Editing Hole (band) (section)

==History==
===1989–1991: Early work and indie success===
[[File:Hole 1989 LA.jpg|thumb|left|upright=.75|Love and Erlandson performing with Hole, {{circa|1989}}.|alt=Woman in dress playing guitar, with a man in background]]
In the months preceding the band's full formation, Love and Erlandson would write and record in the evenings at a rehearsal space in Hollywood, loaned to them by the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]];<ref>{{cite interview
 |last           = Love
 |first          = Courtney
 |interviewer1   = Anthony Cumia
 |interviewer2   = Greg Hughes
 |title          = Interview with Anthony Cumia and Greg Hughes
 |work           = [[The Opie & Anthony Show]]
 |location       = New York City
 |date           = May 30, 2013
 |quote          = Without insulting one of my oldest friends who let me use his rehearsal space before I even had a band, therefore I wouldn't even be here without Flea
 }}</ref> during the day, Love worked as a [[stripper]] to support the band and purchase amplifiers and their [[backline (stage)|backline]] for live shows.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04lcct3 |work=BBC Radio 6 |title=The First Time With&nbsp;... Courtney Love |date=October 12, 2014 |access-date=October 15, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017083140/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04lcct3 |archive-date=October 17, 2014 }}</ref> Hole's first official rehearsal took place at Fortress Studios in Hollywood with Love, Erlandson and Lisa Roberts on bass. According to Erlandson, "these two girls show up dressed completely crazy, we set up and they said, "okay, just start playing something." I started playing and they started screaming at the top of their lungs for two or three hours. Crazy lyrics and screaming. I said to myself, "most people would just run away from this really fast. But I heard something in Courtney's voice and lyrics."<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Erlandson |first1=Eric |year=1999 |title=''Skin Tight'' |journal=Guitar World |issue=January 1999}}</ref> Initially, the band had no percussion until Love met drummer Caroline Rue<ref name=flipside/> at a [[Gwar]] and [[L7 (band)|L7]] concert in Long Beach.{{sfn|Rue|2022|loc=17:04}} The band subsequently recruited a third guitarist, Mike Geisbrecht. Hole's first show took place at [[Raji's]], a small bar in Hollywood, in October 1989.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96264521/l7-oct-14-1989-rajis/|date=October 12, 1989|page=112|title=Calendar of Events: Raji's|via=Newspapers.com|work=[[LA Weekly]]}}</ref> By early 1990, Geisbrecht and Roberts had both left the band, which led to the recruitment of bassist Jill Emery. According to Caroline Rue, Love fired Roberts after she threatened a Long Beach club owner—the wife of [[gangster|mob]]ster [[Eddie Nash]]—with a screwdriver when the club refused to pay them for their performance.{{sfn|Rue|2022|loc=23:08}}

Hole released their [[no wave]]-influenced debut single "[[Retard Girl]]" in April 1990, and followed it with "[[Dicknail]]" in 1991, released on [[Sympathy for the Record Industry]] and [[Sub Pop]], respectively. According to disc jockey [[Rodney Bingenheimer]], Love would often approach him at a [[Denny's]] on [[Sunset Blvd.]] where he went for coffee in the mornings, and convinced him to give "Retard Girl" airtime on his station [[KROQ-FM]].<ref name="etrue">{{cite episode|series=The E! True Hollywood Story|title=Courtney Love|airdate=October 5, 2003|network=E!}}</ref>

In 1991, the band signed onto [[Caroline Records]] to release their debut album, and Love sought [[Kim Gordon]] of [[Sonic Youth]] to produce the record.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.monochrom.at/cracked/music/noiserockfaq.htm |work=Monochrom: Cracked Webzine |author=Cracked, George |date=April 2002 |title=The Noise Rock: F.A.Q. |access-date=February 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208063144/http://www.monochrom.at/cracked/music/noiserockfaq.htm |archive-date=December 8, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1020294/a/Pretty+On+The+Inside.htm|work=CD Universe|title=Pretty on the Inside|access-date=June 30, 2010}}</ref> She sent a letter, a [[Hello Kitty]] barrette, and copies of the band's early singles to her, mentioning that the band greatly admired Gordon's work and appreciated "the production of the [[SST Records|SST]] record"{{Sfn|Love|2006|p=116}} (either referring to Sonic Youth's album ''[[Sister (Sonic Youth album)|Sister]]'' or ''[[Evol (Sonic Youth album)|EVOL]]''). Gordon, impressed by the band's singles, agreed to produce the album, with assistance from [[Gumball (band)|Gumball]]'s Don Fleming. The album, titled ''[[Pretty on the Inside]]'', was released in September 1991 to positive reception from underground critics, branded "loud, ugly and deliberately shocking",<ref>''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''. "Review: Pretty on the Inside by Hole". (1991-10). p. 138</ref> and earned a spot on ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''{{'}}s "20 Best Albums of the Year" list.<ref name="best20">{{Cite news|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=December 17, 1991|title=20 Best Albums of the Year|page=122|author=Spencer, Lauren}}</ref> It was also voted album of the year by New York's ''[[Village Voice]]''{{Sfn|Strong|Peel|2002|p=696}} and peaked at number 59 on the UK albums chart.<ref name="charts">{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/HOLE/#albums |title=Hole |work=The Official Charts Company |access-date=December 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615185443/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/hole/ |archive-date=June 15, 2011 }}</ref> The album spawned one single, "[[Teenage Whore]]", which entered the UK Indie Chart at number one,<ref name="twchart">{{cite episode|title=Indie Charts: September 28, 1991 |series=[[The Chart Show|The ITV Chart Show]] |network=Channel 4 |date=September 28, 1991 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfnOji_bk_M |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122122301/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfnOji_bk_M |archive-date=November 22, 2015 }}</ref> as well as the band's debut music video for the song "[[Garbadge Man]]".

