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Rock Is Dead was a worldwide arena tour by American rock band Marilyn Manson in 1999. It was the second tour launched in support of their third full-length studio LP, ''Mechanical Animals'', which was released on September 15, 1998. The tour was essentially a rebranding of the Marilyn Manson and Hole co-headlined Beautiful Monsters tour. While it was initially successful, Beautiful Monsters was marked by numerous and well-publicized fracases between the frontperson of each band on and off-stage. The discord caused a fallout between the two groups which resulted in Hole's departure from the playbill. Marilyn Manson decided to continue the tour and gave the opening act, Monster Magnet, equal billing as co-headliner for Rock is Dead. The tour was recorded for the VHS ''God is in the TV'' in 1998 and released on November 2, 1999. ==Performance and show themes== "Inauguration of the Mechanical Christ" was created as an intro for Marilyn Manson, who would appear fixed to a crucifix made out of television sets as it rose from beneath the stage. Marilyn Manson would also pose as an officer during "Irresponsible Hate Anthem" and as a finale, Manson's backup singer would arrive as a second officer with a shotgun. The shotgun would fire into Manson's back, splattering blood unto the crowd. With Manson having been 'murdered', his body would be dragged from the stage. The podium scene during Antichrist Superstar continued to appear for the track of the same name. This led to a slight controversy during what was to be the original final North American tour date. During the Cedar Rapids, Iowa show Marilyn Manson was surprised to find the Antichrist Superstar logo on his podium had been replaced with a smiley face, ultimately leading to Manson walking off the stage and not returning. Set props included a massive lit sign spelling D-R-U-G-S, as well as golden confetti fired often from cannons. After Imperial Teen's billing was withdrawn from the tour, Grammy-nominated American psychobilly band Nashville Pussy took over the opening act slot from Monster Magnet beginning at the April 2, 1999 concert at the Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Manson explained to MTV that the initial inclusion of Imperial Teen on the tour was "by Courtney's request. I think we're probably better off, because that would've been an additional torment for our fans that they didn't need." He added that while he enjoyed their music on CD, he felt there was too much difference in their musical and performance approach for their continued inclusion on the tour to work. Fellow Floridians and longtime friends of the band, Jack Off Jill, joined Manson's tour for four dates from March 25, 1999 at the Uno Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana until March 30, 1999 at the National Car Center Arena in their shared hometown of Fort Lauderdale, Florida for both group's homecoming concert.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rock Is Dead Tour」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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