Smells Like Children (tour)

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Smells Like Children Tour
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Tour by Marilyn Manson
Supporting album Smells Like Children
Start date June 1, 1995
End date February 4, 1996
Legs 1
Shows 105 (planned)
102 (completed)
Marilyn Manson tour chronology
Support for Danzig's Danzig 4p Tour
(1995)
Smells Like Children
(1995-1996)
Dead to the World Tour
(1996-1997)
This article is about the tour. For other uses, see Smells Like Children (album) and Smells Like Children (song).

Smells Like Children was the fourth tour Marilyn Manson embarked on, under management of major record label Interscope Records. The tour was, however, the band's second headlining tour, as the band had prior to this toured with Nine Inch Nails for the Self Destruct Tour, Danzig for the Support for Danzig's Danzig 4p Tour, and headlined their very first tour a year prior. The band was on the tour from June 1, 1995 until February 4, 1996.

Lineup

Setlist

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

"The Hands Of Small Children"
  1. "Get Your Gunn"
  2. "Wrapped in Plastic"
  3. "Organ Grinder"
  4. "Snake Eyes and Sissies"
  5. "Dogma"
  6. "Cake and Sodomy"
  7. "Minute of Decay"
  8. "Down in the Park"
  9. "Dope Hat"
  10. "Tourniquet"
  11. "Irresponsible Hate Anthem"
  12. "My Monkey" (with "Dirt" or "Strawberry Fields Forever" intro)
  13. "Cyclops"
  14. "Smells Like Children"
  15. "Lunchbox"
  16. "Rock and Roll Nigger"
  17. "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
  18. "Misery Machine"

Opening Songs

Stage persona, attitude, and attire

Manson with ouija background
  • During "The Smells Like Children (tour)", the background for the shows was a ouija board which read "Marilyn Manson" on the center.
  • During performances of "Dope Hat", Manson wore a hat and used a wooden crutch, similar to Willy Wonka.
  • For all of the tour, Ginger Fish's drum set had a canopy over it made from white cloth.
  • For most performances of "Down in the Park", Manson played guitar during the song's solos.
  • For most performances of "My Monkey", Manson cut himself on stage.
  • For most of the tour, early versions of "Minute of Decay", "Tourniquet" and "Irresponsible Hate Anthem" were performed.
  • Another feature to the stage was the addition of a giant tree from which ventriloquist dummies hung from the branches.
  • The stage was usually set up to accomodate small audiences, as most of the shows took place in clubs, rather than arenas.
  • This was the first Tour in which Manson began using stilts. The band also began their signature bizarre looks during this tour as well, by donning makeup and sexually suggestive clothes (with Manson wearing jock straps to pulling his pants down and with Twiggy beginning his traditional "kinder-whore" cross dressing gimmick).
  • As in previous tours, Manson was regularly seen cutting himself on stage during this tour. He got his main chest scarring from this tour as he got into a heated argument with a crowd member and he broke a bottle and ran it across his chest.

