The Smashing Pumpkins 2023-08-24

August 24, 2023 – Holmdel Township, NJ, US
Official poster by Timothy LeNoir
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
The World Is A Vampire tour
Date	August 24, 2023
Venue	PNC Bank Arts Center
Coordinates	40°23′36″N 74°10′32″W
Location	Holmdel Township, NJ, US
Venue type	Amphitheater
Capacity	17,500
Personnel	Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jeff Schroeder, Jack Bates, Katie Cole
Order of bands	Rival Sons, Interpol, 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] [5:39] 
5. "Today" 
6. "Perfect" 
7. "Disarm" (acoustic) 
8. "The Celestials" 
9. "Purple Blood" 
10. "Ava Adore" 
    1. (drum solo)
11. "The Joker" [Steve Miller Band] (tease) (acoustic) 
12. "Tonight, Tonight" (acoustic) 
13. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" 
14. "This Time" 
15. "Spellbinding" 
16. "Hubble Bubble (Toil and Trouble)" [Manfred Mann] 
17. "Jellybelly" 
18. "Empires" 
19. "Hummer" 
20. "Beguiled" 
21. "1979" 
22. "Mountain Song" [Jane's Addiction] (tease) 
23. "Calling Dr. Love" [Kiss] (tease) 
24. "Hot for Teacher" [Van Halen] (tease) 
25. "Cherub Rock" 
26. "Zero" 

Banter

(possibly missing banter before Empires but otherwise complete)

Atum Intro
The Everlasting Gaze
> Doomsday Clock
> Once in a Lifetime
Iha: Thank you, New Jersey. How are you guys doin’? Alright alright, we are the Smashing Pumpkins and we are very glad to be here, thank you so much.
Today
Perfect
Disarm (acoustic)
The Celestials
Purple Blood
> Ava Adore
(BC after Jimmy solo: Ow! Mr. Jimmy Chamberlin on the drums! Juh juh juh juh Jimmy! Juh juh Jimmy! Jimmy.)
Iha: Thank you guys so much. How are you guys doin’? Are you having a reasonable time, New Jersey? Alright.
BC: (New Jersey accent) James, how you doin’?
Iha: I’m great. I’m feelin’ great. A beautiful night. Beautiful night in Jersey. There’s not too many, uh, swarming insects onstage. Uh, yeah, it’s great, how you doin’?
BC: I’m doin’ alright.
Iha: Alright, alright. What do you wanna -– what do you wanna talk about?
BC: I know I should be depressed and miserable but I’m not.
Iha: It’s the New Jersey crowd.
BC: Hahahaha. Space cowboy?
Iha: Yes. Yes, vampiric man?
The Joker (tease, acoustic - Billy)
BC: That’s your theme song.
Iha: (singing) Some people call me Maurice. I don’t know the rest of the words.
BC: You only’ve heard the song about seven thousand times.
Iha: I know, I know, but...heh.
BC: Anyway, thank you so much for being with us on this beautiful evening. Of course, this is the site where we had our 30th anniversary show.
Iha: Oh, was it?
BC: [unintelligible].
Iha: I remember that.
BC: So I don’t wanna go -– you know, maybe I’m taking a chance here, but this is kind of our 35th anniversary show.
Iha: Hahahaha! Holy smokes.
BC: Do you remember 35 years ago?
Iha: I do not. I do not. Seems like an awful long time ago.
BC: I really enjoy this part of the show because we just take a moment to stop and thank everyone for 35 plus years of the Smashing Pumpkins. And of course, we want to thank those who have been with us the entire length of the journey, as crazy as you are. But to the new fans, to the young fans: welcome, we appreciate you, we love you and we respect you. And of course, we want to say thanks to uh, well...?
Iha: Rival Sons, haha. And Interpol. All cool guys.
BC: Every night I dedicate this song -– you might know this song -– to everybody that’s here, I hope this song resonates with you, and of course we wanna give a little shoutout to the Walters family that’s here tonight, celebrating Josie. Plus Bill Senior –- Bill Senior’s up there somewhere. You knew him. Heh heh heh. You knew Bill Senior.
Iha: Hell of a guy. Hell of a guy. Was very nice to me.
BC: Back when he was runnin’ drugs and guns, that’s when you knew my dad.
Iha: He was always nice to me.
BC: He had the mustache, he had the long hair. Anyway, we dedicate this next song to you, you might know it, it’s from 1994, it’s a little song we like to call Tonight, Tonight.
Tonight, Tonight (Billy/Iha acoustic)
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
This Time
Spellbinding
Hubble Bubble (Toil and Trouble)
> Jellybelly
Empires
(BC after final lyrics, before Jeff outro solo: New Jersey!)
Hummer
> Beguiled
1979
Iha: Thank you guys so much. You guys have been awesome, we appreciate it. I’d like to introduce the band. On vocals and acoustic guitar, all the way from Australia, Miss Katie Cole. Katie Cole, everybody. You know him, you love him, on the bass guitar, all the way from Manchester, England, Mr. Jack Bates. Jack, you got a bass riff?
Mountain Song (tease - Jack)
Iha: Is that Stone Roses or Jane’s Addiction? That’s an awesome jam. And now, all the way from Hollywood, California, on the guitar, Mr. Jefffff Schroeder! Alright Jeff, let’s bust out some hot riff.
Calling Dr. Love (tease - Jeff)
Iha: (high pitched) Alright! (normal voice) Well, that was pretty good.
BC: (singing) You need my love baby, oh so bad. (speaking) Come on, Jimmy. (singing) He’s not the only one I’ve ever had.
Iha: I-I actually didn’t know what the hell he was playing.
BC: (singing) ‘Cause in the end I’m gonna set you free.
Iha: What was he playing?
BC: (singing) Don’t you know you’ll be in misery. (speaking) They call me...?
Crowd: Doctor Love!
BC: (laughing) They call me Doctor Love? They don’t give a shit.
Iha: Doctor Love for New Jersey. New Jersey needs Doctor Love.
BC: That’s how I wanna be introduced from now on: Doctor Love.
Iha: And now, from the great state of Illinois, on the drums, Mr. Jimmyyyyy Chamberlin!
Hot for Teacher (tease - Jeff)
Iha: Heh! Ah, I forgot my pencils. Lead vocals, lead guitar, Mr. Billyyyyy Corgan! Thank you guys so much, I am James Iha, this is called Cherub Rock!
Cherub Rock
> Zero
(BC immediately after final lyrics: Thank you very much! We love you!)
> Love Gun (tease)
Iha: Thank you guys so much. Get home safe. You’ve been awesome.