The Hell Not Hallelujah Tour

The Hell Not Hallelujah Tour

Promotional poster for The Hell Not Hallelujah Tour
Tour by Marilyn Manson
Associated album The Pale Emperor
Start date January 21, 2015
End date August 16, 2015
Legs 6
Shows
  • 60 in North America
  • 11 in Europe
  • 6 in Oceania
  • 3 in Asia
  • 90 Total (1 canceled)
Marilyn Manson concert chronology
  • The Hell Not Hallelujah Tour
  • (2015)
  • The End Times Tour
  • (2015)

The Hell Not Hallelujah Tour is the fourteenth tour by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was launched in support of their ninth studio album, The Pale Emperor, which was released on January 20, 2015 in the US.[1] Beginning on January 21, 2015, the tour currently includes five legs spanning North America, Australia, Europe and Japan with a total of 67 shows. More concerts are expected to be announced as the tour progresses. Hell Not Hallelujah is the group's tenth tour to spread over multiple legs spanning over multiple continents. The live band for this tour includes Marilyn Manson on vocals and Twiggy on bass guitar, and features newcomers Tyler Bates on lead guitar, Paul Wiley on rhythm guitar and Gil Sharone on drums. Bates left the touring lineup after the April 11, 2015 show at the Minot Municipal Auditorium in North Dakota, and will be replaced on lead guitar by Paul Wiley.

Development and concert synopsis

Marilyn Manson described the central theme of the show as an evocation of two sides of the American Deep South: the Voodoo of the Louisiana swamp lands and the "Evangelical fervor of some of the region's churches."[2] Manson begins the show wearing a charcoal pea coat and a leather bustier vest, which are gradually removed as the show goes on. Bobby Olivier from NJ.com complimented Manson's appearance and the aesthetic of the show, comparing it to the concept of The Pale Emperor and saying "his white makeup fades as the show goes on, as if he's slowly returning to his rarely seen, mortal form."[3]

Compared to the band's previous tours, the show is stripped back and contains fewer theatrics.[4] For performances of "Killing Strangers", Manson can be seen brandishing a knife-shaped microphone, which he uses to repeatedly stab a tambourine,[4] while at various points during the show, Manson smashes a glass bottle on stage, often against Gil Sharone's drum kit.[4][5] For the "Coma White" encore, a falling snow effect is used on stage, similar to the effect used during the Rock Is Dead Tour in 1998.[6]

On April 14, Tyler Bates announced that he had amicably retired from the band's touring line-up, stating that he helped put the band together with the intention that it could function without him when "pre-existing commitments in the film and television industry would be too demanding to handle responsibly from the road."[7] The tour's original rhythm guitarist, Paul Wiley, will take over on lead guitar for the duration of the tour.

Critical response

The first North American leg of the tour received positive reviews from critics, with several reviewers commending Manson's performance. Melina Robinson of The Las Vegas Sun, in a review of the band's concert at the House of Blues on Valentine's Day, said that in comparison to the band's 2012 Las Vegas show, that Manson was "a revived performer who was more reminiscent of the '90's Manson. His gestures, stage theatrics and signature guttural growl brought any tenured Manson fan back to day's past."[8] Bree Davis of Westword said that Manson's stage presence "heightened the desired sense of faux-trauma — Manson's ability to produce an effective illusion of control over both his band and his audience is what is perhaps more timeless than the music he creates," and likened Manson's on-stage qualities to that of a politician or cult leader.[4] Nicole Malczan, reviewing for Alternative Nation, complimented Manson's vocals as "raw and still powerful" and praised the show for its stripped-down production, saying that "Those who hoped for some shock value may have been disappointed. Just like with his new album, last night [Manson] stripped back several layers to reveal a performer that doesn't need flourishes to still entertain the hell out of a crowd."[9] Other reviews lauded the live band, with Michael Rancic of NOW Toronto calling them Manson's "strongest live band in recent memory," and said that the set list was "visceral and engaging from start to finish."[10] Similarly, Jim Louvau, writing for Phoenix New Times, said that the band has "probably never sounded better."[5] Marc Hirsh of The Boston Globe wrote that several songs on the set list "hit with the impact of a wrecking ball," and said that "no matter how thudding and metallic the songs were, they were almost uniformly tuneful, and the hard shuffle that ran like a thread through the beat gave plenty of them a decadent swing."[11] Allison Cohn commended Manson's vocal performance and said that she was "blown away by the quality of the music. Each song was loud, aggressive and throbbing with rage and energy."[12]

