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March 26, 2007


MARILYN MANSON AND SLAYER TO CO-HEADLINE NORTH AMERICAN SUMMER TOUR


It's going to happen only once, so you don't want to miss it.

Slayer and Marilyn Manson announce that they will co-headline a North American major-market summer tour set to kick off July 25 on the east coast. Plans are for the tour to play some twenty-five cities and wrap up early September on the west coast. A full, confirmed schedule will be announced shortly.

Manson and Slayer will each play full sets, and two support bands, yet to be determined, will open all shows.

Just prior to the American trek, both Manson and Slayer will be on tour throughout Europe, sharing the stage at three European festivals - the UK's Download Festival at Donington (June 9), Greenfield Festival in Sweden (June 15), and Stockholm's Metaltown Festival (June 30).

Marilyn Manson just wrapped up work on his upcoming June release to be titled, "EAT ME, DRINK ME," which Rolling Stone magazine anticipates as "epic." Voted "Best Band in the World" by Kerrang! magazine, the army of noise behind Manson's bitterness is at once raw and massive when witnessing him live - "rousing the crowd with focuses ardor," states the New York Times.

Celebrating their 26th year together, the always-uncompromising Slayer was just named "Best Live Band" in SPIN's 2006 Readers Poll, and picked up their first Grammy Award last month for "Best Metal Performance." Their latest album, "Christ Illusion" - debuting at #5 on Billboard's Albums Chart - takes on the U.S. Government about the War in Iraq, prompting one newspaper to speculate, "If Thomas Jefferson were alive today, he undoubtedly would be listening to Slayer."

Well...that's weird.

this would have made more sense 5 or 10 years ago.

That's one of the worst combinations ever.

I'd rather Marilyn Manson than fucking Lamb of Gay or Unearth or all the other metalcore garbage they usually tour with. At least it's an interesting stage show to watch.

yar

pam said:

remember they did say there will be 2 opening bands...... hahahaha

marilyn manson is still alive?

i'd go to this if it were 1998 and he hadn't released anything mechanical animals and after

It's hard to remember the last time I got excited to see either of them. Marilyn Manson would probably be more interesting. Not to say that I haven't enjoyed Slayer shows. I guess it is a weird show.

i almost made another thread about this... yay search feature! I'll check this out if Manson puts out a decent album this time. Otherwise...no dice.

even though i am not a manson fan i would enjoy seeing what all the hype over him is about
he better be going on first though.

succubus said:

actually, i do

Now that I think about it, this show would be awesome just for the sheer number of dudes wearing makeup that would get their faces broken

davefromthegrave said:


But is that worth $60 (projected concert ticket price)? Probably not.

Agreed for both the stageshow, which Manson puts a lot of effort into, and for make-up wearing fake goth kids getting stomped out.

FuckIsMySignature said:

i don't think it would be more than $40, but i could be 100% wrong.
this will probably be the Unholy Alliance Tour 2007?

I'm actually very interested in checking this out, been awhile since I've seen Manson. I think it was the Holy Wood tour, and Slayer is always fun live even though I'll have to suffer through the newer songs to hear some classics.

FuckIsMySignature said:

Look at it from my perspective:

$100 for one hour of psychotherapy with some condescending overpaid prick, and no positive results

vs.


$60 to beat the shit out of a bunch of guys wearing eyeliner and feel really good for the rest of the week.




I think the right choice is obvious.

Someone on the nevermore message board said it best:


"omg, the Manson-loving Hot Topic kids are gonna fight with the ... Slayer-loving Hot Topic kids ...."

what about those of us who aren't hot topic kids?

davefromthegrave said:

the non-hot topic people just do what they do at every show:

watch the bands, then bitch about the hot topic kids on rttp the next day

bingo

hot topic is great for shoplifting

as soon as show dates are emailed to me, i will post them...I do want to shoot this show. I've shot both bands and they BOTH put on an awesome show, esp in terms of being able to get cool pics. Only thing is that Manson only gives 1 song to shoot...

SLAYER said:

hahahahahaha

best quote I've ever read

succubus said:

thats retarded since he actually puts on a show, id figure he'd want the better stuff in his act to get press or oh is it supposed to be a surprise. i wonder if he still gets shot during his set.

yeah i know...the funny thing is that it's also hard to get a photo pass to shoot him. Last time I was the only one allowed to shoot him and afterwards someone made a comment that it was because I was a girl...

hmm vagina, titties helping someone get the upper hand.

never, not as long as im an america will that happen in this great land.

hahahahha

SLAYER=SOLD THE FUCK OUT!!!! WHAT HAPPEND TO THIS BAND???

i guess i'll be seeing slayer at the dope show......

I hope Tom Araya dies in a fire.

greggdeadfacenli said:

money money money money

MONEY

Back in the day I would have the billboard would have read "Slayer ate Marilyn Manson" WTF?!?!

