The Smashing Pumpkins 2000-02-16

February 16, 2000 – Miami, FL, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
Resume the Pose tour
Date	February 16, 2000
Venue	Spec's Music
Coordinates	25°46′29″N 80°7′59″W
Location	Miami, FL, US
Venue type	Record store
Personnel	Billy Corgan, James Iha, Melissa Auf der Maur
Order of bands	The Smashing Pumpkins
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Earlier the same day, the band stopped by the Virgin Megastore in Orlando to sign autographs.

Setlist

1. "This Time" (acoustic) 
2. "Today" (acoustic) 
3. "If There Is a God" (acoustic) 
4. "Glass and the Ghost Children" (acoustic) [9:21] 
5. "Disarm" (acoustic) 
6. "Heavy Metal Machine" (acoustic) 
7. "1979" (acoustic) 

Encore

8. "I of the Mourning" (acoustic) 
9. "Louie Louie" [Chuck Berry] (tease) (acoustic) 
10. (fan trivia)

Banter

Iha: Hello. Hey.
BC: Can I ask if everyone would sit down? I think it makes for a better concert. I promise, it makes - everyone's happier, I swear.
Iha: Also, our drummer Jimmy, he's sick, so....
BC: Hey.
Iha: We were gonna rock out the house with him, but....
BC: So we're just gonna, since Jimmy's not here we're just gonna play one song and then everyone can go home, so...
Iha: Heh heh.
BC: You guys really don’t wanna see us without Jimmy anyway, so.... You cried the same cry in ‘98, Jimmy who? No, he's got a....
Iha: There's something wrong with his eye.
BC: He has a missile in his eye. Sorry, um.... How's everybody doing?
This Time
Today
(BC during Iha solo: [unintelligible] on the lead guitar. Sit down, Rosie!)
If There is a God
> Glass and the Ghost Children
BC: Thank you very much, thank you, thank you everybody. Does everyone need to stand up for a minute to sit back down? There you go, I [unintelligible]. Alright, we're taking a standing break. Okay. How you feel, James?
Iha: I am okay.
BC: He looks sad? She says you look sad. This is what he looks like when he's happy, you should see him when he looks sad.
Iha: There is an inner joy you are not seeing.
BC: Alright class, sit back down, it's time for the test. ... Is everybody okay? ‘Cause uh, we were up all night hanging out in Miami so we're really tired so if you want us to quit now, it's cool, man.
Disarm
BC: Yes I do. I have a couple more good years left, I swear.
Heavy Metal Machine
1979
BC: Thank you.
Iha: Thanks, that’s rock and roll.
[encore break]
Iha: Yes we're back, jackpot.
BC: It's never over!
Iha: So...um, I'd like to quickly introduce our new bassist, Miss Melissa Auf der Maur. She is having a hell of a time. And uh, so with Jimmy not being here today, he was - he was actually out in the ocean boogie boarding and uh, he was boogie boarding along on a - off the shore by the hotel and um, this jellyfish, this little jellyfish landed right on his eye and uh, right now they're both in the hospital and we're trying to save both of them. As far as I know the jellyfish, Jimmy is in stable condition, the jellyfish is in um, I guess it's in the emergency room right now. Apparently the jellyfish, he's a real fighter and the jellyfish has given 110 percent out there and we are all praying for the jellyfish to make it through. Alright, we are going to do another new song from our new album which will come out later this month and we are coming back to do a regular tour in a couple of months so we hope you'll all be there and we thank you all for coming today.
(drum machine begins)
BC: Pick it up a little bit, Jimmy. It's a joke, it's a joke! It's a joke. James, it's a joke!
I of the Mourning (played with drum machine)
BC: Okay. Let’s try one more different tack, okay, you, you right there come here, yes, come here.
Louie Louie (tease)
BC: If you don’t want to, you don’t have to but...hold on. You, yes, come here. Let’s see, hold on! Hold on, hold on. You right there, come here, okay. We're going to play Pumpkin trivia. Whoever gets this, whoever wins gets a special prize, hold on. Okay. When is my birthday? (Billy makes buzzer noise) What is the date? (buzzer noise) If you're not playing the contest, it doesn't matter what you think. Okay, what was the name of my original band?
Fan: The Marked, you played here in Florida.
BC: Correct! One point for you. Okay. What was the name of our first single and the b-side?
Fan: I Am One.
BC: What's the b-side? (buzzer noise) Not Worth Asking, sorry. 1989, Limited Potential label. Heh heh heh. Okay, um, let's see. Um. They're not going to know that, heh heh. And the prize is so good you gotta.... Are you uncomfortable playing this contest? Are you a little out of your depth? Okay. Hold on! On her side. Okay, ready? Okay, ready? You're not playing anymore. Okay, you're out of the contest. No distractions. You're not two people. Okay. Here's a trick question. How old am I?
Fan: 41.
BC: Oh, thank you, no.
Fan: 32.
BC: Correct. Okay. All right, one more question. What is James' middle name?
Fan: Alan.
Billy: Alan? Is your middle name Alan?
Fan: He has no middle name.
BC: Good guess, but wrong. Um...um...when was the band formed?
Fan: 1988!
BC: Correct. '88. Ding ding ding ding. What city are we now in?
Fans: Miami!
BC: Correct, it's a tie! Okay, last and final question, this will decide the tiebreaker for the special prize, okay. Um...why do men suck so bad?
Fan: Because they're men?
BC: Say it again one more time, hold on, hold on.
Fan: Because they're men.
BC: That's the correct answer, you win the special prize. Ding ding ding ding. You get the complimentary pick and you win. Since Jimmy's not here, you get Jimmy's guitar. And, this isn't just any guitar, this guitar was used on the new album, Machina: The Machines of God coming out February 29th. Why's this guy giving you the finger? I'm sorry you're not in the contest, sir, you wouldn't have won anyway, you're not cute enough, you're not as cute as she is. James? Okay, that's very nice, James is giving you a guitar pedal as a runner up prize, a Super Phaser. James, was that pedal used on the album? That pedal was used on the album as well. Here you go, signed this guitar for you, hope you enjoy, I'm giving you the case too. So, uh, okay, everyone's got to go home now. Goodbye, love you, thank you, thank you everybody.