Venue: Glastonbury Festival
Location: Pilton, England
Hole Lineup: Courtney Love (Guitar/Vocals), Eric Erlandson (Guitar), Melissa Auf der Maur (Bass/Background Vocals), and Samantha Maloney (Drums).
-VIOLET
Courtney takes off her sunglasses during the song. She runs down to the audience and back to the stage.
CL: Hello. (Note: Some banter might have been edited out of the audio at this point).
Audience screams.
CL: HA.
-AWFUL
CL: (Fake English accent) Hello, Glastonbury.
Audience screams.
CL: (Fake English accent) How are you, darling? We are the glamour portion of the day.
Courtney takes off her wings.
CL: Who wants my wings?
Audience screams.
Courtney goes down to the audience and gives the wings to someone, then runs back to the stage.
CL: Excuse me.
Courtney pants heavily into the mic.
-PRETTY ON THE INSIDE
-HEAVEN TONIGHT
Courtney runs down to the audience and brings some girls back on stage with her.
CL: No, only girls.
CL: Glastonbury, are you having a good time?
Audience screams.
CL: Are ya having a good time?
Audience screams.
CL: Ok.
Guy in Crowd: Show us your tits!
CL: (Laughs) Oh my God, dude. You’re totally waiting for Offspring, you’re at the wrong festival. Go ‘heeeey’ rocker boy. Come here, where that’s boy? C’mere. C’mere. With your fucking shirt and everything, I know, right.
CL: Hi.
Courtney wipes her face with a towel.
CL: (Singing) ?? you wasted all my time and all my time was alone.
-MISS WORLD
CL: (During song) Come here. Sit down. He can sit.
During the song, a guy is brought up on stage, then more fans are brought up.
CL: Thank you. (Laughs) Oh, see, I’m not allowed to let you on stage. I’m just breaking the rules. If you can make it, I’ll say yes.
CL: Thanks for having us. (She gestures at Melissa) Would you please cheer Melissa Auf der Maur?
Audience screams.
CL: And Eric Erlandson. Fuck you guys, man, I’m leaving. You better fucking cheer for him. He put up with me for 10 years.
She holds the mic out to the audience. Audience screams.
Eric laughs. Melissa claps.
CL: (Laughs) That’s worth a cheer, ok. I’ll get to you next song, ok. ?? they seem like their acid is peaking. I know you, British people.
-BEAUTIFUL SON
CL: Yeah. Come here, give me that one. Come here, you look disturbed. You need to sit up here.
Opening chords to Malibu.
A girl is brought on stage.
CL: Sit.
-MALIBU
During the song: Courtney leans against Melissa for a second. She pulls a girl up on stage. She stands on a monitor. She brings more fans up on stage. Members of Hole’s crew pull more fans up on stage.
CL: (During song) Sit.
CL: Thank you.
MADM: So we are the Queens of Stonehenge.
CL: Yay!
MADM: ?? and they’re all superheroes like you.
CL: We’re not gonna have a fucking riot. No one else is allowed on stage. I’m not letting anyone else up here, so stop making a run for it. Stop it, English people, you’re so good at rioting. That’s what I love you for. You taught me everything I know…but no one else ’cause I’ll get in trouble and we’ll get sued and shit.
Something is thrown on stage.
Courtney laughs.
CL: Ok.
Opening chords to Playing Your Song.
CL: We’re Orbital.
-PLAYING YOUR SONG
During the song, a crew member brings a guy up from the audience to sit on stage. Courtney stands on two monitors.
CL: It’s ok. It’s ok. She can come.
CL: (Fake English accent) After us it’s The Beautiful South, a great British band – after that IT’S R.E.M.! I’m so happy we’re playing with R.E.M., we’re playing with R.E.M. Oh my God, it means we’re successful, we’re playing with R.E.M. How happy are you that R.E.M. IS PLAYING?!
She holds the mic out to the audience. Audience screams.
