# Garbage tour

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 bandmembers to unleash on stage the varied sounds that augmented the studio versions of the songs. Despite all the members of the group having racked up years of touring experience between them prior to forming, Garbage had no initial plans to tour their debut set; they changed their mind when they found 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.
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 tour Support act: Acetone ||||
| November 5, 1995 | Minneapolis | United States | 7th Street Entry |
| November 6, 1995 | Milwaukee | United States | Shank Hall |
| November 7, 1995 | Chicago | United States | Cabaret Metro |
| November 9, 1995 | Detroit | United States | St. Andrews Hall |
| November 10, 1995 | Toronto | Canada | Opera House |
| November 11, 1995 | Montreal | Canada | Cafe Campus |
| November 13, 1995 | New York City | United States | Irving Plaza |
| November 14, 1995 | Boston | United States | Axis |
| November 15, 1995 | Philadelphia | United States | Theater of Living Arts |
| November 16, 1995 | Washington, D.C. | United States | Black Cat |
| November 17, 1995 | Cleveland | United States | Peabody's Down Under |
| November 19, 1995 | Nashville | United States | Exit/In |
| November 20, 1995 | Atlanta | United States | The Point |
| European club tour ||||
| November 23, 1995 | London | United Kingdom | Kentish Town Forum |
| November 25, 1995 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Melkweg |
| November 27, 1995 | Hamburg | Germany | Grosse Freiheit |
| November 28, 1995 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Pumphuset |
| November 30, 1995 | Brussels | Belgium | VK Club |
| December 1, 1995 | Rennes | France | Transmusicales Festival |
| December 3, 1995 | Munich | Germany | Wappensaal |
| North American club & radio shows ||||
| December 5, 1995 | Cambridge | United States | WBCN Xmas Rave, Middle East |
| December 6, 1995 | New Britain | United States | Radio 104's Jingle Bell Jam, The Sting |
| December 7, 1995 | Fairfax | United States | HFSMas Nutcracker, Patriot Center |
| December 9, 1995 | Minneapolis | United States | KEGE Holiday Festival, Target Center |
| December 11, 1995 | Portland | United States | KNRK Snow Ball, Memorial Coliseum |
| December 12, 1995 | Seattle | United States | Moe's Mo' Rockin' Cafe |
| December 14, 1995 | San Francisco | United States | Slim's |
| December 15, 1995 | Berkeley | United States | Live 105 Green Christmas, Berkeley Community Theatre |
| December 16, 1995 | San Jose | United States | KOME Almost Acoustic Christmas, SJSU Event Center |
| December 17, 1995 | Universal City | United States | KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas Universal Amphitheater |
| December 19, 1995 | Los Angeles | United States | Viper Room |
| December 20, 1995 | Los Angeles | United States | The Roxy |
| North American clubs Support act: The Elevator Drops ||||
| February 24, 1996 | Dallas | United States | Deep Ellum Live |
| February 26, 1996 | Austin | United States | Liberty Lunch |
| February 27, 1996 | Houston | United States | Numbers |
| February 28, 1996 | New Orleans | United States | Howling Wolf |
| March 1, 1996 | St. Petersburg | United States | State Theater |
| March 2, 1996 | Fort Lauderdale | United States | The Edge |
| March 3, 1996 | Orlando | United States | Renaissance |
| March 4, 1996 | Pensacola | United States | Rosie O'Gradys |
| March 6, 1996 | Chapel Hill | United States | Cat's Cradle |
| March 7, 1996 | Norfolk | United States | The Bait Shack |
| March 8, 1996 | Pittsburgh | United States | Metropol |
| March 9, 1996 | Vernon | United States | Z100 SNOasis, Vernon Valley Ski Area |
| March 11, 1996 | Columbus | United States | Newport Music Hall |
| March 12, 1996 | Cincinnati | United States | Bogart's |
| March 13, 1996 | Indianapolis | United States | Vogue Nightclub |
| March 14, 1996 | Madison | United States | Barrymore Theatre |
| UK & Europe Support Acts: Bis, The Rentals ||||
| March 19, 1996 | Wolverhampton | United Kingdom | Civic Hall |
| March 21, 1996 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | Barrowland Ballroom |
| March 22, 1996 | Manchester | United Kingdom | The Apollo |
| March 24, 1996 | London | United Kingdom | Brixton Academy |
| March 25, 1996 | Cambridge | United Kingdom | The Corn Exchange |
| March 26, 1996 | Leeds | United Kingdom | Town and Country |
| March 27, 1996 | Nottingham | United Kingdom | Rock City |
| March 30, 1996 | Ghent | Belgium | Vooruit |
| April 1, 1996 | Berlin | Germany | Metropol |
| April 3, 1996 | Paris | France | Élysée Montmartre |
