The Smashing Pumpkins 2023-08-10

August 10, 2023 – Chula Vista, CA, US
Official poster by Simon Marchner
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
The World Is A Vampire tour
Date	August 10, 2023
Venue	North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Coordinates	32°35′16″N 117°0′23″W
Location	Chula Vista, CA, US
Venue type	Amphitheater
Capacity	20,500
Personnel	Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jeff Schroeder, Jack Bates, Katie Cole
Order of bands	Rival Sons, Stone Temple Pilots, The Smashing Pumpkins
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Full performance

Setlist

1. "Atum" (prerecorded) 
2. "The Everlasting Gaze" 
3. "Doomsday Clock" 
4. "Once in a Lifetime" [Talking Heads] [5:25] 
5. "Today" 
6. "Perfect" 
7. "Disarm" (acoustic) 
8. "The Celestials" 
9. "Purple Blood" 
10. "Ava Adore" 
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. "Talk Dirty to Me" [Poison] (tease) 
22. "Round and Round" [Ratt] (tease) 
23. "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love" [Van Halen] (tease) 
24. "Hot for Teacher" [Van Halen] (tease) 
25. "Panama" [Van Halen] (tease) 
26. "Crazy Train" [Ozzy Osbourne] (tease) 
27. (unknown) (tease)
28. "Cherub Rock" 
29. "Zero" 
    1. "Love Gun" [Kiss] (tease) 

Banter

Atum Intro
The Everlasting Gaze
> Doomsday Clock
> Once in a Lifetime
Iha: Chula Vista, San Diego, how are you guys doin’? Thank you so much for coming out to a beautiful night. We are the Smashing Pumpkins and we are very thankful you’re here.
Today
Perfect
Disarm (acoustic)
Iha: What’s up? How are you guys doin’? You having a reasonable time? Alright, let’s get right back to the music.
The Celestials (abandoned right before lyrics)
> The Celestials
Purple Blood
> Ava Adore
(BC after Jimmy solo: Ow! Mr. Jimmy Chamberlin on the drums! Juh juh juh juh!...Jimmy!)
Iha: Alright. We’re now just coasting, we’re at the midway point of the show. We’ve got our acoustic guitars out, so...we’re serious.
BC: These lovely people don’t want acoustic jams, they want to rock.
Iha: I can feel that, I can feel that.
BC: SoCal.
Iha: Southern California.
BC: Hey man, how awesome is it to play with STP here in San Diego?
Iha: Shoutout to STP, great band.
BC: Rival Sons.
Iha: Rival Sons.
BC: You know STP started here, I don’t know if you knew that.
Iha: I did not know that, I did not.
BC: Heh heh heh!
Iha: Heh! Alright, what do you -- you wanna just play a song?
BC: James! -- (coughs), excuse me, excuse me -- James, how you feelin’ tonight?
Iha: I feel good, I feel great. How are you doin’?
BC: James, I’m a bitter man.
Iha: Yes?
BC: I’m bitter.
Iha: Yes?
BC: Did I mention I’m bitter? Heh heh.
Iha: Should we talk about this...another time?
BC: Some -- some guy just yelled, “That’s bullshit.”
Iha: Hahahahaha!
BC: “That’s bullshit.” Haha. Hahahahahahaha! Now he said it’s fucking bullshit, it wasn’t just bullshit, it’s fucking bullshit.
Iha: Okay, alright. I hear you.
Guy in crowd: Fucking bullshit!!
BC: Hahahahaha!
Iha: Ha!
BC: We always love when our convict fans are at the show.
Iha: I like him, he’s a nice guy.
BC: We welcome all...types, you know.
Iha: He’s a good guy, he’s just lettin’ it all out.
Guy in crowd: James!!!
BC: Hahahahahaha! Hey, listen, we’re so grateful to be with you tonight, we can’t tell you how much we appreciate you. It’s awesome to be playing a rock show with you in 2023.
Iha: And don’t worry, we’re gonna get back to the music, anytime.
BC: Hahahaha! Heh heh.
Iha: We got a lot of music in us.
BC: James, that’s fuckin’ bullshit, okay, that’s fucking bullshit.
Iha: Hahahaha!
Guy in crowd: James!!!
Iha: We -- we hear you.
BC: Shocker, now he’s yelling for Rush songs, heh heh heh. “I just got out of jail and I wanna hear some Rush.” Anyway, even to this young man, bleak though his future may be, we’d like dedicate [sic] this song to him and of course all of you for being with us tonight. It’s a little song we put together way back in 1994. It is called Tonight, Tonight.
Tonight, Tonight (Billy/Iha acoustic)
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
This Time
Spellbinding
Hubble Bubble (Toil and Trouble)
> Jellybelly
Empires
(BC after lyrics, before Jeff outro solo: San Diego!)
Hummer
> Beguiled
1979
Iha: Thank you guys so much. I’d like to introduce the band. On vocals, acoustic guitar, all the way from Australia, Miss Katie Cole. Katie Cole! She’s a good girl. And now, you know him, you love him, on the bass guitar, from Manchester, England, Mr. Jack Bates! From Hollywood, California, on the guitar, Mr. Jeeeeff Schroeder! Jeff, is there a sound of this area that comes to you in a awesome riff? One riff...to rule them all.
Talk Dirty to Me (tease - Jeff)
Iha: Alright. You guys want another one?
Round and Round (tease - Jeff)
Iha: (high pitched) Alright!! (normal voice) Little Ratt.
Ain’t Talkin’ ‘bout Love (tease - Jeff)
Iha: Okay, okay, all the hits now. All the hits.
Hot for Teacher (tease - Jeff)
Panama (tease - Iha)
Iha: Ease the seat back.
Crazy Train (tease - Jeff)
Iha: We’re goin’ crazy. And now, on the drums, from Joliet, Illinois, Mr. Jimmyyyy Chamberlin!
unknown (tease - Billy or Jeff)
Iha: Lead vocals, lead guitar, Mr. Billyyyyy Corgan! Thank you guys so much. I’m James Iha, this is called Cherub Rock, let’s go!
Cherub Rock
> Zero
(BC immediately after final lyrics: Thank you very much, San Diego!)
> Love Gun (tease)
Iha: Thank you! Thank you, goodnight. You guys are awesome. Get home safe.