The Smashing Pumpkins 1994-02-23

February 23, 1994 – London, UK
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
Rock Invasion tour
Date	February 23, 1994
Venue	Astoria Theatre
Coordinates	51°30′57″N 0°7′50″W
Location	London, UK
Venue type	Club
Capacity	2,000
Personnel	Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Jimmy Chamberlin
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Setlist

1. "Soma" 
2. "Rocket" 
3. "Quiet" 
4. "Disarm" 
5. "Today" 
6. "Geek U.S.A." 
7. "Snail" 
8. "Cherub Rock" 
9. "Drown" [4:38] 
10. "Hummer" [6:02] 
11. "I Am One" (with rant) [8:30] 

Encore

12. "Soothe" (live debut)
13. "Siva" [4:38] 

Notes

• Last performance of "Soothe" until 2017-09-17

Banter

Soma
Rocket
> Quiet
BC: Hi. I'm sorry, it's my fault. Just put him in it, he’ll like it. Hi. How are you? I am fine, thanks. Welcome to the, uh, first show of our eternal stand. I'm glad you're here 'cause all the other shows are gonna suck. We'll be too tired, so....
Disarm
Today
Geek U.S.A.
(BC alt last line: I really love the U.S.A.!)
Snail
Cherub Rock
BC: Hi. What's wrong? What's the problem? Besides me, what's the problem? What's up with all you people up there?
Iha: They're just waitin' for the movie, man. Heh heh heh. You're a very civilized lot. Oh, vic -- the victory sign, is that...?
BC: Oh boy. Well, thanks for coming anyway, even if you're not having a good time. We don't have any new songs...but we have these same old stupid ones. Here's a stupid one that I wrote between the first stupid album and the second stupid album. It's called Clown.
Drown
> Hummer
I Am One
(BC midsong: All I ever wanted was everything. All I ever wanted was everything. All I ever wanted was everything and all I got was nothin’ but shit! Yeah, it don't read good on paper but it's real. But of course, what is real? Nothing can be taken from me that hasn't already been taken! Nothing can be taken from me that hasn't already been taken. What you want is what you'll get and that's nothing. What you want is what you'll get and that's nothing. Hooo-ow. Hooo-ow! Yeah. Nothing means nothing, nothing is nothing, thanks for nothing, gimme some more of that nothing. Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme nothing. Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme nothing! Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme nothing! Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme nothing. Everybody I've ever met is a liar. Now that I've met you, you are liars too. Everyone's a motherfucking liar! Including god. Just dog spelled backwards. But dogs are honest. They don't know how to lie. Testify! Testify. Testify. Testify. Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme nothing! Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme nothing. And what have you got in your belly?: nothing. And what have you got in your heart?: nothing. And what have you got on your tongue?: nothing but...nothing, yeah! We’ll cut the shit. Nothing! Nothing. Nothing. Nothing. Nothing! Nothing! Nothing. Nothing!!!)
BC: Thanks for nothing.
[encore break]
BC: Thanks. I don't give a fuck if you're from America. We're in England now. Everywhere we go that's not America, there's always an American screaming, "I'm an American, I'm an American." When you come to America, do you stand in a crowd and yell, "I'm English, I’m English"? I never understand it.
Iha: That’s -– hey, man, that's what I used to do at concerts. Was there something wrong with that?
Soothe
BC: Thanks for talking through my song. You won't be able to talk through this one 'cause you won't be able to hear. And I deliver this with the utmost of love.
Siva

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