Tour Dates

# Date City Location Venue
1 1995/06/01 Baton Rouge Louisiana Flag-us.png Papa Joe's Rock 'n' Roll Club
2 1995/06/02 New Orleans Louisiana Flag-us.png Tipitinas
3 1995/09/12 Tulsa Oklahoma Flag-us.png Cain's Ballroom
4 1995/09/13 Oklahoma City Oklahoma Flag-us.png Will Rogers Center
5 1995/09/15 Dallas Texas Flag-us.png Deep Ellum Live
6 1995/09/16 Houston Texas Flag-us.png Numbers
7 1995/09/17 Corpus Christi Texas Flag-us.png Johnnyland
8 1995/09/19 San Antonio Texas Flag-us.png Showcase Special Events
9 1995/09/20 Austin Texas Flag-us.png The Backroom
10 1995/09/22 Albuquerque New Mexico Flag-us.png El Rey Theatre
11 1995/09/23 El Paso Texas Flag-us.png El Paso Metropolis
12 1995/09/24 Tucson Arizona Flag-us.png The Rock
13 1995/09/25 Tempe Arizona Flag-us.png Club Rio
14 1995/09/27 San Diego California Flag-us.png Soma
15 1995/09/28 Santa Barbara California Flag-us.png Santa Barbara Underground
16 1995/09/29 Hollywood California Flag-us.png The Palace
17 1995/10/01 Palo Alto California Flag-us.png The Edge
18 1995/10/02 San Francisco California Flag-us.png Trocadero Transfer
19 1995/10/03 Reno Nevada Flag-us.png Easy Street
20 1995/10/05 Portland Oregon Flag-us.png La Luna
21 1995/10/06 Seattle Washington Flag-us.png RCKNDY
22 1995/10/07 Vancouver British Columbia Flag-ca.png New York Theatre
23 1995/10/10 Denver Colorado Flag-us.png Ogden Theatre
24 1995/10/12 Wichita Kansas Flag-us.png Rock Island
25 1995/10/13 Springfield Missouri Flag-us.png Regency Showcase
26 1995/10/14 Lawrence Kansas Flag-us.png Granada
27 1995/10/15 Omaha Nebraska Flag-us.png Ranch Bowl
28 1995/10/17 Grand Rapids Michigan Flag-us.png
29 1995/10/18 Toledo Ohio Flag-us.png Asylum
30 1995/10/20 Cincinnati Ohio Flag-us.png Bogarts
31 1995/10/21 Lakewood Ohio Flag-us.png Phantasy Theatre
32 1995/10/22 Columbus Ohio Flag-us.png Newport Music Hall
33 1995/10/23 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Flag-us.png Metropole
34 1995/10/25 Buffalo New York Flag-us.png Ogden Street Music Hall
35 1995/10/26 Rochester New York Flag-us.png Water Street Music Hall
36 1995/10/27 Toronto Ontario Flag-ca.png Patriot Center
37 1995/10/28 Albany New York Flag-us.png Saratoga Winners
38 1995/10/30 Providence Rhode Island Flag-us.png Club Babyhead
39 1995/10/31 Boston Massachusetts Flag-us.png Mama Kin's
40 1995/11/01 Boston Massachusetts Flag-us.png Mama Kin's
41 1995/11/03 New York City New York Flag-us.png Irving Plaza
42 1995/11/04 New York City New York Flag-us.png Irving Plaza
43 1995/11/05 Philadelphia Pennsylvania Flag-us.png Electric Factory
44 1995/11/06 Asbury Park New Jersey Flag-us.png Stone Pony
45 1995/11/08 New Haven Connecticut Flag-us.png Toad's Place
46 1995/11/09 Washington D.C. USA Flag-us.png The Capitol Ballroom
47 1995/11/10 Norfolk Virginia Flag-us.png The Boathouse
48 1995/11/11 Raleigh North Carolina Flag-us.png The Ritz
49 1995/11/13 Nashville Tennessee Flag-us.png 328 Performance Hall
50 1995/11/14 Louisville Kentucky Flag-us.png The Brewery
51 1995/11/15 St. Louis Missouri Flag-us.png Mississippi Nights
52 1995/11/16 Milwaukee Wisconsin Flag-us.png T.A. Vern's
53 1995/11/18 Sioux Falls South Dakota Flag-us.png Pomp Room
54 1995/11/19 Minneapolis Minnesota Flag-us.png Fifth Avenue
55 1995/11/21 Columbia Missouri Flag-us.png Blue Note
56 1995/11/22 Chicago Illinois Flag-us.png Cabaret Metro
57 1995/11/24 Detroit Michigan Flag-us.png Saint Andrew's Hall
58 1995/11/25 Detroit Michigan Flag-us.png Saint Andrew's Hall
59 1995/11/26 Toronto Ontario Flag-ca.png Toronto Opera House
60 1995/11/27 Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania Flag-us.png Mantis Green
61 1995/11/29 Fayetteville North Carolina Flag-us.png Flaming Mug
62 1995/11/30 Winston-Salem North Carolina Flag-us.png Ziggy's Tavern
