The Garbage tour was the debut concert tour by American rock band Garbage, in support of their self-titled debut album (1995). It began on November 5, 1995, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and ended on December 18, 1996, in Inglewood, California. For the duration of the tour, Garbage's touring line-up was augmented by Daniel Shulman, who had previously been a session musician for Run-D.M.C., on bass guitar. Samplers and MIDI controllers helped the band members perform the varied sounds that augmented the studio versions of the songs. Despite all the members of the group having accumulated years of touring experience prior to forming, Garbage initially had no plans to tour in support of their debut album; they changed their minds after finding that they enjoyed themselves while filming the music video for their debut single, "Vow". Director Samuel Bayer had encouraged the group to play the song live as he filmed them, rather than playing along to a backing track.
The Garbage tour started off with low-key headlining shows in late 1995, during which time the band visited a number of media cities in North America and Europe. The band spent the following year on tour, performing as the main act, spending two separate runs as an opening act for the Smashing Pumpkins on their Infinite Sadness arena tour, performing on TV and radio shows and performing on the bill at rock and radio festivals around the world. A number of notable acts supported Garbage throughout the run of the tour, including Acetone, Ash, Bis, The Elevator Drops, Fun Lovin' Criminals, The Rentals, Placebo, Polyanna and Polara. The tour was booked by Kevin Gasser of Creative Artists Agency. Before the 1996 concerts, the band reworked the songs to make them work better live, and also adopted more MIDI guitars to use less keyboards on stage.Gargano, Paul. From Spooner to Garbage. Shepherd Express (April 1996)
Video camera footage shot by Garbage during the early 1996 tour dates was incorporated into both that year's opening titles of the band's first long-form VHS and VCD compilation, Garbage Video, and the band's hour-long retrospective documentary, Thanks For Your Uhhh, Support, which featured on the group's 2007 greatest hits DVD Absolute Garbage.
Tour dates Date City Country Venue North American club tourSupport act: AcetoneNovember 5, 1995MinneapolisUnited States7th Street EntryNovember 6, 1995MilwaukeeShank HallNovember 7, 1995ChicagoCabaret MetroNovember 9, 1995DetroitSt. Andrews HallNovember 10, 1995TorontoCanadaOpera HouseNovember 11, 1995MontrealCafe CampusNovember 13, 1995New York CityUnited StatesIrving PlazaNovember 14, 1995BostonAxisNovember 15, 1995PhiladelphiaTheater of Living ArtsNovember 16, 1995Washington, D.C.Black CatNovember 17, 1995ClevelandPeabody's Down UnderNovember 19, 1995NashvilleExit/InNovember 20, 1995AtlantaThe Point European club tourNovember 23, 1995LondonUnited KingdomKentish Town ForumNovember 25, 1995AmsterdamNetherlandsMelkwegNovember 27, 1995HamburgGermanyGrosse FreiheitNovember 28, 1995CopenhagenDenmarkPumphusetNovember 30, 1995BrusselsBelgiumVK ClubDecember 1, 1995RennesFranceTransmusicales FestivalDecember 3, 1995MunichGermanyWappensaal North American club & radio showsDecember 5, 1995CambridgeUnited StatesWBCN Xmas Rave,Middle EastDecember 6, 1995New BritainRadio 104's Jingle Bell Jam, The StingDecember 7, 1995FairfaxHFSMas Nutcracker,Patriot CenterDecember 9, 1995MinneapolisKEGE Holiday Festival,Target CenterDecember 11, 1995PortlandKNRK Snow Ball, Memorial ColiseumDecember 12, 1995SeattleMoe's Mo' Rockin' Cafe December 14, 1995San FranciscoSlim'sDecember 15, 1995BerkeleyLive 105 Green Christmas,Berkeley Community TheatreDecember 16, 1995San JoseKOME Almost Acoustic Christmas,SJSU Event CenterDecember 17, 1995Universal CityKROQ Almost Acoustic ChristmasUniversal Amphitheater December 19, 1995Los AngelesViper RoomDecember 20, 1995The Roxy North American