Venue: Downing Stadium (Lollapalooza)
Location: Randall’s Island, NY
Hole Lineup: Courtney Love (Guitar/Vocals), Eric Erlandson (Guitar), Melissa Auf der Maur (Bass/Background Vocals), and Patty Schemel (Drums).
CL: Hey. Jebby…uh wait. Yeah, I can’t hear shit. Hi, wow. So Patti Smith played. Respect!
-PLUMP
-MISS WORLD
CL: Thanks.
-GUTLESS
-THE ROSE
Girl in Crowd: We got out.
Guy in Crowd: Holy shit.
Courtney picks up a bottle of water and pours it on the audience. She picks up a few more bottles of water.
CL: Eric, stop making that fucking guitar noise. I swear, I’ll kill you.
Courtney pours water on the audience.
CL: Melissa, go.
-ASKING FOR IT
Courtney picks up dolls from Patty’s drum riser and throws them into the audience.
CL: I’m a really good pitcher. Wait.
She picks up a towel and wipes her face with it. She gets a new guitar.
CL: Thanks. Are you guys saying wholesome? (Laughs). Oh, you’re saying Molson! Oh, yeah, I douche with that stuff.
-SOFTER, SOFTEST
CL: (During song) Patty!
After the song, Courtney goes over to Patty and says something inaudible to her. Melissa wipes her face with a towel.
-ENTER SANDMAN (RIFF)
-CREDIT IN THE STRAIGHT WORLD
Guy in Crowd: Sell out! Sell out!
Courtney picks up another doll from Patty’s drum riser. She gives it to someone in the pit.
CL: A goddamn consolation prize or something for getting squished.
Guy in Crowd: You’re a sell out!
CL: If anyone pinches your butt, tell me. I’ll kick their butts.
-BEST SUNDAY DRESS
CL: Earl, give them water.
Melissa and Courtney wipe their faces with towels. Courtney throws her towel into the audience.
Something gets thrown on stage.
CL: Thanks. Give ’em water! (Laughs). It’s for you, not me.
Courtney tosses something at Eric.
CL: If you make that fucking guitar noise again.
-I THINK THAT I WOULD DIE
Courtney smokes a cigarette.
Eric plays the riff to Metallica’s Enter Sandman.
CL: Melissa…and Patty…and Er-dick.
There’s a mild reaction from the audience.
CL: That was so wussy – do it again! Melissa and Patty and Eric!
Audience screams.
MADM: And who is this person – who are you?
CL: What?
MADM: Who are you?
CL: I don’t know who I am, alright. Sorry.
-DOLL PARTS
CL: Water? Give them some more water. It just turns to steam…just fucking give…I’ll pay the bill, just give ’em some.
-PENNYROYAL TEA
Courtney points to the sky.
-VIOLET
Eric gets a new guitar. Melissa and Courtney wipe their faces with towels.
CL: It’s so hot. (To Melissa) Uh, let’s do Sugar Coma instead.
CL: Shh.
-SUGAR COMA
Courtney drinks some water and gets a new guitar.
CL: Give them some water!
CL: What?
Courtney breathes heavily into the mic. She smokes a cigarette.
CL: Eric, don’t you know, like, filler for one second so I can fucking puff?
Courtney and Eric have an inaudible conversation.
-UNSATISFIED
-OLYMPIA/DUMB
Courtney throws her guitar into the audience. She picks up a bottle of water, takes a drink, then spits it at the crowd. She pours the rest of the water on the audience. She takes a clump of mud out of her cleavage and pats her face with it, leaving brown smears, then throws it onto the crowd.
CL: It’s so good for the skin – like sperm. Goodnight!
She waves at the crowd, then goes over to Melissa. She picks up the mud and tries to pat Melissa’s face with it. They walk off stage together.