Twins of Evil: The Second Coming Tour was the second double bill concert tour co-headlined by American rock bands Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson with special guest Deadly Apples, launched in support of Manson's tenth studio album Heaven Upside Down (2017) and Zombie's sixth solo album The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser (2016), as well as a vinyl box set released by Zombie on March 30, 2018. The tour was a sequel to the 2012 "Twins of Evil Tour", and visited a mix of amphitheaters and arenas from July 11 to August 29 and December 29.
In 2019, the tour was succeeded by the Twins of Evil: Hell Never Dies Tour in the critically acclaimed and commercially successful Twins of Evil franchise.
Background
Following the altercation between the bands' respective lead vocalists during the "Twins of Evil Tour" in 2012 that "almost came to blows," Zombie appeared on Howard Stern's show in 2014 and suggested he was "probably" willing to co-headline a tour with him again; finding the conflict petty. In the six years since the tour ended, the two frontmen privately made amends and decided to embark on another joint tour. Titled Twins of Evil: The Second Coming Tour, ticket presale began on March 19, 2018, followed by general sales on the 24th of the same month. Canadian band Deadly Apples was announced as the opening act in May.
Initially, only 27 dates were announced. However, this eventually grew to 35. The tour's maiden show was on July 11, 2018, at the DTE Energy Music Center in Detroit. Zombie took a week-long break in early August to complete production on 3 From Hell while Manson headlined clubs with support from Deadly Apples.
"Helter Skelter" In advance of the tour, Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson met in Los Angeles and discussed the possibility of collaborating on a newly recorded song. The pair eventually decided to cover The Beatles' "Helter Skelter", which was released as a one-track digital single on the day the tour commenced—July 11. The recording features instrumental contributions from two former members of Marilyn Manson: guitarist John 5 and drummer Ginger Fish, who both joined Zombie's band soon after departing Manson's. This is Manson's first collaboration with either of these former members since The Golden Age of Grotesque (2003) and The High End of Low (2009), respectively. Zombie said of the cover: "I think it's cool because we dirtied it up, slowed it down and made it even heavier and groovier, but still true to the song". The track peaked at number nine on Billboard Hard Rock Digital Songs, and was performed by both artists together on the first night of the tour.
Critical reception Billboard praised the tour saying that it made "a big rock show feel like not only the right place to be, but also the best."
Set lists These set lists are representative of the tour's opening performance on July 11 at the DTE Energy Music Center in Detroit. They are not representative of the set list of all concerts throughout the tour.
Marilyn Manson: "Irresponsible Hate Anthem" "Angel with the Scabbed Wings" "Deep Six" "This Is the New Shit" "Disposable Teens" "mOBSCENE" "Kill4Me" "I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)" / "The Dope Show" "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" "Say10" "Antichrist Superstar" "The Beautiful People" "Cry Little Sister"
Rob Zombie: "Meet the Creeper" "Superbeast" "Well, Everybody's Fucking in a U.F.O." "Living Dead Girl" "In the Age of the Consecrated Vampire We All Get High" "Dead City Radio and the New Gods of Supertown" "More Human than Human" "The Hideous Exhibitions of a Dedicated Gore Whore" "Pussy Liquor" "Thunder Kiss '65" "Helter Skelter" "Dragula"
Tour dates + List of concerts, showing date, city, country, and venue Date City Country Venue Opening Act(s)North America July 11, 2018 ClarkstonUnited States DTE Energy Music Center Deadly Apples July 14, 2018 Maryland Heights Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre July 15, 2018 Tinley Park Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre July 17, 2018 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center July 18, 2018 Noblesville Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center July 20, 2018 Virginia Beach Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater July 22, 2018 Syracuse K-Rockathon July 24, 2018 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center July 25, 2018 Burgettstown KeyBank Pavilion July 26, 2018 TorontoCanada Budweiser Stage July 28, 2018 Montreal Heavy Montréal July 29, 2018 BangorUnited States Impact Festival July 31, 2018 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live August 8, 2018 Mansfield Xfinity Center August 9, 2018 Camden BB&T Pavilion August 11, 2018 Hartford Xfinity Theatre August 12, 2018 Darien Lake Darien Lake Performing Arts Center August 14, 2018 Atlanta Cellairis Amphitheatre August 16, 2018 Dallas Starplex Pavilion August 17, 2018 Austin Austin360 Amphitheater August 18, 2018 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion August 20, 2018 Denver Pepsi Center August 22, 2018 West Valley City USANA Amphitheatre August 24, 2018 Chula Vista Mattress Firm Amphitheatre August 25, 2018 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena August 26, 2018 Phoenix Ak-Chin Pavilion August 28, 2018 Concord Concord Pavilion August 29, 2018 Irvine FivePoint Amphitheatre December 29, 2018 Reno Grand Sierra Theatre December 31, 2018 Inglewood The Forum
Notes
Cancelled or rescheduled shows + List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation Date City Country Venue Reason July 13, 2018 Oshkosh United States Rock USA Festival Thunderstorms August 7, 2018 Wantagh Jones Beach Theater Flooded venue
Line-up + Line-up Role Artist Co-headlining Rob Zombie Co-headlining Marilyn Manson Opening act Deadly Apples
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