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{{infobox live show
! bgcolor="#ffe156" colspan="2" | The Smashing Pumpkins
| artist = The Smashing Pumpkins
|-
| date = May 16, 1998
! align="left" | Date
| venue = Piazza Delle Feste
| 1998-05-16
| location = Genova, IT
|-
| venue_type = Boat
! align="left" | Venue
| lat = 44.409217
| Piazza Delle Feste
| lng = 8.926734
|-
| capacity = 2500
! align="left" | Location
| lineup = Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Kenny Aronoff, Mike Garson, Dan Morris, Stephen Hodges
| Genova, IT
| bands =  
|-
| tour = Adore
! align="left" | Venue Type
}}
| Boat
 
|-
Before the show, the band was interviewed for Italian television.  The concert took place on a boat docked at Genova's [[w:Genoa#Old_harbour|Porto Antico]]. Tickets cost $25 U.S. and were being scalped for three times that. 2,500 tickets were available and sold out in less than 12 hours.
! align="left" | Capacity
 
| 2500
{{youtube|-sciG2S54gU|pre-show interview|float=left}}
|-
{{clear left}}
! align="left" | Lineup
 
| Corgan, Iha, Wretzky, Aronoff, Garson, Morris, Hodges
|-
! align="left" | Order of Bands
| Unknown
|-
! bgcolor="#ffe156" colspan="2" | Surfaced Recordings
|-
! bgcolor="#fff9de" colspan="2" align="left" | SBD #1a
|-
! align="left" | Source
| SBD
|-
! align="left" | Format
| Unknown
|-
! align="left" | Equipment
| Unknown
|-
! align="left" | Length
| 117m
|-
! align="left" | Complete?
| No
|-
! align="left" | Live Music Archive
| [http://www.archive.org/details/tsp1998-05-16.complete.mp3 16-bit download]
|-
! align="left" | Lowest Circulating Generation
| Unknown Media/Gen > MP3
|-
! align="left" | Notes
| Possibly from the pro video soundtrack. To Sheila fades in.
|-
! bgcolor="#fff9de" colspan="2" align="left" | FM #1
|-
! align="left" | Source
| FM
|-
! align="left" | Format
| DAT
|-
! align="left" | Equipment
| Unknown
|-
! align="left" | Length
| 60m
|-
! align="left" | Complete?
| No
|-
! align="left" | Lowest Circulating Generation
| DDC-?(44.1k) > FLAC
|-
! align="left" | Live Music Archive
| [http://www.archive.org/details/tsp1998-05-16.flac16 16-bit download]
|-
! align="left" | Notes
| To Sheila, Tear, Pug, Bullet with Butterfly Wings, Shame, 1979, Ava Adore, and For Martha. Version also circulates from the "Shhh!" commercial bootleg.
|-
! bgcolor="#fff9de" colspan="2" align="left" | FM #2
|-
! align="left" | Source
| FM
|-
! align="left" | Format
| ANA
|-
! align="left" | Equipment
| Sanyo FMT-450M (MPX filter) > Kenwood KX-880G
|-
! align="left" | Length
| 60m
|-
! align="left" | Complete?
| No
|-
! align="left" | Lowest Circulating Generation
| ANA-M > dEdit > FLAC
|-
! align="left" | Notes
| To Sheila, Tear, Pug, Bullet with Butterfly Wings, Shame, 1979, Ava Adore, and For Martha.
|-
! bgcolor="#fff9de" colspan="2" align="left" | PRO #1b
|-
! align="left" | Source
| PRO
|-
! align="left" | Format
| VID
|-
! align="left" | Equipment
| Pro-Cams
|-
! align="left" | Length
| 3m
|-
! align="left" | Complete?
| No
|-
! align="left" | Notes
| One interview question with Corgan, Wretzky, Iha at the docks and beginning of To Sheila.
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#ffe156" colspan="2" | Unsurfaced Recordings
|-
! bgcolor="#fff9de" colspan="2" align="left" | AUD #1
|-
! align="left" | Source
| AUD
|-
! align="left" | Format
| DAT
|-
! align="left" | Equipment
| Unknown
|-
! align="left" | Length
| Unknown
|-
! align="left" | Complete?
| Unknown
|-
! bgcolor="#fff9de" colspan="2" align="left" | PRO #1a
|-
! align="left" | Source
| PRO
|-
! align="left" | Format
| VID
|-
! align="left" | Equipment
| Pro-Cams (two)
|-
! align="left" | Length
| 30m
|-
! align="left" | Complete?
| No
|-
! align="left" | Notes
| Virgin Records promo. One camera on stage (roving), one on tripod 50 yards back.
|-
! bgcolor="#fff9de" colspan="2" align="left" | PRO #1
|-
! align="left" | Source
| PRO
|-
! align="left" | Format
| VID
|-
! align="left" | Equipment
| Pro-Cams (two)
|-
! align="left" | Length
| Unknown
|-
! align="left" | Complete?
| Yes
|-
! align="left" | Notes
| One camera on stage (roving), one on tripod 50 yards back.
|-
! bgcolor="#fff9de" colspan="2" align="left" | SBD #1
|-
! align="left" | Source
| SBD
|-
! align="left" | Format
| ADAT
|-
! align="left" | Equipment
| Unknown
|-
! align="left" | Length
| ~120m
|-
! align="left" | Complete?
| Yes
|-
! align="left" | Notes
| Vault copy.
|-
|}
== Setlist ==
== Setlist ==
----
Soundcheck:
* For Martha
* For Martha (abandoned)
* Pug
* Perfect
* Perfect (abandoned)
* Appels + Oranjes
Set:
* To Sheila
* Tear
* Once Upon a Time
* Crestfallen
* Pug
* Daphne Descends
* Let Me Give the World to You
* Tonight, Tonight
* Appels + Oranjes
** (percussion solo)
** Space Jam (tease)
** Bullet with Butterfly Wings
* Shame
* Rock You Like a Hurricane [Scorpions] (tease)
* 1979
* Ava Adore
* For Martha
Encore:
* Thru the Eyes of Ruby


