Prior to embarking on any official tour under the wing of a major label, Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Manson (band)

Marilyn Manson is an American metal band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Formed in 1989 by Brian Warner and Scott Putesky, the group was originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids with their uniquely theatrical performances gathering a local cult following in the early '90s. This attention...

 spent several years touring independently at various locations in Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

 such as Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Miami Beach, South Hallandale and Davie, among various other one-night venues. During this time, the band is known to have left Florida only three times to perform. Until August 1992, the band played these shows as Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids. The band played these independent shows from April 28, 1990 until June 4, 1994.

Performance and show themes

During the Spooky Kids-era, the concerts featured several antics among which were girls covered in blood and wearing animal masks whilst locked in metal cages, women ironing Nazi flags onstage and keyboardist Madonna Wayne Gacy

Madonna Wayne Gacy

Stephen Gregory Bier Jr., formerly known by his stage name Madonna Wayne Gacy is the former keyboard player for Marilyn Manson, 1989-2007. His stage name came from the names of the singer Madonna and the serial killer John Wayne Gacy...

's renowned keyboard paraphernalia, such as children's toys and dismembered doll heads.

At the band's July 11, 1990 performance, the first ten people to attend the show with an x across their forehead received a limited edition Marilyn Manson milk chocolate bar.

Lineup

Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids

• Marilyn Manson
  Marilyn Manson
  Marilyn Manson may refer to:* Marilyn Manson , an American rock musician* Marilyn Manson , the American rock band led by the singer of the same name...
  
   – Vocals
• Daisy Berkowitz
  Scott Putesky
  Scott Mitchell Putesky , more famously known as Daisy Berkowitz, is an American musician, and was the lead guitarist and co-founder of the heavy metal group Marilyn Manson...
  
   – Guitar
• Olivia Newton Bundy
  Olivia Newton Bundy
  Brian Tutunick is an American musician more famously known as Olivia Newton Bundy and was the bassist and co-founder of the rock group Marilyn Manson until 1990, when he was replaced by Gidget Gein...
  
   (from April 28, 1990 until June 1, 1990), Gidget Gein
  Gidget Gein
  Gidget Gein was an American musician and artist. He was the second bassist and co-founder of the alternative metal band Marilyn Manson. His stage name references and dichotomises serial killer Ed Gein and the novel Gidget.-Early life:Bradley Stewart was born in Hollywood, Florida...
  
   (from June 14, 1990 until December 31, 1993), Twiggy Ramirez
  Jeordie White
  Jeordie Osbourne White , better known by his pseudonym Twiggy Ramirez , is an American musician, who is best known for being the bassist and guitarist for Marilyn Manson. He was also the bassist for A Perfect Circle, and Nine Inch Nails...
  
   (from January 1, 1994 onward) – Bass
• Zsa Zsa Speck
  Zsa Zsa Speck
  Zsa Zsa Speck was the keyboardist for Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids in 1989. His stage name came from the combination Zsa Zsa Gabor and Richard Speck, following the band's naming style of combining the names of a fashion icon and mass murderer...
  
   (from April 28, 1990 until June 1, 1990), Madonna Wayne Gacy
  Madonna Wayne Gacy
  Stephen Gregory Bier Jr., formerly known by his stage name Madonna Wayne Gacy is the former keyboard player for Marilyn Manson, 1989-2007. His stage name came from the names of the singer Madonna and the serial killer John Wayne Gacy...
  
   (from July 27, 1990 onward) – Keyboards
• Yamaha RX-8 drum machine
  Drum machine
  A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums or other percussion instruments. They are used in a variety of musical genres, not just purely electronic music...
  
   (from April 28, 1990 until August 5, 1991), Sara Lee Lucas
  Sara Lee Lucas
  Frederick Streithorst, Jr., is the original drummer for Marilyn Manson. Formerly known by his performing name, “Sara Lee Lucas”, , his alias is derived from American serial killer Henry Lee Lucas and the baked goods company, Sara Lee...
  
   (from August 11, 1991 onward) – Drums

After the band's second show, which Manson has described as the band's "first real performance", Zsa Zsa Speck and Olivia Newton Bundy were removed from the band. They were replaced by the next performance by Madonna Wayne Gacy who hadn't yet attained a keyboard so instead played with toy soldiers onstage in the meantime, and Gidget Gein, guitarist of local band Insanity Assassin, respectively.

