Beautiful Monsters Tour
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Beautiful Monsters was the ill-fated North American arena tour co-headlined by American modern rock legend
Rock music
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s and cultural icons Hole
Hole (band)
Hole is an American alternative rock band that originally formed in Los Angeles in 1989. The band is fronted by vocalist/songwriter and rhythm guitarist Courtney Love, who co-founded Hole with former songwriter/lead guitarist Eric Erlandson...

 and Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson (band)
Marilyn Manson is an American metal band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Formed in 1989 by Brian Warner and Scott Putesky, the group was originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids with their uniquely theatrical performances gathering a local cult following in the early '90s. This attention...

 in 1999. It was launched in support of both group's respective third full-length studio LPs, Celebrity Skin
Celebrity Skin
Celebrity Skin is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Hole, released worldwide by Geffen Records on September 7, 1998 and one day later in the United States...

and Mechanical Animals
Mechanical Animals
Mechanical Animals is the third full-length studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on September 14, 1998, in Australia and on September 15, 1998, in the US, Germany and France through Nothing and Interscope Records and marked the beginning of the band's brief foray into...

(both released in 1998).

The tour was supposed to run until May 1999.
The tour was set so that Manson would close the shows in the beginning of the tour and also select the opening band, Monster Magnet
Monster Magnet
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, during this time. Starting with the performance in East Rutherford on April 6, Hole was to take over the headlining slot and selection of the opening band, Imperial Teen
Imperial Teen
Imperial Teen is a San Francisco-based indie pop group made up of Roddy Bottum primarily on guitar/vocals, Will Schwartz primarily on guitar/vocals, Lynn Truell primarily on drums and backing vocals, and Jone Stebbins primarily on bass and backing...

. The tour garnered a large amount of media attention including a 30-minute MTV special and daily updates of the tour's progression.

Following the implosion between the headliners, Marilyn Manson continued the tour, renaming Beautiful Monsters into the Rock Is Dead Tour.

Hole's departure

Shortly after the tour started, Hole vocalist Courtney Love could no longer take the nightly exchange of insults between herself and Manson during their respective sets and decided to drop off from the tour. Turnouts for the show were primarily Manson fans, who were not very interested in the Hole performance. Hole also pointed to the financial arrangement for the bands (50/50 cost and revenue splitting) was a reason for discontinuing the tour. Hole had relatively little production costs and ending up paying a large amount for Manson's high cost production. The tour was then renamed "Rock Is Dead Tour" which caused a minor dispute with Korn
Korn
Korn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The current band line up includes four members: Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and Ray Luzier. The band was formed as an expansion of L.A.P.D.The band released their first demo album,...

 and Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie
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 as the two were already in the middle of a tour of the same name.

Manson would suffer a hairline fracture on one of his ankles during the imploding tour's final show in Los Angeles. This would cause the first two dates of the "Rock Is Dead Tour" to be cancelled.

Hole lineup

  • Vocals: Courtney Love
    Courtney Love
    Courtney Michelle Love is an American rock musician. Love is the lead vocalist, lyricist, and rhythm guitarist for alternative rock band Hole, which she formed in 1989, and is an actress who has moved from bit parts in Alex Cox films to significant and acclaimed roles in The People vs...

  • Guitar: Eric Erlandson
    Eric Erlandson
    Eric Erlandson is an American musician known as the co-founder, former songwriter and lead guitarist of alternative rock band Hole.-Early life and career:...

     and Courtney Love
    Courtney Love
    Courtney Michelle Love is an American rock musician. Love is the lead vocalist, lyricist, and rhythm guitarist for alternative rock band Hole, which she formed in 1989, and is an actress who has moved from bit parts in Alex Cox films to significant and acclaimed roles in The People vs...

  • Bass: Melissa Auf der Maur
    Melissa Auf der Maur
    Melissa Auf der Maur is a Canadian rock musician from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Her career has included 5 years as bassist with the band Hole and she later toured with The Smashing Pumpkins for their 2000 tour. Her second solo album, Out of Our Minds, was released on March 30, 2010. She is also a...

  • Drums: Samantha Maloney
    Samantha Maloney
    Samantha Maloney is an American musician best known for playing in the bands Hole, Mötley Crüe, Eagles of Death Metal and in Peaches' live band "The Herms".-Early career:...


Marilyn Manson lineup

  • Vocals: Marilyn Manson
    Marilyn Manson
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  • Guitar: John 5
    John 5
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  • Bass: Twiggy Ramirez
  • Keyboards: Madonna Wayne Gacy
    Madonna Wayne Gacy
    Stephen Gregory Bier Jr., formerly known by his stage name Madonna Wayne Gacy is the former keyboard player for Marilyn Manson, 1989-2007. His stage name came from the names of the singer Madonna and the serial killer John Wayne Gacy...

  • Drums: Ginger Fish
    Ginger Fish
    Kenneth Robert Wilson , better known by his stage name Ginger Fish, is an American drummer primarily known for playing drums for Marilyn Manson 1995-2011...


Tour dates

# Date City Country Venue
1 February 28, 1999 Spokane
Spokane, Washington
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United States
United States
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Spokane Arena
2 March 2, 1999 Vancouver
Vancouver
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Canada
Canada
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PNE Coliseum
3 March 3, 1999 Seattle
Seattle, Washington
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United States KeyArena
KeyArena
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4 March 6, 1999 Portland
Portland, Oregon
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Rose Garden Arena
Rose Garden Arena
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5 March 7, 1999 Nampa
Nampa, Idaho
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Idaho Center
Idaho Center
The Idaho Center is a complex of sports and entertainment venues in Nampa, Idaho, approximately west of Boise.Venues include an indoor arena opened in 1997 with a seating capacity of 12,279 and of floor space and a 10,500-seat outdoor amphitheater opened in 1998 with a 60-by-40-foot stage...

6 March 10, 1999 Daly City
Daly City, California
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Cow Palace
Cow Palace
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7 March 11, 1999 Sacramento
Sacramento, California
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Arco Arena
ARCO Arena
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8 March 13, 1999 Anaheim
Anaheim, California
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The Pond
9 March 14, 1999 Inglewood
Inglewood, California
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