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| Artist      = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]
 
| Artist      = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]
 
| Location    = Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado, USA
 
| Location    = Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado, USA
| Tour        = [[Guns, God and Government Tour|Guns, God and Government]]
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| Tour        = [[Guns,_God_and_Government_Tour|Guns, God and Government]]
 
| Tour leg    = [[Guns, God and Government Tour: Ozzfest 2001 Leg]]
 
| Tour leg    = [[Guns, God and Government Tour: Ozzfest 2001 Leg]]
 
| Performers  = [[Marilyn Manson]], [[Twiggy Ramirez]], [[John 5]], [[Madonna Wayne Gacy]], [[Ginger Fish]]
 
| Performers  = [[Marilyn Manson]], [[Twiggy Ramirez]], [[John 5]], [[Madonna Wayne Gacy]], [[Ginger Fish]]
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| Audio        =  
 
| Audio        =  
 
| Video        =  
 
| Video        =  
| Last show    = [[2001/06/19 Bonner Springs, KS|June 19, 2001]]
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| Last show    = [[2001/06/19_Bonner_Springs,_KS|June 19, 2001]]
| Next show    = [[2001/06/25 George, WA|June 25, 2001]]
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| Next show    = [[2001/06/25_George,_WA|June 25, 2001]]
 
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{{AboutPerformance  | date = 2001/06/22 | venue = the Mile High Stadium | city = Denver | unit = CO.us}} It is one of the most notable concerts during the [[Guns, God and Government]] tour and drew attention from national news media.<ref name="NME Denver of Iniquity">{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/news/marilyn-manson/7680 |title=Denver of Iniquity? |publisher=''NME'' |date=2001-05-08 |accessdate=2011-03-31}}</ref><ref name="VH1 Marilyn Manson Haters Supporters Battle It Out In Denver">{{cite web |late=Schumacher-Rasmussen |first=Eric |url=http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1444678/20010621/index.jhtml |title=Marilyn Manson Haters, Supporters Battle It Out In Denver |publisher=VH1 |date=2001-06-21 |accessdate=2011-04-02}}</ref>
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{{AboutPerformance  | date = 2001/06/22 | venue = the Mile High Stadium | city = Denver | unit = CO.us}} It is one of the most notable concerts during the [[Guns, God and Government]] tour and drew attention from national news media.<ref name="NME Denver of Iniquity">{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/news/marilyn-manson/7680 |title=Denver of Iniquity? |publisher=''NME'' |date=2001-05-08 |accessdate=2011-03-31}}</ref><ref name="VH1 Marilyn Manson Haters Supporters Battle It Out In Denver">{{cite web |late=Schumacher-Rasmussen |first=Eric |url=http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1444678/20010621/index.jhtml |title=Marilyn Manson Haters, Supporters Battle It Out In Denver |publisher=VH1 |date=2001-06-21 |accessdate=2011-04-02}}</ref>  
  
