Portrait of an American Family (tour)

This article is about the tour. For the album, see Portrait of an American Family (album).

Portrait of an American Family
Tour by Marilyn Manson
Supporting album	Portrait of an American Family
Start date	December 27, 1994
End date	March 11, 1995
Legs	1
Shows	43
Marilyn Manson tour chronology
Further Down the Spiral (1994)	Portrait of an American Family (1994–1995)	Support for Danzig's Danzig 4p Tour (1995)

Portrait of an American Family was Marilyn Manson's first headlining tour. These shows, taking place between December 27, 1994 and March 11, 1995, were played in support of the band's major label debut, Portrait of an American Family, which was released five months prior to. Before the Portrait of an American Family tour, Marilyn Manson had been promoting their album in opening slots of Nine Inch Nails' Self Destruct and Further Down the Spiral tours. While in the past there had infrequently been shows where other bands were billed to open for Marilyn Manson, Portrait of an American Family bumped the band to a permanent headlining spot. Jack Off Jill opened the first spots until the fourth show, when the band went out of state, after which Monster Voodoo Machine, along with a few venue local bands opened for them.

After the first night of the tour, front man Marilyn Manson was arrested and taken into custody for violating the Adult Entertainment Code by allegedly donning a strap-on dildo on-stage. In spite of this, Manson was freed and the band appeared in Orlando the following night as scheduled.

Lineup

• Vocals: Marilyn Manson
• Guitar: Daisy Berkowitz
• Bass: Twiggy Ramirez
• Keyboards: Madonna Wayne Gacy
• Drums: Sara Lee Lucas

Setlist

The following list contains the most commonly played songs in the order they were most generally performed.

"Revelation #9" or Prelude (The Family Trip)"

1. "Organ Grinder"
2. "Cyclops"
3. "Get Your Gunn"
4. "Dope Hat" (with "Revelation #9" intro)
5. "Wrapped in Plastic"
6. "White Knuckles"
7. "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
8. "Snake Eyes and Sissies"
9. "Dogma"
10. "Down in the Park" (with "Mirror People", "I Got You" or "Come Together" intro)
11. "I Put a Spell on You"
12. "My Monkey"
13. "Lunchbox"
14. "Cake and Sodomy"
15. "Misery Machine"
16. "Rock and Roll Nigger"
17. "Helter Skelter"

Opening Songs

• "White Knuckles"
• "Organ Grinder"

Stage antics

The stage was usually arranged with living room décor, not unlike that on the Portrait of an American Family album cover. A table with a lamp was the most commonly seen piece at the shows.

The first and last shows included the most memorable incidents of the tour. On December 27, 1995, Manson was misidentified as "jacking off a strap-on dildo" and "urinating on the crowd," resulting in his arrest just one night into the tour.

When concluding the tour at the a South Carolina show on March 11, 1995, Manson slipped on a beer bottle, smashing it. Angry, he picked up a piece of the bottle and cut his chest "from one side to the other," his first act of notoriously cutting himself on-stage. Closing the performance, the band also allegedly ignited drummer Sara Lee Lucas' kit in an attempt to ignite only his bass drum. Claims that Lucas himself was lit aflame have been made by Manson but are disputed by Lucas. It was Sara Lee Lucas' last performance with the band.

Tour dates

#	Date	City	Country		Venue
1	1994/12/27	Jacksonville	Florida	Template:Country	Club 5
2	1994/12/28	Orlando	Florida	Template:Country	The Edge
3	1994/12/29	Tampa	Florida	Template:Country	Jannus Landing
4	1994/12/31	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Template:Country	The Edge
5	1995/01/11	Houston	Texas	Template:Country	Abyss
6	1995/01/13	Dallas	Texas	Template:Country	Trees
7	1995/01/14	Austin	Texas	Template:Country	Backroom
8	1995/01/15	San Antonio	Texas	Template:Country	Player's Club
9	1995/01/17	El Paso	Texas	Template:Country
10	1995/01/18	Mesa	Arizona	Template:Country	Nile Theater
11	1995/01/19	Los Angeles	California	Template:Country	Whiskey
12	1995/01/21	San Francisco	California	Template:Country	Bottom of the Hill
13	1995/01/22	Palo Alto	California	Template:Country	The Edge
14	1995/01/24	Slidell	Louisiana	Template:Country	The Snake Pit
15	1995/01/25	Vancouver	Canada	Template:Country	Pacific Coliseum
16	1995/01/27	Salt Lake City	Utah	Template:Country	Club DV8
17	1995/01/30	St. Louis	Missouri	Template:Country	Mississippi Nights
18	1995/02/01	Minneapolis	Minnesota	Template:Country	First Avenue
19	1995/02/02	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	Template:Country	Shank Hill
20	1995/02/03	Chicago	Illinois	Template:Country	Metro
21	1995/02/04	Detroit	Michigan	Template:Country	St. Andrews Hall
22	1995/02/05	Lakewood	Ohio	Template:Country	Phantasy Theatre
23	1995/02/07	Toronto	Ontario	Template:Country	Opera House
24	1995/02/09	Boston	Massachusetts	Template:Country	Middle East Café
25	1995/02/10	North Hampton	Massachusetts	Template:Country	Pearl Street Nightclub
26	1995/02/11	Providence	Rhode Island	Template:Country	Club Babyhead
27	1995/02/12	New York City	New York	Template:Country	Limelight
28	1995/02/14	Washington	D.C.	Template:Country	9:30
29	1995/02/16	Carrboro	North Carolina	Template:Country	Rescheduled
30	1995/02/17	New Orleans	Louisiana	Template:Country	Muddy Waters
31	1995/02/18	Columbia	South Carolina	Template:Country	Rescheduled
32	1995/02/21	Atlanta	Georgia	Template:Country	Point
33	1995/02/22	Athens	Georgia	Template:Country	Georgia State Theatre
34	1995/02/24	Syracuse	New York	Template:Country	Goldstein Auditorium
35	1995/02/25	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Template:Country	Theater for Living Arts
36	1995/02/27	Middletown	New York	Template:Country	Sportland Café
37	1995/03/01	Oldbridge	New Jersey	Template:Country	Birch Hill Night Club
38	1995/03/02	Lido Beach	New York	Template:Country	Malibu Night Club
39	1995/03/04	Buffalo	New York	Template:Country	Network
40	1995/03/06	Albany	New York	Template:Country	QE2
41	1995/03/07	Lancaster	Pennsylvania	Template:Country	Chameleon Club
42	1995/03/08	Cincinnati	Ohio	Template:Country	Bogarts
43	1995/03/09	Winston-Salem	North Carolina	Template:Country	Ziggy's Tavern
44	1995/03/10	Carrboro	North Carolina	Template:Country	Cat's Cradle
45	1995/03/11	Columbia	South Carolina	Template:Country	Alcatrazz