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News archive 2001-2002

8/09/02...Garbage and No Doubt Tour Official !!!!!!!
It has now been confirmed ! Garbage will tour with No Doubt this fall in the U.S. !!!
The first dates have been announced...

Oct. 15, Ryan Center Arena, Kingston, R.I.
Oct. 17, First Union Spectrum, Philadelphia
Oct. 20, Centrum, Worcester, Mass.
Oct. 21, Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, N.Y.
Oct. 23, Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, N.J.
Oct. 24, Baltimore Arena, Baltimore
Oct. 27, University of North Florida Arena, Jacksonville, Fla.


7/30/02...UK Special Shows at Electric Ballroom Go on Sale July 31st !
In support of the upcoming UK release of Shut Your Mouth, Garbage will play 2 very special shows at The Electric Ballroom in London. These shows are August 28th and 29th and tickets go on sale Wednesday, July at 9am. Tickets are £17.50 (stbf)

Ticketing details:

Credit Card Hotline: 020 7287 0932
Way Ahead: 020 7403 3331
www.gigsandtours.com


7/18/02...Upcoming Tour Diaries...
For those of you looking for the last 3 weeks of tour diaries don't worry you wont miss them they will appear in
an upcoming issue of Q Magazine. More information to come on exact issue date.

6/21/02...New Australia dates for October 2002 and more !
New dates for Australia in the Tour Section.

Garbage to Appear on TV Total in Germany !
The band will make their first ever German national TV appearance on TV Total on Monday, June 24th. Make sure to tune into PRO7 at 10:20PM to catch this special performance.

Shut Your Mouth Single to be released July 8th !
The 4th single from Beautifulgarbage "Shut Your Mouth" will be released throughout Europe on July 8th and in Germany June 24th. B sides include Happiness Part 2 as well as live versions of "Only Happy When It Rains" and a live cover version of "Wild Horses". Stay tuned for more information about release date in the UK.

6/1/02...Garbage on Leno !
Garbage will be performing " Cherry Lips" on The Tonight Show this Monday June 3rd ( 11:35pm EST. on NBC. )

5/30/02... Matt Chamberlain to Fill In for Butch Vig Temporarily...
Butch Vig is suffering from "an acute inner ear infection causing painful sensitivity to sound" so Matt Chamberlain will be filling in for him until he recovers.


5/15/02... B Sides - Tell Garbage Your Favorites !!
Get Busy With the Fizzy, Girl Don't Come, Alien Sex Fiend, Sleep - these are just a few of the B Sides Garbage has recorded but they want to know YOUR favorites. If you have a favorite Garbage B Side please let them know by sending an email to garbagefanmail@qprime.com and put B Side in the subject line.


Roseland, NY. review...
NYRock.com just gave me the info to pass along !
It`s a review of the show and includes two new pics of Shirl !

5/10/02...Garbage do Ramones !
According to Shirley`s diary today, the band recorded a song for an upcoming 'Ramones Tribute Album' while in
Nashville last Friday ! ( may 3rd, 2002 ) More as it comes in !

4/14/02....Garbage in new book !
Shirley and Butch are featured in several chapters of a new book called ' Mouthing Off '
Go here for more info !

4/8/02... New Summer Tour Dates Announced !
Garbage has added the following summer tour dates in Europe !

3/27/02...Garbage Behind The Music Airs April 7th !
Garbage's Behind The Music premieres on VH1 on Sunday, April 7th at 11AM. See below for airdates:

Sun... 4/7 at 11am ET
Sun... 4/7 at 8pm ET
Sun... 4/7 at 11pm ET
Tue ...4/9 at 1:30am ET
Thr ...4/11 at 6pm ET
FriI ...4/12 at 3pm ET
Fri ...4/12 at 8pm ET
Also at VH1... see exclusive out takes from the show !


3/25/02... Upcoming UK TV Appearances...
Liquid News - March 26th (interview)
Pepsi Chart Show - March 28th (interview)
Saturday Show - March 20th (Video)
Xchange - April 8th (Video)
Pepsi Chart Show - April 11th (special performance recorded at Brixton)
Top Of The Pops - April 19th (performance)

In addition the band is taping the new TV show Recoverd with airdate TBD as well as taping for MTV's 5 Night Stand Series on April 8th with the air date TBD.