Musically and lyrically, ''Pretty on the Inside'' was abrasive and drew on elements of punk rock and [[sludge metal]], characterized by overt noise and feedback, chaotic guitar riffs, contrasting tempos, graphic lyrics, and a variation of Love's vocals ranging from whispers to guttural screaming.<ref name=grievous>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1485868/courtney-love-talks-kurt-loder.jhtml |work=MTV |title=Courtney Love, Grievous Angel: The Interview With Kurt Loder |date=March 21, 2004 |access-date=October 7, 2013 |author=Loder, Kurt |author-link=Kurt Loder |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604001851/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1485868/courtney-love-talks-kurt-loder.jhtml |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In later years, Love referred to the album as "unlistenable", despite its critical accolades and eventual [[cult following]].<ref name="hitsohard">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/the-movies-blog/10-things-we-learn-about-kurt-cobain-and-courtney-love-from-hit-so-hard-776113 |work=[[NME]] |date=March 24, 2011 |author=Cooper, Leonie |title=10 Things We Learn About Kurt Cobain And Courtney Love From Hit So Hard |access-date=March 27, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312200928/http://www.nme.com/blogs/the-movies-blog/10-things-we-learn-about-kurt-cobain-and-courtney-love-from-hit-so-hard-776113 |archive-date=March 12, 2017 }}</ref> The band embarked on a European [[Pretty on the Inside Tour|tour in the fall of 1991]] supporting [[Mudhoney]].{{sfn|Brite|1998|p=115}}{{sfn|Crawford|2014|p=37}} They also toured intermittently in the United States between July and December 1991, playing primarily at hard rock and punk clubs, including [[CBGB]] and the [[Whisky a Go Go]], where they opened for [[the Smashing Pumpkins]].<ref name="sp">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-12-19-ca-712-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=December 19, 1991 |access-date=September 15, 2011 |title=Pop Music Review: Pumpkins, Hole Unleash Frustrations |author=Cromelin, Richard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108044636/http://articles.latimes.com/1991-12-19/entertainment/ca-712_1_pumpkins-album |archive-date=November 8, 2012 }}</ref> In a write-up by the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' on the band's final show of the tour, it was noted that Love smashed the headstock of her [[Rickenbacker]] guitar onstage.<ref name="sp" />

In mid-1991, the band began to get the attention of the major labels. The first to court them was [[Maverick (company)|Maverick]] — a [[Warner Music Group|Warner]] subsidiary founded by [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] and music executive [[Freddy DeMann]]. Love, however, was uninterested: "[They] would have me riding on elephants. They don't know what I am. For them, I'm a visual, period."<ref name="vanityfair92">{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|author=Hirschberg, Lynn|title=Strange Love|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/03/love-story-of-kurt-cobain-courtney-love|access-date=December 22, 2017|date=September 1, 1992}}</ref> She was also uneasy about sharing the spotlight on a label so heavily associated with one of the industry's most iconic female performers. In a 1992 interview with ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', Love described Madonna's interest as "kind of like Dracula's interest in his latest victim".<ref name="vanityfair92"/>

===1992–1999: Mainstream success===
====1992–1995: ''Live Through This''====
{{See also|Live Through This Tour}}
Love and Erlandson began writing new material for a second Hole album in 1992, in the midst of Love's pregnancy with [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] frontman [[Kurt Cobain]]. Love's desire to take the band in a more melodic and controlled rock format led bassist Emery to leave the band,<ref name="behindthemusic">{{cite episode|network=Vh1 |airdate=June 21, 2010 |title=Courtney Love |series=Behind the Music |url=http://www.vh1.com/video/behind-the-music/full-episodes/courtney-love/1642087/playlist.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815015707/http://www.vh1.com/video/behind-the-music/full-episodes/courtney-love/1642087/playlist.jhtml |archive-date=August 15, 2013 }}</ref> and drummer Caroline Rue followed. In an advertisement to find a new bass player, Love wrote: "[I want] someone who can play ok, and stand in front of 30,000 people, take off her shirt and have 'fuck you' written on her tits. If you're not afraid of me and you're not afraid to fucking say it, send a letter. No more pussies, no more fake girls, I want a whore from hell."{{Sfn|Meltzer|2010|p=47}} In April 1992, drummer [[Patty Schemel]] was recruited after an audition in Los Angeles, but the band spent the remainder of the year without a bassist; Love, Schemel, and Erlandson began to write material together in the interim.<ref name=hitsohard/>

Hole signed to [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]'s subsidiary [[DGC Records|DGC]] label with an eight-album contract in late 1992. In the spring of 1993, the band released their single "[[Beautiful Son]]", which was recorded in Seattle with producer [[Jack Endino]] as a fill-in bass player; Love also played bass on the single's b-side "20 Years In the Dakota", as well as on their contribution to the 1993 [[Germs (band)|Germs]] tribute album ''[[A Small Circle of Friends (album)|A Small Circle of Friends]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-small-circle-of-friends-a-germs-tribute-mw0000186608 |work=Allmusic |title=A Small Circle of Friends: A Germs Tribute: Various Artists |access-date=September 27, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121217052216/http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-small-circle-of-friends-a-germs-tribute-mw0000186608 |archive-date=December 17, 2012 }}</ref> In the spring of 1993, Love and Erlandson recruited [[Janitor Joe]] bassist [[Kristen Pfaff]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/janitor-joe-mn0000807910 |work=AllMusic |title=Janitor Joe |access-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622190717/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/janitor-joe-mn0000807910 |archive-date=June 22, 2012 }}</ref> and the band toured the United Kingdom in the summer of that year (including the Phoenix Festival on July 16), mainly performing material from their upcoming major label debut, ''Live Through This'', which they recorded at Triclops Studios in Marietta, Georgia in October 1993.
[[File:Courtney Love 1995 by Andrzej Liguz.jpg|thumb|upright=.75|right|Courtney Love performing with Hole at [[Big Day Out]], [[Melbourne, Victoria|Melbourne]], January 22, 1995.]]
''[[Live Through This]]'' was released on April 12, 1994, one week after Love's husband, Kurt Cobain, was found dead in his Seattle home. In the wake of Love's family tragedy, ''Live Through This'' was a critical success. It spawned several popular singles, including "[[Doll Parts]]", "[[Violet (Hole song)|Violet]]", and "[[Miss World (song)|Miss World]]", going multi-platinum and being hailed "Album of the Year" by ''Spin'' magazine.<ref name="ltttower">{{cite web |url=http://www.tower.com/live-through-this-hole-cd/wapi/105768439 |work=Tower Records |title=Live Through This |access-date=April 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604011348/http://www.tower.com/live-through-this-hole-cd/wapi/105768439 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|journal=[[NME]] |date=December 24, 1994|page=22|title=Live Through This review}} Ranked No.&nbsp;12 in NME's list of the "Top 50 Albums Of 1994".</ref> ''[[NME]]'' called the album "a personal but secretive thrash-pop opera of urban nihilism and passionate dumb thinks",<ref>{{cite journal|journal=NME |date=April 9, 1994|page=40|title=Live Through This: Review}}</ref> and ''Rolling Stone'' said the album "may be the most potent blast of female insurgency ever committed to tape".<ref name=fricke>{{cite magazine|magazine=Rolling Stone |date=April 21, 1994 |page=191 |title=Live Through This |author=Fricke, David |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908080541/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/live-through-this-19940421 |archive-date=September 8, 2015 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/live-through-this-19940421 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Despite the critical praise for ''Live Through This'', rumors circulated insinuating that Cobain had actually written the majority of the album, though the band vehemently denies this.<ref name="behindthemusic" /> The band's drummer Patty Schemel, who had been friends with Cobain since the late 1980s,<ref name="hitsohard"/>  said: "There's that myth that Kurt [Cobain] wrote all our songs— it's not true. Courtney and Eric wrote ''Live Through This''."<ref name="behindthemusic" /> The band did, however, state that Love convinced Cobain to provide backing vocals on "[[Asking for It (Hole song)|Asking for It]]" and "Softer, Softest" while visiting the studio, and music producers and engineers present during the recording sessions noted that Cobain seemed "completely unfamiliar" with the songs.{{Sfn|Edwards|2006|p=88}} According to ''Rolling Stone'' rock journalist Gavin Edwards, Love and Cobain had written songs together in the past, but opted to not release them because it was "a bit too redolent of [[John Lennon|John]] and [[Yoko Ono|Yoko]]".{{Sfn|Edwards|2006|p=87}}

