
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Start date | September 22, 1998 |
End date | October 31, 1998 |
Legs | 1 |
The 1998
Promotion
The tour was preceded by whirlwind political campaign-style tour named "Korn Kampaign" (from August 17, 1998 in
Lineup
Artists who participated in 1998 Family Values Tour were:
- Korn
- Rammstein
- Ice Cube
- Incubus (replaced Ice Cube on October 25, 1998 for five remaining dates)
- Limp Bizkit
- Orgy
Tour Dates
Ice Cube replacement
On October 27, 1998 due to the beginning of shooting the movie "
Feud with Rob Zombie
Initially, Rob Zombie was to be one of the artists participating on the tour, but was dropped due to high production costs, each Rob Zombie concert costing $125,000 in band fees and show production alone. Therefore, Rob Zombie was replaced by German industrial metal act, Rammstein. However, the given explanation was somewhat confusing. The Firm, Korn's management, said Zombie continually expressed dissatisfaction over not wanting to work with a hip-hop act on the bill, and was supposedly lectured by Rob Zombie management that "rock kids don't like hip-hop." Rob Zombie's manager, Andy Gould said those comments were false. He explained that Zombie has never even spoken to Korn, so he could not have made those comments.[3] Although the statement released by Korn's management resulted in anger, Rob Zombie shared no bad blood with the bands participating in Family Values Tour. Next year, in 1999, both Rob Zombie and Korn got on good terms again, and launched the highly successful "Rock is Dead" tour together.
Trivia
In one of the more infamous moments, Rammstein's band members dressed up for Halloween. Most of them were practically naked with the exception of Richard Kruspe, who wore a wedding dress. Police dragged the members off the stage for indecent exposure and the concert ended after a mere 10 minutes.[4]
Success
The 1998 edition of
Korn helped to promote then-unknown acts. The results were very promising. Rammstein's album "Sehnsucht" achieved platinum certification in the United States, also Orgy's debut "Candyass", which was released through Korn's own record label, Elementree Records, achieved similar success. Limp Bizkit enjoyed even greater success which helped them establish themselves as one of the leading acts of the nu metal wave at that time, and enjoyed enormous commercial success.
The 28 dates of Family Values Tour grossed $6.5 million[5] and over 243,000 fans purchased the fan-friendly ticket prices that ranged from $26.00 to $29.50.[1]
Critical acclaim for the tour started to pour in as soon as it all started. As Jim Farber noted in a review of the September 25, 1998 event at the Continental Arena in New Jersey in the New York Daily News:
"[...] The 4 and half hour show, a
The Los Angeles Times noted that the tour "certainly proved to be one of the rock spectacles of the year,"[6] while Steve Morse of the Boston Globe said that "Korn delivered the goods...by accelerating out of the box with a savage confluence of heavy metal, rap, and primal screaming from singer Jonathan Davis."[1]
John Scher of Metropolitan Entertainment agreed: "The Family Values Tour was not only a great business success, but more importantly, a rousing success with the fans. I think, to a great degree, we accomplished what we set out to: creating a fun, wild evening with a unique atmosphere and incredible music."[1]
Jonathan Davis, lead singer of Korn said: "We're creating some rock history with this tour. From that first show, I had goosebumps upon goosebumps. This is something special happening here. I hope that it becomes annual and it's gonna last."[1]
Home media
The initial edition of Family Values Tour was highly successful and it was documented on separate
Controversy
The Family Values Tour 1998 crossed the US, and the promotion of Follow the Leader continued in Japan and Australia.[7] However, Korn cited being accustomed to the American way of life, food, and culture, and The Family Values Tour 1998 had not come to Europe; the band never came there to promote Follow the Leader.[7] Their European fanbase, disappointed not to have seen them since 1997, would see their return in 2000 for a successful Issues Tour.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Mitch Schneider Organization - Family Values Tour '98 overview". Mitch Schneider Organization. 1998-03-12. Retrieved 2007-01-26.
- ^ "Family Values Tour 1998".
- ^ "Rolling Stone: Family Feud: Rob Zombie". Rolling Stone. 1998-07-24. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
- ^ "Family Values Features Both Tricks Anad Treats In Tour Finale". MTV. 1998-03-11. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^ Bashman, David (November 5, 1999). "Family Values '99 Earns More Than $10 Million; Live Album, Home Video Due". MTV. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ "Live Nation: Press Release for Family Values 2006". Live Nation. 2006-04-19. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved 2007-01-26.
- ^ OCLC 470426200. Archived from the originalon 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2021-08-13.