=== Notes ===
=== Soundcheck ===
* Tonight, Tonight and Appels + Oranjes performed acoustic
# {{live song|For Martha|soundcheck=1}}
* First performances of Pug, Appels + Oranjes, and For Martha
# {{live song|For Martha|abandoned=1|soundcheck=1}}
# {{live song|Pug|soundcheck=1}}
# {{live song|Perfect|soundcheck=1}}
# {{live song|Perfect|abandoned=1|soundcheck=1}}
# {{live song|Appels + Oranjes|soundcheck=1}}
 
=== Set ===
# {{live song|To Sheila}}
# {{live song|Tear|length=7:42}}
# {{live song|Once Upon a Time}}
# {{live song|Crestfallen}}
# {{live song|Pug}}
# {{live song|Daphne Descends}}
# {{live song|Let Me Give the World to You}}
# {{live song|Tonight, Tonight|acoustic=1}}
# {{live song|Appels + Oranjes|acoustic=1}}
# (percussion solo)
## {{live song|Space Jam|tease=1}}
## {{live song|Bullet with Butterfly Wings|length=10:00}}
# {{live song|Shame|length=7:37}}
# {{live song|Rock You Like a Hurricane|tease=1|cover=[[w:Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]]}}
# {{live song|1979}}
# {{live song|Ava Adore}}
# {{live song|For Martha|length=12:29}}
 
=== Encore ===
# <li value=16>{{live song|Thru the Eyes of Ruby|length=11:13}}</li>
 
== Notes ==
* At the end of "Thru the Eyes of Ruby", Billy lifted Iha onto his shoulders while Iha finished the song


