Garbage tour
World tour by Garbage | |
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Associated album | Garbage |
Start date | November 5, 1995 |
End date | December 18, 1996 |
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Garbage concert chronology |
The Garbage tour was the debut concert tour by American rock band Garbage, in support of their self-titled debut album (1995). It began on November 5, 1995, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and ended on December 18, 1996, in Inglewood, California. For the duration of the tour, Garbage's touring line-up was augmented by Daniel Shulman, who had previously been a session musician for Run-D.M.C., on bass guitar. Samplers and MIDI controllers helped the bandmembers to unleash on stage the varied sounds that augmented the studio versions of the songs. Despite all the members of the group having racked up years of touring experience between them prior to forming, Garbage had no initial plans to tour their debut set; they changed their mind when they found that they enjoyed themselves while filming the music video for their debut single, "Vow". Director Samuel Bayer had encouraged the group to play the song live as he filmed them, rather than playing along to a backing track.[1][2]
The Garbage tour started off with low-key headlining shows in late 1995, during which time the band visited a number of media cities in North America and Europe.[3] The band spent the following year on tour, performing as the main act, spending two separate runs as an opening act for the Smashing Pumpkins on their Infinite Sadness arena tour,[4] performing on TV and radio shows and performing on the bill at rock and radio festivals around the world.[5] A number of notable acts supported Garbage throughout the run of the tour, including Acetone, Ash, Bis, The Elevator Drops, Fun Lovin' Criminals, The Rentals, Placebo, Polyanna and Polara.[5] The tour was booked by Kevin Gasser of Creative Artists Agency.[1] Before the 1996 concerts, the band reworked the songs to make them work better live, and also adopted more MIDI guitars to use less keyboards on stage.[6]
Video camera footage shot by Garbage during the early 1996 tour dates was incorporated into both that year's opening titles of the band's first long-form VHS and VCD compilation, Garbage Video, and the band's hour-long retrospective documentary, Thanks For Your Uhhh, Support, which featured on the group's 2007 greatest hits DVD Absolute Garbage.[7]
Tour dates
[edit]Date | City | Country | Venue |
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North American club tour Support act: Acetone[8] | |||
November 5, 1995 | Minneapolis | United States | 7th Street Entry |
November 6, 1995 | Milwaukee | Shank Hall | |
November 7, 1995 | Chicago | Cabaret Metro | |
November 9, 1995 | Detroit | St. Andrews Hall | |
November 10, 1995 | Toronto | Canada | Opera House |
November 11, 1995 | Montreal | Cafe Campus | |
November 13, 1995 | New York City | United States | Irving Plaza |
November 14, 1995 | Boston | Axis | |
November 15, 1995 | Philadelphia | Theater of Living Arts | |
November 16, 1995 | Washington, D.C. | Black Cat | |
November 17, 1995 | Cleveland | Peabody's Down Under | |
November 19, 1995 | Nashville | Exit/In | |
November 20, 1995 | Atlanta | The Point | |
European club tour | |||
November 23, 1995 | London | United Kingdom | Kentish Town Forum |
November 25, 1995 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Melkweg |
November 27, 1995 | Hamburg | Germany | Grosse Freiheit |
November 28, 1995 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Pumphuset |
November 30, 1995 | Brussels | Belgium | VK Club |
December 1, 1995 | Rennes | France | Transmusicales Festival |
December 3, 1995 | Munich | Germany | Wappensaal |