In 1994, bassist Kristen Pfaff went into a drug treatment facility to treat her heroin addiction. Pfaff contemplated leaving the band for health reasons. In June 1994, she was found dead of a heroin overdose in the bathroom of her Seattle home, 2 months after the death of Cobain.<ref name="murakami">{{cite web|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19940619/1916375/nodding-off-into-eternity----heroin-overdose-deaths-climbing-seattle-addicts-say-they-know-why |title=Hole Bassist Died Of Drug Overdose |date=July 12, 1994 |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |author=Murakami, Kery |access-date=December 28, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228165946/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19940619&slug=1916375 |archive-date=December 28, 2013 }}</ref> The band put their impending tour on hold, pulling out of the upcoming [[Lollapalooza]] festival.

Recruiting bassist [[Melissa Auf der Maur]] over the summer, they commenced their world tour on August 26 at the [[Reading Festival]] in England, giving a performance that [[John Peel]] described as "teetering on the edge of chaos".<ref name="atreading">{{cite news|author=Peel, John|work=The Guardian|date=August 30, 1994|title=Hole at Reading}}</ref> The band embarked on a worldwide tour throughout late 1994 and for the duration of 1995, with appearances at the [[KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas]], ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', the [[Big Day Out]] festival, ''[[MTV Unplugged]]'', the 1995 [[Reading Festival]], Lollapalooza 1995, and at the ''[[MTV Video Music Awards]]'', where they were nominated for the "Doll Parts" music video.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1995/ |publisher=MTV |title=1995 MTV Video Music Awards |access-date=July 12, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510091655/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1995/ |archive-date=May 10, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/2010/09/09/20100909mtv-vmas-memorable-moments.html?page=4|title=10 Most Memorable Moments of the MTV Music Video Awards|author=Masley, Ed|work=The Arizona Republic|access-date=July 11, 2011}}</ref>

Love's reckless stage presence during the tour became a media spectacle, drawing press from MTV and other outlets due to her unpredictable performances.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Los Angeles Times|date=August 2, 1995|access-date=April 11, 2011|title=Hole Performance Disrupted|author=Snow, Shauna|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-02-ca-30529-story.html}}</ref> While touring with Sonic Youth, Love got into a physical fight with [[Kathleen Hanna]] backstage at a 1995 Lollapalooza festival and punched her in the face.{{Sfn|Brite|1998|p=210}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=36053&category=34029 |work=Portland Mercury |date=January 9, 2006 |title=Raising America's Sweetheart: An Interview with Courtney Love's Mother |author=Bowie, Chas |access-date=April 21, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204014839/http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=36053&category=34029 |archive-date=February 4, 2012 }}</ref> In an August 1995 band interview with ''Rolling Stone'', drummer Patty Schemel formally [[coming out|came out]] as a [[lesbian]], saying: "It's important. I'm not out there with that fucking pink flag or anything, but it's good for other people who live somewhere else in some small town who feel freaky about being [[gay]] to know that there's other people who are and that it's okay."<ref name="cohen"/> In a retrospective interview, Schemel said:

{{blockquote|We had a really safe place [in Hole]. Courtney was a force that would not allow any of us to be spoken down to—or any of that kind of behavior in a space that we were in—no matter where we were. She was good at that. I felt safe in my band to come out as a gay woman.<ref>{{cite interview|last=Schemel|first=Patty|interviewer=[[Allison Wolfe]] and Jonathan Shifflett|title=Episode 4: Patty Schemel (Hole) on Making Zines with Kurt and Courtney|work=I'm In The Band|date=November 15, 2017|url=http://read.tidal.com/article/im-in-the-band-ep-4-patty-schemel-hole-on-making-zines-with-kurt-and-courtney}}</ref>}}

