The Smashing Pumpkins 1993-09-25
| September 25, 1993 – London, UK | |
|---|---|
| Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| Rock Invasion tour | |
| Date | September 25, 1993 |
| Venue | Brixton Academy |
| Coordinates | 51°27′54″N 0°6′54″W |
| Location | London, UK |
| Venue type | Concert hall |
| Capacity | 4,921 |
| Personnel | Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Jimmy Chamberlin |
| Order of bands | Liz Phair, The Verve, The Smashing Pumpkins |
Setlist[edit | edit source]
- "King of the Road" [Roger Miller] (prerecorded)
- "Geek U.S.A."
- "Quiet"
- "Today"
- "Disarm"
- "Hummer" (abandoned)
- "I Am One" (with rant) [5:20]
- "Rocket"
- "Rhinoceros"
- "Hummer"
- "Soma"
- "Siva" [6:49]
- "Cherub Rock"
Encore[edit | edit source]
- "Spaceboy"
- "Silverfuck" [14:20]
- "Over the Rainbow" [Harold Arlen / Yip Harburg] (tease)
Notes[edit | edit source]
- As the show begins, Billy Corgan references a bad review of the August 13th show (see photo section below)
- Corgan comes out for the encore dressed as a clown
Banter[edit | edit source]
King of the Road Intro
BC: Hi. (intro continues) Alright, you can...shut off the song. (intro cuts) Alright, a couple things. One: we’re gonna have a lotta fun. Two: we’re not gonna kill each other. Three: we’re happy to be here and four: fuck Everett True of the Melody Maker. I hope you fuckin' die. If I ever meet you, I'm gonna kick your fuckin' ass.
Geek U.S.A.
Quiet
Today
Disarm
> Hummer (abandoned after 2 measures of drumming)
BC: That was an accident, I'm sorry.
I Am One
(BC midsong: All I ever wanted was everything, oh. All I wanted was everything. Nothing in this world can be taken from me that hasn’t already been taken, yeah. Nothing can be taken from me that hasn’t already been taken, yeah. Well, what you want is what you get. What you want is what you'll get. What you want isn't what you'll get. What you want is what you get. And there's nothing. Nothing. Nothing. Nothing. Nothing! Nothing! Nothing! Nothing...ow!!)
BC: Thank you.
Rocket
Girl in crowd: Drown!
BC: What, huh, what?
Girl in crowd: Play Drown!
BC: I'd play Drown but nobody knows it in England. Who's ever heard our song Drown? (slight cheers) That's only like one eighth of the people. People boo when we play Drown in England. I’m just kidding, but.... Hey, I'm in no hurry, you know it’s like: plenty of time, got lots of songs.
Rhinoceros
Hummer
> Soma
Siva
Cherub Rock
BC: Thanks
[encore break]
(Billy is now wearing a clown costume)
Iha: Thank you, thank you, thank you very much, uh.... We're so glad to be here, um...I love the cavernous sound, it’s amazing and...uh...uh...and I like the lights, the red and the green ones and uh...and uh, here’s another song.
BC: I figured I act like one so I might as well dress like one.
Spaceboy
> Silverfuck / Over the Rainbow
(BC after “bang bang, you’re dead, hole in your head” part: I refuse to be your whore! Ain’t gonna play that game no more. No more. No longer will I be a whore!...just for the sake of rock and roll. It ain't worth it. Damn straight. It's okay, I'll fuck you later, don't worry. My wife doesn't mind if I fuck men. (crowd yelling) What? What?! Ah, shut up. I'm driving this starship. Hey, it's a beautiful night, calm down. I'm in love, how ‘bout you? I've sold out, how ‘bout you? Join the corporate rock team. Get with the program. It's 1993. Yeah, sure.
Girl in crowd: Give us a song, Billy!
BC: Cut the American bullshit? (singing) Somewhere over the rainbow...)
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