63 1995/12/01 Wilmington North Carolina Flag-us.png Mad Max's
64 1995/12/02 Atlanta Georgia Flag-us.png Masquerade
65 1995/12/04 Charlotte North Carolina Flag-us.png Jeremiah's
66 1995/12/05 Columbia South Carolina Flag-us.png Rockafella's
67 1995/12/06 Myrtle Beach South Carolina Flag-us.png Headroom
68 1995/12/08 Baton Rouge Louisiana Flag-us.png Varsity Theater
69 1995/12/09 New Orleans Louisiana Flag-us.png Rendon Inn
70 1995/12/10 Memphis Tennessee Flag-us.png Six-One-Six
71 1995/12/12 Fort Meyers Florida Flag-us.png Pyramids
72 1995/12/13 Tampa Florida Flag-us.png Masquerade
73 1995/12/15 Orlando Florida Flag-us.png The Edge
74 1995/12/16 Fort Lauderdale Florida Flag-us.png The Edge
75 1995/12/17 Fort Lauderdale Florida Flag-us.png The Edge
76 1995/12/28 Cleveland Ohio Flag-us.png Odeon
77 1995/12/29 Cleveland Ohio Flag-us.png Odeon
78 1995/12/31 New York City New York Flag-us.png The Academy
79 1996/01/02 Old Bridge New Jersey Flag-us.png Birch Hill Night Club
80 1996/01/03 New London Connecticut Flag-us.png El 'n' Gee
81 1996/01/05 Baltimore Maryland Flag-us.png Hammerjack's
82 1996/01/06 Allentown Pennsylvania Flag-us.png Starz
83 1996/01/07 Harrisburg Pennsylvania Flag-us.png Metron
84 1996/01/08 North Hampton Massachusetts Flag-us.png Pearl Street Nightclub
85 1996/01/10 Cohoes New York Flag-us.png Saratoga Winners
86 1996/01/11 Port Chester New York Flag-us.png 7 Willow Street (club)
87 1996/01/12 Huntington New York Flag-us.png Roxy Music Hall
88 1996/01/13 Rochester New York Flag-us.png Water Street Music Hall
89 1996/01/15 Syracuse New York Flag-us.png Lost Horizon
90 1996/01/16 State College Pennsylvania Flag-us.png Crowbar
91 1996/01/18 Kalamazoo Michigan Flag-us.png State Theatre
92 1996/01/19 Toledo Ohio Flag-us.png Toledo Asylum
93 1996/01/20 Columbus Ohio Flag-us.png Newport Music Hall
94 1996/01/21 Cincinnati Ohio Flag-us.png Bogart's
95 1996/01/23 Charlottesville Virginia Flag-us.png Patriot Center
96 1996/01/25 Knoxville Tennessee Flag-us.png Electric Ballroom
97 1996/01/26 Memphis Tennessee Flag-us.png Six-One-Six
98 1996/01/27 Johnson City Tennessee Flag-us.png Nightmoves
99 1996/01/28 Knoxville Tennessee Flag-us.png Electric Ballroom
100 1996/01/29 Carborro North Carolina Flag-us.png Cat's Cradle
101 1996/01/30 Charleston South Carolina Flag-us.png Music Farm
102 1996/01/31 Tallahassee Florida Flag-us.png The Moon
103 1996/02/02 Daytona Beach Florida Flag-us.png The Underground
104 1996/02/03 St. Petersburg Florida Flag-us.png Janus Landing
105 1996/02/04 Stuart Florida Flag-us.png Playground


Orphaned Performances

# Date City Location Venue
1 1995/06/22 New York City New York Flag-us.png The Jon Stewart Show


Photo Gallery

Main article: 1989-1995 imagery#Live photographs

Trivia

  • The performance in Memphis, Tennessee on December 10, 1995 was canceled for reasons unknown. They retuned to Memphis January 26, 1996 to make up the canceled show.
  • The performance in Syracuse, New York on January 15th caused a riot with several thousands of dollars worth of damage to the venue.
  • The performance in Johnson City, Tennessee on January 27, 1996 was canceled due to throat problems of vocalist Marilyn Manson.
  • The performance in Knoxville, Tennessee on January 28, 1996 was canceled for reasons unknown.
  • But Marilyn's sexuality isn't always so playful. In an especially visceral rendition of “Sweet Tooth” at Detroit's St. Andrew's Hall, he glares into the eyes of a young female fan and screams, “I want you more when you're afraid...”

was reported as happening in the April 1, 1996 Alternative Press article, MARILYN MANSON Family Values by John Pecorelli. Marilyn Manson performed Detroit's St. Andrew's Hall, November 24 and November 25. There is no verification of which show this occurred.