[Trigger warning: this article contains descriptions of domestic violence, as well as sexual and physical abuse.]
Marilyn Manson announced his first dates in nearly five years on Friday (March 8), marking the shock rocker's return to the streets after more than half a dozen women accused him of sexual and emotional abuse. The news came in an X post in which Manson revealed that he and Slaughter to Prevail will be hitting the road this summer/fall for a 30-date arena/amphitheater tour with Five Finger Death Punch scheduled to kick off on August 2 at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA.
More than a dozen women have accused Manson (born Brian Warner), 55, of sexual, emotional and physical abuse, including actress Evan Rachel Wood, who was the subject of the two-part HBO documentary 2022. Phoenix Rising who delved into her claims about the abuse she claims she allegedly suffered at the hands of the rocker during a relationship that began when she was 18.
Manson, who has denied all allegations, reached a settlement with actress Esme Bianco last year to end her sexual assault lawsuit after a judge dismissed another sexual assault lawsuit by model Ashley Morgan Smithline. Earlier, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit against Manson filed by a former personal assistant alleging sexual assault, sexual assault, sexual harassment and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
The singer was sued on charges of sexual assault of a minor in January 2023, where “Jane Doe” alleged that Manson groomed and sexually assaulted the then-underage girl early in his career. The graphic details of Doe's suit fit closely with allegations from several other women who have come forward against Manson, including that the singer subjected them to “hostile and verbally abusive behavior,” as well as racist language mixed with the sharing of personal information.
After initially refusing to name Manson as her abuser, Wood released a statement on Instagram in Feb. 2021 in which she wrote that “he [Manson] he started grooming me when I was a teenager and abused me horribly for years. I was brainwashed and manipulated into submission. I'm done living in fear of reprisals, slander or blackmail.” Among her gruesome claims were that Manson “wrote swastikas on top of my nightstand when he was mad at me” and that he allegedly tied up the actress and ritually tortured her, slamming her into a “kneeling” bench and beating her “up and finished' with a Nazi whip from the Holocaust before shocking the rioters and her private parts until she broke the bench in half. After Wood's allegations, four other women came forward with similar allegations against Manson in one Vanity fair article.
Manson has sued a number of his alleged victims — in addition to settling Bianco's lawsuit — and judges have dismissed several of the abuse claims against him over the past three years. Following the flurry of complaints, Manson was dropped by his label Loma Vista Records in February 2021, as well as by his longtime manager Tony Ciulla several days later.
The “Antichrist Superstar” singer has been off the road since the last date on August 18, 2019 on his Twins of Evil: Hell Never Dies co-headlining tour with Rob Zombie and has not released new music since 2020. We are Chaos album.
See the announcement and tour dates below.
August 2 — Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium
August 4 — Boston, MA @ Gillette Stadium (w/ @metallica)
August 5 — Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
August 7 — Detroit, MI @ Pine Knob Music Center
August 8 — Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
August 10 — St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
August 11 — Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field (with Metallica)
August 13 — Rogers, AR @ Walmart Amphitheater
August 14 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
August 16 — Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
August 18 — Minneapolis, MN @ US Bank Stadium (with Metallica)
August 19 — Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena
August 21 — Omaha, NE @ CHI Health Center
August 22 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
August 24 — Saskatoon, SK @ SaskTel Centre*
August 25 — Edmonton, AB @ Commonwealth Stadium (with Metallica)
August 27 — Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
August 29 — Airway Heights, WA @ NorthQuest
August 31 — Portland, OR @ RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
September 1 — Seattle, Washington @ Lumen Field (with Metallica)
September 3 — Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater
September 4 — Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheater
September 6 — Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
September 8 — Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden
September 10 — Phoenix, Arizona @ Talking Stick Resorts Amphitheater
September 11 — Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
September 13 — Durant, OK @ Choctaw Grand Theatre
September 15 — Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheater
September 16 — Biloxi, MS @ Mississippi Coast Coliseum
September 18 — Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater
September 19 — Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
*not Manson
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