The Smashing Pumpkins 1998-07-26

July 26, 1998 – Los Angeles, CA, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
Artist	The Smashing Pumpkins
Date	July 26, 1998
Venue	The Masque
Coordinates	34°6′3″N 118°20′6″W
Location	Los Angeles, CA, US
Venue type	Club
Personnel	Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Kenny Aronoff
Order of bands	The Smashing Pumpkins
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July 26, 1998 was the filming of the live performance scene for the "Perfect" music video. KROQ-FM announced the filming ahead of time, inviting fans to call an 800 number for a chance to be extras in the shoot. The lucky fans who made it spent hours on the set for little pay, but were rewarded with an unusually heavy set for the band at the time.

The venue was the famed Masque, and old punk rock club that had closed in 1978. The space has sat vacant for over a decade before it was opened specifically for The Smashing Pumpkins shoot, with the original graffiti from the 1970s still visible on the walls.

Setlist

1. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" 
2. "Ava Adore" 
3. "Zero" 
4. "Pug" 
5. "Where Boys Fear to Tread" 
6. "Daphne Descends" 
7. "Bodies" 

Banter

BC: Where are you, Yelena?
Yelena: I'm over here (waves hand)
BC: I don't want to start playing until I can see you
…
(remainder of banter unknown)

Notes

• Setlist likely incomplete and may be out of order

Photos and memorabilia

Stills from the "Perfect" music video.

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