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	47 (46 completed, 1 cancelled)
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

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

Setlist

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

1. "Revelation 9"
2. "Prelude (The Family Trip)"
1. "Organ Grinder"
2. "Cyclops"
3. "Get Your Gunn"
4. "Dope Hat"
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"
11. "My Monkey"
12. "Lunchbox"
13. "Cake and Sodomy"
14. "Misery Machine"
15. "Rock 'n' Roll Nigger"
16. "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, 1994, 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	Location		Venue
1	1994/12/27	Jacksonville	Florida		Club 5
2	1994/12/28	Orlando	Florida		The Edge
3	1994/12/29	Tampa	Florida		Jannus Landing
4	1994/12/31	Fort Lauderdale	Florida		The Edge
5	1995/01/11	Houston	Texas		Abyss
6	1995/01/13	Dallas	Texas		Trees
7	1995/01/14	Austin	Texas		Backroom
8	1995/01/15	San Antonio	Texas		Player's Club
9	1995/01/17	El Paso	Texas
10	1995/01/18	Mesa	Arizona		Nile Theater
11	1995/01/19	Los Angeles	California		Whiskey
12	1995/01/21	San Francisco	California		Bottom of the Hill
13	1995/01/22	Palo Alto	California		The Edge
14	1995/01/24	Slidell	Louisiana		The Snake Pit
15	1995/01/25	Vancouver	British Columbia		Pacific Coliseum
16	1995/01/27	Salt Lake City	Utah		Club DV8
17	1995/01/28	Denver	Colorado		Ogden Theater
18	1995/01/30	St. Louis	Missouri		Mississippi Nights
19	1995/02/01	Minneapolis	Minnesota		First Avenue
20	1995/02/02	Milwaukee	Wisconsin		Shank Hill
21	1995/02/03	Chicago	Illinois		Metro
22	1995/02/04	Detroit	Michigan		St. Andrews Hall
23	1995/02/05	Lakewood	Ohio		Phantasy Theatre
24	1995/02/07	Toronto	Ontario		Opera House
25	1995/02/09	Boston	Massachusetts		Middle East Café
26	1995/02/10	North Hampton	Massachusetts		Pearl Street Nightclub
27	1995/02/11	Providence	Rhode Island		Club Babyhead
28	1995/02/12	New York City	New York		Limelight
29	1995/02/14	Washington D.C.	United States of America		9:30
30	1995/02/16	Carrboro	North Carolina		Rescheduled
31	1995/02/17	New Orleans	Louisiana		Muddy Waters
32	1995/02/18	Columbia	South Carolina		Rescheduled
33	1995/02/21	Atlanta	Georgia		Point
34	1995/02/22	Athens	Georgia		Georgia State Theatre
35	1995/02/24	Syracuse	New York		Goldstein Auditorium
36	1995/02/25	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania		Theater for Living Arts
37	1995/02/27	Middletown	New York		Sportland Café
38	1995/02/28	Lancaster	Pennsylvania		Chameleon Club
39	1995/03/01	Oldbridge	New Jersey		Birch Hill Night Club
40	1995/03/02	Lido Beach	New York		Malibu Night Club
41	1995/03/04	Buffalo	New York		Network
42	1995/03/06	Albany	New York		QE2
43	1995/03/07	Lancaster	Pennsylvania		Chameleon Club
44	1995/03/08	Cincinnati	Ohio		Bogarts
45	1995/03/09	Winston-Salem	North Carolina		Ziggy's Tavern
46	1995/03/10	Carrboro	North Carolina		Cat's Cradle
47	1995/03/11	Columbia	South Carolina		Alcatrazz

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