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".

1. "Prelude (The Family Trip)"
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	Location		Venue
1	1994/08/27	Rochester	New York		Auditorium Theatre
2	1994/08/29	Cleveland	Ohio		Nautica Stage
3	1994/08/30	Cleveland	Ohio		Nautica Stage
4	1994/09/02	Detroit	Michigan		Pine Knob Amphitheater
5	1994/09/03	Chicago	Illinois		UIC Pavillion
6	1994/09/05	St. Paul	Minnesota		Roy Wilkins Auditorium
7	1994/09/07	Milwaukee	Wisconsin		Riverside Theater
8	1994/09/10	Muncie	Indiana		Ball State Arena
9	1994/09/11	St. Louis	Missouri		Fox Theatre
10	1994/09/13	Nashville	Tennessee		Vanderbilt's Memorial Gym
11	1994/09/14	Nashville (uncorfirmed: Memphis)	Tennessee		Convention Center
12	1994/09/16	Springfield	Missouri		Abou Ben Abhen Shrine Temple
13	1994/09/17	Kansas City	Kansas		Memorial Hall
14	1994/09/19	Omaha	Nebraska		Omaha Civic Center
15	1994/09/24	Seattle	Washington		Center Arena
16	1994/09/27	Vancouver	British Columbia		PNE Forum
17	1994/09/30	Sacramento	California		Arco Arena
18	1994/10/01	San Jose	California		San Jose State Auditorium
19	1994/10/03	Los Angeles	California		Universal Amphitheater
20	1994/10/04	Los Angeles	California		Universal Amphitheater
21	1994/10/06	Los Angeles	California		Universal Amphitheater
22	1994/10/07	Los Angeles	California		Universal Amphitheater
23	1994/10/10	San Diego	California		Sports Arena
24	1994/10/11	Phoenix	Arizona		Veterans Memorial Coliseum
25	1994/10/14	Oakland	California		Henry Kaiser Convention Center
26	1994/10/16	Las Vegas	Nevada		Universal Ampitheatre
27	1994/10/18	Salt Lake City	Utah		Delta Center
28	1994/10/19	Phoenix	Arizona		Veterans Memorial Coliseum *Unconfirmed
29	1994/10/20	Denver	Colorado		McNichols Arena
30	1994/10/24	Seattle	Washington		Center Arena *Unconfirmed
31	1994/10/26	El Paso	Texas		Coliseum
32	1994/10/27	Vancouver	British Columbia		PNE Forum *Unconfirmed
33	1994/10/28	Austin	Texas		Frank Erwin Center
34	1994/10/29	Dallas	Texas		Fair Park Coliseum
35	1994/10/30	Sacramento	California		Arco Arena *Unconfirmed
36	1994/10/31	Houston	Texas		Summit
37	1994/11/02	Norman	Oklahoma		Loyd Nobel Center
38	1994/11/03	Tulsa	Oklahoma		Pavillion at Expo Center
39	1994/11/05	Carbondale	Illinois		Southern Illinois University Arena
40	1994/11/06	Iowa City	Iowa		Carver Hawkeye Arena
41	1994/11/08	Madison	Wisconsin		Dane County Coliseum
42	1994/11/09	Champaign	Illinois		University of Illinois Assembly Hall
43	1994/11/12	Louisville	Kentucky		Louisville Gardens
44	1994/11/13	Columbus	Ohio		Convention Center
45	1994/11/18	Jacksonville	Florida		Jacksonville Coliseum
46	1994/11/20	Miami Beach	Florida		Miami Arena
47	1994/11/21	Tampa	Florida		Tampa Expo Hall
48	1994/11/23	Winston-Salem	North Carolina		Joel Memorial Arena
49	1994/11/25	Hampton	Virginia		Hampton Coliseum
50	1994/11/28	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania		Civic Arena
51	1994/11/29	Buffalo	New York		Memorial Auditorium
52	1994/12/01	Toronto	Ontario		Maple Leaf Gardens
53	1994/12/03	Boston	Massachusetts		Boston Garden
54	1994/12/04	Albany	New York		Kickerbocker Arena
55	1994/12/06	Baltimore	Maryland		Baltimore Arena
56	1994/12/08	New York City	New York		Madison Square Garden Postponed from the 7th
57	1994/12/09	New York City	New York		Madison Square Garden
58	1994/12/11	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania		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.

External links

• Nine Inch Nails Tour Dates