The Smashing Pumpkins 2022-11-15

November 15, 2022 – San Francisco, CA, US
Poster by Eliza Ivanova
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
Spirits On Fire tour
Date	November 15, 2022
Venue	Chase Center
Coordinates	37°46′5″N 122°23′15″W
Location	San Francisco, CA, US
Venue type	Arena
Capacity	19,500
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. "Starla" [7:51] 
3. "Empires" 
4. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" 
5. "Today" 
6. "We Only Come Out at Night" (acoustic) 
7. "Cyr" 
8. "Once in a Lifetime" [Talking Heads] [5:22] 
9. "Solara" 
   1. (drum solo)
10. "Eye" 
11. "Ava Adore" 
    1. (drum solo)
12. "Tonight, Tonight" (acoustic) 
13. "Stand Inside Your Love" 
14. "I of the Mourning" 
15. "La Grange" [ZZ Top] (tease) 
16. "Cherub Rock" 
17. "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love" [Van Halen] (tease) 
18. "Zero" 
    1. "Love Gun" [Kiss] (tease) 
19. "1979" 
20. "Beguiled" 
21. "Silverfuck" [11:45] 

Notes

• Billy Corgan appears to forget what city he's in, screaming "Vegas!" at the conclusion of "Empires"

Banter

Atum Intro
Starla
Empires
(BC after lyrics, before Jeff outro solo: Vegas!)
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Iha: Thank you so much, San Francisco. Thank you for coming out tonight, we are the Smashing Pumpkins and we are happy to be here.
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 to be with you tonight, thank you so much for being with us. Thank you, thank you, thank you.)
(BC during outro singalong: Sing it with us! That doesn’t sound like singing! Come on, all the way in the back. Where are we? Come on!! Too many championships.)
Ava Adore
(BC after Jimmy solo: Ow! Mr. Jimmy Chamberlin on the drums! Gotta get this party started, come on.)
Iha: Thank you guys so much. How are you doing? Uh, I’d like to uh, thank Jane’s Addiction and Poppy for being awesome and uh, for making it uh, a special bill, so uh, we really appreciate them being on the show tonight, thank you.
BC: James -- (clears throat), excuse me -- James, how are you?
Iha: I’m good, I’m good, how are you doing? (Billy has wandered off to drink water and gestures at his throat) Heh heh heh heh. Uh...I walked around yesterday in San Fran. And it -– it boggles my mind, the streets, streets of San Francisco. Inclined. I was –- I was winded by the uh, walking a couple blocks, but that’s...I’ve -– you’ve heard that a million times. It’s cool. Did you see the strant –- the streets of San Francisco?
BC: You know where I was, James? Heh heh. I was at the doctor, heh heh.
Iha: You were throwin’ up at the doctor?
BC: Got some IVs. Got some blood transfusions.
Iha: That’s -– that’s not as fun.
BC: I mean, if you’re gonna get vampire blood, San Francisco’s the place, right?
(crowd cheers wildly)
Iha: I didn’t know that was a thing, I hear some people cheering.
BC: Billion -– billionaire -– billion -– billionaire vampire blood, right here.
Iha: I was unaware of that, I thought that was in New Orleans or something.
BC: Just think back, when we started this band 34 years ago.
Iha: It’s hard to think back that far.
BC: Imagine instead of starting the Smashing Pumpkins, we started a dot com.
(loud booing)
Iha: That’s depressing. Heh heh. But I’m in music.
BC: Instead of riffing, we got into crypto.
Iha: Right. Well, we got some more songs for you, don’t worry.
BC: Not crypto, cryptic. Think about that for a second. Listen....
Iha: Crying heart.
BC: Two days ago, I could barely talk, it’s a miracle I’m here with you, thank you so much for being so supportive. You make me feel very loved and welcome. We’ve always loved coming here to play, it’s one of the best artistic cities in the world, as you know. You know, back when you were doing bongs to Jerry, you know, you never imagine you’d be here. Heh.
Iha: I don’t -- I don’t smoke pot.
BC: He didn’t do any bongs to Jerry, he didn’t, I-I guarantee you, heh heh heh, (laughing) that I can guarantee you. Anyway, jokes aside, and my impending doom aside, um, we’re just so grateful, we’re just so grateful for 34 years, thank you so much. So I will trundle on with a dedication to everyone here. Please feel free to sing along. You might know this one, it’s a little song we like to call -– and we dedicate to each and every person here -– a little song we call Tonight, Tonight.
Tonight, Tonight (Billy/Iha acoustic)
Stand Inside Your Love
I of the Mourning
Iha: Alright alright alright, sing -– thank you so much, San Francisco. I’d like to introduce the band. On vocals, Miss Katie Cole. Katie Cole. On the bass guitar, all the way from Manchester, England, it’s Mr. Jack Bates. He’s a good man. And now, from Hollywood, California, on guitar, Mr. Jeff Schroeder. The man in white. Bringing those riffs. On the drums, Mr. Jimmy Chamberlin. On vocals, lead guitar, Mr. Billyyyy Corgan. How you doin’? (Billy makes a wavy gesture) Yeah.
La Grange (tease – Jeff quietly)
Iha: Swimming. (laughing) Swimming –- swimming through the set. Alright, this next one’s a good one. You’re gonna like it. It’s called Cherub Rock.
Cherub Rock
> Ain’t Talkin’ ‘bout Love (tease – slow, during Billy’s transition solo)
> Zero
> Love Gun (tease)
1979
Beguiled
> Silverfuck
(BC after final lyrics: Thank you so much! Thank youuu!!)
Iha: Thank you so much. Thank you so much, San Francisco. Goodnight, get home safe. Thank you.