Venue: Rock City
Location: Nottingham, England
Hole Lineup: Courtney Love (Guitar/Vocals), Eric Erlandson (Guitar), Melissa Auf der Maur (Bass/Background Vocals), and Patty Schemel (Drums).
CL: Sorry we’re late. It’s my fault.
Courtney takes off the sweater that she was wearing with her dress.
-CINNAMON GIRL (TEASE)
-PLUMP
Guy in Crowd: You slut!
CL: You paid money to call me that? Hey, if I give you water, don’t throw the bottles back, ’cause I swear we’ll walk off stage, I mean it. You’re hot, you fucking want water, I give you fucking water. Evian – it’s goddamn expensive. Don’t throw the fucking bottle back, alright? Alright? Thank you very much. You slut. Yeah, well, you just can’t get laid. What’s a male slut? A stud? You can call me a stud. ?? come in here and go, ‘you slut.’ What a fucking dick.
CL: Honey, what most people throw up here are presents. Once in a while, some asshole in a ?? throws a fucking bottle, ok? So ?? being sheep, ?? they’re throwing things at me, they’re throwing little notes and things, ?? fuck, alright – and if you want a fucking fight, I’ll take you with one fucking hand behind my fucking back, alright? You fucker.
Courtney walks closer to the audience with her middle finger up.
CL: Man United! (Spits) Yeah, fuck football – it’s boring!
-BEAUTIFUL SON
Courtney goes over to Eric during the song. Eric throws down his guitar and gets another one. After the song, they have an inaudible conversation. Courtney then goes over to Patty and says something inaudible. She gestures like she’s frustrated or angry.
CL: (To the audience) What?
-MISS WORLD
CL: Thank you.
Courtney goes over to Eric. They have an inaudible conversation.
-JENNIFER’S BODY
Courtney picks up two bottles of water and pours them on the audience.
-DROWN SODA
CL: Thank you.
Guy in Crowd: Rock Star!
CL: No, I think we’ll cover Head Like a Hole – NOT!
Courtney picks up a bottle of water and pours it on the audience.
-ASKING FOR IT
Guy in Crowd: Courtney!
Courtney picks up a bottle of water. She pours it on the guitar tech and then on herself.
CL: I’m not so hot now, shut up.
CL: ?? I’ve got a little bit of my makeup running, if that’s alright with you.
Guy in Crowd: Melissa!
CL: This is Melissa Auf der Maur.
Audience cheers.
Guy in Crowd: Ginger minj!
MADM: Hey, that’s very perceptive.
CL: What did he say?
MADM: Ginger minj. I’m a redhead…
CL: Ginger minj. I think means that your pubic hair is…
MADM: Oh, there’s that too.
CL: That’s rude actually.
MADM: Thank you.
CL: She’s really…
MADM: A rude bunch.
CL: It’s goth black hair that she’s hiding, that’s her real… Melissa, I know how we’re gonna go goth. We’re both gonna dye our hair black. I did it. I did – it’s such a good idea!
MADM: So I’ll wear rubber…I’ll wear rubber, but I can’t dye my hair black.
CL: You’ll wear rubber?
MADM: I’ll carry whips.
CL: Fine. Then we’ll do Head Like a fucking Hole and we’re gonna have so much rubber, that we can put all the water we want on the stage and we won’t get electrocuted.
CL: This is a song about a jerk.
-GUTLESS
-IMPROV (MY MESSIAH)
Courtney drinks from a cup that was on Patty’s drum riser. She looks over at Melissa’s side of the stage and says something inaudible.
Guy in Crowd: Violet!
Girl in Crowd: Olympia!
Guy in Crowd: ?? Teenage Whore.
Guy in Crowd: Violet!
CL: Huh?
Guy in Crowd: Violet!
Courtney pants heavily into the mic, then laughs.
-SOFTER, SOFTEST
CL: Thank you.
Guy in Crowd: Rock Star!
Guy in Crowd: Violet!
Guy in Crowd: She Walks On Me!
Guy in Crowd: Violet!
Courtney picks up a bottle of water. She kneels on a bouncer’s shoulders and pours it on the audience. While she’s doing this, the rest of the band plays TAKE AWAY JAM.
-I THINK THAT I WOULD DIE
CL: Here’s another song about another jerk. I know a lot of them. I seem to attract them.
-BEST SUNDAY DRESS
-JUST DO IT/CRIPPLE DANCE
CL: Thank you. That’s our blues piss take on Polly Harvey…not really.
-PRETTY ON THE INSIDE
Courtney lies down on her back on stage for the beginning of the next song.
-CREDIT IN THE STRAIGHT WORLD
Courtney picks up a bottle of water and pours it on the audience.
Guy in Crowd: You’re a sex God!
CL: Sex God? Um, I don’t have a penis – and I don’t want one.
She picks up another bottle of water and pours it on the audience.
Guy in Crowd: ??
CL: Kiss my ass, you fuck.
She waves two middle fingers at the audience.
CL: Double fuck! Boring! Fuck you! With that..that..with the Adam and the Ants shirt, sit down. (Singing) So unplug the jukebox and do us all a favor! That music’s lost it’s taste so try another flavor!
-TEENAGE WHORE
CL: Thanks. Isn’t that a pretty song?
-SHE’S LOST CONTROL
-IMPROV (NOTHING LEFT)
-WHOSE PORNO YOU BURN (BLACK)
-DOLL PARTS
The song stops abruptly near the end. The power has gone out at the venue and the show is over.