Marilyn Manson fans in Houston got an abbreviated set last night (August 18th) in Houston, TX.
A fan mentioned to us that Manson let the stage and a review from the local paper, the Houston Press, corroborated the account, noting that Manson was likely suffering from food poisoning:
The anti-Christ was in Texas and The Woodland’s crowd clamored for Satan’s little helper as time drew well past the announced set time. Just as the show was about to start the band’s tour manager escorted photographers from the pit and explained that Manson was feeling very ill and did not want his picture taken.
When Manson finally came out to “Cruci-Fiction In Space” he absolutely gave it his all. He held on to the brass knuckled microphone attached to the stand, shouting his lungs out. There were very long breaks between songs with the stage blacked out. To borrow a line from his co-headliner, Manson proved he was more human than human by coming out and giving it literally everything his body could muster. He was mostly stationary and visibly shaking at times while he braced himself with the microphone stand. Upon finishing “Sweet Dreams” he collapsed on top of one of the monitors. Roadies could be seen on the side of the stage worriedly contemplating on whether or not to assist him.
Rumor has it that the sickness was caused when Manson took holy communion earlier in the day for the first time in 30 years. That’s not true; talk backstage speculated that it was a horrible case of food poisoning.
This is the only live clip to surface from the show:
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Update: More clips have surfaced. At one point, Manson complains of heat poisoning.
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During their usual planned duet of “Helter Skelter,” Zombie let fans know that Manson was not able to come out. According to the Houston Press, Zombie said “My dear friend Mr. Manson is feeling under the weather. He’s probably on the bus feeling like crap. I need a partner for the next song so let’s sing it really loud and make him feel better.”
This is the second show on the Twins of Evil tour to be cancelled due to Manson feeling ill. Last month, Manson cancelled a show at the last minute in Toronto.
[Thanks for the tip, Hannah]
Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly attributed the source as the Houston Chronicle, as opposed to The Houston Press.
