The Smashing Pumpkins 1994-08-11
| August 11, 1994 – Charlotte, NC, US | |
|---|---|
| Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| Rock Invasion tour | |
| Date | August 11, 1994 |
| Festival | Lollapalooza 1994 |
| Venue | Blockbuster Pavilion |
| Coordinates | 35°19′38″N 80°42′41″W |
| Location | Charlotte, NC, US |
| Venue type | Amphitheater |
| Capacity | 18,772 |
| Personnel | Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Jimmy Chamberlin, Eric Remschneider |
| Order of bands | Green Day, L7, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, A Tribe Called Quest, The Breeders, George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars, The Beastie Boys, The Smashing Pumpkins |
Setlist[edit | edit source]
- "Rocket"
- "Quiet"
- "Disarm"
- "Snail"
- "Siva" [4:45]
- "Cherub Rock"
- "Mayonaise"
- "Geek U.S.A."
- "Soma"
- "Today"
- "I Am One" (with rant) [9:15]
- "Zero" (tease)
Encore[edit | edit source]
- "Hummer"
- "Porcelina"
- "Silverfuck"
- "Over the Rainbow" [Harold Arlen / Yip Harburg] (tease)
Banter[edit | edit source]
Iha: Well, if you're out there tonight, thanks for staying. Time to get to Mars.
Rocket
> Quiet
BC: Thank you.
Disarm
BC: Thank you, hi. Welcome, thank you for staying.
Snail
> Siva
> Cherub Rock
BC: Thank you. Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi. Has everyone had a fun, fun day? Well, I woke up at four o’clock, so I've only been up for a couple of hours, so...this is my afternoon. Rock and roll, James. What a surprise, we have a technical problem. So...hi, I don't know what else to say, hello, howdy, how are you? Hi James!
Iha: This is a technical. ...
BC: Ready there, James?
Mayonaise
Geek U.S.A.
(BC alt last line: I fuckin’ love the U.S.A.!)
Iha: Can whoever over here just threw a glass bottle at me, can you not throw any more glass bottles at me...please? Or -– or I tear your fuckin’ head off and piss in your fuckin’ skull, you fuck, if you ever threw it at me again! That again is don't throw any glass bottles on stage, thank you.
BC: Gonna end up on American Online [sic] if you keep talking like that. Gee, thank you.
Soma
Today
> I Am One / Zero
(BC midsong: What you want is what you’ll get and that’s nothing. What you want is what you’ll get and that’s nothing. What you need is what you want and what you want is what you cannot have and what you have is what you desire and what you desire is what we cannot have and what you need is what you want! Oh. Nothing can be taken from me that has not already been taken. Nothing can be taken from me that has not already been taken. Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme nothing! Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme nothing. Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme nothing! Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme nothing. ... Emptiness is loneliness, cleanliness is godliness, godliness is nothingness. Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme nothing. Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme nothing. Ah, the world is empty. The heart is free, yeah, the eyes are sin. Feet are [unintelligible word]. Gimme gimme gimme gimme nothing. ... Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme nothing! Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme more of that nothing! Break apart in a thousand loud hours! ... The world is shame! I’m in pain. Break me. Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme nothing! Gimme gimme gimme gimme nothing. ... And what have you got?! Nothing!! What do you need? Everything. What have you got? Nothing. Nothing. Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme nothing! Nothing. Nothing! Nothing!!!)
[encore break]
BC: Thank you.
Iha: With all the vigor of a 90 year old man, we jump out on stage.
BC: Thank you for staying, we really appreciate it. We uh -- I mean, we realize we're not like the most friendly kind of band, but that's –- that’s just the way we are and I hope you don't misunderstand it, we just wanna play and uh...I hope you're here for the music and not much else, so.... And uh, be careful, be careful going home, when you go home when the show is over. That's it, I’m just –- you?
Iha: Uh... (Billy starts feedback intro for Hummer) [unintelligible].
Hummer
> Porcelina
> Silverfuck / Over the Rainbow
