There is a point in One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2 where the language of survival finally becomes the language of retaliation. “The Arsonist” is that point. The song is not simply about having survived an attempt to destroy you. It is about what happens afterward, when the person who has been burned decides that the fire did not finish him and that the scars it left behind have become part of his strength. Manson himself described the song as the moment when the narrative of the two chapters “crystallizes into a battle stance,” and, referring to the painting he created for it, said that the “burned scar tissue” had formed into armor. That description gets very close to the heart of the song. The fire has not disappeared. It has changed him. The title is important because Manson does not call the song The Survivor or The Victim . He calls it "The Arsonist." An arsonist deliberately starts a fire, and this changes the entire perspective of the song. The speaker is no...
Marilyn Manson announced his first headlining tour in the United States since 2019, which is scheduled to kick off on May 2nd in Grand Rapids, Michigan until May 25th in Dallas, Texas. The cities so far scheduled are located in the Central and Eastern parts of the United States.
Presale is set to launch today (January 21st) at noon ET using code "OAUGCH1," with tickets available at MarilynManson.com. Tickets go on sale this Friday (January 24) at 10AM local time.
Along with this announcement, Marilyn Manson will also be performing at the Inkcarceration Music and Tattoo Festival at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio on Staurday, July 19th. He will be opening for Slipknot. Ohio State Reformatory is where 1994's Shawshank Redemption was filmed, and is a reportedly haunted prison. Passes on sale now here.
For complete tour dates of Manson's U.S. Spring 2025 tour, and for the festival lineup, see below.
Presale is set to launch today (January 21st) at noon ET using code "OAUGCH1," with tickets available at MarilynManson.com. Tickets go on sale this Friday (January 24) at 10AM local time.
Along with this announcement, Marilyn Manson will also be performing at the Inkcarceration Music and Tattoo Festival at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio on Staurday, July 19th. He will be opening for Slipknot. Ohio State Reformatory is where 1994's Shawshank Redemption was filmed, and is a reportedly haunted prison. Passes on sale now here.
For complete tour dates of Manson's U.S. Spring 2025 tour, and for the festival lineup, see below.
Marilyn Manson North American tour dates:
May 02 - Grand Rapids, MI - GLC Live at 20 Monroe
May 03 - Gary, IN - Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana
May 04 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore
May 06 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount
May 07 - Bethlehem, PA - Wind Creek Event Center
May 09 - Philadelphia, PA - The Met
May 10 - Boston, MA - Citizens House of Blues
May 12 - Montclair, NJ - The Wellmont Theater
May 13 - Baltimore, MD - Pier Six Pavilion
May 15 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
May 16 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore
May 18 - Daytona Beach, FL - Welcome To Rockville
May 20 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
May 21 - New Orleans, LA - The Fillmore
May 24 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
May 25 - Dallas, TX - Dos Equis Pavilion
May 03 - Gary, IN - Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana
May 04 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore
May 06 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount
May 07 - Bethlehem, PA - Wind Creek Event Center
May 09 - Philadelphia, PA - The Met
May 10 - Boston, MA - Citizens House of Blues
May 12 - Montclair, NJ - The Wellmont Theater
May 13 - Baltimore, MD - Pier Six Pavilion
May 15 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
May 16 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore
May 18 - Daytona Beach, FL - Welcome To Rockville
May 20 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
May 21 - New Orleans, LA - The Fillmore
May 24 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
May 25 - Dallas, TX - Dos Equis Pavilion