== Background ==
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==Background==
[[File:1323985.jpg|left|thumbnail|200px|Director of Citizens for Peace and Respect, Pastor Jason Janz, speaking in front of Colorado's Capitol building to protest Manson's Denver performance at Ozzfest. Image courtesy of ''LIFE Magazine''.]]
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[[File:1323985.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Director of Citizens for Peace and Respect, Pastor Jason Janz, speaking in front of Colorado's Capitol building to protest Manson's Denver performance at Ozzfest. Image courtesy of ''LIFE Magazine''.]]
The date marked Marilyn Manson's first performance in Denver, Colorado since the ''Columbine tragedy'' in nearby Littleton, Colorado. After initially pulling out due to scheduling conflicts, the band altered their plans in order to accommodate the Denver date.<ref name="NME Denver of Iniquity">{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/news/marilyn-manson/7680 |title=Denver of Iniquity? |publisher=''NME'' |date=2001-05-08 |accessdate=2011-03-31}}</ref> Predictably, the band met heavy resistance from conservative groups and the performer received numerous death threats and calls to skip the date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=73792 |title=Marilyn Manson: 'I'm Always Going To Be Bad' |publisher=Blabbermouth.Net |date=2007-06-02 |accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=70581 |title=Marilyn Manson: 'My Greatest Fear Has Always Been Not Being Able To Create' |publisher=Blabbermouth.Net |date=2007-04-15 |accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref> A group of church leaders and families related to ''Columbine'' formed an organization specifically to oppose their show called 'Citizens for Peace and Respect', which drew the support of Colorado governor Bill Owens (R-Colo) and representative Tom Tancredo (R-Colo). The group held a rally outside the Mile High Stadium where organizer, youth pastor Jason Janz, delivered a speech stating, "If Marilyn Manson can walk into our town, promote hate, violence, suicide, death, drug use and Columbine-like behavior, I can say, 'Not without a fight you can't.'" Janz further said, "We don't think Manson caused Columbine, but he encourages and legitimizes Columbine-like behavior."<ref name="VH1 Marilyn Manson Haters Supporters Battle It Out In Denver"/><ref name="coloradoantimanson">{{cite web|last=D'Angelo |first=Joe |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1443825/20010517/marilyn_manson.jhtml |title=Colorado Governor, Congressman Support Anti-Manson Group |publisher=MTV News |date=2001-05-21 |accessdate=2010-11-17}}</ref><ref name="NME Denver of Iniquity"/> Marilyn Manson responded to the assertions of 'Citizens for Peace and Respect' by issuing a statement saying,
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The date marked Marilyn Manson's first performance in Denver, Colorado since the ''Columbine tragedy'' in nearby Littleton, Colorado. After initially pulling out due to scheduling conflicts, the band altered their plans in order to accommodate the Denver date.<ref name="NME Denver of Iniquity">{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/news/marilyn-manson/7680 |title=Denver of Iniquity? |publisher=''NME'' |date=2001-05-08 |accessdate=2011-03-31}}</ref> Predictably, the band met heavy resistance from conservative groups and the performer received numerous death threats and calls to skip the date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=73792 |title=Marilyn Manson: 'I'm Always Going To Be Bad' |publisher=Blabbermouth.Net |date=2007-06-02 |accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=70581 |title=Marilyn Manson: 'My Greatest Fear Has Always Been Not Being Able To Create' |publisher=Blabbermouth.Net |date=2007-04-15 |accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref> A group of church leaders and families related to ''Columbine'' formed an organization specifically to oppose their show called 'Citizens for Peace and Respect', which drew the support of Colorado governor Bill Owens (R-Colo) and representative Tom Tancredo (R-Colo). The group held a rally outside the Mile High Stadium where organizer, youth pastor Jason Janz, delivered a speech stating, "If Marilyn Manson can walk into our town, promote hate, violence, suicide, death, drug use and Columbine-like behavior, I can say, 'Not without a fight you can't.'" Janz further said, "We don't think Manson caused Columbine, but he encourages and legitimizes Columbine-like behavior."<ref name="VH1 Marilyn Manson Haters Supporters Battle It Out In Denver"/><ref name="coloradoantimanson">{{cite web|last=D'Angelo |first=Joe |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1443825/20010517/marilyn_manson.jhtml |title=Colorado Governor, Congressman Support Anti-Manson Group |publisher=MTV News |date=2001-05-21 |accessdate=2010-11-17}}</ref><ref name="NME Denver of Iniquity"/> Marilyn Manson responded to the assertions of 'Citizens for Peace and Respect' by issuing a statement saying,  
  
 
{{cquote|I am truly amazed that after all this time, religious groups still need to attack entertainment and use these tragedies as a pitiful excuse for their own self-serving publicity. In response to their protests, I will provide a show where I balance my songs with a wholesome Bible reading. This way, fans will not only hear my so-called, 'violent' point of view, but we can also examine the virtues of wonderful 'Christian' stories of disease, murder, adultery, suicide and child sacrifice. Now that seems like 'entertainment' to me.<ref name="coloradoantimanson"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/marilyn-manson/7743 |title=Manson To Lead Bible Studies Class |publisher=''NME'' |date=2001-05-13 |accessdate=2011-03-31}}</ref>}}
 
{{cquote|I am truly amazed that after all this time, religious groups still need to attack entertainment and use these tragedies as a pitiful excuse for their own self-serving publicity. In response to their protests, I will provide a show where I balance my songs with a wholesome Bible reading. This way, fans will not only hear my so-called, 'violent' point of view, but we can also examine the virtues of wonderful 'Christian' stories of disease, murder, adultery, suicide and child sacrifice. Now that seems like 'entertainment' to me.<ref name="coloradoantimanson"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/marilyn-manson/7743 |title=Manson To Lead Bible Studies Class |publisher=''NME'' |date=2001-05-13 |accessdate=2011-03-31}}</ref>}}
  
[[File:Manson on Bowling for Columbine.jpg|right|thumbnail|200px|Marilyn Manson during his interview on ''Bowling for Columbine''.]]
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[[File:Manson on Bowling for Columbine.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Marilyn Manson during his interview on ''Bowling for Columbine''.]]
 
