# Pretty on the Inside Tour

The Pretty on the Inside Tour was the first international concert tour by American alternative rock band Hole in promotion of their debut album, Pretty on the Inside. The tour began in the summer of 1991, and concluded in December of that year. The tour largely had Hole as a supporting act, with them performing as an opener for Mudhoney's European tour, as well as The Smashing Pumpkins in the United States.

## Overview

In anticipation of the release of Hole's debut studio album, Pretty on the Inside (1991), the group embarked on an international concert tour in promotion of the record. The tour began in July 1991 in Los Angeles. For the first European leg of the tour, Hole was a supporting act for Mudhoney. The band returned to North America in the fall and toured in the United States and Canada before returning to Europe in November 1991.
The band opened for Nirvana at several European dates, including in Ghent, Belgium and Nijmegen, Netherlands. During this time, frontwoman Courtney Love became romantically involved with Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain; the two had previously been acquainted in May 1991.
The band returned to the United States in mid-December 1991, appearing as a supporting act for the West Coast tour of The Smashing Pumpkins, supporting their debut album, Gish.

## Reception

Sam Batra of The Guardian wrote of the band's London date in December 1991: "There's no pretending that [Love] is in control. This is the sound of living on the edge and consequently working it out in splurges of furious noise seems to be the only articulation that has any authenticity," adding that "it's as if every flurry of noise unravels itself, breaks down as it struggles within the confines of a genre that is predominately male. Hole will burn themselves out. See them before they lose it willfully." Adam Sweeting, reviewing the University of London Union performance, noted that the band's songs seem to be "teetering on the edge of collapse, [while] Love pouts, whispers, and shrieks... the volume of the voice is startling." Richard Cromelin of the Los Angeles Times observed of the band's supporting performance at a Los Angeles Smashing Pumpkins concert that the crowd "didn’t take to Courtney Love’s powerful howls of anguish." At the end of the show, Love "ordered the band to a halt and hurled her guitar to the ground," after which guitarist Eric Erlandson demolished his guitar by smashing it against the floor.

## Other acts

Supporting
* Hi Dummy
* Drag
* The Tunnel Frenzies (Manchester International II)
* Daisy Chainsaw
* Therapy?
Supported
* Buffalo Tom
* Dinosaur Jr.
* Mudhoney (August 9–22, 1991 dates)
* Nirvana
* The Smashing Pumpkins (December 16–22, 1991 dates)

