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Last month, Garbage revealed that their fall North American tour would be their final full-scale stateside outing, but didn’t delve into any details behind the decision. In an onstage speech during the band’s recent show in Washington, D.C., singer Shirley Manson blamed “the thievery of the record industry” as the reason why they will stop touring the continent.
The current North American “Happy Endings” tour kicked off on September 3rd in Orlando, and is scheduled through a November 14th show at the Corona Capital fest in Mexico City, with tickets available here.
From the stage at The Anthem in D.C., Manson told the crowd (as transcribed by Louder), “We have as a band decided that, due to basically the economics of the music industry, that we have to curtail our headline touring business. It has, thanks to the thievery of the record industry, made touring very, very difficult.”
She continued, “We’re not complaining, we’ve had a fucking great run. I bring this up only because my concern is, of course, for young musicians who go out there and tour. They’re holding down jobs, they take two weeks off work, and they go around the country. Sometimes they’re sleeping in their van, sometimes they’re staying in really, really dodgy so-called motels, and it’s dangerous. It’s really unacceptable and it really has to stop. Whatever’s going on, it really has to stop. It’s unsafe and it’s unacceptable..”
Manson went on to say, “So we have just decided that the economics have become untenable, so this is kind of the last time that we’ve decided we’re going to get on a bus and just tour all over North America,” she continues. “It’s a fantastic privilege and it’s so beautiful and exciting and amazing. And all the more so because I doubt that we’ll do a tour this size ever again.”
She wrapped up her speech by expressing appreciation toward the band’s loyal fans, saying, “We all feel that we’ve been so immensely privileged and we’ve enjoyed unbelievable support from our fans, from you. At times in the music industry, they’ve told us we’re old, we’re over, nobody’s interested, nobody gives a fuck, nobody wants to play us on radio, nobody wants to interview us. And then you lot came along. You were like, ‘get behind us, Satan.’ And we won’t forget it.”
Garbage formed in 1993, and still feature original members Manson, Butch Vig, Steve Marker, and Duke Erikson, along with new touring bassist Nicole Fiorentino. The band released its latest album, Let All That We Imagine Be the Light, in May of this year.
Watch Shirley Manson’s onstage speech and see Garbage’s remaining North American tour dates below.
Garbage Remaining 2025 North American Tour Dates:
09/24 — Toronto, ON @ History
09/26 — Dana Point, CA @ Ohana Festival
09/29 — Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed
09/30 — Newport, KY @ MegaCorp Pavilion
10/01 — Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Live!
10/03 — Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
10/04 — Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10/06 — Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theatre
10/07 — Dallas, TX @ The Factory in Deep Ellum
10/08 — Austin, TX @ ACL Live at The Moody Theater
10/10 — Oklahoma City, OK @ The Criterion
10/12 — Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom
10/15 — Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
10/17 — Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
10/18 — Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
10/20 — Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum
10/21 — Portland, OR @ McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
10/23 — Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Winery
10/24 — San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
10/26 — Reno, NV @ Silver Legacy Resort Casino
10/29 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Rockwell at The Complex
10/31 — Las Vegas, NV @ The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas – The Chelsea
11/02 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
11/05 — Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
11/14 — Mexico City, MX @ Corona Capital
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