CL: (Laughs) Oh, you cynical British people, you know you’re gonna fucking rock out when they do. (Fake English accent) You just won’t admit it now ’cause you’re quite reserved.
CL: Alright, I’m taking off my top.
Audience screams.
CL: No, I’m not. Fuck you. Take off your top.
CL: Alright, after R.E.M., you know who’s playing? Ready? LED ZEPPELIN!
-DOLL PARTS
Opening chords to Boys On the Radio.
A crew member brings Courtney a towel and she wipes her face with it. She goes over to Eric’s side of the stage.
CL: ?? I love you. (She lifts up her top, flashing that side of the stage).
-BOYS ON THE RADIO
During the song, Courtney goes down to the audience. She goes back up on stage and leans against Melissa’s back while she sings.
CL: (During song) Slow down.
CL: Thank you.
CL: If I come down there, don’t grab me really hard, ’cause I’m…I’m coming ?? away from 100,000 people and just deal with 10, so don’t grab my shit, ok. You want a drink? Ok, I’ll see what we’ve got. A warm bottle of water (Laughs). I’m sorry.
Courtney hands the water to the audience.
CL: Share it, goddamnit.
MADM: You are so brave to be, uh, camping out here, 100,000 brave people.
CL: They’re ready for the goddamn Druids, Melissa.
MADM: ??
CL: 100,000 people?
MADM: Sometime…yeah, I think so. Wow. Hooray for you.
CL: Um, I am a really not a very good guitar player, at all, in case you haven’t noticed, but I have style – I have style. This song has the only lead I ever wrote and I’d like to dedicate it to Mike Mills, because I love him. For many years he’s been my secret crush and I can only say it in front of 100,000 people (Laughs). Ok. It’s my one lead, ok, you guys ready, ’cause it sucks. Fuck you, it’s really good. Shut up and listen.
-SHE WALKS ON ME
CL: (During song – to Eric) Listen. Stop, it’s mine. Shh. It’s mine. It’s mine. Goddamn.
CL: ?? the outro. ??
-BIGGEST SCAR
CL: (Singing) I’ll be the juiciest peach, I’ll be the open car seat, I’ll be everything, the constellation Gemini brings, I’ll be the twins in space, and all the lines we’ll erase, I’ll be the passenger seat, I want you to go 95 miles an hour, and all your energy and all your energy and all your anarchy.
CL: Be proud of your anarchy, England. It’s really, really good. That you can drink beer and riot in the fucking streets is really good. We’re really impressed and in America we’re too scared to do what you did.
CL: (Singing) I love your anarchy.
Courtney takes the mic over to some fans who are sitting on stage.
CL: Talk into it…just be my assistant.
Fan: I love you so much.
CL: Just be my assistant if you love me. Ok. Here’s some water. You be my assistant…check’s in the mail.
CL: You want us to leave?
Audience screams.
CL: Oh, that’s rather mixed. Goddamnit, you know what, I’m gonna teach you, we won the war against you and you know what, the Romans lost, you’re not speaking Italian, be proud, you’ve got this great anarchic spirit, stop being CYNICAL! No one gives a fuck. Do you want us to leave? Say NO!
She holds the mic out to the audience.
Audience screams “No.”
CL: Thank you! That’s how you fight cynicism, you British people, come on, I know you’re great humans with beautiful spirits and you’ve invented every great religion ever, so this is for you. Despite your press, ok.
-NORTHERN STAR
CL: (During song – putting a hand on her chest) It’s right here. See, it’s your heart.
During the song, Courtney goes out to the audience. She goes back up on stage and stands on the monitors while singing.
-CELEBRITY SKIN
During the song, a blonde girl comes over to Courtney.
CL: (During song) Can you sing?
They sing together.
CL: ?? I can hear. Ok, come on. Good.
Courtney pushes the girl away.
-SHE’S LOST CONTROL (TEASE)
While Courtney is singing, Melissa walks around the stage, taking pictures.
-RESCUE (TEASE)
CL: Thank you. Thank you very much. You want this? Microphone? Say whatever you want.