| April 4, 1996 | Frankfurt | Germany | Batshkapp |
| April 6, 1996 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Den Atelier |
| April 7, 1996 | Düsseldorf | Germany | Philips Halle |
| UK Radio Concert Support Act: Placebo ||||
| April 9, 1996 | Leeds | United Kingdom | BBC Sound City, Leeds Metropolitan University |
| North America Support Act: Polara ||||
| April 16, 1996 | Toronto | Canada | Phoenix |
| April 17, 1996 | Montreal | Canada | Spectrum |
| April 18, 1996 | Boston | United States | Avalon |
| April 19, 1996 | New York City | United States | Roseland Ballroom |
| April 21, 1996 | Richmond | United States | Classic Amphitheatre |
| April 22, 1996 | Washington, D.C. | United States | 9:30 Club |
| April 23, 1996 | Philadelphia | United States | Theater of Living Arts |
| April 24, 1996 | Toronto | Canada | Opera House |
| April 25, 1996 | Rochester | United States | New York Nites |
| April 27, 1996 | Milwaukee | United States | The Rave |
| April 28, 1996 | Chicago | United States | Cabaret Metro |
| April 29, 1996 | Minneapolis | United States | First Avenue |
| April 30, 1996 | Denver | United States | Ogden Theatre |
| May 1, 1996 | Salt Lake City | United States | Club DV8 |
| May 3, 1996 | Seattle | United States | Club DV8 |
| May 4, 1996 | Vancouver | Canada | Vogue Theatre |
| May 5, 1996 | Portland | United States | La Luna |
| May 7, 1996 | San Francisco | United States | The Fillmore |
| May 9, 1996 | Pomona | United States | Glass House |
| May 10, 1996 | San Diego | United States | SOMA |
| May 11, 1996 | Hollywood | United States | Hollywood Palace |
| May 12, 1996 | Phoenix | United States | Electric Ballroom |
| May 13, 1996 | Albuquerque | United States | |
| May 15, 1996 | Lawrence | United States | |
| May 16, 1996 | Columbia | United States | |
| May 17, 1996 | Madison | United States | |
| May 18, 1996 | Madison | United States | |
| North American radio festivals ||||
| May 25, 1996 | Somerset | United States | 93.7 EdgeFest, Float Rite Park Amphitheater |
| May 26, 1996 | Chicago | United States | Q101 Jamboree, New World Music Theatre |
| May 27, 1996 | St. Louis | United States | KPNT Pointfest 5, Riverport Amphitheater |
| May 29, 1996 | Lawrence | United States | Granada Theater |
| June 1, 1996 | Washington, D.C. | United States | HFStival, RFK Stadium |
| June 11, 1996 | Mexico City | Mexico | Teatro Metropolitan |
| June 14, 1996 | Mountain View | United States | Live 105 BFD, Shoreline Amphitheatre |
| June 15, 1996 | Laguna Hills | United States | KROQ Weenie Roast, Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre |
| June 16, 1996 | Santa Barbara | United States | Backstage |
| North America arenas Supporting The Smashing Pumpkins on the Infinite Sadness tour ||||
| June 25, 1996 | Saginaw | United States | Wendler Arena |
| June 27, 1996 | Indianapolis | United States | Market Square Arena |
| June 29, 1996 | Auburn Hills | United States | Palace of Auburn Hills |
| June 30, 1996 | Detroit | United States | State Theatre |
| July 2, 1996 | Buffalo | United States | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium |
| July 3, 1996 | Cleveland | United States | Gund Arena |
| July 5, 1996 | Philadelphia | United States | CoreStates Spectrum |
| July 6, 1996 | Philadelphia | United States | CoreStates Spectrum |
| July 7, 1996 | Hampton | United States | Hampton Coliseum |
| July 9, 1996 | Washington, D.C. | United States | USAir Arena |
| July 10, 1996 | Washington, D.C. | United States | USAir Arena |
| July 12, 1996 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden (Cancelled) |
| July 13, 1996 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden (Cancelled) |
| July 14, 1996 | East Rutherford | United States | Continental Airlines Arena (Cancelled) |
| July 16, 1996 | Pittsburgh | United States | Civic Arena (Cancelled) |
| July 17, 1996 | Fort Wayne | United States | Allen County Arena (Rescheduled) |
| July 19, 1996 | Moline | United States | The MARK of the Quad Cities (Rescheduled) |
| July 20, 1996 | Kansas City | United States | Kemper Arena (Cancelled) |
| July 21, 1996 | Saint Louis | United States | Kiel Center (Cancelled) |
| July 22, 1996 | San Antonio | United States | Freeman Coliseum (Rescheduled) |
| July 23, 1996 | Oklahoma City | United States | Myriad Arena (Rescheduled) |
| July 24, 1996 | Dallas | United States | Reunion Arena (Rescheduled) |
| July 26, 1996 | Austin | United States | Frank Erwin Center (Rescheduled) |
| July 27, 1996 | Lafayette | United States | Cajundome (Rescheduled) |
| European concerts & festivals Support: Fun Lovin' Criminals ||||
