The Smashing Pumpkins 1998-07-19

July 19, 1998 – Toronto, ON, CA
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
Adore tour
Date	July 19, 1998
Venue	Chum City Building
Coordinates	43°38′59″N 79°23′27″W
Location	Toronto, ON, CA
Venue type	TV studio
Capacity	4,000
Personnel	Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Kenny Aronoff, Mike Garson, Dan Morris, Stephen Hodges
Order of bands	The Smashing Pumpkins
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MuchMusic Intimate and Interactive television special. The first set was filmed inside in the TV studio due to poor weather. Once the weather improved, the second set took place in the plaza outside which saw around 4,000 in attendance.

Setlist

Soundcheck

1. "Today" (tease) 
2. "Let Me Give the World to You" 
3. (unknown) (tease)

Set one

1. "To Sheila" (acoustic) 
2. "Once Upon a Time" (acoustic) 
3. "Ava Adore" 
4. "Pug" 
5. "Perfect" 
6. (interview)

Set two

7. (percussion solo)
1. "Zero" (tease) 
2. "Where Boys Fear to Tread" (tease) 
3. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" 
8. "Shame" [7:32] 
9. "For Martha" [7:53] 
10. "1979" 
11. "Transmission" [Joy Division] [16:44] 
    1. "Let's Dance" [David Bowie] (tease) 

Notes

• Set 1 played indoors due to bad weather, Set 2 outdoor
• Billy references the weather during "Bullet with Butterfly Wings", beginning the song with "The world is a vampire / sent to rain"
• "Transmission" was not on the setlist and was only included on the live broadcast of the show

Banter

To Sheila (acoustic)
Once Upon a Time (acoustic)
> Ava Adore
Pug
> Perfect
[set break]
drum/percussion solo
> Bullet with Butterfly Wings
> Shame
For Martha
BC: Thank you very much, thank you. What can we say, you guys are awesome. So we'd like to dedicate this song to all of you for being great fans. We want a following just like the Spice Girls and uh...we're working on it. So we dedicate this song to all of you, this is 1979.
1979
Iha: Thank you.
BC: Alright, we can only do one more song. So, we'll do one more song and then that's it, everyone has to go home, we're sorry, that's just the way the laws are and everything. Want everyone to go home safely, happy and all that kind of stuff, okay? You promise? We're gonna hold you to your word. You sure you can still handle the rock? I mean, it is 1998.
Transmission / Let's Dance
(BC at 12:54: We sing this song for the aliens. You’ve seen The X-Files, they’re coming! The aliens, I say bring ‘em on. We’re convinced the aliens will like our music. ... Thank you all very much, we are the Smashing Pumpkins! (growls) God bless you all.)

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