The Smashing Pumpkins 1997-11-01

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November 1, 1997 – Fort Worth, TX, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
ArtistThe Smashing Pumpkins
DateNovember 1, 1997
VenueTexas Motor Speedway
Coordinates33°2′13″N 97°16′59″W
LocationFort Worth, TX, US
Venue typeStadium
Capacity100,000
PersonnelBilly Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Matt Walker
Order of bandsMatchbox 20, Dave Matthews Band, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Rolling Stones

Setlist[edit | edit source]

  1. "Thru the Eyes of Ruby
  2. "In the Arms of Sleep
  3. "The End Is the Beginning Is the End(final performance)
  4. "Eye
  5. "Mouths of Babes(final performance)
  6. "Zero
  7. "1979
  8. "Blissed and Gone
  9. "Ava Adore
  10. "X.Y.U.
  11. "Porcelina of the Vast Oceans
  12. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings

Notes[edit | edit source]

  • First performance of "Mouths of Babes" since 1995-02-21
  • First performance of "In the Arms of Sleep" since 1996-05-21

Banter[edit | edit source]

Iha: Buon giorno!
D’arcy: Hello. Boy, this is like playing at the county fair.
Thru the Eyes of Ruby
BC: Thank you!
In the Arms of Sleep
The End is the Beginning is the End
Eye
> Mouths of Babes
BC: Thank you, thank you very much. How's everybody doin'? We'd like to say hi to all the Rolling Stones fans who maybe never heard us before, how you doing?
Iha: Rock on.
BC: Like to say hi to all the Pumpkins fans, nice to see you. We'd like to send this song out to all the.... Who do we want to send this song out to, James?
Iha: To all the rocking people of Texas.
Zero
Iha: Gracias.
1979
BC: Thanks a lot!
(first few strums of Blissed and Gone and Billy’s guitar is out of tune)
BC: See, even when you're opening for the Rolling Stones, your guitars won't stay in tune. I'd like to send this next song out to the boys in Pantera.
Blissed and Gone
Ava Adore
X.Y.U.
BC: Thank you very much.
Porcelina of the Vast Oceans
BC: Thank you very much, thank you very much. So we're going to leave you with this one last song, thank you again, nice to see you. Thank you to the Rolling Stones.
Bullet with Butterfly Wings

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