The Smashing Pumpkins 2019-06-06
| June 6, 2019 – Prague, CZ | |
|---|---|
| Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| Europe 2019 tour | |
| Date | June 6, 2019 |
| Venue | Forum Karlín |
| Coordinates | 50°5′32″N 14°27′18″E |
| Location | Prague, CZ |
| Venue type | Event center |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Personnel | Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, James Iha, Jeff Schroeder, Jack Bates, Katie Cole |
| Order of bands | Fangclub, The Smashing Pumpkins |
Setlist[edit | edit source]
- "Sarabande" [George Frideric Handel] (prerecorded)
- "Soma" (final performance)
- "Siva"
- "Rhinoceros"
- "Zero"
- "Solara"
- "Knights of Malta"
- "Eye"
- "Bullet with Butterfly Wings"
- "Tiberius"
- "G.L.O.W."
- "Disarm" (acoustic)
- "Friday I'm in Love" [The Cure]
- "Superchrist"
- "The Everlasting Gaze"
- "Ava Adore"
- "1979"
- "I Wanna Be Adored" [The Stone Roses] (tease)
- "Panama" [Van Halen] (tease)
- "Detroit Rock City" [Kiss] (tease)
- "Hot for Teacher" [Van Halen] (tease)
- "Cherub Rock"
- "Tonight, Tonight"
- "The Spaniards"
- "The Aeroplane Flies High (Turns Left, Looks Right)"
- "To Sheila" (acoustic)
- "Wish You Were Here" [Pink Floyd] (acoustic)
- "Alienation"
- "Today"
- "Muzzle"
Encore[edit | edit source]
- "Hummer"
Notes[edit | edit source]
- "Street Fighting Man" was on the setlist as the first song of the encore but not played
Banter[edit | edit source]
Sarabande Intro
Soma
Siva
Rhinoceros
Zero
Solara
Knights of Malta
Eye
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Iha: [2 unintelligible words in Czech]. Thank you so much. Prague, thank you so much, you guys are great. We will keep rocking now.
Tiberius
> G.L.O.W.
(BC after call-and-response breakdown: I don’t know ‘bout that. James!
Iha: Yow! Yes.
BC: James, are you feelin’ it?
Iha: I am feelin’ it, I am. Come on you guys, are you feelin’ it?!
BC: Come on, come on, come on...)
Disarm (acoustic)
Friday I’m in Love
Superchrist
> The Everlasting Gaze
Ava Adore
Radio Intro tape
> 1979
Iha: Alright, alright, alright, thank you so much Prague. Děkuju mas. I went--I went on YouTube to try to learn some Czech, it’s a difficult language. I realized I wasn’t gonna learn a lot in a small video. Thank you so much for coming, we appreciate it and you guys are awesome. One of the best. I would like to introduce the band. All the way from Australia, on keyboards, guitar, vocals, Ms. Katie Cole. Katie Cole, Katie Cole. And now, all from the way from Manchester, England, home of Manchester United and Manchester City, on the bass guitar, Mr. Jack Bates.
I Wanna Be Adored (tease - Jack)
Iha: We all remember it, I Wanna Be Adored. Brings us right back, doesn’t it? What was the name of that big gig that they did, Jack, on that island? Spike Island, we all had our bucket hats on and we were all dancing. We weren’t but I’m just making this up, you guys come with me. On the guitar, all the way from Los Angeles, California, Mr. Jeff Schroeder!
Panama (tease - Jeff)
Iha: [unintelligible exclamation]! (singing) Ain’t nothin’ like it, a shiny machine. (speaking) You know him, you love him, he’s on the drums, Mr. Jimmy Chamberlin. (long cheer)
Detroit Rock City (tease - Jeff, very brief)
Iha: Hardest working man in show business. And now, me, I’m James Iha, thank you so much. Two thumbs up.
Hot for Teacher (tease - Jeff)
Iha: That’s what I’ve been doing my whole life in Chicago, two thumbs up. Not one, but two. And now, on vocals, HOT guitar, Mr. Billllly Corgan!
Cherub Rock
Tonight, Tonight
The Spaniards
The Aeroplane Flies High
Iha: How are you guys? You guys okay, you’re having a reasonable time?
To Sheila (abandoned - Billy starts in wrong key)
> To Sheila (acoustic)
(Iha a few seconds in: Key change.)
> Wish You Were Here (acoustic)
Iha: Thank you. That is of course a great Beatles song we all know and love.
Alienation
> Today
Iha: [unintelligible word], this is really our last song.
BC: James!
Iha: Yes.
BC: We’ve reached the end of the concert. (crowd booing) James, they’re not booing, they’re yelling “Messi.”
Iha: Messi, okay, I got it. I understand.
BC: Get it, soccer? Thank you so much for being with us tonight, thank you so much. We started this band, heh heh heh, 31 years ago.
Iha: My god.
BC: My god.
Iha: Heh heh heh. We thank you for being here, it’s amazing.
BC: Amazing! Amazing.
Iha: We appreciate you, thank you so much for coming to the show tonight. You’re the best.
BC: James.
Iha: Yes.
BC: I’d like to say we’re here because of you, Katie, Jimmy, Jack, Jeff, but really we’re here because of them.
Iha: We’re here ‘cause of these guys.
BC: Because of you, thank you.
Iha: Thank you.
BC: So, did you enjoy yourself?
Iha: Heh, this is where we go off the rails, heh heh.
BC: One more song, we dedicate this song to you. If you know the words, please sing along.
Muzzle
(BC immediately after lyrics finish: Thank you very much!)
Iha: Thank you.
[encore break]
Hummer
BC: Thank you very much, thank you!
Iha: Thanks a lot.