Toward the end of the tour, the band released their first [[Extended play|EP]], titled ''[[Ask for It]]'', in September 1995; it featured 1991 [[John Peel|Peel session]] recordings, as well as covers of songs by [[Wipers (band)|Wipers]] and [[The Velvet Underground]].<ref>{{cite journal|journal=[[Stereo Review]]|title=Hole - Ask For It|series=Popular Music|page=108|publisher=CBS Magazines|volume=61}}</ref> The band performed its last show of the year on September 3, 1995, at the Molson Polar Beach Party in [[Tuktoyaktuk]], [[Northwest Territories]], Canada. The concert was a promotional event for the [[Molson Brewery]], and also featured performances by [[Metallica]], [[Veruca Salt]], and [[Moist (Canadian band)|Moist]].<ref>{{cite news|first=William |last=Nicholls |work=The Nation |location=Tuktoyuktuk, NWT |issue=6 |volume=13 |year=1995 |title=Molson rocks Canada's Arctic |url=http://www.ammsa.com/node/20673 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328195152/http://www.ammsa.com/node/20673 |archive-date=March 28, 2017 }}</ref>

====1996–1999: ''Celebrity Skin''====
In 1996, the band recorded and released a cover of [[Fleetwood Mac]]'s "[[Gold Dust Woman]]" for ''[[The Crow: City of Angels]]'' (1996) soundtrack,{{Sfn|Thompson|2000|p=418}} the band's first studio song to feature Melissa Auf der Maur on bass, and produced by [[Ric Ocasek]]. Hole released two retrospective albums during this time: firstly, their second  EP, titled ''[[The First Session]]'' (1997), which consisted of a complete version of the band's first recording session at Rudy's Rising Star in Los Angeles in March 1990, some of which had been bootlegged widely years prior. It featured the group's first ever recorded track, "[[Turpentine (song)|Turpentine]]", which had previously been unreleased to the public.<ref name=mbthg>{{cite AV media notes|title=My Body, the Hand Grenade|title-link=My Body, the Hand Grenade|others=Hole|year=1997|type=CD|publisher=City Slang|id=EFA 04995-2}}</ref> The same year, the band released their first compilation album, ''[[My Body, The Hand Grenade]]'' (1997), featuring early singles, b-sides and recent live tracks.<ref name=mbthg/><ref name="MM">{{cite journal|last=Love|first=Courtney|journal=[[Melody Maker]]|date=  June 14, 1997|title=Hole Lotta Love|volume=74|number=24|page=7|publisher=Holborn Publishing Group, IPC Magazines Ltd.|issn=0025-9012|id={{ProQuest|1103607}}}}</ref>

{{quote box|width=25%|align=left|bgcolor=lavender|quote=Our band is a collective, but Courtney has a lot of ideas and it's weird how they infiltrate our lives—it just happens. Like with the drowning theme, there were all these things going on while we were making this album, like [[Jeff Buckley]] drowning. And years before [bassist] Kristen [Pfaff] died in a bathtub. My father died basically drowning in his own body, he couldn't breathe, and Melissa's father died of lung cancer. Those were literal things, but drowning became a metaphor for this record and for all the people we had lost.|source= —Eric Erlandson on writing ''Celebrity Skin''<ref name=schwartz/>}}

In 1997, the band entered [[Conway Recording Studios]] in Los Angeles after attempts to write new material in Miami, New Orleans, London, and New York.<ref name=int/> Recorded over a ten-month period, Hole's third studio album, ''[[Celebrity Skin]]'' (1998), adopted a complete new sound for the band, incorporating elements of power pop, and had Love drawing influences from [[Fleetwood Mac]] and [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]].<ref name="int">{{cite AV media notes|title=The Interview|others=Hole|year=1998|type=CD|publisher=Geffen|id=PRO-CD-1232}}</ref> According to Erlandson, Love was more focused on song-writing and singing than playing guitar on the record; Love stated that her aim for the album was to "deconstruct the [[California Sound|California sound]]" in the L.A. tradition of bands like [[The Doors]], [[The Beach Boys]] and [[The Byrds]].<ref name="int" /> In addition to Hole, [[The Smashing Pumpkins|Smashing Pumpkins]] frontman [[Billy Corgan]] entered the studio and helped perfect five of the album's twelve songs.<ref name="int" /> Love, who felt she was in a creative slump, likened Corgan's presence in the studio to "a math teacher who wouldn't give you the answers but was making you solve the problems yourself".<ref name="int" />

Upon the album's release, Corgan told [[CNN]] that he should have "been given credit [for writing the entire album]".<ref name="cnn">{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9809/04/review.hole/ |work=CNN |title=Hole flaunts survival with polished Celebrity Skin |date=September 4, 1998 |archive-date=December 2, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021202203015/http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9809/04/review.hole/ |author=Brandes, Wendy |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Erlandson responded to Corgan's statements in a ''Rolling Stone'' interview, commenting: "We were working on all the stuff that Courtney and I had already written. Billy really facilitated things, in a way&nbsp;... I would bring in the music, Courtney would start coming up with lyrics right away, and [Billy] would help map it all out." Erlandson also stated: "Courtney writes all her own lyrics. Nobody else is writing those lyrics and nobody ever has."<ref name="schwartz">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/holes-eric-erlandson-sheds-his-celebrity-skin-19981008?print=true |magazine=Rolling Stone |title=Hole's Eric Erlandson Sheds His Celebrity Skin |author=Schwartz, Jennifer |access-date=July 22, 2011 |date=October 8, 1998 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203141244/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/holes-eric-erlandson-sheds-his-celebrity-skin-19981008?print=true |archive-date=February 3, 2013 }}</ref> One journalist took note of the controversy when reviewing the album, stating: "Back in 1994, the acclaim for ''Live Through This'' was undercut by whispers that Love's late husband wrote the album. Combine those [[conspiracy theories]] with the unfounded but persistent rumor that Cobain was actually murdered, and it is no surprise that, in the song 'Celebrity Skin', Love calls herself a walking study in [[demonology]]."<ref name="cnn" />

Although Schemel is listed as drummer in the liner notes of the record, her drumming does not actually appear on the record; she was replaced by session drummer [[Deen Castronovo]], under pressure from producer [[Michael Beinhorn]].<ref name="drum" /> After the replacement, Schemel quit the band.<ref name="drum">{{cite web|title=Lived Through That: Patty Schemel |url=http://www.drummagazine.com/features/post/lived-through-that-patty-schemel |work=[[DRUM!]] |author=Zulaica, Don |date=August 5, 2005 |archive-date=September 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915042818/http://www.drummagazine.com/features/post/lived-through-that-patty-schemel |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="sohard">''Hit So Hard'' (2011) Documentary. Well Go USA (DVD).</ref> Though Love and Erlandson had authorized Schemel's replacement, both expressed regret in retrospect, and Love stated in 2011 that Beinhorn was notorious for replacing drummers on records, and referred to him as "a [[Nazi]]".<ref name="hitsohard" /> After Schemel's departure, the band hired drummer [[Samantha Maloney]] for their upcoming tours and music videos.<ref name="sohard" />