clubsSupport act: The Elevator DropsFebruary 24, 1996DallasUnited StatesDeep Ellum LiveFebruary 26, 1996AustinLiberty LunchFebruary 27, 1996HoustonNumbersFebruary 28, 1996New OrleansHowling WolfMarch 1, 1996St. PetersburgState TheaterMarch 2, 1996Fort LauderdaleThe EdgeMarch 3, 1996OrlandoRenaissanceMarch 4, 1996PensacolaRosie O'Gradys March 6, 1996Chapel HillCat's CradleMarch 7, 1996NorfolkThe Bait ShackMarch 8, 1996PittsburghMetropolMarch 9, 1996VernonZ100 SNOasis, Vernon Valley Ski Area March 11, 1996ColumbusNewport Music HallMarch 12, 1996CincinnatiBogart'sMarch 13, 1996IndianapolisVogue NightclubMarch 14, 1996MadisonBarrymore Theatre UK & EuropeSupport Acts: Bis, The RentalsMarch 19, 1996WolverhamptonUnited KingdomCivic HallMarch 21, 1996GlasgowBarrowland BallroomMarch 22, 1996ManchesterThe ApolloMarch 24, 1996LondonBrixton AcademyMarch 25, 1996CambridgeThe Corn ExchangeMarch 26, 1996LeedsTown and CountryMarch 27, 1996NottinghamRock CityMarch 30, 1996GhentBelgiumVooruitApril 1, 1996BerlinGermanyMetropolApril 3, 1996ParisFranceÉlysée MontmartreApril 4, 1996FrankfurtGermanyBatshkappApril 6, 1996LuxembourgLuxembourgDen AtelierApril 7, 1996DüsseldorfGermanyPhilips Halle UK Radio ConcertSupport Act: PlaceboApril 9, 1996LeedsUnited KingdomBBC Sound City,Leeds Metropolitan University North AmericaSupport Act: PolaraApril 16, 1996TorontoCanadaPhoenixApril 17, 1996MontrealSpectrumApril 18, 1996BostonUnited StatesAvalonApril 19, 1996New York CityRoseland BallroomApril 21, 1996RichmondClassic AmphitheatreApril 22, 1996Washington, D.C.9:30 ClubApril 23, 1996PhiladelphiaTheater of Living ArtsApril 24, 1996TorontoCanadaOpera HouseApril 25, 1996RochesterUnited StatesNew York NitesApril 27, 1996MilwaukeeThe RaveApril 28, 1996ChicagoCabaret MetroApril 30, 1996DenverOgden TheatreMay 1, 1996Salt Lake CityClub DV8May 3, 1996SeattleClub DV8May 4, 1996VancouverCanadaVogue TheatreMay 5, 1996PortlandUnited StatesLa LunaMay 7, 1996San FranciscoThe FillmoreMay 9, 1996PomonaGlass HouseMay 10, 1996San DiegoSOMAMay 11, 1996HollywoodHollywood PalaceMay 12, 1996PhoenixElectric BallroomMay 13, 1996AlbuquerqueMay 15, 1996LawrenceMay 16, 1996ColumbiaMay 17, 1996MadisonMay 18, 1996 North American radio festivalsMay 25, 1996SomersetUnited States93.7 EdgeFest,Float Rite Park AmphitheaterMay 26, 1996ChicagoQ101 Jamboree,New World Music TheatreMay 27, 1996St. LouisKPNT Pointfest 5,Riverport AmphitheaterMay 29, 1996LawrenceGranada TheaterJune 1, 1996Washington, D.C.HFStival,RFK StadiumJune 11, 1996Mexico CityMexicoTeatro MetropolitanJune 14, 1996Mountain ViewUnited StatesLive 105 BFD,Shoreline AmphitheatreJune 15, 1996Laguna HillsKROQ Weenie Roast,Irvine Meadows AmphitheatreJune 16, 1996Santa BarbaraBackstage North America arenasSupporting The Smashing Pumpkins on the Infinite Sadness tourJune 25, 1996SaginawUnited StatesWendler ArenaJune 27, 1996IndianapolisMarket Square ArenaJune 29, 1996Auburn HillsPalace of Auburn HillsJune 30, 1996DetroitState TheatreJuly 2, 1996BuffaloBuffalo Memorial AuditoriumJuly 3, 1996ClevelandGund ArenaJuly 5, 1996PhiladelphiaCoreStates SpectrumJuly 6, 1996July 7, 1996HamptonHampton ColiseumJuly 9, 1996Washington, D.C.USAir ArenaJuly 10, 1996July 12, 1996New York CityMadison Square Garden (Cancelled) July 13, 1996July 14, 1996East RutherfordContinental Airlines Arena (Cancelled) July 16, 1996PittsburghCivic Arena (Cancelled)July 17, 1996Fort WayneAllen County Arena (Rescheduled)July 19, 1996MolineThe MARK of the Quad Cities (Rescheduled)July 20, 1996Kansas CityKemper Arena (Cancelled)July 21, 1996Saint LouisKiel Center (Cancelled)July 22, 1996San AntonioFreeman Coliseum (Rescheduled)July 23, 1996Oklahoma CityMyriad Arena (Rescheduled)July 24, 1996DallasReunion Arena (Rescheduled)July 26, 1996AustinFrank Erwin Center (Rescheduled)July 27, 1996LafayetteCajundome (Rescheduled) European concerts & festivalsSupport: Fun Lovin' CriminalsAugust 3, 1996BenicàssimSpainBenicàssim