The Smashing Pumpkins 2023-08-31

August 31, 2023 – Bristow, VA, US
Official poster by Kelly Roman
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
The World Is A Vampire tour
Date	August 31, 2023
Venue	Jiffy Lube Live
Coordinates	38°47′7″N 77°35′25″W
Location	Bristow, VA, US
Venue type	Amphitheater
Capacity	25,262
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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Setlist

1. "Atum" (prerecorded) 
2. "The Everlasting Gaze" 
3. "Doomsday Clock" 
4. "Once in a Lifetime" [Talking Heads] [5:36] 
5. "Today" 
6. "Perfect" 
7. "Disarm" (acoustic) 
8. "The Celestials" 
9. "Purple Blood" 
10. "Ava Adore" 
    1. (drum solo)
11. "I Got You (I Feel Good)" [James Brown] (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. "Seek & Destroy" [Metallica] (tease) 
23. "Cherub Rock" 
24. "X.Y.U." (tease) 
25. "Space Oddity" [Davie Bowie] (tease) 
26. "Zero" 
    1. "Love Gun" [Kiss] (tease) 

Notes

• During "Empires", Billy Corgan mistakenly addresses the crowd as "Barstow" instead of "Bristow"
• Augustus and Philomena Corgan are on stage dancing for "Beguiled"

Banter

Atum Intro
The Everlasting Gaze
> Doomsday Clock
> Once in a Lifetime
Iha: Thank you very much. Thank you very much, Bristow. Thank you so much for coming out, we are the Smashing Pumpkins.
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, juh Jimmy, Jimmy.)
Iha: Thank you so much. Thank you so much, Bristow, DC, and the surrounding areas. How are you guys doin'? Alright. You're having a reasonable time, I hope. That's very nice. Uh, we'd like to thank, uh, Interpol. Interpol, for bringing their darkness here. And Rival Sons. Thank you so much to them.
BC: James, how you feelin'?
Iha: I feel good, I feel great. It's a beautiful night, there's a waning gibbous moon.
BC: When you said "I feel good", I'm thinkin' "like I knew you would".
Iha: Heh heh. That's a good one.
I Got You (I Feel Good) (tease, acoustic - Billy plays the very beginning)
BC: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for being with us this evening, we're so honored by you being with us on this lovely evening. This young man and I started this band about 36 years ago, so we can only thank you.
Iha: Super long ago.
BC: Now, my children are here tonight, I’d like to tell you they’re paying attention to the show. But honestly, they don’t give a fuck, they’re backstage playing Nintendo.
Iha: They’re not [unintelligible]. I mean, they got some good games on that, uh, Switch.
BC: It’s like...Mario: number one, Dad: number two.
Iha: Hey, that’s a pretty good game, it’s–-
BC: Mario: number one, Dad: number two.
Iha: It’s a best selling game worldwide.
BC: So in the spirit of Mario, I’d like to reach for that star.
Iha: [unintelligible word or noise].
BC: And crush it with my goth hands into stardust. And fill your empty heart with the Mario stardust. So that your heart would turn black.
Iha: Where is this--?
BC: And now you understand what I’m about to say. I’m just-a joking. One thing we’ve learned in 36 years is our jokes aren’t funny, but we still make them. Because...we don’t give a fuck, heh heh heh. But where we do care...with what little shred of decency we have left after 36 years in the rapacious and horrific music business.... Hahaha, you like where I’m going with this, don’t you? We dedicate this next song to all of you in our most humble and sincere act of appreciation. All jokes aside, we’re so appreciative. I can’t even tell you, words do not express how we feel about those who have supported us, and to the young people coming to see us play, thank you. It’s up there with the most awesome feelings in the world. Number one: Mario. Number two: Dad. Number three: this is awesome. So we dedicate this song to you. Little song we wrote back in 1994, a song we 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: Barstow [sic]!)
Hummer
> Beguiled
1979
Iha: Alright alright, thank you guys so much. You guys are awesome! Thank you, Bristow. I'd like to introduce the band. On vocals and acoustic guitar, record -- recording artist Katie Cole. Katie Cole, everyone. You know him, you love him, all the way from Manchester, England, on the bass guitar, Mr. Jack Bates. Jack Bates. And now, from Hollywood, California, on the guitar, Mr. Jeff Schroeder! He's a good man. And now, from the land of Lincoln, on the drums, Mr. Awesome, Jimmyyyyy Chamberlin! Evvv'ry night he's out there beatin' the shit out of those drums. Lead vocals, lead guitar, Mr. Billyyyy Corgan!
(Billy briefly pretends to use his guitar like a machine gun)
Seek & Destroy (tease - Jeff)
Iha: (high pitched) Alright! Thank you guys so much, I'm James Iha and this is called Cherub Rock!
Cherub Rock
> X.Y.U. (tease - during Billy’s transition solo)
> Space Oddity (tease - Billy/Jeff instrumental w/Iha countdown)
> Zero
(BC immediately after final lyrics: Thank you very much!)
> Love Gun (tease)
Iha: Thank you guys so much! Have a good night! Get home safe. We love ya!