Garbage Version 2.0 tour

Infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = Version 2.0 tour


image_caption =
artist = Garbage
start_date = May 15, 1998
end_date = November 24, 1999
number_of_legs =
number_of_shows = -- Headline shows
-- Support shows
-- Festivals
last_tour = Garbage tour
(1995 - 1996)
this_tour = Version 2.0 tour
(1998 - 1999)
next_tour = Beautiful Garbage tour
(2001 - 20002)

The Version 2.0 tour was the second world concert tour cycle by American/Scottish alternative rock group Garbage, which took the band throughout North and Central America, Europe, South Africa, Asia and Australia in support of it's second album "Version 2.0".

Garbage perform under the alias Stupid Girl for the first three shows on the tour, referencing their 1996 hit single of the same name. The Version 2.0 tour takes in headline performances, support performances for Red Hot Chili Peppers and Alanis Morissette, and slots at rock festivals and radio shows around the world.

A number of notable acts supported Garbage throughout the run of the tour, including Placebo, Moloko, Talvin Singh, Stellar*, Lit, Rasmus, Crystal Method and Laurent Garnier to various reception.

1998

Garbage then return to North America as support for Alanis Morissette on her tour of the "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie" album. Due to the limited playing time of a support slot, the band drop the majority of their songs, sticking to their Hot 100 and Airplay hits, as well as "Temptation Waits", "Medication" and "When I Grow Up". The latter song is released as a single to Modern Rock radio on April 12, following the end of the tour.

Garbage's equipment was held at the Russian-Estonian border by customs, and the show was cancelled at the last minute. Garbage appeared on Estonian news programmes criticising the Russian customs, and promised the show would be rescheduled.

Garbage had announced the above four dates on March 25, 1999 as part of that years European summer schedule, including a show in Estonia,cite web | url=http://web.archive.org/web/19991003201457/www.cafemomo.com/news/9903news.shtml | title=Garbage News - March 1999 News | publisher=Cafemomo.com (archived at Web.Archive.org | accessdate=2008-03-19] but by April 16 were cancelled on the advice of the U.S. Embassy due to the NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War. The U.S. Embassy had felt there was "Anti-American sentiment in some areas". The dates were not rescheduled. ["NME", April 16, 1999 issue]

References

External links

* [http://www.garbage.com/ Garbage official website]