On this day in 2001, a barefooted Courtney Love live debuted songs she’d eventually record, belted out rarities, and talked trash during her first solo show since breaking up Hole while headlining at the Ventura Theater.
Yes, Hole would get back together years later, but on October 26, 2001, just six weeks after 9/11, Love was preparing her new group to open the next day for Jane’s Addiction an hour south at the iconic Hollywood Bowl.
She told the 1,000+ in the beachside city, “I want to kick Perry [Ferrel]’s ass tomorrow.”
The band consisted of former Redd Kross punk mainstay Steven McDonald on guitar, Kenny Korade on the other guitar, Jerry Best on bass, and former Hole drummer Patty Schemel.
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