The Smashing Pumpkins 2023-07-30

July 30, 2023 – Las Vegas, NV, US
Poster by Pogo
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
The World Is A Vampire tour
Date	July 30, 2023
Venue	Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas (The Chelsea)
Coordinates	36°6′36″N 115°10′31″W
Location	Las Vegas, NV, US
Venue type	Theater
Capacity	2,566
Personnel	Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jeff Schroeder, Jack Bates, Katie Cole
Order of bands	The Smashing Pumpkins
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Setlist

1. "Atum" (prerecorded) 
2. "The Everlasting Gaze" 
3. "Doomsday Clock" 
4. "Once in a Lifetime" [Talking Heads] [5:38] 
5. "Today" 
6. "Perfect" 
7. "Disarm" (acoustic) 
8. "The Celestials" 
9. "Purple Blood" 
10. "Ava Adore" 
    1. (drum solo)
11. "Tonight, Tonight" (acoustic) 
12. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" 
13. "This Time" 
14. "Spellbinding" 
15. "Hubble Bubble (Toil and Trouble)" [Manfred Mann] 
16. "Jellybelly" 
17. "Empires" 
18. "Hummer" 
19. "Beguiled" 
20. "1979" 
21. (unknown) (tease)
22. "Cherub Rock" 
23. "Rhinoceros" (tease) 
24. "Zero" 
    1. "Love Gun" [Kiss] (tease) 

Banter

Atum Intro
The Everlasting Gaze
> Doomsday Clock
> Once in a Lifetime
Iha: Las Vegas. How are you guys doin’? Is everyone having a reasonable time? Awesome, we are happy to be here, we are the Smashing Pumpkins, thank you so much.
Today
Perfect
Iha: Ow!!
Disarm (acoustic)
(Billy is intently examining his guitar and eventually seems to find a problem with the cable)
Iha: What's wrong with that geetar? Don’t worry, any second he’ll figure this out. ... Reminds me of the last time I was in Vegas...at the blackjack table. Spending thousands of dollars. Actually, I don’t gamble, I.... But Jack gambles, he plays the wheel of fortune, right, Jack? He won a thousand dollars. I shit you not. Mr. Lucky. What do you guys wanna hear? (crowd yelling) Heh heh. Okay, okay, we’ll play that next. This is gonna be awesome, here we go.
The Celestials
Purple Blood
Ava Adore
(BC after Jimmy solo: Ow! Mr. James Joseph Chamberlin on the drums, all the way from Joliet, Illinois!)
Iha: Alright alright alright, thank you so much, Las Vegas. We appreciate it. We’re just -– we’re just coasting now, this is like the midway point of the show, don’t worry. Gonna get into the real part of the act now.
BC: James, how you feelin’ tonight?
Iha: I feel good. I feel good.
BC: I have to admit I’m a little surprised.
Iha: Yes?
BC: Because normally on a uh, a Sunday night -– it is Sunday night, right?
Iha: Heh! Yes, yes, it is.
BC: Normally you and these fine people would be in church.
Iha: Heh, I was wondering where you were going with this.
BC: They don’t believe in the –- in the sin here...
Iha: No--
BC: ...the gambling, the avarice...
Iha: Sin--
BC: ...the weed smoking, they don’t believe in any of it.
Iha: Sin City!
Guy in crowd: Baseball, baseball guy!
BC: Heh heh!
Iha: What?
BC: Did you hear they’re mad about the Oakland A’s, have you heard about that?
Iha: Oh yeah, Oakland A’s are coming here.
(scattered boos in crowd)
BC: I got my finger on the pulse of Vegas, they’re mad about the Oakland A’s.
Iha: Hahaha! Wait, these people are?
BC: How you feelin’ about the Raiders?
(lots of booing)
Iha: Alright, let’s get back to music!
BC: How do you feel about your hockey team?
(crowd cheering)
Iha: Alright. I thought we were gonna talk about gambling or uh, the oppressive heat, or uh, the gila monsters that inhabit the desert in Nevada. Well, let’s get back to the rock concert. ...
BC: You think I should dedicate this song to these fine people?
Iha: I think that’d be good, yup. Yeah.
BC: I thought you were a Blackhawks fan.
(crowd booing)
Iha: My brother is. My brother’s a big time –- that’s his favorite sport.
BC: When you left L.A., you went to the Kings, right? Or no, you’re a -– you’re a Rangers fan!
(crowd booing)
BC: You are, admit it!
Iha: Wait, what are we talking about, Billy? What are...?
(Billy and Iha laugh)
BC: They’re booing your love of the Rangers.
Iha: I know but we’re at a concert, though we’re –- we’re playing the concert, heh heh heh.
BC: Anyway, jokes aside, we’re so appreciative you’re with us tonight for a second sold out show.
Iha: Thank you very much.
BC: Here at the Cosmopolitan hotel and casino. And no, I was not paid to say that.
Iha: Heh heh!
BC: I got no gambling chips, nothing, I’m just saying it, we enjoyed our time here, we’ve been here about a week in your fine city. And now we’ll go back to the show. You might know this one, if you know it, please sing along, thank you so much.
Tonight, Tonight (Billy/Iha acoustic)
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
This Time
Spellbinding
Hubble Bubble (Toil and Trouble)
> Jellybelly
Iha: Well, hot diggity. That was really fast...and rockin’. Here we go, here’s another one.
Empires
(BC after lyrics, before Jeff outro solo: Vegas!!)
Hummer
> Beguiled
1979
Iha: Thank you guys so much. We really appreciate it. Uh, I’d like to introduce the band. On vocals, guitar, Miss Katie Cole. Katie Cole. You know him, you love him, all the way from Manchester, England, on the bass guitar, Mr. Jack Bates. Did Man U win? Hahaha! All the way from Hollywood, California, on the hot guitar, Mr. Jeff Schroeder! Alright, Jeff, what’s uh, what’s your best Jake E. Lee lick you got? Heh heh!
unknown (tease - Jeff)
Iha: Ow! Owwww!! On the motherfuckin’ drums, Mr. Jimmy Chamberlin! On lead vocals and molten guitar, Mr. Billy Corgan! Thank you guys so much, I am James Iha and this is called Cherub Rock!
Cherub Rock
> Rhinoceros (tease - during Billy's transition solo)
> Zero
(BC immediately after final lyrics: Las Vegas, thank you very much!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!)
> Love Gun (tease)
Iha: Thank you so much. Have a good night, get home safe.