Hey there! If you’ve got any juicy deets on the awesome backdrops used by Bad Religion (especially if you’ve got some high-quality pics), please hit up the “Do you have The Answer?” link on the right. Thanks a bunch! Here’s a rundown of some of the backdrops they’ve used throughout the years:
– 1991 Against The Grain Tour: They rocked a cool backdrop for their European dates, and they also used it for a show in Hollywood, CA.
– 1992: Brett mentioned that they painted a backdrop for their shows that year. It featured little creatures with devil bodies and television heads wreaking havoc.
– 1993-1994 Recipe For Hate Tour: They had different backdrops for their European and North American tours, all featuring the Recipe For Hate artwork.
– 1995 Vitalogy Tour: They supported Pearl Jam during this tour, and their backdrop is unknown, but it might have been the Recipe For Hate artwork.
– 1996-1997 The Gray Race Tour: They had various backdrops for different legs of their tour, including the Tested artwork. The Tested backdrop was painted by Jerry Mahoney, who also did the artwork for Suffer.
– 1998-1999 No Substance Tour: They had a black backdrop with “Bad Religion” in red letters with white borders for their North American and European tours. The Canadian tour also had the same backdrop.
– 2000-2001 The New America Tour: They had a black backdrop with “Bad Religion” in red letters with white borders for their Club Tour and the Mark, Tom, and Travis Show Tour. They also had The New America helicopters artwork for their European and North American tours.
– 2002-2003 The Process of Belief Tour: They had different backdrops for their American Promo Shows, European Promo Shows, and North American and European tours, all featuring The Process of Belief artwork.
– 2004-2006 The Empire Strikes First Tour: They had a black backdrop with “Bad Religion” in red letters with white borders for their European and North American tours. The artwork featured a praying man with a television head and barcode.
– 2007-2009: They used The Empire Strikes First artwork for their South American Tour, New Maps of Hell artwork for their North American, Australian, and European tours, and New Maps of Hell artwork for their Canadian and Australian tours.
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