Venue: Little John’s Farm (Reading Festival)
Location: Reading, England
Hole Lineup: Courtney Love (Guitar/Vocals), Eric Erlandson (Guitar), Melissa Auf der Maur (Bass/Background Vocals), and Patty Schemel (Drums).
CL: (To the guitar tech) These are gonna fall down. No, no, I’m saying these are gonna fall out.
Courtney puts on her guitar and faces the crowd.
CL: Oh yeah, I’m so goddamn brave. Yeah. Let’s just pretend it didn’t happen, let’s just…is that what you’re doing – pretending it didn’t happen? Great. Well, I’m not.
CL: I got it. I’m here, I’m here. Pat, Pat, wait. That’s Melissa, fucking last name is French. Eau de…Melissa, what is it?
MADM: On the wall in German. Auf der Maur. On the wall in German.
CL: Auf der Maur. Off the wall in German. I don’t…fucking fox.
-PLUMP
-NEVER GO AWAY
-BEAUTIFUL SON
CL: Thanks.
John Strohm walks over to Courtney.
CL: This is John from The Lemonheads. He’s giving me a light. Me and Evan have never played hide the sausage – if we do, I’ll fucking know.
Courtney smokes a cigarette.
Guy in Crowd: Take it off!
CL: I hear you, baby, and I want you. I love this part.
Courtney starts to play Softer, Softest. Melissa looks confused.
CL: (Singing) I tell you everything…
CL: Wait, sorry.
-MISS WORLD
-JENNIFER’S BODY
CL: (To Melissa) Ar de Far… Eau de Far…Eau de…Ah de Mawr…Ah de Mee-ah. You’re fucking foreign, man…Eau de…
-ASKING FOR IT
Holly Dando walks over to Courtney.
CL: Holly Dando. We measured our legs last night – hers are longer.
Holly lights Courtney’s cigarette.
CL: Holly, you were so not a stoner in high school. A joint.
Courtney puts her arms out in a crucifixion pose.
CL: Oh, it’s like a hobby for me.
Guy in Crowd: Oh yeah, it sure is.
-GUTLESS
CL: Say “Show us your tits.” I’ve been waiting for this moment. Oh, you’re being polite. That’s nice. Ok.
-SOFTER SOFTEST
Eric comes over to Courtney. Their conversation is inaudible.
-I THINK THAT I WOULD DIE
CL: Thanks. (She gestures at Eric) Go, go, ok.
-CREDIT IN THE STRAIGHT WORLD
CL: There’s a goddamn jam.
-TEENAGE WHORE
CL: Thank you.
-DOLL PARTS
CL: Thanks. This is our last song. Thanks a lot.
-VIOLET
-NEVER GO AWAY
CL: Thanks.
Courtney throws her guitar into the audience.