Rock Is Dead Tour
Tour by Marilyn Manson | |
Associated album | Mechanical Animals |
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Start date | March 21, 1999 |
End date | August 8, 1999 |
No. of shows | 46 (planned) 43 (completed) |
Marilyn Manson concert chronology |
Rock Is Dead was a worldwide arena tour by American rock band Marilyn Manson in 1999. It was the second tour launched in support of their third full-length studio LP, Mechanical Animals, which was released on September 15, 1998.
The tour was a
Marilyn Manson released two recordings that documented portions of the tour: a live video album titled
Background and development
We're history after this. You'll get to see the crack of someone's ass (a reference to Manson's habit of dropping his pants onstage). It will be fun.
—Courtney Love, announcing their withdrawal from the Beautiful Monsters Tour.[8]
After a series of public spats between the extremely outspoken lead vocalists of
During Marilyn Manson's performance on the night of Hole's departure, Manson suffered a hairline fracture on one of his ankles while jumping between on-stage platforms. His injury caused the tour to be temporarily suspended while he recuperated.[5] The March 16, 1999 San Diego, California concert was cancelled while the March 17, 1999 Las Vegas, Nevada and March 18, 1999 Phoenix, Arizona engagements were postponed to a later date.[10] In spite of the highly publicized animosity, Manson insisted Hole's departure was "not a personal thing."[7]
The tour resumed on March 21, 1999, rebranded as the Rock Is Dead Tour after the Marilyn Manson single "Rock Is Dead", despite the fact that the name was already being used by American rock bands Korn and Rob Zombie for their own concurrent joint US tour, the Rock is Dead! Tour.[11] This led to a minor dispute that was quickly resolved by both parties.[12] Manson kept all of the remaining scheduled engagements intact.[13]
Now exercising full control over the tour's itinerary, Manson immediately withdrew
Fellow Floridians and longtime friends of the band Jack Off Jill joined Manson's tour for four dates from March 25, 1999, at the Uno Arena in New Orleans until March 30, 1999, at the National Car Center Arena in their shared hometown of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for both groups' homecoming concert.[13]
Performance and show themes
"Inauguration of the Mechanical Christ" was created as an intro for Marilyn Manson, who would appear fixed to a crucifix made out of television sets as it rose from beneath the stage.
Marilyn Manson would also pose as an officer during "Irresponsible Hate Anthem" and as a finale, Manson's backup singer would arrive as a second officer with a shotgun. The shotgun would fire into Manson's back, splattering blood unto the crowd. With Manson having been 'murdered', his body would be dragged from the stage.
The podium scene during Antichrist Superstar continued to appear for the track of the same name. This led to a slight controversy during what was to be the original final North American tour date. During the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, show, Marilyn Manson was surprised to find the Antichrist Superstar logo on his podium had been replaced with a smiley face, ultimately leading to Manson walking off the stage and not returning.
Set props included a massive lit sign spelling D-R-U-G-S, as well as golden confetti fired often from cannons.
Incidents
Following the aftermath of the Columbine High School massacre in Littleton, Colorado,[14][15] the band canceled the remaining dates of the tour out of respect for the victims, explaining, "It's not a great atmosphere to be out playing rock 'n' roll shows, for us or the fans."[16][17][18] However, Manson steadfastly maintained that music, movies, books or video games are not to blame, stating,[16][17][18]
The [news] media has unfairly scapegoated the music industry and so-called Goth kids and has speculated, with no basis in truth, that artists like myself are in some way to blame. This tragedy was a product of ignorance, hatred and an access to guns. I hope the [news] media's irresponsible finger-pointing doesn't create more discrimination against kids who look different.[16][19]
Columbine High School massacre and its immediate aftermath
I think there's something going on that you can't see from the outside ... his whole thing is part of a drug-cultural type of thing, with a subculture of violence and killing and hatred, and anti-family values, anti-traditional values, anti-authority ... We're having an alarming rate of killings in schools, and youth violence and an increase in drugs. I would say that though they're not all to be blamed on a shock entertainer like Marilyn Manson, I think he promotes it and can be part of the blame.
—Michigan State Senator Dale Shugars' concerns on the influence of Marilyn Manson on concert-goers.[20]
On April 20, 1999, Columbine High School students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold shot dead 12 students and a teacher and wounded 21 others, before committing suicide.[15] In the aftermath of the school shooting, the band were widely reported to have influenced the killings;[21][15] early media reports alleged that the shooters were fans, and were wearing the group's T-shirts during the massacre.[22][23] Although these claims were later proven to be false (through tapes recorded by the perpetrators),[24] speculation in national media and among the public continued to blame Manson's music and imagery for inciting Harris and Klebold.[21] Later reports revealed that the two were not fans—and, on the contrary, had disliked the band's music.[25] Despite this, Marilyn Manson (as well as other bands and forms of entertainment, such as movies and video games) were widely criticized by religious,[26] political,[27] and entertainment-industry figures.[28]
A day after the shooting,
On April 25, 1999, longtime
He or she or whatever the case might be realizes that he can be tremendously booed and that his work is tremendously offensive.
