On 25 November 1996, a statue of Mercury was unveiled in Montreux overlooking Lake Geneva , almost five years to the day since his death.
released on 19 November 1996.
Although Alice in Chains never officially disbanded, Staley became a recluse, rarely leaving his Seattle condominium following the death of his ex-fiancée Demri Parrott on October 29, 1996.
In 1996, the band began touring the States in early January and played 30 venues up to 15 February; a seven-date tour of Europe in June and July was followed by two engagements in South America during August. A tour of the United States with Belladonna and Speedball began with…
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The group toured in the summer of 1995 with Cosmo and Delp combining vocals. By that time, drummer Huffman had been replaced by Curly Smith, who was previously with Jo Jo Gunne . Following the conclusion of the Livin’ For You tour in 1995, Scholz announced that a greatest-hits album…
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Plans for a subsequent tour ended when Perry, troubled by pain while hiking in Hawaii on a 10-day break in August 1996, discovered he had a degenerative bone condition and could not perform without hip-replacement surgery, which for some time he declined to undergo, later admitting he had other physical…
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On 27 July, the band performed at Bryant Park , New York, as a cameo for the film Private Parts
On 10 July 1996, during the Ballbreaker World Tour , the band filmed their show at the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas in Madrid , Spain, for the video album No Bull
Alice in Chains performed four shows supporting the reunited original Kiss lineup on their 1996–97 Alive/Worldwide Tour , including the final live appearance of Layne Staley on July 3, 1996, in Kansas City, Missouri .
A live album of the performance was released in July 1996, which debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, and was accompanied by a home video release, both of which received platinum certification by the RIAA.