SPCodex:Social media/The Smashing Pumpkins 1998-05-14

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May 14, 1998 was the second date of the Adore tour and the first full length show. It was held as part of Hafengeburtstag – Hamburg, Germany's annual anniversary celebration of the Port of Hamburg. Admission was free and the crowd overflow was massive: concert organizers expected attendance of 5,000 people but newspaper reports estimated that 25,000 people were there.

The lineup was the most expansive yet. With Jimmy Chamberlin out of the band, John Mellencamp and Melissa Etheridge drummer Kenny Aronoff took the lead, with Dan Morris and Stephen Hodges on backup percussion. Famed pianist Mike Garson served as the keyboardist.

The Adore tour would go on to encompass 61 shows in 21 countries through summer 1998. The band performed at an "eclectic mix of interesting venues", among them the rooftop of a record store in Paris, the botanic gardens of Brussels, and an International Shipping Harbor in Sydney. Back home in the U.S., SP donated 100% of their profits to local charities. In the end, they raised more than $2.8 million, while also funding expenses out of pocket. The July 7 performance alone raised over half a million dollars to Chicago's Make-A-Wish Foundation, the largest donation ever made to the org. Billy Corgan later reflected this as one of the band's greatest accomplishments. He added that while he felt the Adore tour didn't get the recognition it deserved, it helped bring the band back to their roots and set the stage for the final two years prior to the 2000 breakup.

1998-05-14 SETLIST:

Soundcheck:

1. This Wheel's on Fire [The Band] 2. Tonight, Tonight 3. Appels + Oranjes 4. Ava Adore 5. (jam)

Set:

1. To Sheila 2. Tear [7:28] 3. Once Upon a Time 4. Crestfallen 5. Rock You Like a Hurricane [Scorpions] (tease) 6. Ava Adore 7. Daphne Descends 8. Let Me Give the World to You 9. Tonight, Tonight (acoustic) 10. (percussion solo) > Bullet with Butterfly Wings [8:56] 11. Shame [7:36] 12. Rock You Like a Hurricane [Scorpions] (tease) 13. 1979 14. Thru the Eyes of Ruby [11:36]

Encore

15. Transmission [Joy Division] [15:53] > Help! [The Beatles] (tease)

https://spcodex.wiki/The_Smashing_Pumpkins_1998-05-14

https://spcodex.wiki/Adore_tour

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May 14, 1998 was the second date of the Adore tour and the first full length show. It was held as part of Hafengeburtstag – Hamburg, Germany's annual anniversary celebration of the Port of Hamburg. Admission was free and the crowd overflow was massive: concert organizers expected attendance of 5,000 people but newspaper reports estimated that 25,000 people were there.

The lineup was the most expansive yet. With Jimmy Chamberlin out of the band, John Mellencamp and Melissa Etheridge drummer Kenny Aronoff took the lead, with Dan Morris and Stephen Hodges on backup percussion. Famed pianist Mike Garson served as the keyboardist.

The Adore tour would go on to encompass 61 shows in 21 countries through summer 1998. The band performed at an "eclectic mix of interesting venues", among them the rooftop of a record store in Paris, the botanic gardens of Brussels, and an International Shipping Harbor in Sydney. Back home in the U.S., SP donated 100% of their profits to local charities. In the end, they raised more than $2.8 million, while also funding expenses out of pocket. The July 7 performance alone raised over half a million dollars to Chicago's Make-A-Wish Foundation, the largest donation ever made to the org. Billy Corgan later reflected this as one of the band's greatest accomplishments. He added that while he felt the Adore tour didn't get the recognition it deserved, it helped bring the band back to their roots and set the stage for the final two years prior to the 2000 breakup.

1998-05-14 SETLIST:

Soundcheck:

1. This Wheel's on Fire [The Band] 2. Tonight, Tonight 3. Appels + Oranjes 4. Ava Adore 5. (jam)

Set:

1. To Sheila 2. Tear [7:28] 3. Once Upon a Time 4. Crestfallen 5. Rock You Like a Hurricane [Scorpions] (tease) 6. Ava Adore 7. Daphne Descends 8. Let Me Give the World to You 9. Tonight, Tonight (acoustic) 10. (percussion solo) > Bullet with Butterfly Wings [8:56] 11. Shame [7:36] 12. Rock You Like a Hurricane [Scorpions] (tease) 13. 1979 14. Thru the Eyes of Ruby [11:36]

Encore

15. Transmission [Joy Division] [15:53] > Help! [The Beatles] (tease)

https://spcodex.wiki/The_Smashing_Pumpkins_1998-05-14

https://spcodex.wiki/Adore_tour