The Smashing Pumpkins 1998-05-20
| May 20, 1998 – Madrid, ES | |
|---|---|
| Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| Adore tour | |
| Date | May 20, 1998 |
| Venue | RTVE Studios |
| Location | Madrid, ES |
| Venue type | TV studio |
| Capacity | 50 |
| Personnel | Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Kenny Aronoff, Mike Garson, Dan Morris, Stephen Hodges |
| Order of bands | The Smashing Pumpkins |
Surprise promotional stop at Madrid radio station RTVE.
Setlist[edit | edit source]
Pre-set[edit | edit source]
- (interview)
Set[edit | edit source]
- "To Sheila"
- "Once Upon a Time"
- "Ava Adore"
- "Daphne Descends"
- "Daphne Descends" (abandoned)
- "My Way" [Frank Sinatra] (tease)
- "Daphne Descends"
- "Perfect"
- "Tear"
Banter[edit | edit source]
BC: Hi.
Host: Hola. (host continues translating everything band says as they proceed)
BC: So...how’s everybody? You’re fine? Heh heh heh. You wanna pick, I don’t know? (extended laughing) Is it me or does it seem really awkward?
Iha: [unintelligible as host translates Billy]
BC: Rather sit or...stand or come closer or...you can’t come closer?
Iha: [unintelligible as host translates Billy]
BC: Ah, there you go. Just leave a little room, leave a little room. [unintelligible], just a little bit, please? Uh, un poquito, uh..? Cool. Okay, that’s better, I like that better. Now would anyone like to play the guitar? Okay, so we’re gonna play some songs off our new album.
To Sheila (abandoned after 4 seconds)
To Sheila
Once Upon a Time
Ava Adore
D’arcy: Thank you, [unintelligible as host translates over her]. Thank you, thank you.
Daphne Descends
BC: We’re going to play that song again, we messed it up. So you have to pretend this is the first take.
Daphne Descends (abandoned after about 45 seconds)
My Way (tease - a few lines)
BC: It’s because we’re gettin’ old.
Daphne Descends
BC: (raspy voice) Gracias.
Iha: His name is the captain. Mike is the captain.
BC: You remember him from Captain and Tennille.
Perfect
Tear
D’arcy: Gracias, thank you.