Mechanical Animals Tour

Mechanical Animals

Tour by Marilyn Manson
Promotional poster for the November 16 performance of the Mechanical Animals Tour
Associated album	Mechanical Animals
Start date	October 25, 1998
End date	January 31, 1999
No. of shows	52 (planned) 46 (completed)
Marilyn Manson concert chronology
Dead to the World (1996−1997) Mechanical Animals (1998−1999) Beautiful Monsters (1999)

Mechanical Animals was a worldwide tour by the band Marilyn Manson in support of their third LP record Mechanical Animals, released on September 15, 1998. The tour extended from late 1998 to early 1999 and was recorded in 1998 for the VHS-format God is in the TV which was released on November 2, 1999.^[1]

The Mechanical Animals European Festival Tour was supposed to be the first leg of the tour. This particular leg of the tour consisted of six dates to be played at various European festivals planned as the debut of follow-up material to Antichrist Superstar two months before the release of Mechanical Animals. This leg of the tour spanned from June 25, 1998, until July 12, 1999.

Reportedly, drummer Ginger Fish became ill with mononucleosis. This led the band to cancel the entire summer European leg and postpone the beginning of the tour to October 25, 1998.

Beginning on October 25, 1998, and lasting until January 31, 1999, the "Mechanical Animals Tour" included two legs spanning a Fall to Winter World Tour in Europe, Japan, and North America and a 6 show headlining stint at the Big Day Out Music Festival in Australia.^[1]