Manson’s Return to London
It’s been a long time since Marilyn Manson has done a London gig, favouring festivals instead, he hasn’t been here since 2003’s Grotesque Burlesque at Alexandra Palace. In that time we missed the Against All Gods world tour and the first leg of the current tour aptly called The Rape of the World.
So it was with huge anticipation that I made my way down to Wembley Arena last night to see what I’d been missing… and I had been missing a lot.
The show was absolutely amazing! I had deliberately avoided any online discussions of the tour once I was sure I was going to get to see it, so I had no ideas as to set list or what theatrics to expect… Other than a certainty that the show would open with If I Was Your Vampire and end with The Beautiful People, I had a completely open mind.
The opening was incredible - only surpassed by the full rendition of Antichrist Superstar at the end (complete with suit, banners and spontaneous bible combustion.) The band played pretty much everything you’d want them to, from old favourites like The Reflecting God (which almost stole the show) and Lunch Box through to Manson staples like Disposable Teens and Rock Is Dead. New tracks were surprisingly sparse but very well received… There was more than one girl wondering round in Heart Shaped Glasses!
The only way I could have been happier is if they’d played The Nobodies and Great Big White World… But I’m far from complaining! The set list was:
- If I Was Your Vampire
- Disposable Teens
- mOBSCENE
- Tourniquet
- The Irresponsible Hate Anthem
- Are You The Rabbit?
- Sweet Dreams
- Lunchbox
- The Fight Song
- Putting Holes In Happiness
- Heart Shapped Glasses
- Rock Is Dead
- The Dope Show
- The Reflecting God
- Antichrist Superstar
- The Beautiful People
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I don’t know where I’d get my Manson News from if it weren’t for the excellent write-ups on this blog.
Great show indeed! But far, far too short in my opinion…
Really? I heard it wasn’t good, guess I was wrong.
Too bad I live in Canada.
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