The Smashing Pumpkins 2022-11-07

November 7, 2022 – Denver, CO, US
Poster by Simone Bianchi
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
Spirits On Fire tour
Date	November 7, 2022
Venue	Ball Arena
Coordinates	39°44′55″N 105°0′27″W
Location	Denver, CO, US
Venue type	Arena
Capacity	20,000
Personnel	Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jeff Schroeder, Jack Bates, Katie Cole
Order of bands	Poppy, Jane's Addiction, The Smashing Pumpkins
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Setlist

1. "Atum" (prerecorded) 
2. "Empires" 
3. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" 
4. "Today" 
5. "We Only Come Out at Night" (acoustic) 
6. "Cyr" 
7. "Once in a Lifetime" [Talking Heads] 
8. "Solara" 
   1. (drum solo)
9. "Eye" 
10. "Ava Adore" 
    1. (drum solo)
11. "Siva" (tease) (acoustic) 
12. "Tonight, Tonight" (acoustic) 
13. "Stand Inside Your Love" 
14. "I of the Mourning" 
15. "Rhinoceros" 
16. "Hot for Teacher" [Van Halen] (tease) 
17. "Cherub Rock" 
18. "Zero" 
    1. "Love Gun" [Kiss] (tease) 
19. "1979" 
20. "Beguiled" 
21. "Silverfuck" 

Notes

• "Rhinoceros" performed impromptu while stagehands fix Jeff Schroeder's amplifier; Schroeder is off stage until the last 30 seconds of the song
• First performance of "Rhinoceros" since 2019-06-11

Banter

(incomplete due to lack of full show source)

Atum Intro
Empires
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Today
We Only Come Out at Night (acoustic)
Cyr
Once in a Lifetime
Solara
Eye
(BC after 2nd chorus: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the rock show. We’re so pleased and honored to be back with you in the Mile High City. Thank you, thank you, thank you.)
(BC during outro singalong: Sing it with us! Come on, sing it!! Ten thousand people here, come on!! One last time! Ow!)
> Ava Adore
(BC after Jimmy solo: Ow! Mr. Jimmy Chamberlin on the drums! Ow.)
BC: James, what I really wanna know is how you’re doin’.
Iha: I’m good, feelin’ good. We’ve been out here in Denver rockin’. We’ve got about a hundred more rock songs for you. After this acoustic jam.
BC: James, do you remember the first time we played Denver?
Iha: I do not. I do not.
BC: It was at a place called the Garage.
Iha: Oh yeah! The Garage.
BC: It’s in there. We were on stage playing...
Iha: Oh yeah.
BC: ...about ‘92?
Iha: Uh, I don’t remember that.
BC: Ish ‘91, ‘92? Good times if you remember, (laughing) if you don’t, I’m sorry. Bro. And there we were, about a hundred people...
Iha: Right.
BC: ...we were rockin’ out some Gish.
Iha: Right.
Siva (acoustic) (tease)
BC: And you were standing right where you’re standing tonight.
Iha: Yeah?
BC: And the door opened right there.
Iha: Then what happened?
BC: And in walked Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro.
Iha: Did that happen?
BC: It did happen, they were here on tour for Lollapalooza and they came to see us play.
Iha: That was very nice of them. And uh, we’d like to thank those guys for playing tonight.
BC: Beautiful show.
Iha: Beautiful show, like to thank Poppy as well.
BC: Heh heh. So now do you remember?
Iha: I’ve just gone along with this, but...yes, we’d like to thank Jane's Addiction also, thank you.
BC: Bro, if you just smoke some of the sacred herb, it’ll all come back to you in a beautiful Technicolor dream.
Guy in crowd: Starla!
BC: Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh hahahahaha. Listen, we love playing for you so much, that’s all I can say. 34 years of this band. Sorta, on and off. Mostly on! It’s like a beautiful dream, it just flowed by like a beautiful boat. This is my favorite part of the show because I get to say not only thank you, but dedicate this next song to you, it’s a little song we like to call Tonight, Tonight.
Tonight, Tonight (Billy/Iha acoustic)
Stand Inside Your Love
I of the Mourning
Iha: [cuts in] ...introduce the band. On backing vocals, angelic vocals, Ms. Katie Cole. Katie Cole. And to my right, maybe to your left, all the way from Manchester, England, Mr. Jack Bates. Jack Bates. From Hollywood, California...(looks towards Jeff’s spot on stage, but Jeff is off stage) somewhere...(laughing) he’s –- let’s go to the drums. On the drums, Mr. Jimmyyyyy Chamberlin. What do you guys wanna talk about? You guys wanna hear anything? You hear some Aerosmith or something? Sometimes the show is just like...so finely tuned and other times you’re just standing up here with a smoke machine. Lead vocals, lead guitar, Mr. Billy Corgan. Don’t worry, I...
BC: James--
Iha: ...I haven’t forgotten Jeff, I’m just waiting for him to reappear.
BC: James.
Iha: Yes?
BC: We’re so high that Jeff’s amp has blown up.
Iha: Oh shit. I guess we were just rockin’ too much. What do you guys want--
BC: James, my suggestion...
Iha: Yeah, what do you guys wanna hear?
BC: ...my suggestion.... What key are we in? Heh heh heh.
Iha: What?
BC: (laughing) What key are we in? [cuts]
(Rhinoceros begins)
BC: It’s the wrong key but we can do it.
Rhinoceros
BC: Now the only problem is you have to do the int -– band introductions all over again.
Iha: From Hollywood, California, Mr. Jeff Schroeder.
Hot for Teacher (tease – Jeff doodling)
Iha: I am James Iha and this is Cherub Rock.
> Cherub Rock
> Zero
> Love Gun (tease)
1979
Beguiled
> Silverfuck
(BC immediately after lyrics finish: Denver, thank you very muuuuuuch!!)
Iha: Thank you guys so much. Thank you Denver. Get home safe, drive safe, thank you.