The Smashing Pumpkins 2008-08-08

August 8, 2008 – Davenport, IA, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
20th Anniversary tour
Date	August 8, 2008
Venue	Adler Theater
Coordinates	41°31′22″N 90°34′26″W
Location	Davenport, IA, US
Venue type	Theater
Capacity	2,400
Personnel	Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jeff Schroeder, Ginger Pooley, Lisa Harriton, Kristopher Pooley
Order of bands	The Smashing Pumpkins
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Setlist

Soundcheck

1. "Tarantula" 
2. "G.L.O.W." 
3. "Siva" 
4. "Eye" 
5. "Mayonaise" 
6. "Tonight, Tonight" 
7. "Speed Kills" 
8. "Transformer" 
9. "United States" 
10. "Once Upon a Time" 
11. "Again, Again, Again (The Crux)" 
12. "The Rose March" 
13. "The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning" 
14. "Heavy Metal Machine" 
15. "We Only Come Out at Night" 
16. "In the Summertime" [Mungo Jerry] 

Set

1. (Intro) (prerecorded)
2. "Tarantula" 
3. "G.L.O.W." (live debut)
4. "Kill Your Parents" 
   1. "Siva" [9:12] 
5. "Eye" 
6. "Mayonaise" 
7. "Tonight, Tonight" 
8. "Speed Kills" 
9. "Transformer" 
10. "Superchrist" 
11. "United States" [12:28] 
    1. "The Star-Spangled Banner" [Francis Scott Key] (tease) 
12. "Once Upon a Time" (acoustic) 
13. "Again, Again, Again (The Crux)" (acoustic) 
14. "The Rose March" (acoustic) 
15. "Today" 
16. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" 
17. "The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning" (live debut)
18. "Heavy Metal Machine" [9:58] 
    1. "White Rabbit" [Jefferson Airplane] (tease) 
    2. "White Horse" [Laid Back] (tease) 
19. "Glass' Theme" 
20. "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" [Pink Floyd] [18:06] 

Encore

21. "We Only Come Out at Night" 
22. "In the Summertime" [Mungo Jerry] (live debut)

Notes

• "We Only Come Out at Night" and "In the Summertime" with Kris Pooley on accordion
• As will occur at every show on the tour, the encore features Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jeff Schroeder and Ginger Pooley on kazoos with Lisa Harriton on keyboard (and Kris Pooley on accordion)
• First performance of "We Only Come Out at Night" since 1996-02-27
• First performance of "Transformer" since 1997-07-09
• First performance of "Eye" since 1998-10-31
• First performance of "Once Upon a Time" since 2000-08-13
• First performance of "Speed Kills" since 2000-11-03
• First performance of "Glass' Theme" since 2000-11-29
• First performance of "Siva" since 2000-12-02
• First performance of "Again, Again, Again (The Crux)" since 2006-11-07 (and first full band performance)

Banter

2008 Intro
Tarantula
> G.L.O.W.
BC: Thank you!
Kill Your Parents
> Siva
Eye
Mayonaise
> Tonight, Tonight
> Speed Kills
BC: Thank you!
Transformer
Superchrist
> United States / Star Spangled Banner
BC: Thank you. ... Very nice, very nice. Smooth. How are you, you alright? Feeling good? 20 years, people, 20 years. Heh heh heh, heh heh heh. Thank you, thank you. ... Like to take a moment to introduce this incredible band I play in. I’m very lucky to play with such great talented people. On guitar, Mr. Jeff Schroeder. Gettin’ it done. You want your full name or your old name?
Ginger: (off mic) Full name.
BC: Full or...?
Ginger: (off mic) Full.
BC: On bass, Mrs. Ginger Reyes-Pooley. On keys, Ms. Lisa. Dominatrix to the stars. Who knew? And on the drums, my man right here, Mr. Jimmy Chamberlin. Gettin’ it done, people. Thank you. It’s a real pleasure to play for you tonight, thank you very much, it’s a real pleasure. Like to take you back a little bit, take it down a notch. This is a song from the Adore album, you might recognize it.
Once Upon a Time (acoustic)
Again, Again, Again (acoustic)
The Rose March (acoustic)
BC: Before we go on with the second half of the show...I’d like to say something political. I’d like to say something political if you’ll allow me. Now, in this country we live in, politics: don’t talk about it. You know what I think about politics? It’s a bunch of crap, it’s a bunch of bullshit. Bunch of poser fuckin’ hair band shit. So here’s my politics. They’ll tell you, they’ll tell you there’s no more happy days, this country, (blows raspberry). Bullshit. We got a lot of good stuff to do in this country. That’s political. I’m an American, that’s political, heh. And this band, we ain’t fuckin’ done, we ain’t done. I don’t care what you read, I don’t care what you hear, we ain’t fuckin’ done. I’m deadly serious and that’s political too.
Today (abandoned after Billy hits a wrong note almost immediately and then jokingly plays the next few notes wrong)
> Today
> Bullet with Butterfly Wings
The Beginning is the End is the Beginning
Heavy Metal Machine / White Rabbit / White Horse
> Glass’ Theme
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
[encore break]
We Only Come Out at Night (with Kris Pooley)
> In the Summertime (with Kris Pooley)
(BC at beginning of piano outro: Thank you very much, thank you!)