↑[1]MTV.com. November 5, 1995. "Electrafixion Surprise Live 105 Lucky Listeners." By "MTV News Staff." Article reads: "ATN'S "Band of the Year," the brilliant Everclear, were there, along with the Rentals (2nd live gig ever)..."
↑[2] "The List". Listing reads "nov 4 sat The Rentals, Fig Dish, Squeeze The Dog at Cactus club 18+ $6 8:30pm"
↑[3]Petaluma Argus-Courie. November 3, 1995. "The Rentals rocks the Phoenix, releases new CD." Page 16. By Glenn Rubenstein. Article reads "The Rentals, is going to be at the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma on Sunday night"
↑[4]The San Francisco Examiner November 5, 1995. Page 229. Listing reads: "Bottom of the Hill: Mon.: The Rentals, Fig Dish, Nectarine, Rens." Author unknown.
↑[5]Discorder magazine, the University of British Columbia. December 1995 issue. Page 20. "real live action" section. By "Kazi" Listing reads: "The Rentals Fig Dish Starfish Room Thursday, November 9"
↑[6]The Olympian November 10, 1995. P 63. Listing reads: "Moe's 925 E Pike St. 9:30 p.m. shows: The Rentals, Fig Dish, and Citizens Utilities, today;" Author unknown.
↑[7]The Sacramento Bee. November 10, 1995. Page 128. By David Sprague (Billboard). "Double time: For many rockers one band is not enough." Listing within article reads: "The Rentals With: Fig Dish CUB the Potatomen When: 9 pm Sunday Where: Press Club 21st and P streets Tickets: $7 21 and over Information: 923-2277"
↑[8]Santa Maria Times November 10, 1995. Page 16. Article reads: "The Rentals will play their Central Coast debut at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Arlington Theater..." Author unknown.
↑[9]The Los Angeles Times. November 14, 1995. Page 87. Listing reads: "Alanis Morissette Arlington Theater-Sta Barbara 11/14...
↑ 14.0014.0114.0214.0314.0414.0514.0614.0714.0814.0914.10[10]Friday Morning Quarterback 1995-11-17 issue. "Terry Marshall's Daily Insider." Page 34. Listing reads: "ALANIS MORISSETTE: Alanis Morissette has kicked off the next leg of her North American tour. The Rentals will be her opening act through the first 11 cities, ending in Montreal on November 29.
↑Newspapers.com archive of The Boston Globe, Saturday, December 2, 1995, Page 26.
↑[12]The Seattle Times Title: "Concert preview" Deck the Hall Ball" presented by KNDD/The End, with Porno for Pyros, Sonic Youth, Oasis, Everclear, Jawbreaker, the Rentals and Tripping Daisy, 5 p.m. Saturday, Seattle Center Arena; sold out" November 30, 1995. Author unknown. Behind paywall.
↑[13]The Baltimore Sun November 30, 1995. Page 78. Listing reads: "930 Club, 930 F St. N.W.. Washington. (202) 393-0930. Showcase club featuring local bands and national acts. Cover and show time varies... Dec. 5: The Rentals, Tracy Bonham" Author unknown.
↑[14]The Philadelphia Inquirer December 8, 1995. Page 186. "Rentals' current weirdness is by design" by Faith Quintavell. Article reads: "The Rentals, with Tracy Bonham, at the Trocadero, 10th and Arch Streets, at 8 tonight."
↑ 35.035.1[20]The Los Angeles Times January 29, 1996. Page 59. Article reads: "The Rentals (who perform Tuesday with Blur at the Wiltern Theater, and will give a free half-hour set at Tower Records on Sunset Boulevard at 11 p.m. that same night)"
↑[21] Youtube.com "Blur - Live at Denver Mercury Cafe, 1st February 1996" uploaded by "Blur Archive Project" on November 9, 2020.
↑[22] Youtube.com "Blur - Live at Dallas Trees, February 3rd 1996 (Part 1 of 2)" uploaded by "Blur Archive Project" on March 15, 2020. Accessed 10/20/2022. Comments read: Richard White (1 year ago): 'I was at that gig, freezing night in Dallas.' nick smith (10 months ago) 'Yes .. me also .. the Rentals were great as well'
↑[23]Austin American-Statesman January 25, 1996. Page 99. Calendar reads "Blur/The Rentals February 4 Liberty Lunch"
↑ 45.045.1[26]The Boston Globe February 9, 1996. Page 54 "Still hot, Peppers show more depth" Article reads "RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS At: the FleetCenter with Silverchair and the Rentals, last night (at Worcester" Centrum Feb. 12)" by Jim Sullivan.
↑[27] MTV interview with members of Silverchair, February 9, 1996. Interviewer: Lisa Kennedy Montgomery. Transcript reads: "KENNEDY: We are so anxious! The Red Hot Chili Peppers are about to hit the stage any minute now, welcome back, this is "Online Onstage," a live interactive concert, the first of its kind, Madison Square Garden is our location in fabulous New York City
...
KENNEDY: I can see that, here, let me wipe that tear from your eye. What about the Rentals? Have you spoken with them at all?
BG: No, we haven't, actually.
KENNEDY: Really? We should all go after the show and have a nice party with all the opening bands.
↑[28] rhcplivearchive.com Red Hot Chili Peppers Live Archive "February 14, 1996 USAir Arena Landover, MD, United States" Lists openers as The Rentals, Silverchair.
↑Dallas Observer interview with Matt Sharp - April 1, 1999 Article reads: "And then, a few months later, we're in Portugal opening up for Blur, and we're playing in front of a bunch of people on the other side of the world, and you're going, 'How the hell did we get here? What happened to the past couple of months?'"