North American club & radio shows | |||
December 5, 1995 | Cambridge | United States | WBCN Xmas Rave, Middle East |
December 6, 1995 | New Britain | Radio 104's Jingle Bell Jam, The Sting | |
December 7, 1995 | Fairfax | HFSMas Nutcracker, Patriot Center | |
December 9, 1995 | Minneapolis | KEGE Holiday Festival, Target Center | |
December 11, 1995 | Portland | KNRK Snow Ball, Memorial Coliseum | |
December 12, 1995 | Seattle | Moe's Mo' Rockin' Cafe | |
December 14, 1995 | San Francisco | Slim's | |
December 15, 1995 | Berkeley | Live 105 Green Christmas, Berkeley Community Theatre | |
December 16, 1995 | San Jose | KOME Almost Acoustic Christmas, SJSU Event Center | |
December 17, 1995 | Universal City | KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas Universal Amphitheater | |
December 19, 1995 | Los Angeles | Viper Room | |
December 20, 1995 | The Roxy | ||
North American clubs Support act: The Elevator Drops | |||
February 24, 1996 | Dallas | United States | Deep Ellum Live |
February 26, 1996 | Austin | Liberty Lunch | |
February 27, 1996 | Houston | Numbers | |
February 28, 1996 | New Orleans | Howling Wolf | |
March 1, 1996 | St. Petersburg | State Theater | |
March 2, 1996 | Fort Lauderdale | The Edge | |
March 3, 1996 | Orlando | Renaissance | |
March 4, 1996 | Pensacola | Rosie O'Gradys | |
March 6, 1996 | Chapel Hill | Cat's Cradle | |
March 7, 1996 | Norfolk | The Bait Shack | |
March 8, 1996 | Pittsburgh | Metropol | |
March 9, 1996 | Vernon | Z100 SNOasis, Vernon Valley Ski Area | |
March 11, 1996 | Columbus | Newport Music Hall | |
March 12, 1996 | Cincinnati | Bogart's | |
March 13, 1996 | Indianapolis | Vogue Nightclub | |
March 14, 1996 | Madison | Barrymore Theatre | |
UK & Europe Support Acts: Bis, The Rentals | |||
March 19, 1996 | Wolverhampton | United Kingdom | Civic Hall |
March 21, 1996 | Glasgow | Barrowland Ballroom | |
March 22, 1996 | Manchester | The Apollo | |
March 24, 1996 | London | Brixton Academy | |
March 25, 1996 | Cambridge | The Corn Exchange | |
March 26, 1996 | Leeds | Town and Country | |
March 27, 1996 | Nottingham | Rock City | |
March 30, 1996 | Ghent | Belgium | Vooruit |
April 1, 1996 | Berlin | Germany | Metropol |
April 3, 1996 | Paris | France | Élysée Montmartre |
April 4, 1996 | Frankfurt | Germany | Batshkapp |
April 6, 1996 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Den Atelier |
April 7, 1996 | Düsseldorf | Germany | Philips Halle |
UK Radio Concert Support Act: Placebo | |||
April 9, 1996 | Leeds | United Kingdom | BBC Sound City, Leeds Metropolitan University |
North America Support Act: Polara | |||
April 16, 1996 | Toronto | Canada | Phoenix |
April 17, 1996 | Montreal | Spectrum | |
April 18, 1996 | Boston | United States | Avalon |
April 19, 1996 | New York City | Roseland Ballroom | |
April 21, 1996 | Richmond | Classic Amphitheatre | |
April 22, 1996 | Washington, D.C. | 9:30 Club | |
April 23, 1996 | Philadelphia | Theater of Living Arts | |
April 24, 1996 | Toronto | Canada | Opera House |
April 25, 1996 | Rochester | United States | New York Nites |
April 27, 1996 | Milwaukee | The Rave | |
April 28, 1996 | Chicago | Cabaret Metro | |
April 29, 1996 | Minneapolis | First Avenue | |
April 30, 1996 | Denver | Ogden Theatre | |
May 1, 1996 | Salt Lake City | Club DV8 | |
May 3, 1996 | Seattle | Club DV8 | |
May 4, 1996 | Vancouver | Canada | Vogue Theatre |
May 5, 1996 | Portland | United States | La Luna |
May 7, 1996 | San Francisco | The Fillmore | |
May 9, 1996 | Pomona | Glass House | |
May 10, 1996 | San Diego | SOMA | |
May 11, 1996 | Hollywood | Hollywood Palace | |
May 12, 1996 | Phoenix | Electric Ballroom | |
May 13, 1996 | Albuquerque | ||
May 15, 1996 | Lawrence | ||
May 16, 1996 | Columbia | ||
