the band played on the 1996 lollapalooza tour with metallica, who had asked for them to appear. after lollapalooza, the band left for a world tour. tensions continued to increase during the tour. when asked if the band hated touring, cornell said, "we really enjoy it to a point and then it gets tedious, because it becomes repetitious. you feel like fans have paid their money and they expect you to come out and play them your songs like the first time you ever played them. that's the point where we hate touring." at the tour's final stop in honolulu, hawaii on february 9, 1997, shepherd threw his bass guitar into the air in frustration after his equipment failed. he then stormed off the stage. the band then also left the stage, but cornell returned to play a solo as an encore.