FasterLouder listed Marilyn Manson as one of the acts who "dominated day one of the Melbourne leg of Soundwave 2015," reporting that the band drew "one of the biggest crowds of the day," and said that Manson's "God-like aura on stage cannot be denied."[13]

Set list

This set list is representative of the performance on January 24, 2015.[3] It does not represent the set list of all concerts for the duration of the tour, which typically range in length between 90 minutes and two and a half hours.[4][14]

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, amount of available tickets and gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
North America[15]
January 21, 2015 Washington, D.C. United States The Fillmore N/A N/A
January 23, 2015 Philadelphia Electric Factory N/A N/A
January 24, 2015 Sayreville Starland Ballroom 2,500 / 2,500[16] N/A
January 28, 2015 Boston House of Blues 2,229 / 2,386[17] $113,450
January 29, 2015[lower-alpha 1] New York City Terminal 5 3,000 / 3,000[19] N/A
January 30, 2015 Pittsburgh Stage AE 2,300 / 2,300[20] $110,400
January 31, 2015 Bethlehem Sands Bethlehem N/A N/A
February 2, 2015 Toronto Canada Sound Academy N/A N/A
February 3, 2015 Detroit United States The Fillmore N/A N/A
February 5, 2015 Chicago Riviera Theatre 2,265 / 2,500[21] $122,310
February 6, 2015 Prior Lake Mystic Lake 2,100 / 2,100[22] N/A
February 7, 2015 Milwaukee Eagles Ballroom N/A N/A
February 9, 2015 St. Louis The Pageant 2,000 / 2,000[23] N/A
February 11, 2015 Denver The Fillmore N/A N/A
February 13, 2015 Tempe Marquee Theatre 2,000 / 2,000[24] N/A
February 14, 2015 Las Vegas House of Blues 2,000 / 2,000[8] N/A
Oceania[25][26]
February 21, 2015[lower-alpha 2] Melbourne Australia RAS Melbourne Showgrounds N/A N/A
February 22, 2015[lower-alpha 2] Adelaide Bonython Park N/A N/A
February 25, 2015[lower-alpha 3] Sydney Enmore Theatre N/A N/A
February 27, 2015[lower-alpha 3] Brisbane Tivoli Theatre N/A N/A
February 28, 2015[lower-alpha 2] Brisbane Showgrounds N/A N/A
March 1, 2015[lower-alpha 2] Sydney Olympic Park N/A N/A
North America[28][29]
March 25, 2015 Portland United States Roseland Theater 1,400 / 1,400[30] N/A
March 26, 2015 Seattle The Showbox N/A N/A
March 28, 2015 Penticton Canada South Okanagan Events Centre N/A N/A
March 29, 2015 Vancouver Queen Elizabeth Theatre N/A N/A
March 31, 2015 Prince George CN Centre N/A N/A
April 1, 2015 Dawson Creek EnCana Events Centre N/A N/A
April 2, 2015 Edmonton Shaw Conference Centre N/A N/A
April 4, 2015 Lethbridge ENMAX Centre N/A N/A
April 6, 2015 Saskatoon SaskTel Centre N/A N/A
April 7, 2015 Regina Brandt Centre N/A N/A
April 9, 2015 Winnipeg MTS Centre N/A N/A
April 10, 2015 Fargo United States Fargo Civic Center N/A N/A
April 11, 2015 Minot Minot Municipal Auditorium N/A N/A
April 24, 2015 Athens Georgia Theatre N/A N/A
April 25, 2015 Jacksonville Welcome to Rockville Festival N/A N/A
April 26, 2015 Birmingham Iron City Birmingham N/A N/A
April 28, 2015 Oklahoma Bricktown Events Center N/A N/A
April 29, 2015 Tulsa Brady Theater N/A N/A
April 30, 2015 Memphis Minglewood Hall N/A N/A
May 2, 2015 Concord Carolina Rebellion Festival N/A N/A
May 3, 2015 North Myrtle Beach House of Blues N/A N/A
May 5, 2015 Norfolk Norva Theatre N/A N/A
May 6, 2015 Richmond The National Theatre N/A N/A
May 8, 2015 Knoxville The International N/A N/A
May 9, 2015 Chattanooga Track 29 N/A N/A
May 11, 2015 Peoria Limelight Eventplex N/A N/A
May 12, 2015 Madison Orpheum Theater N/A N/A
May 13, 2015 Grand Rapids The Orbit Room N/A N/A
May 15, 2015 Columbus Rock on the Range Festival N/A N/A