A group of Marilyn Manson supporters also responded to 'Citizens for Peace and Respect' by forming an organization called 'Citizens for the Protection of the Right to Free Speech'.<ref name="VH1 Marilyn Manson Haters Supporters Battle It Out In Denver"/> The group held a rally in front of the Colorado State Capitol where organizer Carrieanne Andrews, a mother of three, stated that "We just wanted to show that Jason Janz does not speak for our entire community" and that they resented "being told how to be good parents."<ref name="VH1 Marilyn Manson Haters Supporters Battle It Out In Denver"/> The Denver show would later provide the backdrop for Manson's landmark interview on America's climate of fear and culture of gun violence in Michael Moore's 2002 documentary ''Bowling for Columbine''. When Moore asked what he would have said if he had the opportunity to speak to the students at Columbine, he replied, "I wouldn't say a single word. I would listen to what they have to say and that's what no one did."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bowlingforcolumbine.com/media/clips/windowsmedia.php?Clip=manson1021LG |title=Marilyn Manson Interview on Bowling for Columbine |publisher=[http://www.bowlingforcolumbine.com/index.php Bowling for Columbine Official Website] |date=2002-10-11 |accessdate=2010-11-15}}</ref>
 
A group of Marilyn Manson supporters also responded to 'Citizens for Peace and Respect' by forming an organization called 'Citizens for the Protection of the Right to Free Speech'.<ref name="VH1 Marilyn Manson Haters Supporters Battle It Out In Denver"/> The group held a rally in front of the Colorado State Capitol where organizer Carrieanne Andrews, a mother of three, stated that "We just wanted to show that Jason Janz does not speak for our entire community" and that they resented "being told how to be good parents."<ref name="VH1 Marilyn Manson Haters Supporters Battle It Out In Denver"/> The Denver show would later provide the backdrop for Manson's landmark interview on America's climate of fear and culture of gun violence in Michael Moore's 2002 documentary ''Bowling for Columbine''. When Moore asked what he would have said if he had the opportunity to speak to the students at Columbine, he replied, "I wouldn't say a single word. I would listen to what they have to say and that's what no one did."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bowlingforcolumbine.com/media/clips/windowsmedia.php?Clip=manson1021LG |title=Marilyn Manson Interview on Bowling for Columbine |publisher=[http://www.bowlingforcolumbine.com/index.php Bowling for Columbine Official Website] |date=2002-10-11 |accessdate=2010-11-15}}</ref>
  
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People ask me what I think about it (the movie) and I of course liked how I came across it but a lot of it (the movie) didn't really deliver. There was a lot of stuff in there I wanted that movie to answer and it didn't. Ultimately, I liked what the movie did but as far as the actual subject matter and the answers that I became obsessed with because I locked myself in an attic for three months and didn't want to talk to anybody because I was afraid I was going to get killed; so I wanted a lot of answers and I didn't get them from it; but that's a different thing. - Marilyn Manson, blabbermouth.com <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=70581|title=Marilyn Manson: 'My Greatest Fear Has Always Been Not Being Able To create'|publisher=Blabbermouth.Net|date=2007-04-15|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref>}}
 
People ask me what I think about it (the movie) and I of course liked how I came across it but a lot of it (the movie) didn't really deliver. There was a lot of stuff in there I wanted that movie to answer and it didn't. Ultimately, I liked what the movie did but as far as the actual subject matter and the answers that I became obsessed with because I locked myself in an attic for three months and didn't want to talk to anybody because I was afraid I was going to get killed; so I wanted a lot of answers and I didn't get them from it; but that's a different thing. - Marilyn Manson, blabbermouth.com <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=70581|title=Marilyn Manson: 'My Greatest Fear Has Always Been Not Being Able To create'|publisher=Blabbermouth.Net|date=2007-04-15|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref>}}
  
== Lineup ==
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==Lineup==
 
{{Lineup
 
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== Setlist ==
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==Setlist==
 
{{Setlist
 
{{Setlist
 
| intro = "God Bless America"
 
| intro = "God Bless America"
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== Trivia ==
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==Trivia==
 
* Recordings of "The Nobodies" and "The Death Song", as well as Manson's reading from the Bible which preceded it, were featured on the band's 2001 single ''[[The Nobodies (single)|The Nobodies]]''.
 
* Recordings of "The Nobodies" and "The Death Song", as well as Manson's reading from the Bible which preceded it, were featured on the band's 2001 single ''[[The Nobodies (single)|The Nobodies]]''.
 
* Protests from religious rights groups before the show are featured in the 2002 documentary ''Bowling for Columbine''.
 
* Protests from religious rights groups before the show are featured in the 2002 documentary ''Bowling for Columbine''.
  
== References ==
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==References==
 
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== External links ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1444748/20010622/index.jhtml Rocky Mountain Hydra: Manson Finally Makes It To Denver]
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*[http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1444748/20010622/index.jhtml Rocky Mountain Hydra: Manson Finally Makes It To Denver]
  
== See also ==
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==See also==
 
* [[Interview:2001/06/22 Bowling for Columbine|Interview with Marilyn Manson from ''Bowling for Columbine'']]
 
* [[Interview:2001/06/22 Bowling for Columbine|Interview with Marilyn Manson from ''Bowling for Columbine'']]
  

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