The Smashing Pumpkins 2024-07-02

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July 2, 2024 – Gliwice, PL
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
The World Is A Vampire 2024 tour
DateJuly 2, 2024
VenuePreZero Arena
Coordinates50°17′9″N 18°41′10″E
LocationGliwice, PL
Venue typeArena
Capacity13,752
PersonnelBilly Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, Kiki Wong, Jack Bates, Katie Cole
Order of bandsInterpol, The Smashing Pumpkins

July 2, 2024 saw The Smashing Pumpkins return to Poland for the first time in almost exactly five years.

Setlist[edit | edit source]

  1. "Atum" (prerecorded) 
  2. "The Everlasting Gaze
  3. "Doomsday Clock
  4. "Zoo Station" [U2
    1. (drum solo)
  5. "Today
  6. "Thru the Eyes of Ruby
  7. "That Which Animates The Spirit
  8. "Beguiled
  9. "Tonight, Tonight
  10. "Ava Adore
  11. "Disarm(acoustic) 
  12. "Springtimes
  13. "Mayonaise
  14. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings
  15. "Empires
  16. "1979
  17. "Rhinoceros
  18. "Jellybelly
  19. "Gossamer
    1. "The Spaniards(tease) 
  20. (unknown) (tease)
  21. "Cherub Rock
  22. "Aqualung" [Jethro Tull(tease) 
  23. "Foxy Lady" [Jimi Hendrix(tease) 
  24. "Zero
    1. "Love Gun" [Kiss(tease) 

Banter[edit | edit source]

(incomplete due to lack of full show source)

Atum Intro
The Everlasting Gaze
> Doomsday Clock
Zoo Station
Today
Thru the Eyes of Ruby
That Which Animates the Spirit
Beguiled
Tonight, Tonight
Ava Adore
(BC before bridge: [unintelligible word]!!)
BC: James, how you feelin’ tonight?
Iha: Uh, I feel great, I feel great, how are you doin’?
BC: James, I’m dead.
Iha: That’s....
BC: Have you ever played onstage with a corpse? That’s me.
Iha: Uh, funny enough, um, it’s hap -- heh -- (laughing) happened before, uh, but such a nice audience, such a beautiful country, we’re glad to be here. We’d like to thank Interpol, those guys bring the darkness like no other and uh...I don’t know, what do you guys wanna hear? Heh.
BC: I wanna hear a bunch of new songs.
Iha: (laughing) Okay. How ‘bout Start Me Up?
Disarm (acoustic)
Iha: Uh, I’d like to introduce Katie Cole, everyone, Katie Cole.
Springtimes
Mayonaise
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Empires
(BC before Kiki outro solo: Kiki!!)
1979
Rhinoceros
Jellybelly
Gossamer / The Spaniards
Iha: Thank you so much. Thank you guys for stickin’ with us and rockin’ with us. I’d like to introduce the band really quickly. The latest addition to the Smashing Pumpkins, on the guitar, all the way from Texas and California, Miss Kiki Wong!
unknown (tease - Kiki)
Iha: Whew! On vocals and acoustic guitar, all the way from Down Under, Australia, Miss Katie Cole, everyone, Katie Cole. You know him, you love him, on the bass guitar, all the way from Manchester, England, Mr. Jack Bates. Hell of a guy, hell of a guy. And now, keepin’ the beat, the heartbeat, the rock, on the drums, Mr. Jimmyyyyy Chamberlin! Hoo hoo. And now, lead vocals, rippin’ guitar, Mr. Billyyyyy Corgan! Thank you guys so much, I’m James and this is called Cherub Rock.
Cherub Rock
> Aqualung (tease - Billy, during transition solo)
> Foxy Lady (tease - Billy, during transition solo)
Iha: Yeah! Let it all hang out!
> Zero
(BC after final lyrics: Thank you very much!)
> Love Gun (tease)
Iha: Thank you guys so much. Get home safe.

Photos and memorabilia[edit | edit source]