Further Down the Spiral

Further Down the Spiral
North America tour by Marilyn Manson
Supporting album	Portrait of an American Family
Start date	August 27, 1994
End date	December 11, 1994
Shows	58
Marilyn Manson tour chronology
Self Destruct (1994)	Further Down the Spiral (1994)	Portrait of an American Family (1994–1995)

Further Down the Spiral, the second leg of the Nine Inch Nails Self Destruct tour was supported by Marilyn Manson. Contrary to the previous Self Destruct leg of the tour where Marilyn Manson opened 12 concerts, Further Down the Spiral saw the band tour more vigilantly, opening a total of 58 Nine Inch Nails shows.

Marilyn Manson was meant to perform at two additional venues. Their appearance at the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio on November 15, 1994 was canceled due to member illnesses. While rescheduled to December 29, there is no record Manson opened for it. The performance at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York on December 7, 1994 was canceled due to the injuries of Nine Inch Nails live guitarist Robin Finck. Marilyn Manson left the Further Down the Spiral tour shortly before the turn of 1995 to embark on their first headlining tour, Portrait of an American Family.

Lineup

• Marilyn Manson – vocals
• Daisy Berkowitz – guitar
• Twiggy Ramirez – bass
• Madonna Wayne Gacy – keyboard
• Sara Lee Lucas – drums

Setlist

The band appeared to play the same set throughout the tour with few deviations. "I Put a Spell on You" was sometimes switched out with "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" intro leading into "Organ Grinder".

"Prelude (The Family Trip)"intro

1. "Cake and Sodomy"
2. "Snake Eyes and Sissies"
3. "Get Your Gunn"
4. "Dope Hat"
5. "I Put a Spell on You"
6. "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" intro leading into "Organ Grinder"
7. "Lunchbox"
8. "My Monkey"
9. "Misery Machine"

Stage Antics

During the concerts the stage was set with large shipping boxes, giant die, a giant candy cane. In the background there would be a mannequin dressed in red against a white background with its arms stretched out. Marilyn Manson would begin with wearing leather capris with black and grey striped stockings, boots and bondage style straps around his torso. He wore his hair long and loose. During "Dope Hat", Manson would wear a large vinyl looking top hat and swing a large walking cane. By "Lunchbox", Manson would remove the bondage straps from his torso. At the beginning of "My Monkey", Manson would smear red lipstick all over his mouth then strip down to vinyl briefs with a black dildo. Manson would often climb atop one of the large die and sing. Twiggy wore long dreads, and