Set list

During the first two years of the band's existence, they had recorded a core set of songs that they would perform favorably, some that would never be performed again following the independent shows. The following list contains the most commonly played songs in the order they were most generally performed:

1. "Cake and Sodomy"
2. "Learning to Swim"
3. "White Knuckles"
4. "Suicide Snowman"
5. "Lunchbox"
6. "Dope Hat
   Dope Hat
   "Dope Hat" is a promotional single from Marilyn Manson's debut album, Portrait of an American Family. It was first recorded for a demo tape that they released in 1993, entitled The Family Jams....
   
   "
7. "My Monkey"
8. "Misery Machine"

Towards the end of the independent shows and the near completion of the band's debut album Portrait of an American Family

Portrait of an American Family

Portrait of an American Family is the debut full-length studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on July 19, 1994 in the US through Nothing and Interscope Records. It was produced by the band's frontman and Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails...

, the live set list resembled the following, occasionally with answering machine messages sampled as an intro and outro respectively:

1. "Get Your Gunn
   Get Your Gunn
   Released in 1994, "Get Your Gunn" is the first official single by alternative metal band Marilyn Manson. "Snake Eyes and Sissies" was originally planned as the lead single but never released; "Get Your Gunn" was released instead. The track was released to support the album Portrait of an American...
   
   "
2. "Filth"
3. "Suicide Snowman"
4. "Dope Hat"
5. "White Knuckles"
6. "Sweet Tooth"
7. "Wrapped in Plastic"
8. "Lunchbox"
9. "Choklit Factory"
10. "Misery Machine"
11. "Thrift"
12. "Cake and Sodomy"
13. "Dune Buggy"