| August 3, 1996 | Benicàssim | Spain | Benicàssim Festival |
| August 5, 1996 | Stockholm | Sweden | Water Festival |
| August 6, 1996 | Oslo | Norway | Rockefeller Music Hall |
| August 8, 1996 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Grayhalle |
| August 10, 1996 | Osnabrück | Germany | Rock am Schloss Festival |
| August 12, 1996 | Leipzig | Germany | Easy Auensee |
| August 13, 1996 | Bremen | Germany | Modernes |
| August 14, 1996 | Hamburg | Germany | Docks Konzerte |
| August 16, 1996 | Annecy | France | Festival D'Annecy |
| August 17, 1996 | Cologne | Germany | Bizarre Festival |
| August 18, 1996 | Saint-Malo | France | La Route du Rock Festival |
| August 20, 1996 | Munich | Germany | Nachtwerk |
| August 21, 1996 | Stuttgart | Germany | Longhorn |
| August 23, 1996 | Leopoldsburg | Belgium | Pukkelpop Festival |
| August 24, 1996 | Reading | United Kingdom | Reading Festival |
| August 25, 1996 | Biddinghuizen | Netherlands | Lowlands Festival |
| Asia and Australasia Support Acts: Pollyanna (Australia) and Ash (New Zealand) ||||
| September 28, 1996 | Singapore | Singapore | Harbour Pavilion |
| October 1, 1996 | Wan Chai | Hong Kong | Queen Elizabeth Stadium |
| October 3, 1996 | Adelaide | Australia | Adelaide Entertainment Centre |
| October 5, 1996 | Brisbane | Australia | Livid Festival |
| October 7, 1996 | Sydney | Australia | Hordern Pavilion |
| October 8, 1996 | Melbourne | Australia | Festival Hall |
| October 11, 1996 | Auckland | New Zealand | North Shore Events Centre |
| October 12, 1996 | Wellington | New Zealand | Queens Wharf |
| October 15, 1996 | Tokyo | Japan | Shibuya Club Quattro |
| October 16, 1996 | Tokyo | Japan | Shibuya Club Quattro |
| October 17, 1996 | Nagoya | Japan | Naka-ku Club Quattro |
| October 18, 1996 | Osaka | Japan | Chuo-Ku Club Quattro |
| North America arenas Supporting The Smashing Pumpkins on the Infinite Sadness tour ||||
| October 23, 1996 | Ames | United States | Hilton Coliseum |
| October 25, 1996 | Champaign | United States | Assembly Hall |
| October 26, 1996 | Moline | United States | The MARK of the Quad Cities |
| October 29, 1996 | Louisville | United States | Freedom Hall |
| October 30, 1996 | Fort Wayne | United States | Memorial Coliseum |
| November 1, 1996 | Hartford | United States | Hartford Civic Center |
| November 2, 1996 | Albany | United States | Knickerbocker Arena |
| November 4, 1996 | Portland | United States | Cumberland County Civic Center |
| November 5, 1996 | Boston | United States | Fleet Center |
| November 6, 1996 | Worcester | United States | Worcester Centrum |
| November 7, 1996 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre (Headline show) |
| November 8, 1996 | University Park | United States | Bryce Jordan Center (Cancelled) |
| November 9, 1996 | Richmond | United States | Richmond Coliseum (Cancelled) |
| November 11, 1996 | Columbia | United States | Carolina Coliseum |
| November 12, 1996 | Chapel Hill | United States | Dean Smith Center |
| November 15, 1996 | Tampa | United States | Ice Palace |
| November 16, 1996 | Lakeland | United States | Lakeland Center |
| November 17, 1996 | Miami | United States | Miami Arena |
| November 19, 1996 | Atlanta | United States | The Omni |
| November 22, 1996 | Memphis | United States | Pyramid Arena |
| November 23, 1996 | Oklahoma City | United States | Myriad Arena |
| November 24, 1996 | Little Rock | United States | Barton Coliseum |
| November 26, 1996 | Lafayette | United States | Cajundome |
| November 27, 1996 | Biloxi | United States | Mississippi Coast Coliseum |
| November 29, 1996 | San Antonio | United States | Freeman Coliseum |
| November 30, 1996 | Austin | United States | Frank Erwin Center |
| December 1, 1996 | Dallas | United States | Reunion Arena |
| December 3, 1996 | Houston | United States | The Summit |
| December 4, 1996 | Las Cruces | United States | Pan American Center |
| December 5, 1996 | Albuquerque | United States | Tingley Coliseum |
| December 7, 1996 | Phoenix | United States | America West Arena |
| December 9, 1996 | Anaheim | United States | Arrowhead Pond |
| December 10, 1996 | Anaheim | United States | Arrowhead Pond |
| December 11, 1996 | San Diego | United States | San Diego Sports Arena |
| December 13, 1996 | Los Angeles | United States | Universal Amphitheatre |
| December 14, 1996 | San Francisco | United States | Cow Palace |
| December 16, 1996 | San Jose | United States | KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, San Jose Arena |
| December 17, 1996 | Sacramento | United States | ARCO Arena |
| December 18, 1996 | Inglewood | United States | Great Western Forum |