3/14/02... Breaking Up The Girl Commerical Single to be Released in UK April 8th  !
April 8th will be the commercial release in the UK for Breaking Up The Girl, the 3rd single from Beautifulgarbage. 3 CD's will be released which will include new songs Happiness and Confidence as well remixes by Brothers in Rhythm and Timo Mass. In addition, an acoustic version of Breaking Up The Girl, the video of Breaking Up The Girl and a cover of the Velvet Underground song Candy Says will also be available.
Norfolk, VA. Tour poster...
Thanks to JC for sending in this tour poster !

3/03/02....More US Tour Dates !
Garbage will soon be in a town near you !  Visit the Tour Section for the latest dates !
More dates to be added this week when confirmed !

2/19/02...Shirley To Appear On Craig Kilborn Show
Shirley will make an appearance on the Craig Kilborn Show on Tuesday, February 26th. The program airs on CBS at 12:35AM

Cherry Lips Video Nominated
Cherry Lips has been nominated in the Best Video by an International Act category by MM TV (Bulgaria). The awards take place on March 23rd

The following tour dates have been added :
April 10th Cologne, Germany Palladium
April 11th Amsterdam, Holland Heineken Hall
April 13th Bourges, France L'lgloo.  also....
Garbage will play in Nice, France on June 19th at Nikaia and June 20th in Lyon, France at Halle Tony Garner.
Both of these shows are as special guests to the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

1/25/02...UK Tour Announced !
The band has announced a UK tour scheduled to begin on Monday, April 1st at Guildhall in Portsmouth.
The tour includes stops in Bristol, Wolverhampton, Edinburgh, Manchester and London. Check the tour section for all dates !

1/17/02... Ask Garbage Contest !
Have a question that you' ve always wanted to ask Garbage ? Festival Mushroom Records is running a " Ask Garbage " contest to celebrate the "The Big Day Out Festival " The best 15 questions will be picked for Garbage to answer !
Here's the link to see what it's all about !

1/7/02...
Beautifulgarbage Ranks Top Ten of the Year
Beautifulgarbage was named one of the TOP TEN albums of the Year by both Rolling Stone Magazine US and Rolling Stone Magazine Australia.

Garbage To Play Roskilde festival
The band will play this year's Roskilde Festival in Denmark on June 28th. For more information on tickets visit
www.roskilde-festival.dk

1/02/02...
Breaking Up The Girl Video To Premiere January 21st.
The video for Breaking Up the Girl makes its world premiere on January 21st during the intermission of MTV's "Daria The Movie".
The song is the movie's theme song and will be used in promos for the movie along with behind the scenes footage of the making of the video starting on January 4th.

In Style Magazine Goes Behind The Scenes of Cherry Lips Video.
Check out the January issue of In Style Magazine (on newstands now) for a behind the scenes glimpse into the making of the Cherry Lips video.

12/17/01...
Shirley, Mary J. Blige and Elton John Named Spokespeople for Viva Glam IV and Mac Aids Fund
Shirley along with Sir Elton John and Mary J. Blige have been named the 2002 spokespeople for Mac's Viva Glam IV fundraising lipstick. An advertising campaign shot by photographer David LaChapelle will launch in February 2002. Since its creation in 1994, VIVA GLAM lipsticks have been the primary fund-raising tool for The M•A•C AIDS Fund. To date, the M•A•C AIDS Fund has raised more than $23 million in order to provide daily services for men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS around the world. One hundred percent of the $14.00 suggested retail price of the lipsticks go directly to the Fund.
Garbage on VH1`s " Behind The Music " !
According to Shirley`s Diary today, she was interviewed for VH1`s " Behind The Music"
More on this as it comes in !

11/26/01...
Shirley Interviews Pink
Shirley interviews Pink in the December issue of Interview Magazine. (On newstands now)

11/21/01...
Shirley on Cover of Nylon Magazine
Look for Shirley on the cover of the December/January issue of Nylon Magazine which should be hitting newstands any day.

