''Family Values Tour '98'' is a live DVD by various artists, which was released on March 30, 1999 through

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and

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. It was released on the same date as the CD version.

Lineup

Artists who participated in 1998 Family Values Tour were the following bands and musicians: *

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* Incubus (replaced Ice Cube on October 25, 1998 for four remaining dates) *

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* Orgy * Rammstein

Promotion

The tour was preceded by whirlwind political campaign-style tour named "Korn Kampaign" (from August 17, 1998 in

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through September 1 in Phoenix) to promote the release of their album Follow the Leader. It took the group all over North America to spread the news of their "Family Values" platform to hordes of fans at special "fan conferences" that were organized at every stop along the tour route. Korn chartered a jet, which took them to record stores in such cities as Riverside, CA, Mt. View, CA,

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, and

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. The band talked to fans at every stop, answered questions during the special "fan conferences" and signed autographs. Jim Rose hosted the entire "Korn Kampaign" tour. Celebrities at various stops included

and Todd McFarlane.

Success

The 1998 edition of the Family Values Tour was highly successful. The DVD sold over 1,100,000 copies and achieved

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status according to the

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. Korn helped to promote then-unknown acts. The results were very promising. Rammstein's album ''

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'' achieved platinum certification in the

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, also Orgy's debut ''

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'' achieved similar success.

enjoyed even greater success which helped them establish themselves as one of the leading acts of the

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wave at that time, and enjoyed enormous commercial success.

Track listing

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# "

Jump Around "Jump Around" is a song by American hip hop group House of Pain, produced by DJ Muggs of the hip hop group Cypress Hill, who has also covered the song. It became a hit in 1992, reaching number 3 in the United States. A 1993 re-release of the ...

" - Limp Bizkit # "

Check Yo Self "Check Yo Self" is the third and final single from American rapper Ice Cube's third solo album, '' The Predator''. It was released on July 13, 1993, and features New York City rappers Das EFX. It topped both the ''Billboard'' R&B/Hip-Hop and Rap c ...

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# "Fuck Dying" - Ice Cube # "

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" - Ice Cube # " Fuck Tha Police" - Ice Cube # " Blue Monday" - Orgy # " Stitches" - Orgy # "Revival" - Orgy (feat. Jonathan Davis) # "

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" - Rammstein # "

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" - Rammstein # " Blind" - Korn # " All in the Family - Korn (feat. Limp Bizkit) # "

Got the Life "Got the Life" is a song written and recorded by American band Korn for their third studio album, '' Follow the Leader'' which was released as the album's second single on November 23, 1998. It was recorded in April 1998 at NRG Recording Studios. ...

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# " A.D.I.D.A.S." - Korn # " Children of the Korn / "Wicked" - Korn (feat. Ice Cube) # "Faget" - Korn

Trivia

*In one of the more infamous moments, Rammstein's band members dressed up for

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. Most of them were practically naked with the exception of

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, who wore a wedding dress. Police dragged the members off the stage for indecent exposure and the concert ended after a mere 10 minutes.

Notes and references

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