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue | Ref. |
| North America |||||
| June 23, 1991 (1991-06-23) | Los Angeles | United States | Hollywood Palladium | |
| June 28, 1991 (1991-06-28) | Seattle | United States | The Off Ramp | |
| June 29, 1991 (1991-06-29) | Vancouver | Canada | The Cruel Elephant | |
| July 1, 1991 (1991-07-01) | Calgary | Canada | Republik | |
| July 4, 1991 (1991-07-04) | Minneapolis | United States | Uptown Bar | |
| July 5, 1991 (1991-07-05) | Madison | United States | O’Cayz Corral | |
| July 6, 1991 (1991-07-06) | Chicago | United States | Avalon Niteclub | |
| July 7, 1991 (1991-07-07) | Los Angeles | United States | Jabberjaw | |
| July 8, 1991 (1991-07-08) | Kalamazoo | United States | Club Soda | |
| July 11, 1991 (1991-07-11) | Montreal | Canada | Les Foufounes Électriques | |
| July 12, 1991 (1991-07-12) | Boston | United States | The Rathskeller | |
| July 15, 1991 (1991-07-15) | New York City | United States | CBGB | |
| July 18, 1991 (1991-07-18) | Philadelphia | United States | Khyber Pass | |
| July 19, 1991 (1991-07-19) | Hoboken | United States | Maxwell's | |
| July 20, 1991 (1991-07-20) | Washington, D.C. | United States | The 9:30 Club | |
| July 22, 1991 (1991-07-22) | Richmond | United States | Twisters | |
| July 23, 1991 (1991-07-23) | Charlotte | United States | Milestone Club | |
| July 24, 1991 (1991-07-24) | Athens | United States | 40 Watt Club | |
| July 25, 1991 (1991-07-25) | Atlanta | United States | The Masquerade | |
| July 31, 1991 (1991-07-31) | Austin | United States | The Cannibal Club | |
| August 1, 1991 (1991-08-01) | Dallas | United States | Trees | |
| United States |||||
| August 9, 1991 (1991-08-09) | Windsor | England | The Old Trout Pub | |
| August 11, 1991 (1991-08-11) | London | England | Astoria Theatre | |
| August 12, 1991 (1991-08-12) | London | England | Astoria Theatre | |
| August 13, 1991 (1991-08-13) | Brighton | England | The Zap | |
| August 14, 1991 (1991-08-14) | Wolverhampton | England | Wulfrun Hall | |
| August 15, 1991 (1991-08-15) | Newcastle upon Tyne | England | Riverside | |
| August 16, 1991 (1991-08-16) | Glasgow | Scotland | Queen Margaret Union | |
| August 18, 1991 (1991-08-18) | Manchester | England | International II | |
| August 19, 1991 (1991-08-19) | Bristol | England | Bierkeller Theatre | |
| August 20, 1991 (1991-08-20) | Sheffield | England | The Leadmill | |
| August 21, 1991 (1991-08-21) | Birmingham | England | Goldwyns | |
| August 22, 1991 (1991-08-22) | London | England | New Cross Venue | |
| North America |||||
| October 25, 1991 (1991-10-25) | Los Angeles | United States | The Palace | |
| October 27, 1991 (1991-10-27) | Los Angeles | United States | The Palace | |
| October 29, 1991 (1991-10-29) | Chicago | United States | Un­known | |
| October 30, 1991 (1991-10-30) | Kalamazoo | United States | Club Soda | |
| November 1, 1991 (1991-11-01) | Toronto | Canada | The Rivoli | |
| November 6, 1991 (1991-11-06) | Cambridge | United States | Tower Records | |
| November 7, 1991 (1991-11-07) | Boston | United States | The Rathskeller | |
| November 8, 1991 (1991-11-08) | New York City | United States | CBGB | |
| November 9, 1991 (1991-11-09) | Philadelphia | United States | Khyber Pass | |
| November 11, 1991 (1991-11-11) | Carrboro | United States | Cat's Cradle | |
| November 15, 1991 (1991-11-15) | Austin | United States | Emo's | |
| Europe |||||
| November 21, 1991 (1991-11-21) | London | England | The Underworld | |
| November 23, 1991 (1991-11-23) | Ghent | Belgium | Vooruit Concertzaal | |
| November 24, 1991 (1991-11-24) | Nijmegen | Netherlands | Doornroosje | |
| November 25, 1991 (1991-11-25) | Nancy | France | Bar La Plage | |
| November 26, 1991 (1991-11-26) | Paris | France | La Cigale | |
| November 27, 1991 (1991-11-27) | Villeurbanne | France | Transbordeur | |
| November 28, 1991 (1991-11-28) | Mezzago | Italy | Bloom | |
| December 2, 1991 (1991-12-02) | Frankfurt | Germany | Cooky's | [27] [a] |
| December 3, 1991 (1991-12-03) | Berlin | Germany | The Loft | [27] [a] |
| December 4, 1991 (1991-12-04) | Cologne | Germany | Rose Club | [27] [a] |
| December 4, 1991 (1991-12-04) | Hamburg | Germany | Markthalle | [27] [a] |
| December 6, 1991 (1991-12-06) | Groningen | Netherlands | Vera | |
| December 7, 1991 (1991-12-07) | Utrecht | Netherlands | Tivoli | |
| December 8, 1991 (1991-12-08) | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Melkweg | |
| December 10, 1991 (1991-12-10) | Newport | Wales | TJ's | |
| December 11, 1991 (1991-12-11) | Exeter | England | Lemongrove | |
| December 12, 1991 (1991-12-12) | London | England | University of London Union | |
| December 13, 1991 (1991-12-13) | Leeds | England | Duchess of York | |
| December 14, 1991 (1991-12-14) | Glasgow | Scotland | The Mayfair | |
| December 15, 1991 (1991-12-15) | Manchester | England | The Boardwalk | |
| North America |||||
| December 16, 1991 (1991-12-16) | San Diego | United States | Sound FX | |
| December 17, 1991 (1991-12-17) | Los Angeles | United States | Whisky a Go Go | |
| December 19, 1991 (1991-12-19) | San Francisco | United States | I-Beam | |
| December 20, 1991 (1991-12-20) | Sacramento | United States | Cattle Club | |
| December 22, 1991 (1991-12-22) | Portland | United States | The Underground | |