11/20/01...
Garbage to Play Star 98.7  Not So Silent Night
The band will play this year's Star 98.7  Not So Silent Night joining Better Than Ezra, Nelly Furtado, and Alanis Morisette. The show takes place on Thursday, December 13th. Doors Open @ 6:30pm at The Shrine Auditorium.
Tickets go on sale Saturday, November 24th at 10am. Ticket Prices: $65/$50/$35

11/19/01...
Tonight Show With Jay Leno
Catch the band on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Wednesday, December 12th !
(The show airs on NBC check your local listings for times)

11/13/01...
Later with Jools Holland

The band can be seen on Later with Jools Holland this Friday (November 16 at 11:35PM) and Sunday (November 18 at 12:05AM). The programs air on BBC2

11/09/01...
Garbage to perform on more U2 dates!
Please check the tour dates section for Garbage performing on more U2 dates

11/08/01...
Androgyny Remix Contest

Not only can you make your own mix of Androgyny you can win prizes making it. Here's your chance to approach Garbage's music like never before. Loops cut from the original tracks of "Androgyny." Create something new. Take Garbage's music in unexpected directions. Sonic Foundry will award the winning remixer a copy of ACID PRO 3.0; Sound Forge 5.0; Vegas Audio 2.0; and five loop libraries. Interscope Records is putting together an impressive prize package consisting of Garbage materials and merchandise and — as of press time — a musical instrument of some sort! To ENTER go to the STUDIO Section at garbage.com for more details.

10/23/01...
Billboard #1...
beautifulgarbage # 1 for second week on Billboard`s " Electronic Music" chart !

BBC interview...
Shirley was recently interviewed by BBC Northern Ireland and Triple J . You can listen to both here !

10/19/01...
CosmoGIRL...
In the November issue of CosmoGIRL (on newstands now) Shirley spills all about the weird things that turn her on,
what it means to be an "alpha female," and why she used to cry at photo shoots.
Plus at Cosmogirl.com you can download Shirley's audio greeting for your voice
mail.  Let Shirley take all your messages!


10/16/01...
Chicago pics
Pics from Virgin Record`s in store signing in Chicago 10/2/01 can be found at rollingstone.com

10/15/01...
Jane Magazine
Look for Shirley on the cover of the November issue of Jane Magazine (their music issue).
She appears with Alicia Keys and P Diddy.


Canadian Gold !
beautifulgarbage certified gold in Canada in it`s first week !

10/11/01...
Garbage has confirmed their appearance at the annual Big Day Out Festival in
Australia and New Zealand. For more details see http://www.bigdayout.com

Japan Dates Added
Following the Big Day Out appearance the band will head to Japan for a series of dates in
Osaka (Feb. 6), and Tokyo (Feb. 8 and 9)

beautifulgarbage no.1 and more !
beautifulgarbage made its debut at the top of the Australian
album charts this week. It also hit the top tens in Greece (# 2), New Zealand (# 2), France (# 3),
Ireland (# 4) Singapore (#4), Belgium (# 4), Finland (# 4), Britain (# 6), Canada (# 6), Germany (# 6),
Spain (# 7), Norway (# 7), Italy (# 9), Denmark (# 12), USA (# 13), and Japan (# 16)!

The band wants to thank all their fans worldwide for the continued support !

10/05/01...
Garbage Radio features a comprehensive play list of Garbage tracks from
beautifulgarbage, Garbage, and Version 2.0, B-sides, remixes, and soundtrack songs.
Also a selection of music from the private CD collections of the band members- the music
that inspired and influenced them on their climb to stardom. Exclusive interviews with
Shirley, Butch, Duke and Steve Plus one lucky person will win a Fender Stratocaster
guitar signed by the band and runners up will win autographed copies of beautifulgarbage
and autographed posters !

10/03/01...
The band play Trondheim and Oslo in Norway, Copenhagen,
Hamburg, Paris and London. See the tour section for more details.

10/02/01...
The new Garbage album ' beautifulgarbage ' is in stores now !!

10/01/01...
An exclusive interview taken last week with Shirley and Butch chatting to
Virgin Radio DJ Pete Mitchell on the Pete and Geoff show; the full length
video streams for Androgyny; a preview to the whole of Beautiful Garbage;
the Neptunes and Architects Androgyny remixes; and a Garbage competition for
the chance to win copies of the new album, plus other Garbage goodies, and
more.
/http://www.virginradio.co.uk/music/artists/garbage

9/26/01...
Garbage "beautifulgarbage" will be in stores October 2nd, 2001 (USA)!

Tune in to AOL Live for a special chat with Garbage, October 1st, 8pm PST.

Garbage will be touring with U2 from 10/10 - 10/24. Please check the Tour section for more details!

Don't miss Garbage performing on The Late Show with David Letterman (NBC) on October 8th, 2001.
Please check your local listings for exact showtimes

Shirley Manson is featured on the cover of the November issue of CosmoGIRL! ( on newstands October 2 )
In the story, Shirley spills all about the weird things that turn her on, what it means to be an "alpha female," and
why you should always listen to your mom.