This is the worst decision since gay marriage.

hahaha

headline: Slayer Eats Marilyn Manson

Reunited Christian hard rockers STRYPER and the legendary Spain-based heavy metal metal band WARCRY have been confirmed to perform on the main stage of the third edition of the Monterrey Metal Fest, set to take place Saturday, September 23, 2006 at the Coca Cola Auditorium in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. SLAYER will headline the event, which promises to be the "biggest and baddest version yet," featuring "6-7 of the biggest names in heavy metal music from all over the world on the main stage and 6-7 up and coming bands on the second stage," according to a press release.

this would have been worse though

Slayer and Stryper huh? eeeesh.

slayer sold out years ago. Remember kerry king did that song with sum 41?

Dr. sphincto said:

yeah cause writing riffs for the beastie boys was totally cool

fan wise, yeah this is a lame show. Marketing wise though, this is smart, 2 of the biggest bands in their respective genres, together on the same stage, It should draw huge crowds. ok, let the debate begin.................

I blame people in the Bahamas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



SLAYER AND MARILYN MANSON CO-HEADLINE SUMMER TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

Los Angeles, CA - (May 7, 2007) - Tour dates for this summer's match made in Heaven...or Hell...are announced today. Marilyn Manson and Slayer's 25-city co-headline North American tour will kick off on July 25 in West Palm Beach, FL, pillaging its way cross-country to wrap up in San Antonio, TX on September 1. Confirmed dates are below.

For this two-pronged-threat double bill, Slayer and Manson will each play full sets with Bleeding Through and one other support band, yet to be determined, opening all shows.

Marilyn Manson just wrapped up work on his upcoming June release to be titled "EAT ME, DRINK ME," which Rolling Stone magazine anticipates as "epic." Voted "Best Band in the World" by Kerrang! magazine, the army of noise behind Manson's bitterness is at once raw and massive when witnessing him live - "rousing the crowd with focused ardor," states the New York Times.

Celebrating its 26th year together, the always-uncompromising Slayer was recently named "Best Live Band" in SPIN's 2006 Readers Poll, and picked up their first Grammy Award in February for "Best Metal Performance." Their latest album, "Christ Illusion" - which debuted at #5 on Billboard's Albums Chart - takes on the U.S. Government about the War in Iraq, prompting one newspaper to speculate, "If Thomas Jefferson were alive today, he undoubtedly would be listening to Slayer."

Confirmed tour dates for the Slayer/Marilyn Manson co-headline summer tour are as follows:

JULY
25 Sound Advice Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL
27 Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL
28 Hi Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA
30 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD
31 Tower City Amphitheatre, Cleveland, OH

AUGUST
2 Tweeter Center, Philadelphia, PA
4 DCU Center, Worcester, MA
5 PNC, Holmdel, NJ
7 Centre de Foire, Quebec, QC CANADA
8 Bell Centre, Montreal, QC CANADA
10 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON CANADA
11 DTE Music Theatre, Detroit, MI
13 Allstate, Chicago, IL
14 Xcel, Minneapolis, MN
16 TBA
18 Coors Amphitheatre, Denver, CO
21 Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Sacramento, CA
23 Sleep Train Pavilion, Concord, CA
24 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre @ Irvine, Los Angeles, CA
25 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA
27 Cricket Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ
28 Journal Pavilion, Albuquerque, NM
30 Nokia Theatre, Dallas, TX
31 Reliant Arena

SEPTEMBER
1 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, San Antonio, TX


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darn...I'll be Chicago from Aug 2 to 6 for lollapalooza..gotta figure out which one i want to shoot now..maybe montreal

hm.. maybe I'll shoot the DCU center show... or the montreal show. carina, I'm going to need a picture of you to wear around my neck so that the DCU people know who I am.

actually, it's too bad that you can't fly into montreal for that show.

Hmmm might have to go to this. I've seen Manson a few times and he actually puts on a damn good show. Chalked full of half naked chics and him just going ape shit. Nothing wrong with that I say. Slayer is alright live but you mainly go see Slayer to say "hey I've seen Slayer".

I saw manson in 1994 and 1997. the 1997 was one of the best theatre I've ever see with huge set changes and 10sec costume changes. it was awesome.

And Marilyn Manson said Rock is Dead (See the Matrix OMS).

Neverpurified is right though. The non hot topic kids are gonna do nothing but bitch about the hot topic kids on RTTP the next day, while the hot topic kids are gonna bitch about the non hot topic kids on myspace the next day.

the_reverend said:

i believe i went to the 97 one, but it might have been 98. yeah that show was one of the best i've ever seen, there was a different set and costume for every song. it was at the Centrum.

I saw it at the fitchberg state arena.

2-21-97: Wallace Civic Center, Fitchburg MA

oh ok, yeah thats the one i didn't go to. that was Antichrist Superstar support, the one i saw was Mechanical Animals.