—US Senator Orrin Hatch's conjecture on why the band decided to abandon the rest of their US tour.[33]
On April 29, ten US senators (led by Sam Brownback of Kansas) sent a letter to Edgar Bronfman Jr. – the president of Seagram (the owner of Interscope) – requesting a voluntary halt to his company's distribution to children of "music that glorifies violence". The letter named Marilyn Manson for producing songs which "eerily reflect" the actions of Harris and Klebold.[34] The signatories included eight Republicans and two Democrats namely, US Senators Wayne Allard, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Susan Collins, Tim Hutchinson, Rick Santorum, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, John Ashcroft and Jeff Sessions.[32] Later that day, the band cancelled their remaining North American shows.[16] Two days later, Manson published his response to these accusations in an op-ed piece for Rolling Stone, titled "Columbine: Whose Fault Is It?", where he castigated America's gun culture, the political influence of the National Rifle Association, and the media's irresponsible coverage, which he said facilitated the placing of blame on a scapegoat, instead of debating more relevant societal issues.[25][35]
On May 4, a hearing on the marketing and distribution of violent content to minors by the television, music, film and video-game industries was held by the
Senators Brownback, Hatch and Lieberman concluded the proceedings by requesting an investigation from the Federal Trade Commission and the United States Department of Justice on marketing practices of the entertainment industry to minors.[33][37] The following month, President Bill Clinton granted that request lamenting that "kids steeped in the culture of violence do become desensitized to it and more capable of committing it."[37][38] The release of the FTC report on September 13, led Lieberman, by then the vice presidential candidate on the Democratic ticket, and Hillary Clinton to introduce the Media Marketing Accountability Act of 2001 before the 107th United States Congress.[39][40][41][42] This legislation proposed to ban the entertainment-industry from marketing suspected violent or explicit material to minors.[43][44]
After concluding the European and Japanese legs of their tour on August 8, the band withdrew from public view.
Recordings
Marilyn Manson released a live video album on November 2, 1999, titled
Lineup
- Marilyn Manson
- Marilyn Manson: Vocals
- John 5: Guitar
- Twiggy Ramirez: Bass
- Madonna Wayne Gacy: Keyboards
- Ginger Fish: Drums
Set List
North America
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Europe/Asia
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Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening Act(s) | Attendance | Revenue |
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Leg 1 — North America | ||||||
21 March 1999 | Houston | United States | The Summit (aka Compaq Center) | Monster Magnet | — | — |
22 March 1999 | San Antonio
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Alamodome | — | — | ||
23 March 1999 | Dallas
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Reunion Arena | — | — | ||
25 March 1999 | New Orleans | UNO Arena
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Jack Off Jill | — | — | |
27 March 1999 | Tampa | Ice Palace
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— | — | ||
29 March 1999 | Orlando | Orlando Arena
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— | — | ||
30 March 1999 | Fort Lauderdale | National Car Rental Center Arena
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— | — | ||
2 April 1999 | Winston-Salem | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
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Nashville Pussy | — | — | |
3 April 1999 | Fairfax | Patriot Center
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— | — | ||
4 April 1999 | Philadelphia | First Union Spectrum
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— | — | ||
6 April 1999 | East Rutherford | Meadowlands Sports Complex | — | — | ||
7 April 1999 | Uniondale | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
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— | — | ||
9 April 1999 | Worcester | The Centrum
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— | — | ||
10 April 1999 | New Haven | New Haven Coliseum | — | — | ||
11 April 1999 | Buffalo | Marine Midland Arena
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— | — | ||
13 April 1999 | Cleveland
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CSU Arena
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— | — | ||
15 April 1999 | Detroit | The Palace of Auburn Hills | — | — | ||
16 April 1999 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Arena | — | — | ||
17 April 1999 | Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne Coliseum
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— | — | ||
20 April 1999 | Rosemont | Rosemont Horizon
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— | — | ||
21 April 1999 | Grand Rapids | Van Andel Arena | — | — | ||
22 April 1999 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | — | — | ||
24 April 1999 | Madison | Dane County Coliseum
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— | — | ||
25 April 1999 | Milwaukee | Bradley Center | — | — | ||
27 April 1999 | Minneapolis | Target Center | — | — | ||
28 April 1999 | Cedar Rapids | Five Seasons Center
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— | — | ||
5 May 1999 | Las Vegas | Thomas & Mack Center | — | — | ||
7 May 1999 | Phoenix | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | — | — | ||
Leg 2 — Europe | ||||||
18 June 1999 | Hultsfred | Sweden | Hultsfred Festival | none | — | — |
20 June 1999 | Imola | Italy | Heineken Jammin' Festival | — | — | |
25 June 1999 | Berlin | Germany | Wuhlheide
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— | — | |
26 June 1999 | Scheeßel | Hurricane Festival | — | — | ||
27 June 1999 | Munich | Southside Festival | — | — | ||
1 July 1999 | Roskilde | Denmark | Roskilde Festival | — | — | |
3 July 1999 | Werchter | Belgium | Werchter Festival | — | — | |
4 July 1999 | Wiesen | Austria | Forestglade Festival | — | — | |
7 July 1999 | Kristiansand | Norway | Quart Festival | — | — | |
9 July 1999 | Belfort | France | Eurockéennes de Belfort | — | — | |
10 July 1999 | Milton Keynes | England | Milton Keynes Bowl
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— | — | |
Leg 3 — Asia | ||||||
2 August 1999 | Fukuoka | Japan | Zepp Fukuoka
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none | — | — |
3 August 1999 | — | — | ||||
7 August 1999 | Fuji-Yoshida
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Fuji-Q Highland Conifer Forest Festival | — | — | ||
8 August 1999 | — | — |
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