May 17, 1996 | Madison | ||
May 18, 1996 | |||
North American radio festivals | |||
May 25, 1996 | Somerset | United States | 93.7 EdgeFest, Float Rite Park Amphitheater |
May 26, 1996 | Chicago | Q101 Jamboree, New World Music Theatre | |
May 27, 1996 | St. Louis | KPNT Pointfest 5, Riverport Amphitheater | |
May 29, 1996 | Lawrence | Granada Theater | |
June 1, 1996 | Washington, D.C. | HFStival, RFK Stadium | |
June 11, 1996 | Mexico City | Mexico | Teatro Metropolitan |
June 14, 1996 | Mountain View | United States | Live 105 BFD, Shoreline Amphitheatre |
June 15, 1996 | Laguna Hills | KROQ Weenie Roast, Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | |
June 16, 1996 | Santa Barbara | Backstage | |
North America arenas Supporting The Smashing Pumpkins on the Infinite Sadness tour | |||
June 25, 1996 | Saginaw | United States | Wendler Arena |
June 27, 1996 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | |
June 29, 1996 | Auburn Hills | Palace of Auburn Hills | |
June 30, 1996 | Detroit | State Theatre | |
July 2, 1996 | Buffalo | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | |
July 3, 1996 | Cleveland | Gund Arena | |
July 5, 1996 | Philadelphia | CoreStates Spectrum | |
July 6, 1996 | |||
July 7, 1996 | Hampton | Hampton Coliseum | |
July 9, 1996 | Washington, D.C. | USAir Arena | |
July 10, 1996 | |||
July 12, 1996 | New York City | Madison Square Garden (Cancelled)[9] | |
July 13, 1996 | |||
July 14, 1996 | East Rutherford | Continental Airlines Arena (Cancelled)[10] | |
July 16, 1996 | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena (Cancelled) | |
July 17, 1996 | Fort Wayne | Allen County Arena (Rescheduled) | |
July 19, 1996 | Moline | The MARK of the Quad Cities (Rescheduled) | |
July 20, 1996 | Kansas City | Kemper Arena (Cancelled) | |
July 21, 1996 | Saint Louis | Kiel Center (Cancelled) | |
July 22, 1996 | San Antonio | Freeman Coliseum (Rescheduled) | |
July 23, 1996 | Oklahoma City | Myriad Arena (Rescheduled) | |
July 24, 1996 | Dallas | Reunion Arena (Rescheduled) | |
July 26, 1996 | Austin | Frank Erwin Center (Rescheduled) | |
July 27, 1996 | Lafayette | Cajundome (Rescheduled) | |
European concerts & festivals Support: Fun Lovin' Criminals | |||
August 3, 1996 | Benicàssim | Spain | Benicàssim Festival |
August 5, 1996 | Stockholm | Sweden | Water Festival |
August 6, 1996 | Oslo | Norway | Rockefeller Music Hall |
August 8, 1996 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Grayhalle |
August 10, 1996 | Osnabrück | Germany | Rock am Schloss Festival |
August 12, 1996 | Leipzig | Easy Auensee | |
August 13, 1996 | Bremen | Modernes | |
August 14, 1996 | Hamburg | Docks Konzerte | |
August 16, 1996 | Annecy | France | Festival D'Annecy |
August 17, 1996 | Cologne | Germany | Bizarre Festival |
August 18, 1996 | Saint-Malo | France | La Route du Rock Festival |
August 20, 1996 | Munich | Germany | Nachtwerk |
August 21, 1996 | Stuttgart | Longhorn | |
August 23, 1996 | Leopoldsburg | Belgium | Pukkelpop Festival |
August 24, 1996 | Reading | United Kingdom | Reading Festival |
August 25, 1996 | Biddinghuizen | Netherlands | Lowlands Festival |
Asia and Australasia Support Acts: Pollyanna (Australia) and Ash (New Zealand) | |||
September 28, 1996 | Singapore | Singapore | Harbour Pavilion |
October 1, 1996 | Wan Chai | Hong Kong | Queen Elizabeth Stadium |
October 3, 1996 | Adelaide | Australia | Adelaide Entertainment Centre |
October 5, 1996 | Brisbane | Livid Festival | |
October 7, 1996 | Sydney | Hordern Pavilion | |
October 8, 1996 | Melbourne | Festival Hall | |
October 11, 1996 | Auckland | New Zealand | North Shore Events Centre |
October 12, 1996 | Wellington | Queens Wharf | |
October 15, 1996 | Tokyo | Japan | Shibuya Club Quattro |
October 16, 1996 | |||