FestivalAugust 5, 1996StockholmSwedenWater FestivalAugust 6, 1996OsloNorwayRockefeller Music HallAugust 8, 1996CopenhagenDenmarkGrayhalleAugust 10, 1996OsnabrückGermanyRock am Schloss FestivalAugust 12, 1996LeipzigEasy AuenseeAugust 13, 1996BremenModernesAugust 14, 1996HamburgDocks KonzerteAugust 16, 1996AnnecyFranceFestival D'AnnecyAugust 17, 1996CologneGermanyBizarre FestivalAugust 18, 1996Saint-MaloFranceLa Route du Rock FestivalAugust 20, 1996MunichGermanyNachtwerkAugust 21, 1996StuttgartLonghornAugust 23, 1996LeopoldsburgBelgiumPukkelpop FestivalAugust 24, 1996ReadingUnited KingdomReading FestivalAugust 25, 1996BiddinghuizenNetherlandsLowlands Festival Asia and AustralasiaSupport Acts: Pollyanna (Australia) and Ash (New Zealand)September 28, 1996SingaporeSingaporeHarbour PavilionOctober 1, 1996Wan ChaiHong Kong Queen Elizabeth StadiumOctober 3, 1996AdelaideAustraliaAdelaide Entertainment CentreOctober 5, 1996BrisbaneLivid FestivalOctober 7, 1996SydneyHordern PavilionOctober 8, 1996MelbourneFestival HallOctober 11, 1996AucklandNew ZealandNorth Shore Events CentreOctober 12, 1996WellingtonQueens WharfOctober 15, 1996TokyoJapanShibuya Club QuattroOctober 16, 1996October 17, 1996NagoyaNaka-ku Club QuattroOctober 18, 1996OsakaChuo-Ku Club Quattro North America arenasSupporting The Smashing Pumpkins on the Infinite Sadness tourOctober 23, 1996AmesUnited StatesHilton ColiseumOctober 25, 1996ChampaignAssembly HallOctober 26, 1996MolineThe MARK of the Quad CitiesOctober 29, 1996LouisvilleFreedom HallOctober 30, 1996Fort WayneMemorial ColiseumNovember 1, 1996HartfordHartford Civic CenterNovember 2, 1996AlbanyKnickerbocker ArenaNovember 4, 1996PortlandCumberland County Civic CenterNovember 5, 1996BostonFleet CenterNovember 6, 1996WorcesterWorcester CentrumNovember 7, 1996New York CityBeacon Theatre (Headline show) November 8, 1996University ParkBryce Jordan Center (Cancelled)November 9, 1996RichmondRichmond Coliseum (Cancelled)November 11, 1996ColumbiaCarolina ColiseumNovember 12, 1996Chapel HillDean Smith CenterNovember 15, 1996TampaIce PalaceNovember 16, 1996LakelandLakeland CenterNovember 17, 1996MiamiMiami ArenaNovember 19, 1996AtlantaThe OmniNovember 22, 1996MemphisPyramid ArenaNovember 23, 1996Oklahoma CityMyriad ArenaNovember 24, 1996Little RockBarton ColiseumNovember 26, 1996LafayetteCajundomeNovember 27, 1996BiloxiMississippi Coast ColiseumNovember 29, 1996San AntonioFreeman ColiseumNovember 30, 1996AustinFrank Erwin CenterDecember 1, 1996DallasReunion ArenaDecember 3, 1996HoustonThe SummitDecember 4, 1996Las CrucesPan American CenterDecember 5, 1996AlbuquerqueTingley ColiseumDecember 7, 1996PhoenixAmerica West ArenaDecember 9, 1996AnaheimArrowhead PondDecember 10, 1996December 11, 1996San DiegoSan Diego Sports ArenaDecember 13, 1996Los AngelesUniversal AmphitheatreDecember 14, 1996San FranciscoCow PalaceDecember 16, 1996San JoseKROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas,San Jose ArenaDecember 17, 1996SacramentoARCO ArenaDecember 18, 1996InglewoodGreat Western Forum
Promotional performances Date Show SetSeptember 28. 1995Top of The Pops"Only Happy When it Rains", "Queer" (aired on November)November 22, 1995MTV's Most Wanted"Queer", "Only Happy When it Rains"March 20, 1996Top of The Pops"Stupid Girl"March 28, 1996TFI Friday"Stupid Girl", "Only Happy When it Rains"April 2, 1996Nulle Part Ailleurs"Queer"April 13, 1996Saturday Night Special"Only Happy When it Rains"April 14, 1996Modern Rock LiveModern Rock LiveJune 8, 1996MTV Movie Awards"Only Happy When It Rains"July 1, 1996Beach House"Stupid Girl"July 11, 1996Late Show with David Letterman"Stupid Girl"July 14, 1996An Evening of Sweet Relief"Kick My Ass", "Supernatural"Aug 1996MTV Europe"Queer"Oct 1996Hey Hey It's Saturday"Milk"October 24, 1996VH1 Fashion Awards"Stupid Girl"November 14, 1996MTV Europe Music Awards"Milk"November 18, 1996Top of The Pops"Milk"
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