''Celebrity Skin'' was a critical success with strong sales and successful singles, including the title track, "[[Celebrity Skin (song)|Celebrity Skin]]", "[[Malibu (Hole song)|Malibu]]", and "[[Awful (song)|Awful]]". The album received largely positive reviews, with praise from music periodicals such as ''Rolling Stone'', ''NME'', and ''Blender'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/hole/91 |title=Hole : Celebrity Skin – Album Reviews |work=[[NME]] |date=August 4, 1998 |access-date=July 20, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606045547/http://www.nme.com/reviews/hole/91 |archive-date=June 6, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/celebrity-skin-19980901 |title=Celebrity Skin by Hole |author=Hunter, Tim |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=September 1, 1998 |access-date=July 20, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426024647/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/celebrity-skin-19980901 |archive-date=April 26, 2016 }}</ref> as well as a four-star review from the ''Los Angeles Times'',<ref name="LATCS">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-sep-06-ca-19879-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=September 6, 1998|author=Hilburn, Robert|title=Love Adds Glow To 'Skin'|access-date=May 20, 2011}}</ref> calling it a "wild emotional ride" sure to be "one of the most dissected and debated collections of the year".<ref name="LATCS" /> The album peaked at number 9 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], and garnered the band its first and only number 1 single, "Celebrity Skin", which topped the [[Modern Rock Tracks]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Celebrity Skin - Hole |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=hole|chart=all}} |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=April 27, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412100836/http://www.billboard.com/ |archive-date=April 12, 2010 }}</ref> "Malibu", released December 29, 1998, was the album's second single; it charted at number 3 on the Modern Rock Tracks.<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=hole|chart=all}} |title=Malibu – Hole |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 3, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412100836/http://www.billboard.com/ |archive-date=April 12, 2010 }}</ref>

===1999–2002: Final tour and disbandment===
In the winter of 1998–99, Hole went on tour to promote ''Celebrity Skin'', joining [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]], who was promoting his album, ''[[Mechanical Animals]]'' (1998) on the [[Beautiful Monsters Tour]].<ref name=walks/> The tour turned into a publicity magnet, and Hole dropped out of the tour nine dates in, due to both the majority of the fans being Manson's, and the 50/50 financial arrangement between the groups, with Hole's production costs being disproportionately less than Manson's.<ref name=walks>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1430056/hole-walks-out-on-tour-manson-injury-postpones-several-dates/ |title=Hole Walks Out On Tour, Manson Injury Postpones Several Dates |work=MTV News |date=March 15, 1999 |archive-date=December 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220031236/http://www.mtv.com/news/1430056/hole-walks-out-on-tour-manson-injury-postpones-several-dates |url-status=dead }}</ref> Manson and Love often mocked one another onstage, and Love attacked Manson's stage antics, which included tearing up a [[The Bible|Bible]] during performances: "You know, whenever somebody rips up the Bible in front of 40,000 people, I think it's a big deal", she said during a 1999 interview.<ref name="etrue" /> Hole officially announced that they would be dropping out of the tour after a poorly received concert at the [[Rose Garden Arena]] in [[Portland, Oregon]], which ended with Manson fans booing the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b37844_courtney_love_lost_in_portland.html |work=[[E!|E! Online]] |title=Courtney Love Lost in Portland |date=March 9, 1999 |access-date=July 22, 2011 |author=Ryan, Joal |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729051400/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b37844_courtney_love_lost_in_portland.html |archive-date=July 29, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

The band continued to book shows and headline festivals after dropping off Manson's tour, and according to Auf der Maur, it was a "daily event" for Love to invite audience members onstage to sing with her for the last song at nearly every concert performance.<ref name="natgeo">{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/music-on-photography-melissa-auf-der-maur |work=National Geographic |series=Music On&nbsp;... Photography |title=Courtney Love in Crowd Onstage |archive-date=December 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229030941/http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photos/music-on-photography-melissa-auf-der-maur |url-status=live }}</ref> On June 17, 1999, during Hole's set at the [[Hultsfred Festival]] in Sweden, a 19-year-old girl died after being crushed by the mosh pit behind the mixing board.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|title=Loss of Life Fails to Halt Festival|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-g8EAAAAMBAJ&q=hultsfred+hole+sweden&pg=PA109|page=109|volume=112|issue=29|issn=0006-2510
|date=July 15, 2000|via=Google Books}} {{free access}}</ref> Hole played its final show at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver on July 14, 1999.<ref name=upi>{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Cobain-was-working-on-new-music/67971334798655/ |publisher=UPI |title=Cobain was working on new music |date=April 18, 2012 |access-date=March 9, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312071951/http://www.upi.com/Cobain-was-working-on-new-music/67971334798655/ |archive-date=March 12, 2017 }}</ref>

