Promotion
To promote the album, Hole, with the line-up of Love, Micko Larkin, Shawn Dailey (bass) and Stu Fisher (drums) performed "Samantha" on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on February 12, 2010. Love was also interviewed prior to the performance. The band also performed their first show since their reunion at London's 02 Shepherd's Bush Empire on February 17, 2010. The band performed two other European dates at Milan's Magazzini Generali, and Amsterdam's Paradiso on February 19 and February 21, 2010, respectively.
"Samantha" and "Skinny Little Bitch" were performed at the NME Awards at London's 02 Academy Brixton on February 24, 2010. Highlights from the show, including a shortened version of "Samantha", were broadcast on February 26, 2010 on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Love also appeared on Alan Carr: Chatty Man on February 25, 2010 to promote the album.
For promotion in the United States, Hole performed at Spin's annual South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas on March 19 and 20, 2010. The shows were the band's first tour dates in the U.S. since their final tour in 1999. Further U.S. dates were added the Henry Fonda Theater in Los Angeles on April 22, 2010 and Terminal 5 in New York City on April 27, 2010. Love was also the lead guest on the Late Show with David Letterman on April 27, 2010 and Hole performed "Skinny Little Bitch." Two days later, Hole performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
Hole was supposed to tour extensively through Europe during the summer in support of the album, however, due to an unspecified "legal matter", all European dates outside of the United Kingdom were canceled and replaced with North American venues.
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