Rollercoaster Tour
Tour by Blur, Dinosaur Jr., My Bloody Valentine and The Jesus and Mary Chain | |
![]() Official tour poster | |
Location | United Kingdom |
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Associated album |
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Start date | 24 March 1992 |
End date | 7 April 1992 |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 11 |
The Rollercoaster Tour was a 1992 co-headlining concert tour by the English Britpop band Blur, the American indie rock band Dinosaur Jr., the Irish-English alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine and the Scottish noise pop band the Jesus and Mary Chain.[1] A one-leg 11-date tour of the United Kingdom, the tour was in support of all four bands' current releases: Blur's debut album Leisure (1991), Dinosaur Jr.'s fourth album Green Mind (1991), My Bloody Valentine's second album Loveless (1991) and The Jesus and Mary Chain's fourth album Honey's Dead (1992).
The tour was curated by the Jesus and Mary Chain's vocalist Jim Reid, who "wanted to break the routine" of performing in small, frequently played venues—such as Nottingham's Rock City—and "cater to all strands of independent rock music".[2] Reid was inspired by, and considered the Rollercoaster Tour a British equivalent to, the North American festival Lollapalooza,[3][4] which the Jesus and Mary Chain performed at in 1991 and which he considered "fairly disastrous".[2] Each band performed a 45-minute set with no encore and the line-up changed each night of the tour, although the Jesus and Mary Chain performed as the final act on all 11 dates.[5]
My Bloody Valentine ceased live performances in the UK after the tour and did not play again until their 2008 reunion tour.[6] The band's set, which ended with the white noise section of their song "You Made Me Realise" reportedly caused attendees' pint glasses to fall out of their hands due to excessive sound pressure levels.[7] Reflecting on the tour, Jim Reid referred to it as "a lot [like a] competition—who could be the loudest? Whose was the best film show? And then there was, who could be most off their tits and still play a show?"[2] The Rollercoaster EP, containing material from Blur, My Bloody Valentine, Dinosaur Jr. and the Jesus and Mary Chain, was issued in Melody Maker in March 1992 to promote the tour.[8]
The North American leg of the tour took place in the fall of 1992 and featured the Jesus and Mary Chain, Curve and Spiritualized.[9]
Tour dates[]
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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United Kingdom[2] | |||
24 March 1992 | Manchester | England | Manchester Apollo |
25 March 1992 | Glasgow | Scotland | SECC[10][11] |
27 March 1992 | Whitley Bay | England | Whitley Bay Ice Rink |
28 March 1992 | Sheffield | Sheffield Arena | |
30 March 1992 | Plymouth | Plymouth Pavilions | |
1 April 1992 | Brighton | Brighton Centre | |
3 April 1992 | Cardiff | Wales | Wales National Ice Rink |
4 April 1992 | Birmingham | England | National Exhibition Centre |
5 April 1992 | London | Brixton Academy | |
6 April 1992 | |||
7 April 1992 |
Rollercoaster EP[]
Rollercoaster EP | |
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EP by Various artists | |
Released | March 1992 |
Genre | Alternative rock |
Length | 16:04 |
Label | Melody Maker |
The Rollercoaster EP is an extended play which was distributed free in a March 1992 issue of Melody Maker in support of the Rollercoaster Tour.[8] It includes four songs, which are individual tracks from Blur's second album Modern Life is Rubbish (1993), My Bloody Valentine's second album Loveless (1991), the Jesus and Mary Chain's fourth album Honey's Dead (1992) and a live version of a song from Dinosaur Jr.'s third album Bug (1987).[12]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
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1. | "Resigned" (from Modern Life is Rubbish) | Albarn, Coxon, James, Rowntree | Blur | 5:14 |
2. | "The Post" (live, originally from Bug) | Mascis | Dinosaur Jr. | 3:59 |
3. | "Only Shallow" (edit, from Loveless) | Butcher, Shields | My Bloody Valentine | 3:43 |
4. | "Teenage Lust" (from Honey's Dead) | Reid, Reid | The Jesus and Mary Chain | 3:06 |
Total length: | 16:04 |
References[]
- ^ Brook & Buckley 2003, p. 710.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Perry, Andrew (April 2013). "Eyewitness – The Rollercoaster Tour, 1992, Part 1: Like Minds United". Mojo. Bauer Media Group (233): 29–30.
- ^ Morris, Damien (19 February 2013). "News | Live Report: Dinosaur Jr". The Quietus. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ Hawkes, Deborah (2003). "Music – Review of The Jesus and Mary Chain: Live in Concert". BBC Music. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ The Rollercoaster Tour, 1992 (TV). London: Beat UK (ITV). September 1992.
- ^ Bennett, Ross (16 November 2007). "My Bloody Valentine: Tour Sold Out! – News". Mojo. Bauer Media Group. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ Dogliani, Zaki (18 February 2013). "Live: My Bloody Valentine at Electric Brixton". Epigram. University of Bristol. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Strong 2002, p. 292.
- ^ Augusto, Troy J. (24 November 1992). "Jesus & Mary Chain; Curve; Spiritualized; Medicine". Variety. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "april skies - the jesus and mary chain". april skies. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "The Jesus and Mary Chain Concert Setlist at S.E.C.C., Glasgow on March 25, 1992". setlist.fm. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ Rollercoaster EP (Liner notes). Blur; Dinosaur Jr.; My Bloody Valentine; The Jesus and Mary Chain. Melody Maker. 1992. SAM 986.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
Bibliography[]
- Brook, Chris; Buckley, Peter (2003). Rough Guide to Rock (Revised, 3rd ed.). Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1-858284-57-6.
- Strong, Charles Martin (2002). The Great Scots Musicography: The Complete Guide to Scotland's Music Makers. Mercat Press. ISBN 978-1-841830-41-4.
- 1992 concert tours
- Co-headlining concert tours
- Blur (band)
- My Bloody Valentine (band)
- The Jesus and Mary Chain