== Banter ==
== Banter ==
<blockquote>
<b>To Sheila<br>
Tear<br></b>
Wretzky: Hello. It's very nice to be here in your city for the very first time, it's very beautiful and you're a very nice audience, thank you.<br>
<b>Once Upon a Time<br>
Crestfallen<br></b>
Corgan: Thank you, good evening, hi. Buena serra! Thank you so much for coming tonight, it's wonderful to see you. Tonight we're mostly playing -- I'll speak really slowly, tonight we're mostly playing songs from our new album, which is titled Go Ferrari Go...no no, it's called Adore. This is a little song called Pug, P-U-G, Pug.<br>
<b>Pug<br>
Daphne Descends<br>
Let Me Give the World to You<br></b>
Corgan: Thank you so much. OK...what is this feedback shit? Heh heh, you ready over there? Hey uh, the low mids are really bad on this, on the vocal mostly. OK, this next song, we know that you know it, it's a beautiful night, thank god. So simultaneously, we dedicate this song to you, but at the same time we want you to dedicate it back to us...kapeesh?<br>
<b>Tonight, Tonight<br></b>
Corgan: God bless you, thank you.<br>
<b>Appels + Oranjes / percussion solo / Bullet with Butterfly Wings<br></b>
Corgan: I'm gettin' old, I can't quite scream like that anymore, but it's alright, I try.<br>
<b>Shame<br></b>
Corgan: We'd like to now take you back to a simpler time in our life, like to take you back all the way to 1976...no no no, 1976...hit it James, 1976.<br>
<b>Rock You Like a Hurricane (tease)<br>
1979<br>
Ava Adore<br>
For Martha<br></b>
Wretzky: Grazie.<br>
[encore break]<br>
<b>Thru the Eyes of Ruby</b>
</blockquote>


== Photos & Memorabilia ==
{{banter|1=
[[Image:980516-01.jpg|125px|left]]
'''To Sheila'''
[[Image:980516-02.jpg|125px|left]]
'''Tear'''
[[Image:980516-03.jpg|125px|left]]
D’arcy: Hello.  It's very nice to be here in your city...for the very first time, it's very beautiful and you're a very nice audience, thank you.
[[Image:980516-04.jpg|125px|left]]
'''Once Upon a Time'''
[[Image:980516-05.jpg|125px|left]]
> '''Crestfallen'''
[[Image:980516-06.jpg|125px|left]]
BC: Thank you, good evening, hi.  Buena sera!  Thank you so much for coming tonight, it's wonderful to see you.  Tonight we're mostly playing - I'll speak really slowly, ''(speaks really slowly)'' tonight we're mostly playing songs from our new album...which is titled Go, [[w:Ferrari|Ferrari]], Go.  No no, it's called Adore.  This is a little song called Pug, P-U-G, Pug.
[[Image:980516-07.jpg|125px|left]]
'''Pug'''
[[Image:980516-08.jpg|125px|left]]
'''Daphne Descends'''
[[Image:980516-09.jpg|125px|left]]
'''Let Me Give the World to You'''
[[Image:980516-10.jpg|125px|left]]
BC: Thank you so much.  ''(Billy and Iha soundcheck their guitars)''  Okay.  ''(Italian accent)'' What is this-a feedback shit?  ''(normal voice)'' Heh heh, you ready over there?
[[Image:980516-11.jpg|125px|left]]
Iha: Oh yeah.
[[Image:980516-12.jpg|125px|left]]
BC: Hey uh, the low mids are really bad on this.  On the vocal mostly.  Okay, this next song, we know that you know it.  It's a beautiful night, thank god.  So simultaneously, we dedicate this song to you...but at the same time we want you to dedicate it back to us.  Capisce?!
[[Image:980516-13.jpg|125px|left]]
'''Tonight, Tonight''' (acoustic)
[[Image:980516-14.jpg|125px|left]]
BC: God bless you, thank you.
[[Image:980516-15.jpg|125px|left]]
'''Appels + Oranjes''' (acoustic)
[[Image:980516-16.jpg|125px|left]]
> '''drum/percussion solo'''
[[Image:980516-17.jpg|125px|left]]
> '''Bullet with Butterfly Wings''' (tease)
[[Image:Tsp-1998-05120808-TourShirt_back.jpg|125px|left]]
> '''Space Jam''' (tease)
> '''Bullet with Butterfly Wings'''
BC: I'm gettin' old, I can't quite scream like that anymore, but sorry but I tried.
'''Shame'''
BC: We'd like to now take you back to a simpler time in our life ''(trails off laughing)''.  Like to take you back all the way to 1976.  No no no, 1976.  Hit it, James, 1976.
'''Rock You Like a Hurricane''' (tease - about 8 notes)
'''1979'''
> '''Ava Adore'''
(D’arcy immediately after song starts: Thank you, grazie.)
'''For Martha'''
D’arcy: Grazie.
[encore break]
'''Thru the Eyes of Ruby'''
(BC at 8:34: We thank you so much, Genoa.  God bless you, thank you, goodnight.)
}}
 