October 17, 1996 | Nagoya | Naka-ku Club Quattro | |
October 18, 1996 | Osaka | Chuo-Ku Club Quattro | |
North America arenas Supporting The Smashing Pumpkins on the Infinite Sadness tour | |||
October 23, 1996 | Ames | United States | Hilton Coliseum |
October 25, 1996 | Champaign | Assembly Hall | |
October 26, 1996 | Moline | The MARK of the Quad Cities | |
October 29, 1996 | Louisville | Freedom Hall | |
October 30, 1996 | Fort Wayne | Memorial Coliseum | |
November 1, 1996 | Hartford | Hartford Civic Center | |
November 2, 1996 | Albany | Knickerbocker Arena | |
November 4, 1996 | Portland | Cumberland County Civic Center | |
November 5, 1996 | Boston | Fleet Center | |
November 6, 1996 | Worcester | Worcester Centrum | |
November 7, 1996 | New York City | Beacon Theatre (Headline show)[11] | |
November 8, 1996 | University Park | Bryce Jordan Center (Cancelled) | |
November 9, 1996 | Richmond | Richmond Coliseum (Cancelled) | |
November 11, 1996 | Columbia | Carolina Coliseum | |
November 12, 1996 | Chapel Hill | Dean Smith Center | |
November 15, 1996 | Tampa | Ice Palace | |
November 16, 1996 | Lakeland | Lakeland Center | |
November 17, 1996 | Miami | Miami Arena | |
November 19, 1996 | Atlanta | The Omni | |
November 22, 1996 | Memphis | Pyramid Arena | |
November 23, 1996 | Oklahoma City | Myriad Arena | |
November 24, 1996 | Little Rock | Barton Coliseum | |
November 26, 1996 | Lafayette | Cajundome | |
November 27, 1996 | Biloxi | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | |
November 29, 1996 | San Antonio | Freeman Coliseum | |
November 30, 1996 | Austin | Frank Erwin Center | |
December 1, 1996 | Dallas | Reunion Arena | |
December 3, 1996 | Houston | The Summit | |
December 4, 1996 | Las Cruces | Pan American Center | |
December 5, 1996 | Albuquerque | Tingley Coliseum | |
December 7, 1996 | Phoenix | America West Arena | |
December 9, 1996 | Anaheim | Arrowhead Pond | |
December 10, 1996 | |||
December 11, 1996 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | |
December 13, 1996 | Los Angeles | Universal Amphitheatre | |
December 14, 1996 | San Francisco | Cow Palace | |
December 16, 1996 | San Jose | KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, San Jose Arena | |
December 17, 1996 | Sacramento | ARCO Arena | |
December 18, 1996 | Inglewood | Great Western Forum |
Promotional performances
[edit]Date | Show | Set |
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September 28. 1995 | Top of The Pops | "Only Happy When it Rains", "Queer" (aired on November) |
November 22, 1995 | MTV's Most Wanted | "Queer", "Only Happy When it Rains" |
March 20, 1996 | Top of The Pops | "Stupid Girl" |
March 28, 1996 | TFI Friday | "Stupid Girl", "Only Happy When it Rains" |
April 2, 1996 | Nulle Part Ailleurs | "Queer" |
April 13, 1996 | Saturday Night Special | "Only Happy When it Rains" |
April 14, 1996 | Modern Rock Live | Modern Rock Live |
June 8, 1996 | MTV Movie Awards | "Only Happy When It Rains" |
July 1, 1996 | Beach House | "Stupid Girl" |
July 11, 1996 | Late Show with David Letterman | "Stupid Girl" |
July 14, 1996 | An Evening of Sweet Relief | "Kick My Ass", "Supernatural" |
Aug 1996 | MTV Europe | "Queer" |
Oct 1996 | Hey Hey It's Saturday | "Milk" |
October 24, 1996 | VH1 Fashion Awards | "Stupid Girl" |
November 14, 1996 | MTV Europe Music Awards | "Milk" |
November 18, 1996 | Top of The Pops | "Milk" |
Setlists
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Encore:
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Abbreviated radio festival setlist
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The first full concert in Minneapolis saw Garbage debut a fourteen-song set, launching with "Supervixen". The initial set included eleven songs from their debut album and three b-sides: "Subhuman", "Girl Don't Come" and "Trip My Wire". For radio festivals, Garbage performed around five tracks, usually starting with "Stupid Girl".[3]