In October 1999, Auf der Maur quit Hole and went on to become a touring bassist for The Smashing Pumpkins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/12/melissa-auf-der-maur-people-are-afraid-to-care-about-shit |work=The Guardian |title=Melissa Auf der Maur: 'I've always turned a blind eye to cynicism |first=Jamie |last=Peck |date=September 12, 2014 |access-date=March 10, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311163629/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/12/melissa-auf-der-maur-people-are-afraid-to-care-about-shit |archive-date=March 11, 2017 }}</ref> Samantha Maloney also quit a few months later.<ref name=saraceno>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hole-call-it-quits-20020524 |magazine=Rolling Stone |title=Hole Call It Quits |date=May 24, 2002 |access-date=December 26, 2016 |author=Saraceno, Christina |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209012333/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hole-call-it-quits-20020524 |archive-date=December 9, 2015 }}</ref> The band's final release was a single for the movie ''[[Any Given Sunday]]'' (1999). "[[Be a Man (song)|Be a Man]]", released in March 2000, was an outtake from the ''Celebrity Skin'' sessions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/520435/rock-radio-slow-to-embrace-holes-be-a-man/ |work=MTV |title=Radio Rock Slow to Embrace Hole's "Be a Man" |date=December 4, 1999 |author=Van Horn, Teri |access-date=January 22, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202010414/http://www.mtv.com/news/520435/rock-radio-slow-to-embrace-holes-be-a-man/ |archive-date=February 2, 2017 }}</ref> In April 2002, Love called [[The Howard Stern Show]] and said she had written nine songs with songwriter [[Linda Perry]], but less than a month later Love and Erlandson officially disbanded Hole via a message posted on the band's website.<ref name=saraceno/><ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r195552|pure_url=yes}} |work=AllMusic |title=Hole at AllMusic.com |access-date=March 15, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225053111/http://www.allmusic.com/album/r195552 |archive-date=December 25, 2011 }}</ref> After the split, the four musicians each took on projects of their own: Erlandson continued to work as a producer and session musician, eventually forming the experimental group [[RRIICCEE]] with controversial artist [[Vincent Gallo]].<ref name=fagan>{{cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2007-11-30/565874/|work=The Austin Chronicle|title=Man of a Thousand Faces: Vincent Gallo|access-date=December 28, 2017|date=November 30, 2007|author=Fagan, Mark}}</ref> Love began a solo career, releasing her debut, ''[[America's Sweetheart (Courtney Love album)|America's Sweetheart]]'', in 2004, featuring several of the songs written with Perry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0408/phillips.php|work=The Village Voice|date=February 23, 2004|first=Amy|last=Phillips|access-date=November 9, 2015|archive-date=March 7, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040307145925/http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0408/phillips.php|title=A big juicy fuckup for hissyfit-having little girls who hate being little girls}}</ref> [[Melissa Auf der Maur]] also embarked on a solo career, and released her [[Auf der Maur (album)|self-titled]] debut album in 2004, which included Erlandson performing lead guitar on the track, "Would If I Could".<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=Auf der Maur |others=Erlandson, Eric; [[James Iha|Iha, James]] |year=2004 |first=Melissa |last=Auf der Maur |page=2 |type=CD|publisher=Capitol Records|id=  7243 5 78941 2 8}}</ref> Her second album, ''[[Out of Our Minds]]'', was released in March 2010.<ref>{{cite web|work=AllMusic|title=Out of Our Minds by Melissa Auf der Maur|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/out-of-our-minds/362236555|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206143200/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/out-of-our-minds/362236555|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 6, 2018|access-date=February 5, 2018}}</ref> Hole's body of work from its inception to its first disbandment includes thirteen singles,<ref name=singlesandeps>{{cite web|work=AllMusic|title=Hole Album Discography: Singles|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hole-mn0000680476/discography/singles|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180206004100/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hole-mn0000680476/discography/singles|archive-date=February 6, 2018|access-date=February 5, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> three LPs,{{sfn|Bogdanov|Woodstra|Erlewine|2002|p=532}} three EPs,<ref name=singlesandeps/> and one compilation album.{{sfn|Bogdanov|Woodstra|Erlewine|2002|p=532}}

===2009–2013: Reformation===
[[File: Hole SXSW 2010 (2).jpg |thumb|upright=1|left|Love and [[Micko Larkin]] performing with Hole at [[SXSW]] in Austin, Texas, 2010.]]On June 17, 2009, seven years after Hole's disbandment, ''[[NME]]'' reported that Love was re-forming the band with guitarist [[Micko Larkin]] for an upcoming album, on which Melissa Auf der Maur would be providing backup vocals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/13-things-we-learn-in-this-week-s-nme-18-june-2009-1432818|work=[[NME]]|title=13 things we learn in this week's NME|date=June 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041250/http://www.nme.com/photos/13-things-we-learn-in-this-week-s-nme-18-june-2009-1432818|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> Days later, Melissa Auf der Maur stated in an interview that she was unaware of any reunion, but said Love had asked her to contribute harmonies to an upcoming album.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jun/23/courtney-love-hole-reunion-questioned|title=Courtney Love's Hole reunion questioned by former bassist|author=Michaels, Sean|date=June 23, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122181606/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jun/23/courtney-love-hole-reunion-questioned|archive-date=January 22, 2018}}</ref> In response, Eric Erlandson stated in an interview with ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' magazine that a reunion could not take place without his involvement, citing that he and Love "have a contract".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2009/07/qa-holes-eric-erlandson/ |title=Q&A: Hole's Eric Erlandson |work=Spin|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011154155/https://www.spin.com/2009/07/qa-holes-eric-erlandson/|date=July 9, 2009|last=Peisner|first=David|archive-date=October 11, 2012 }}</ref>

Hole launched a new website and various social media pages on January 1, 2010, and performed on ''[[Friday Night with Jonathan Ross]]'' in February. On February 17, 2010, they played a full set at the [[O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire]], with support from [[Little Fish (band)|Little Fish]]. On March 16, the first Hole single in ten years was released, titled "[[Skinny Little Bitch]]"; it peaked at No. 29 on the [[Billboard charts#Rock|Billboard Rock Chart]], and at No. 21 on the [[Alternative Songs|Alternative Singles]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|date=April 3, 2010|page=44|title=Data for Week of April 23, 2010|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rOA5W_BoYGIC&q=skinny+little+bitch+no.+32&pg=RA3-PA44|volume=122|issue=13|issn=0006-2510
|via=Google Books}} {{free access}}</ref> The track also received airplay on [[Active rock]] and alternative radio.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/mar/25/courtney-love-interview |work=The Guardian |title=Courtney Love: 'Sometimes I'm a little bit weird&nbsp;... but never unpopular' |first=Alexis |last=Petridis |date=March 25, 2010 |archive-date=July 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702211752/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/mar/25/courtney-love-interview |url-status=dead }}</ref>