Tour dates

	Date	City	State		Venue
1	August 27, 1994	Rochester	New York	Template:Country	Auditorium Theatre
2	August 29, 1994	Cleveland	Ohio	Template:Country	Nautica Stage
3	August 30, 1994	Cleveland	Ohio	Template:Country	Nautica Stage
4	September 2, 1994	Detroit	Michigan	Template:Country	Pine Knob Amphitheater
5	September 3, 1994	Chicago	Illinois	Template:Country	UIC Pavillion
6	September 5, 1994	St. Paul	Minnesota	Template:Country	Roy Wilkins Auditorium
7	September 7, 1994	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	Template:Country	Riverside Theater
8	September 10, 1994	Muncie	Indiana	Template:Country	Ball State Arena
9	September 11, 1994	St. Louis	Missouri	Template:Country	Fox Theatre
10	September 13, 1994	Nashville	Tennessee	Template:Country	Vanderbilt's Memorial Gym
11	September 14, 1994	Memphis	Tennessee	Template:Country	Convention Center
12	September 16, 1994	Springfield	Missouri	Template:Country	Abou Ben Abhen Shrine Temple
13	September 17, 1994	Kansas City	Kansas	Template:Country	Memorial Hall
14	September 19, 1994	Omaha	Nebraska	Template:Country	Omaha Civic Center
15	September 24, 1994	Seattle	Washington	Template:Country	Center Arena
16	September 27, 1994	Vancouver	British Columbia	Template:Country	PNE Forum
17	September 30, 1994	Sacramento	California	Template:Country	Arco Arena
18	October 1, 1994	San Jose	California	Template:Country	San Jose State Auditorium
19	October 3, 1994	Los Angeles	California	Template:Country	Universal Amphitheater
20	October 4, 1994	Los Angeles	California	Template:Country	Universal Amphitheater
21	October 6, 1994	Los Angeles	California	Template:Country	Universal Amphitheater
22	October 7, 1994	Los Angeles	California	Template:Country	Universal Amphitheater
23	October 10, 1994	San Diego	California	Template:Country	Sports Arena
24	October 11, 1994	Phoenix	Arizona	Template:Country	Veterans Memorial Coliseum
25	October 14, 1994	Oakland	California	Template:Country	Henry Kaiser Convention Center
26	October 16, 1994	Las Vegas	Nevada	Template:Country	Universal Ampitheatre
27	October 18, 1994	Salt Lake City	Utah	Template:Country	Delta Center
28	October 19, 1994	Phoenix	Arizona	Template:Country	Veterans Memorial Coliseum *Unconfirmed
29	October 20, 1994	Denver	Colorado	Template:Country	McNichols Arena
30	October 24, 1994	Seattle	Washington	Template:Country	Center Arena *Unconfirmed
31	October 26, 1994	El Paso	Texas	Template:Country	Coliseum
32	October 27, 1994	Vancouver	British Columbia	Template:Country	PNE Forum *Unconfirmed
33	October 28, 1994	Austin	Texas	Template:Country	Frank Erwin Center
34	October 29, 1994	Dallas	Texas	Template:Country	Fair Park Coliseum
35	October 30, 1994	Sacramento	California	Template:Country	Arco Arena *Unconfirmed
36	October 31, 1994	Houston	Texas	Template:Country	Summit
37	November 2, 1994	Norman	Oklahoma	Template:Country	Loyd Nobel Center
38	November 3, 1994	Tulsa	Oklahoma	Template:Country	Pavillion at Expo Center
39	November 5, 1994	Carbondale	Illinois	Template:Country	Southern Illinois University Arena
40	November 6, 1994	Iowa City	Iowa	Template:Country	Carver Hawkeye Arena
41	November 8, 1994	Madison	Wisconsin	Template:Country	Dane County Coliseum
42	November 9, 1994	Champaign	Illinois	Template:Country	University of Illinois Assembly Hall
43	November 12, 1994	Louisville	Kentucky	Template:Country	Louisville Gardens
44	November 13, 1994	Columbus	Ohio	Template:Country	Convention Center
45	November 18, 1994	Jacksonville	Florida	Template:Country	Jacksonville Coliseum
46	November 20, 1994	Miami Beach	Florida	Template:Country	Miami Arena
47	November 21, 1994	Tampa	Florida	Template:Country	Tampa Expo Hall
48	November 23, 1994	Winston-Salem	North Carolina	Template:Country	Joel Memorial Arena
49	November 25, 1994	Hampton	Virginia	Template:Country	Hampton Coliseum
50	November 28, 1994	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Template:Country	Civic Arena
51	November 29, 1994	Buffalo	New York	Template:Country	Memorial Auditorium
52	December 1, 1994	Toronto	Ontario	Template:Country	Maple Leaf Gardens
53	December 3, 1994	Boston	Massachusetts	Template:Country	Boston Garden
54	December 4, 1994	Albany	New York	Template:Country	Kickerbocker Arena
55	December 6, 1994	Baltimore	Maryland	Template:Country	Baltimore Arena
56	December 8, 1994	New York City	New York	Template:Country	Madison Square Garden Postponed from the 7th
57	December 9, 1994	New York City	New York	Template:Country	Madison Square Garden
58	December 11, 1994	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Template:Country	Corestates Spectrum

Trivia

The opening slot at the October 18, 1994 performance at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, was revoked because the band was deemed too controversial. In defiance, Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor had Marilyn Manson appear on stage where he promptly tore up a Mormon bible, tossed the pieces to the cheering crowd of 12,000 fans and gave a speech.

Notes

• Four shows listed are unconfirmed as they are not showing on any NIN tour lists and some seem incongruous with the previous and after show dates.