↑[29]El Pais February 24, 1996. By. Fernando Iñiguez. "El grupo Blur defiende en Madrid su cetro de reyes del nuevo pop" ("Blur defends their reign as the new kings of pop"). Article reads: "Blur y The Rentals actúan el día 26 en La Riviera (paseo bajo de la Virgen del Puerto, s/n. Metro Puerta del Ángel), a las 20.45 horas. 2.500 pesetas." (Blur and the Rentals perform on February 26 at the Riviera...)
↑[37]24 Heures March 9, 1996. Page 39 of newspaper, page 43 of digital archive. "Au Palladium de Geneve, Blur prend un bain de foule adolescente" (Translation: At the Palladium in Geneva, Blur takes a bath in the teenage crowd"). Article reads (translated): "Finally, a word on the rentals which opened the evening with mischief and fun".
↑File:Citation The Rentals concert 03-08-1996.png Screenshot of page 293 of Einheimische Musik in den Schweizer Radioprogrammen - Fakten und Einschätzungen aus den Redaktionen (Local music in Swiss radio programs - Facts and assessments from the editors). This was a study commissioned by the Swiss Music Council, a public entity dedicated to "all efforts to create a positive climate for music in Switzerland." The study was written by Frank Hänecke. This show is referenced because it was broadcast live on "DRS 3 radio," a Swiss radio station, according to a Blur fansite.
↑[38] vblurpage.com. Veikko's Blur Page, "Blur live at Bank Austria Halle, 1996" lists The Rentals as openers.
↑[39]l'Unità March 12, 1996. Page 24 in scan, page 43 in PDF archive. "l'Blur Fanno di tutto un pop". By Diego Perugini. Article (translated) reads: "Here they are the new favorites of English pop. Blur arrives tonight at the Palalido (9pm; supporter The Rentals)"
↑[40] vblurpage.com. Veikko's Blur Page, "Blur live at Vox Club, 1996" lists The Rentals as openers.
↑[41] vblurpage.com. Veikko's Blur Page, "Blur live at Teatro Tenda, 1996" lists The Rentals as openers.
↑[42] Fan account of the show, translated from German: "The Rentals as the opening act were great, I fell in love with the band right away. The singer (who is an ex-member of Weezer) performed in an FC Barcelona jersey, which was really unusual at the time."
↑[43] vblurpage.com. Veikko's Blur Page, "Blur live at Vobi, 1996" lists The Rentals as openers.
↑[44] vblurpage.com. Veikko's Blur Page, "Gigography - 1996". "March 1996" section reads:"18 Mar Capitol (support from The Rentals) Hannover, Germany"
↑[45] vblurpage.com. Veikko's Blur Page, "Blur live at Teatro Tenda, 1996" lists The Rentals as openers.
↑[46] Overlee.000space.com. Archive of a Rentals fan site. "Live shows" listing reads: "1996/03/20 Live in Deinze, Belgium The Rentals Live at Brielpoort (Blur Support)"
↑File:Citation The Rentals concert 03-22-1996.png Screenshot of FRET Magazine, March 1996 issue. Full issue scan here. Page 13 of scan, page 25 of original issue. Listing reads: "Vrijdag 22 Maart... Amsterdam... Blur + the Rentals Paradiso" (Translation: Friday, March 22)
↑[47]The Guardian March 23, 1996 Page 133. Listing reads: "Garbage, The Rentals... Sleek industrial rock with quirky rock support from Weezer offshoot...
↑ 81.081.181.281.3[48] Gig chronology on website of rock photogapher Al Pufford. Listing reads: "24/3/96 Brixton Academy, London Bis, The Rentals, Garbage. 25/3/96 The Corn Exchange, Cambridge The Rentals, Garbage. 26/3/96 Town & Country Club, Leeds The Rentals, Garbage. 27/3/96 Rock City, Nottingham The Rentals, Garbage
↑[49]Saffron Walden Weekly News March 7, 1996 page 20. Article reads: "LET'S kick off this week with a few new announcements from the Corn Exchange in Cambridge...The support for the Garbage show at the venue on March 25 has been announced as grungy band The Rentals."
↑[50] Archive of the alt.music.counting-crows Google Group. Post from Jan 29, 1997 by "Kristiaan Art" listing bootlegs the user owns. List includes: "The Rentals 30/03/96 Vooruit Gent supporting Garbage"
↑[51] "SDevil - Concerts" Fan concert list. "1990 - 1999" page includes: "03-04-1996 - GARBAGE + THE RENTALS - Paris - Elysée Montmartre". Also has links to a Rentals advert which does not list the concert: [52].
↑[53] Archive of website of German rock journalist David Bluhm. Page entitled "Gigs I have seen..." Page reads" "92. Garbage The Rentals 04.04.1996 Frankfurt - Batschkapp"
↑[54] Overlee.000space.com. Archive of a Rentals fan site. "Live shows" listing reads: "1999/08/28 Live in Paris, France The Rentals Live at Chesterfield Cafe"
↑Both YouTube recordings and the Recording History entry list this recording as being from KROQ, a Los Angeles-based radio station, but it is in fact from "Live 105," in the San Francisco-area. The interview portion mentions Radiohead, who is known to have played this same festival. It also mentions the "Bookman Community Theater."
↑[55] Wayback Machine archive of MattSharp.net. Page reads: "So Soon recorded live in Amsterdam. The last show on the Blur tour, the last concert with Cherielynn Westrich... Friends Of P. Live from Amsterdam, Last Show"