''[[Nobody's Daughter]]'' was released on April 26, 2010, worldwide on [[Mercury Records]], and was received moderately well by music critics.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/04/album-review-holes-nobodys-daughter.html |work=Los Angeles Times |title=Album review: Hole's 'Nobody's Daughter' |date=April 27, 2010 |access-date=May 20, 2010 |first=Margaret |last=Wappler |series=Pop & Hiss |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501004910/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/04/album-review-holes-nobodys-daughter.html |archive-date=May 1, 2010 }}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' gave the album three out of five stars, but noted "[while Love] was an absolute monster vocalist in the nineties, the greatest era ever for rock singers&nbsp;... She doesn't have that power in her lungs anymore – barely a trace. But at least she remembers, and that means something in itself." The magazine also referred to the album as "not a true success", but a "noble effort".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/2746/20532 |title=Nobody's Daughter |author=Sheffield, Rob |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=April 26, 2010 |access-date=July 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704101946/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/2746/20532 |archive-date=July 4, 2010 }}</ref> Love's voice, which had become noticeably raspier, was compared to the likes of [[Bob Dylan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14178-nobodys-daughter/ |work=Pitchfork |title=Nobody's Daughter |date=April 27, 2010 |access-date=July 11, 2011 |author=Petrusich, Amanda |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111000527/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14178-nobodys-daughter/ |archive-date=January 11, 2015 }}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' gave the album a 6/10 rating, and [[Robert Christgau]] rated it an "A−", saying, "Thing is, I can use some new punk rage in my life, and unless you're a fan of [[Goldman Sachs]] and [[BP]] Petroleum, so can you. What's more, better it come from a 45-year-old woman who knows how to throw her weight around than from the zitty newbies and tattooed road dogs who churn most of it out these days. I know—for her, BP Petroleum is just something else to pretend about. But the emotion fueling her pretense is cathartic nevertheless."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Hole |work=Robert Christgau |title=Robert Christgau: CG: Hole |access-date=July 11, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701105522/http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Hole |archive-date=July 1, 2013 }}</ref> In support of the release, Hole toured extensively between 2010 and 2012 throughout North America and Europe,<ref name=harding/> as well as performing in Russia<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The Moscow Times]]|title=Courtney Love Goes for a Picnic|url=https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/courtney-love-goes-for-a-picnic-8421|access-date=February 5, 2018|date=July 22, 2011}}</ref> and Brazil.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2011/11/14/courtney-love-storms-off-brazilian-stage-over-kurt-cobain-photo/|work=New York Post|date=November 14, 2011|title=Courtney Love storm off Brazilian stage over Kurt Cobain photo|access-date=February 5, 2018}}</ref>

On March 28, 2011, Love, Erlandson, Patty Schemel and Auf der Maur appeared at the New York screening of Schemel's documentary ''[[Hit So Hard|Hit So Hard: The Life and Near-Death Story of Patty Schemel]]'' at the [[Museum of Modern Art]].<ref name="bilb">{{cite magazine|title=Hole Reunites For Drummer Patty Schemel's Documentary Premiere |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/472329/hole-reunites-for-drummer-patty-schemels-documentary-premiere |date=March 28, 2011 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 29, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524024524/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/472329/hole-reunites-for-drummer-patty-schemels-documentary-premiere |archive-date=May 24, 2013 }}</ref> The appearance was the first time in thirteen years that all four members appeared together in public. Schemel had expressed a desire to record with Love, Erlandson and Auf der Maur stating "nothing has been discussed, but I have a feeling."<ref name="bilb" /> After the screening, the four took part in a Q&A session where Love stated: "For me, as much as I love playing with Patty – and I would play with her in five seconds again, and everyone onstage – if it's not moving forward, I don't wanna do it. That's just my thing. There's rumblings; there's always bloody rumblings. But if it's not miserable and it's going forward and I'm happy with it&nbsp;... that's all I have to say about that question."<ref>Love, Courtney. Extracts from a questions and answers session at the screening of ''Hit So Hard: The Life and Near Death Story of Patty Schemel'' at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. March 28, 2011.</ref>

In May 2011, a music video for "[[Samantha (Hole song)|Samantha]]" was shot in [[Istanbul]], although it remained officially unreleased.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/09/20/hole-samantha-video/ |work=MTV |title=New Video: Hole, 'Samantha' |date=September 20, 2011 |access-date=October 12, 2013 |author=Rubenstein, Jenna Halley |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015073519/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/09/20/hole-samantha-video/ |archive-date=October 15, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In September 2011, [[Scott Lipps]] joined the band, replacing drummer [[Stu Fisher]]. In April 2012, Love, Erlandson, Auf der Maur and Schemel reunited at the Public Assembly in New York for a two-song set, including "Miss World" and the [[The Wipers|Wipers]]' "Over the Edge", at an after-party for the ''Hit So Hard'' documentary.<ref>{{cite web|title=So, The Mid-'90s Lineup of Hole (Including Courtney Love) Reunited At Public Assembly Last Night |url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2012/04/hole_reunion_2012.php |work=[[The Village Voice]] |author=Johnston, Maura |author-link=Maura Johnston |date=April 14, 2012 |archive-date=December 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222142630/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2012/04/hole_reunion_2012.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> The performance marked the first time the four members performed together since 1998 after Schemel's departure and the 2002 breakup of the band.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/courtney-love-to-reunite-holes-celebrity-skin-lineup-again-20140402|title=Courtney Love to Reunite Hole's 'Celebrity Skin' Lineup Again|date=April 2, 2014|author=Grow, Kory|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140402212625/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/courtney-love-to-reunite-holes-celebrity-skin-lineup-again-20140402|archive-date=April 2, 2014|access-date=February 5, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