## Promotional performances

| Date | Show | Set |
| September 28. 1995 | Top of The Pops | "Only Happy When it Rains", "Queer" (aired on November) |
| November 22, 1995 | MTV's Most Wanted | "Queer", "Only Happy When it Rains" |
| March 20, 1996 | Top of The Pops | "Stupid Girl" |
| March 28, 1996 | TFI Friday | "Stupid Girl", "Only Happy When it Rains" |
| April 2, 1996 | Nulle Part Ailleurs | "Queer" |
| April 13, 1996 | Saturday Night Special | "Only Happy When it Rains" |
| April 14, 1996 | Modern Rock Live | Modern Rock Live |
| June 8, 1996 | MTV Movie Awards | "Only Happy When It Rains" |
| July 1, 1996 | Beach House | "Stupid Girl" |
| July 11, 1996 | Late Show with David Letterman | "Stupid Girl" |
| July 14, 1996 | An Evening of Sweet Relief | "Kick My Ass", "Supernatural" |
| Aug 1996 | MTV Europe | "Queer" |
| Oct 1996 | Hey Hey It's Saturday | "Milk" |
| October 24, 1996 | VH1 Fashion Awards | "Stupid Girl" |
| November 14, 1996 | MTV Europe Music Awards | "Milk" |
| November 18, 1996 | Top of The Pops | "Milk" |

## Setlists

The first full concert in Minneapolis saw Garbage debut a fourteen-song set, launching with "Supervixen". The initial set included eleven songs from their debut album and three b-sides: "Subhuman", "Girl Don't Come" and "Trip My Wire". For radio festivals, Garbage performed around five tracks, usually starting with "Stupid Girl".
* "Queer"
* "Fix Me Now"
* "Not My Idea"
* "Dog New Tricks"
* "My Lover's Box"
* "Milk"
* "Supervixen"
* "Stupid Girl"
* "Trip My Wire"
* "Only Happy When it Rains"
* "Vow"
Encore:
* "Subhuman"
* "Kick My Ass"
* "Girl Don't Come"
Garbage launched their 1996 tour in Dallas, Texas by reordering the set, swapping "Subhuman" and "Milk" around and moving "Queer" to the start of the night. The arrangement of "Queer" is based upon a Danny Saber remix of the song. Garbage debuted an electronica version of "Dog New Tricks" and a cover version of Vic Chesnutt's "Kick My Ass" at the start of the run, while also dropping both "As Heaven is Wide" and "A Stroke of Luck". This set list remains largely unchanged for over six months, although "Subhuman" is dropped following a performance in Boston's Avalon, and both the song and "As Heaven is Wide" are intermittently played as an encore towards the end of the run.
* "Queer"
* "Fix Me Now"
* "Not My Idea"
* "My Lover's Box"
* "Supernatural", replaced later with "#1 Crush"
* "Trip My Wire"
* "Stupid Girl"
* "Only Happy When it Rains"
* "Vow"
The end of 1996 and Garbage's support slot for the Smashing Pumpkins meant that the band finished the year performing an abbreviated set. Apart from at one final headline show in New York City's Beacon Theatre, "Supervixen", "Dog New Tricks", "Kick My Ass" and "Girl Don't Come" are retired. Garbage perform a new guitar-heavy arrangement of "Milk" a number of times before it is dropped. The run of shows also saw Garbage debut two songs live: a second Vic Chesnutt cover version ("Supernatural") and their early b-side "#1 Crush", which later replaces it.

## Box office score data

| Date | Show | Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
| June 1, 1996 | HFStival | Robert. F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | Washington, D.C. | 64,252 / 64,252 (100%) | N/A |
| November 1, 1996 | Smashing Pumpkins/Garbage | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, Connecticut | 11,840 / 11,840 (100%) | $296,000 |
| November 2, 1996 | Smashing Pumpkins/Garbage | Knickerbocker Arena | Albany, New York | 12, 434 / 12, 434 (100%) | $310,850 |
| November 26, 1996 | Smashing Pumpkins/Garbage | Cajundome | Lafayette, Louisiana | 10,682 / 10,682 (100%) | $267,050 |