May 16, 2015 Indianapolis Old National Center N/A N/A
Europe[28]
June 3, 2015 Nyon Switzerland Caribana Festival N/A N/A
June 5–7, 2015 Nürburg Germany Rock am Ring N/A N/A
Mendig Rock im Ring N/A N/A
June 8, 2015 Copenhagen Denmark Vega N/A N/A
June 9, 2015 Oslo Norway Sentrum Scene N/A N/A
June 10, 2015 Stockholm Sweden Gröna Lund N/A N/A
June 13, 2015 Donington Park United Kingdom Download Festival N/A N/A
June 15, 2015 Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso Festival N/A N/A
June 17, 2015 Milan Italy Alcatraz N/A N/A
June 19, 2015 Dessel Belgium Graspop Festival N/A N/A
June 20, 2015 Clisson France Hellfest N/A N/A
North America: The End Times Tour[31] (with The Smashing Pumpkins)
July 7, 2015 Concord United States Concord Pavilion N/A N/A
July 9, 2015 Irvine Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre N/A N/A
July 10, 2015 Las Vegas The Joint N/A N/A
July 11, 2015 Phoenix Comerica Theatre N/A N/A
July 11, 2015 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre N/A N/A
July 15, 2015 Dallas Gexa Energy Pavilion N/A N/A
July 16, 2015 Houston NRG Arena N/A N/A
July 18, 2015 San Antonio Freeman Coliseum N/A N/A
July 19, 2015 Austin Austin City Limits Live N/A N/A
July 20, 2015 New Orleans Bold Sphere Music N/A N/A
July 22, 2015 Miami Bayfront Park Amphitheatre N/A N/A
July 24, 2015 Tampa MidFlorida Amphitheatre N/A N/A
July 25, 2015 Atlanta Aaron's Amphitheatre N/A N/A
July 26, 2015 Raleigh Red Hat Amphitheater N/A N/A
July 28, 2015 Boston Blue Hills Bank Pavilion N/A N/A
July 29, 2015 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center N/A N/A
July 31, 2015 Wantagh Jones Beach Theater N/A N/A
August 1, 2015 Mashantucket Foxwoods Resort Casino N/A N/A
August 2, 2015 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center N/A N/A
August 4, 2015 Toronto Canada Molson Amphitheatre N/A N/A
August 5, 2015 Clarkston United States DTE Energy Music Theatre N/A N/A
August 7, 2015 Chicago FirstMerit Bank Pavilion N/A N/A
August 8, 2015 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center N/A N/A
Asia[28][32]
August 14, 2015 Tokyo Japan Sonic Mania Festival N/A N/A
August 15, 2015 Summer Sonic Festival N/A N/A
August 16, 2015 Osaka N/A N/A

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
Date City Country Venue Reason
January 27, 2015 Long Island United States Paramount Theatre Winter Storm Juno[33]

Notes

  1. ↑ The January 29, 2015 concert at Terminal 5 was originally scheduled for January 26. It was rescheduled due to Winter Storm Juno.[18]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The February 21, 22, 28 and March 1 concerts in Australia are part of the Soundwave Festival.[27]
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The February 25 and 27 concerts in Australia are joint shows featuring Apocalyptica and Deathstars.[26]

Lineup

Sources:[5][34][23]

Opening acts

References

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  2. ↑ Sculley, Alan (January 23, 2015). "Marilyn Manson to unveil 'Pale Emperor' in Bethlehem". The Morning Call. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oliver, Bobby (January 25, 2015). "'Antichrist' rocks Sayreville: 7 things you missed from Marilyn Manson live". NJ.com. Advance Publications. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Davies, Bree (February 12, 2015). "Marilyn Manson Still Puts On a First Rate Horror Show". Westword. Voice Media Group. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
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