On December 29, 2012, Love performed a solo acoustic set in New York City, and in January 2013, performed at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] under her own name.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/courtney-love-rocks/story?id=18307066 |work=ABC |title=In a Cloud of Crazy, Courtney Love Rocks On |author=Marikar, Sheila |date=January 25, 2013 |access-date=March 1, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507171053/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/courtney-love-rocks/story?id=18307066 |archive-date=May 7, 2016 }}</ref> She booked further performances across North America as a solo act, with Larkin, bassist [[Shawn Dailey]], and Lipps as her backing band.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/courtney-love/70575 |title=Courtney Love puts ad on Craigslist for new bassist – and gets just one response |work=[[NME]] |date=May 29, 2013 |archive-date=November 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106155412/http://www.nme.com/news/courtney-love/70575 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===2014–2016: Second disbandment===
[[File:Melissa Auf der Maur Courtney Love Patty Schemel MOMA 2012.jpg|thumb|upright=1|right|Melissa Auf der Maur, Courtney Love, and Patty Schemel at a screening of ''[[Hit So Hard]]'' (2012) at the [[Museum of Modern Art]], New York City]]
On December 28, 2013, Love posted two photos of herself with Erlandson on [[Facebook]] and [[Twitter]], with a caption reading: "And this just happened&nbsp;... 2014 going to be a very interesting year."<ref name="melissa locker">{{cite magazine|url=https://entertainment.time.com/2013/12/30/courtney-love-drops-hints-that-a-hole-reunion-might-be-coming-in-2014/ |title=Courtney Love Drops Hints That A Hole Reunion Might Be Coming In 2014 |first=Melissa |last=Locker |date=December 30, 2013 |access-date=January 1, 2014 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102192352/http://entertainment.time.com/2013/12/30/courtney-love-drops-hints-that-a-hole-reunion-might-be-coming-in-2014/ |archive-date=January 2, 2014 }}</ref> Love also [[Tag (metadata)|tagged]] Melissa Auf der Maur as well as Hole's former manager, [[Peter Mensch]], in the post, alluding to a reconciliation with Erlandson and possible reunion in 2014.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/is-courtney-love-reuniting-hole-20131230 |magazine=Rolling Stone |title=Is Courtney Love Reuniting Hole? |date=December 30, 2013 |author=Anderson, Stacy |access-date=January 2, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102100136/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/is-courtney-love-reuniting-hole-20131230 |archive-date=January 2, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/12/courtney-love-hole-reunion-photo-eric-erlandson-twitter/ |work=Spin |title=Courtney Love Teases 2014 Hole Reunion, Promises 'Interesting' Year |date=December 30, 2013 |archive-date=December 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231165325/http://www.spin.com/articles/courtney-love-hole-reunion-photo-eric-erlandson-twitter |author=Martins, Chris |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On April 2, 2014, ''Rolling Stone'' reported that the ''[[Celebrity Skin]]'' line-up of the band had reunited (with Patty Schemel in lieu of Samantha Maloney).<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/courtney-love-to-reunite-holes-celebrity-skin-lineup-again-20140402 |magazine=Rolling Stone |title=Courtney Love to Reunite Hole's 'Celebrity Skin' Lineup Again |date=April 2, 2014 |first=Kory |last=Grow |access-date=April 2, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404205336/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/courtney-love-to-reunite-holes-celebrity-skin-lineup-again-20140402 |archive-date=April 4, 2014 }}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' erroneously reported Love's upcoming solo single, "Wedding Day" to be a product of this reunion. Shortly after, Love curtailed her statement, saying: "We may have made out but there is no talk of marriage. It's very frail, nothing might happen, and now the band are all flipping out on me."<ref name="The Telegraph">{{cite news|last=McCormick |first=Neil |title=Courtney Love interview: 'There will be no jazz hands on Smells Like Teen Spirit' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/10743170/Courtney-Love-interview-There-will-be-no-jazz-hands-on-Smells-Like-Teen-Spirit.html?fb |newspaper=The Telegraph |access-date=April 6, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514022947/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/10743170/Courtney-Love-interview-There-will-be-no-jazz-hands-on-Smells-Like-Teen-Spirit.html?fb |archive-date=May 14, 2014 }}</ref> On May 1, in an interview with ''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'', Love discussed the possibility of a reunion, and also stated it had been "a mistake" releasing ''Nobody's Daughter'' as a Hole record in 2010. "Eric was right—I kind of cheapened the name, even though I'm legally allowed to use it. I should save 'Hole' for the lineup everybody wants to see and had the balls to put ''Nobody's Daughter'' under my own name."<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/9395-courtney-love/ |work=Pitchfork |title=Interviews: Courtney Love |author=Pelly, Jenn |date=May 1, 2015 |access-date=May 2, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314063641/http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/9395-courtney-love/ |archive-date=March 14, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite interview|last=Love |first=Courtney |interviewer=[[Jane Garvey (broadcaster)|Jane Garvey]] |title=Woman's Hour, Courtney Love; game changing politics; Lauren Owen |work=[[British Broadcasting Corporation]] |publisher=BBC |date=April 1, 2014 |access-date=April 2, 2014 |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03zb49t |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404033429/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03zb49t |archive-date=April 4, 2014 }}</ref><ref name="guardian reform">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/apr/03/courtney-love-hole-reunion |work=The Guardian |title=Courtney Love reforms classic Hole line-up |date=April 3, 2014 |access-date=April 5, 2014 |first=Ben |last=Beaumont-Thomas |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407095736/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/apr/03/courtney-love-hole-reunion |archive-date=April 7, 2014 }}</ref> Love further discussed the possibility of reuniting the band, saying:

<blockquote>No one's been dormant. Patty teaches drumming and drums in three indie bands. Melissa has her metal-nerd thing going on—her dream is to play Castle Donington with [[Dokken]]. Eric hasn't flipped—I jammed with him, he's still doing his Thurston [Moore]-crazy tunings, still corresponding with [[Kevin Shields]]. We all get along great. There are bands who reunite and hate each others' guts.<ref name="pitchfork" /></blockquote>

===2019–present: Possible reformation and attempted reunions===
In October 2019, Hole rehearsed at the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], in Los Angeles. Nothing transpired after the event, since Love had relocated to the United Kingdom afterwards.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B3WTJmklqxb/] {{dead link|date=November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/indie/courtney-love-hole-reunion-rehearsal/|title=Courtney Love Shares A Photo Of A Seemingly Reunited Hole Rehearsing|first=Derrick|last=Rossignol|website=Uproxx.com|date=October 8, 2019}}</ref> In March 2020, Love and Auf Der Maur planned a performance at the "Bans Off My Body" event, which was eventually canceled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hole-reunion-planned-parenthood-benefit-954538/|title=Hole's Courtney Love, Melissa Auf der Maur to Perform at Planned Parenthood Benefit|first1=Angie|last1=Martoccio|website=Rollingstone.com|date=February 19, 2020|access-date=September 11, 2020}}</ref>