Garbage

GARBAGE Fueled ANTWERP With Genuine Love And Badass Rockers

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On stage

16 June 2026

After more than 30 years, GARBAGE still operate with their original line-up.
Vocalist/lyricist Shirley Manson, guitar/bass Duke Erikson, guitarist Steve Marker
and drummer Butch Vig. Quite rare, after such a long time.

And with the four of them, they released their 8th, widely praised album,
titled Let All That We Imagine Be The Light (stream below) last year.

Soon after, they hit the road for a long tour. At one point, Manson announced
that it would be their final one as the overall costs of playing live around the
world were getting too high.

As part of the final live chapter, Garbage landed in Antwerp, Belgium, last Saturday.

Shirley Manson was welcomed like a goddess. And it obviously touched her genuinely. Her utterly cool presence and, most of all, her phenomenal voice affected the whole crowd.

The sound was overpowering from start to finish, the band rocked badass, and as said Manson filled the special open-air setting, in a park in the middle of Antwerp, with her mesmerizing vocal exploit.

After two blazing tracks from last year’s album, three huge hits from the past Empty,
I Think I’m Paranoid and Stupid Girl kicked in and dynamized the elated audience that
sang along word-for-word.

Euphoria everywhere. Several hits would follow, and in between, top drawer tunes
taken from their 30-plus-year career kept the fire burning, while Manson tackled the orange monkey in the White House and expressed her support for the discriminated
LGBTQIA+ community between songs.

Manson felt super, performed super, and reacted totally happy to the audience’s non-stop cheers, although it didn’t rain. This was by far the best galvanic concert I witnessed this year (so far).

At the end, just before the encores, Manson did a wonderful thing. She told the band
to wait to play while she jumped off the stage and let a young fan (with whom she had interacted a few times during the set) take a selfie with her. While some stars moan
about people’s phones at concerts, Shirley did this. Class!

I’m still thriving on the amount of love and electricity
that marked this show. Don’t stop yet, guys!


In the back Nicole Fiorentino, who also played with Smashing Pumpkins
and other bands before, played bass and did some backing vocals

Setlist

1. There’s No Future in Optimism
2. Hold
3. Empty
4. I Think I’m Paranoid
5. Stupid Girl
6. Right Between the Eyes
7. Vow
8. No Horses
9. It’s All Over but the Crying
10. Have We Met (The Void)
11. Control
12. Chinese Fire Horse
 13. Boys Wanna Fight
14. Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)
15. Push It
16. The Day That I Met God

Encore:

17. Lovesong
(The Cure cover)
18. Special
19. Only Happy When It Rains 


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GARBAGE Released Their 8th Album ‘LET ALL THAT WE IMAGINE BE THE LIGHT’ Today

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30 May 2025


Press photo

After more than 30 years GARBAGE still operate with e their original line-up. Vocalist/lyricist Shirley Manson, bassist Duke Erikson, guitarist Steve Marker and
drummer Butch Vig. Quite rare.

And with the four of them they released their 8th album,
titled LET ALL THAT WE IMAGINE BE THE LIGHT today.

Press info: All the hallmarks and signatures for which they are known are present
here. Big angular guitars, precise, propulsive beats and cinematic soundscapes all
lurk beneath Shirley Manson’s expressive voice, her lyrics bristling with attitude. It is
the sound of a group at the peak of their creative powers – characteristically harnessing sonic juxtapositions and moods to create an album that thrums equally with both light
and shade.

NME says in a 5-star review: “If there is one thing Garbage have taken from the time
since their last LP, it’s that while the world can often feel like a dark place, there is a sense of empowerment that can be reached by letting in the light. Over three decades after they formed, we are now seeing the band like never before. Not only are they showcasing some of their most intriguing and impactful material, but they’re also paving the way into a hopeful new chapter.”

TUTV: My ears do not agree with the overall positive critics for this new Garbage record.
It lacks too few monumental tunes, too few chill bumps moments, too few cast iron earworms. Sonically, it’s an average affair for a band this magnitude.

KEY SINGLE

ALBUM


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GARBAGE Drop 2nd Single From Their Upcoming 8th Album – Hear ‘GET OUT MY FACE AKA BAD KITTY’ Here

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Daily noise that works faster than stream of caffeine

11 May 2025


Press photo

After more than 30 years GARBAGE still have their original line-up.
Vocalist/lyricist Shirley Manson, bassist Duke Erikson, guitarist Steve
Marker and drummer Butch Vig.

They have canned their 8th LP, titled Let All That We Imagine
Be The Light and will offer it to the world on 30th May. Pre-order
info here.

Following lead single There’s No Future In Optimism we get a second
preview with swift strike GET OUT OF MY WAY AKA BAD KITTY.

Manson:: “I am outraged by the way the world treats blacks and browns and gays and
trans peoples and animals and women. Living in America over the last couple of years, the absolute war on women in America is astounding. All the rights that we felt had been secured are starting to get pushed back into the Middle Ages. It is something that I can no longer tolerate silently. It’s not just infuriating, it’s alarming. It’s frightening.”

It’s Sunday, stay in bed, press
play and wake up slowly.

TOUR US

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Charismatic GARBAGE Frontwoman SHIRLEY MANSON Reacts To British Gutter Newspaper The DAILY MAIL

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Charismatic Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson hit back on Instagram
at English gutter newspaper Daily Mail with a screenshot of a an article in
which the DM claimed the rock band looked “unrecognisable” in their new
promo photos for their upcoming album.

So the looks/photos/promos of a rock band are important news, today?
In a world that struggles to survive amidst wars and delusional politicians?
You still look the same DM, full of childish shit.

Garbage unleash their new 8th album, baptized
Let All That We Imagine Be The Light on 30th May.

Here’s first single There’s No Future In Optimism

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