Tour dates

#	Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
1	April 28, 1990	Miami Beach, Florida Miami Beach, Florida Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on a barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter which separates the Beach from Miami city proper...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Churchill's Hideaway
2	May 3, 1990	Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...		Reunion Room
3	May 30, 1990	–	–	-
4	June 1, 1990	Boca Raton, Florida Boca Raton, Florida Boca Raton is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA, incorporated in May 1925. In the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. However, the majority of the people under the postal address of Boca Raton, about...	United States	Weekends
5	June 14, 1990			Sinbads
6	June 27, 1990	Hallandale, Florida		Button South
7	July 4, 1990	Fort Lauderdale, Florida		Club Nu
8	July 11, 1990	Hallandale, Florida		Button South
9	July 19, 1990	Miami Beach, Florida Miami Beach, Florida Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on a barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter which separates the Beach from Miami city proper...		Washington Square
10	July 27, 1990	Fort Lauderdale, Florida		Reunion Room
11	August 11, 1990	Hallandale, Florida		Button South
12	April 17, 1990	Miami Beach, Florida		Churchill's Hideaway
13	August 29, 1990	Hallandale, Florida		Button South
14	September 13, 1990	Fort Lauderdale, Florida		Squeeze
15	October 26, 1990	Boca Raton, Florida		Weekends
16	November 15, 1990	Fort Lauderdale, Florida		Squeeze
17	December 14, 1990	Davie, Florida Davie, Florida Davie is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States. The town's population was 91,992 at the 2010 census.- History :Davie was founded by Jake Tannebaum and Tamara Toussaint. The original name of the town was Zona. In 1909 R.P. Davie assisted then Governor Broward by draining the swamplands...		Plus 5
18	December 19, 1990	Hallandale, Florida		Button South
19	December 27, 1990	Miami Beach, Florida		Washington Square
20	February 7, 1991	Hallandale, Florida		Button South
21	February 21, 1991	Fort Lauderdale, Florida		Squeeze
22	February 27, 1991
23	March 21, 1991	Hallandale, Florida		Button South
24	April 11, 1991	Miami Beach, Florida		Club Nu
25	April 26, 1991	Fort Lauderdale, Florida		Reunion Room
26	May 1, 1991	Miami Beach, Florida		The Institute
27	May 10, 1991	Boca Raton, Florida		Weekends
28	May 16, 1991	Miami Beach, Florida		Club Nu
29	May 30, 1991	Hallandale, Florida		Button South
30	June 14, 1991	Boca Raton, Florida		Sinbads
31	June 27, 1991	Hallandale, Florida		Button South
32	July 11, 1991	Hallandale, Florida		Button South
33	July 19, 1991	Miami Beach, Florida		Washington Square
34	July 25, 1991			Cameo Theatre
35	July 27, 1991	Fort Lauderdale, Florida		Reunion Room
36	August 1, 1991	Hallandale, Florida		Button South
37	August 5, 1991	Fort Lauderdale, Florida		Reunion Room
38	August 11, 1991	Hallandale, Florida		Button South
39	August 15, 1991	Sunrise, Florida Sunrise, Florida -Overview:Sunrise is a city in southwestern Broward County, Florida, United States. It was incorporated in 1961 by Norman Johnson – a developer whose World Famous Upside-Down House attracted buyers to what was then a remote area...		Purple Grotto
40	August 17, 1991	Boca Raton, Florida		Weekends
41	August 29, 1991	Hallandale, Florida		Button South
42	September 13, 1991	Fort Lauderdale, Florida		Squeeze
43	September 29, 1991	Davie, Florida Davie, Florida Davie is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States. The town's population was 91,992 at the 2010 census.- History :Davie was founded by Jake Tannebaum and Tamara Toussaint. The original name of the town was Zona. In 1909 R.P. Davie assisted then Governor Broward by draining the swamplands...		The Round Up Davie
44	October 4, 1991	Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...		Club Roxy
45	October 9, 1991	Fort Lauderdale, Florida		Squeeze
46	October 26, 1991	Boca Raton, Florida		Weekends
47	November 24, 1991	–	–	-
48	November 29, 1991	Miami Beach, Florida	United States	Washington Square
49	December 4, 1991	Fort Lauderdale, Florida		Squeeze
50	December 19, 1991	Hallandale, Florida		Button South
51	December 27, 1991	Miami Beach, Florida		Washington Square
52	January 16, 1992	Hallandale, Florida		Button South
53	January 17, 1992	Fort Lauderdale		Rosebud's
54	February 1, 1992	Hallandale, Florida		Button South
55	February 5, 1992	Fort Lauderdale, Florida		Squeeze
56	February 16, 1992	Coral Springs, Florida Coral Springs, Florida Coral Springs, officially chartered July 10, 1963, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States, approximately northwest of Fort Lauderdale. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 121,096...		Illusions
57	March 16, 1992	Fort Lauderdale, Florida		Reunion Room
58	April 12, 1992	Miami Beach, Florida		Washington Square
59	April 18, 1992	St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St...		ACL Club
60	April 25, 1992
61	April 26, 1992	Tampa, Florida Tampa, Florida Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....		Morrissound Studios
62	May 1, 1992	Miami Beach, Florida		The Institute
63	May 20, 1992	Fort Lauderdale, Florida		Squeeze
64	May 30, 1992	Miami Beach, Florida		Washington Square
65	July 18, 1992
66	July 23, 1992	–	–	-
67	July 25, 1992	–	–	-
68	July 31, 1992	Davie, Florida	United States	Plus 5
69	August 1, 1992
70	August 12, 1992	Fort Lauderdale, Florida		Squeeze
71	August 23, 1992			Rosebud's
72	November 25, 1992	Hallandale, Florida		Treehouse
73	December 2, 1992	Fort Lauderdale, Florida		Squeeze
74	December 4, 1992	Davie, Florida		Plus 5
75	December 31, 1992	Fort Lauderdale, Florida		Squeeze
76	January 17, 1993			Rosebud's
77	February 10, 1993	Miami Beach, Florida		Washington Square
78	February 24, 1993	Davie, Florida		Plus 5
79	February 26, 1993	Fort Lauderdale, Florida		Squeeze
80	March 12, 1993	Davie, Florida		Plus 5
81	March 13, 1993	Miami Beach, Florida		Cactus Cantina
82	April 16, 1993	Fort Lauderdale, Florida		Squeeze
83	April 17, 1993
84	May 1, 1993	Davie, Florida		Plus 5
85	September 17, 1993	Miami Beach, Florida		Washington Square
86	September 18, 1993	Davie, Florida		Plus 5
87	November 1, 1993
88	December 4, 1993
89	December 31, 1993
90	January 1, 1994	Fort Lauderdale, Florida		Squeeze
91	February 12, 1994	Davie, Florida		Plus 5
92	February 24, 1994
93	March 12, 1994
94	April 4, 1994	San Francisco, California San Francisco, California San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...		–
95	April 7, 1994	Chicago, Illinois		Riviera Nightclub
96	April 23, 1994	Fort Lauderdale, Florida		Squeeze
97	June 4, 1994	Davie, Florida		Plus 5