- "Queer"
- "Fix Me Now"
- "Not My Idea"
- "Dog New Tricks"
- "My Lover's Box"
- "Milk"
- "Supervixen"
- "Stupid Girl"
- "Trip My Wire"
- "Only Happy When it Rains"
- "Vow"
Encore:
- "Subhuman"
- "Kick My Ass"
- "Girl Don't Come"
Garbage launched their 1996 tour in Dallas, Texas by reordering the set, swapping "Subhuman" and "Milk" around and moving "Queer" to the start of the night. The arrangement of "Queer" is based upon a Danny Saber remix of the song. Garbage debuted an electronica version of "Dog New Tricks" and a cover version of Vic Chesnutt's "Kick My Ass" at the start of the run, while also dropping both "As Heaven is Wide" and "A Stroke of Luck". This set list remains largely unchanged for over six months, although "Subhuman" is dropped following a performance in Boston's Avalon, and both the song and "As Heaven is Wide" are intermittently played as an encore towards the end of the run.[5]
- "Queer"
- "Fix Me Now"
- "Not My Idea"
- "My Lover's Box"
- "Supernatural", replaced later with "#1 Crush"
- "Trip My Wire"
- "Stupid Girl"
- "Only Happy When it Rains"
- "Vow"
The end of 1996 and Garbage's support slot for the Smashing Pumpkins meant that the band finished the year performing an abbreviated set. Apart from at one final headline show in New York City's Beacon Theatre, "Supervixen", "Dog New Tricks", "Kick My Ass" and "Girl Don't Come" are retired. Garbage perform a new guitar-heavy arrangement of "Milk" a number of times before it is dropped. The run of shows also saw Garbage debut two songs live: a second Vic Chesnutt cover version ("Supernatural") and their early b-side "#1 Crush", which later replaces it.[3]
Box office score data
[edit]Date | Show | Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
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June 1, 1996 | HFStival | Robert. F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | Washington, D.C. | 64,252 / 64,252 (100%) | N/A[12] |
November 1, 1996 | Smashing Pumpkins/Garbage | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, Connecticut | 11,840 / 11,840 (100%) | $296,000[13] |
November 2, 1996 | Knickerbocker Arena | Albany, New York | 12, 434 / 12, 434 (100%) | $310,850[13] | |
November 26, 1996 | Cajundome | Lafayette, Louisiana | 10,682 / 10,682 (100%) | $267,050[14] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Borzillo, Carrie (1996). "Garbage's Serendipitous Success". Billboard. Los Angeles: 9, 97.
- ^ Laskin, Tom (March 8, 1996). "Garbage on the streets". Isthmus. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Garbage 1995 Setlists". Garbagebase.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
- ^ "Smashing Pumpkins Tour History – Dates". SPFC.org. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Garbage 1996 Setlists". Garbagebase.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
- ^ Gargano, Paul. From Spooner to Garbage. Shepherd Express (April 1996)
- ^ "New Best Of Album". Garbage.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
- ^ O'Connell, Shannon (December 2, 1995). Trash On Delivery. UK: Melody Maker.
- ^ "Canceled Shows". Smashing Pumpkins Live Recording Association. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
- ^ Nightlife; Concerts. New York magazine. 1996. p. 76.
- ^ Concerts. New York magazine. 1996. p. 115.
- ^ Box Score Concert Gross. June 22, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ a b Box Score Concert Gross. December 7, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ Box Score Concert Gross. December 14, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2011.