== Photos and memorabilia ==
{{live show gallery|
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File:Tsp-1998-05120808-TourShirt back.jpg
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Latest revision as of 06:58, 10 February 2022

May 16, 1998 – Genova, IT
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
Adore tour
DateMay 16, 1998
VenuePiazza Delle Feste
Coordinates44°24′33″N 8°55′36″E
LocationGenova, IT
Venue typeBoat
Capacity2,500
PersonnelBilly Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Kenny Aronoff, Mike Garson, Dan Morris, Stephen Hodges
Previous show
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Live Music Archive
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SPLRA listing
Recordings
Next show
Next show

Before the show, the band was interviewed for Italian television. The concert took place on a boat docked at Genova's Porto Antico. Tickets cost $25 U.S. and were being scalped for three times that. 2,500 tickets were available and sold out in less than 12 hours.

pre-show interview

Setlist[edit | edit source]

Soundcheck[edit | edit source]

  1. "For Martha" 
  2. "For Martha" (abandoned) 
  3. "Pug" 
  4. "Perfect" 
  5. "Perfect" (abandoned) 
  6. "Appels + Oranjes" 

Set[edit | edit source]

  1. "To Sheila" 
  2. "Tear" [7:42] 
  3. "Once Upon a Time" 
  4. "Crestfallen" 
  5. "Pug" (live debut)
  6. "Daphne Descends" 
  7. "Let Me Give the World to You" 
  8. "Tonight, Tonight" (acoustic) 
  9. "Appels + Oranjes" (acoustic) (live debut)
  10. (percussion solo)
    1. "Space Jam" (tease) 
    2. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" [10:00] 
  11. "Shame" [7:37] 
  12. "Rock You Like a Hurricane" [Scorpions] (tease) 
  13. "1979" 
  14. "Ava Adore" 
  15. "For Martha" [12:29] (live debut)

Encore[edit | edit source]

  2. "Thru the Eyes of Ruby" [11:13] 

Notes[edit | edit source]

  • At the end of "Thru the Eyes of Ruby", Billy lifted Iha onto his shoulders while Iha finished the song

Banter[edit | edit source]

To Sheila
Tear
D’arcy: Hello. It's very nice to be here in your city...for the very first time, it's very beautiful and you're a very nice audience, thank you.
Once Upon a Time
> Crestfallen
BC: Thank you, good evening, hi. Buena sera! Thank you so much for coming tonight, it's wonderful to see you. Tonight we're mostly playing - I'll speak really slowly, (speaks really slowly) tonight we're mostly playing songs from our new album...which is titled Go, Ferrari, Go. No no, it's called Adore. This is a little song called Pug, P-U-G, Pug.
Pug
Daphne Descends
Let Me Give the World to You
BC: Thank you so much. (Billy and Iha soundcheck their guitars) Okay. (Italian accent) What is this-a feedback shit? (normal voice) Heh heh, you ready over there?
Iha: Oh yeah.
BC: Hey uh, the low mids are really bad on this. On the vocal mostly. Okay, this next song, we know that you know it. It's a beautiful night, thank god. So simultaneously, we dedicate this song to you...but at the same time we want you to dedicate it back to us. Capisce?!
Tonight, Tonight (acoustic)
BC: God bless you, thank you.
Appels + Oranjes (acoustic)
> drum/percussion solo
> Bullet with Butterfly Wings (tease)
> Space Jam (tease)
> Bullet with Butterfly Wings
BC: I'm gettin' old, I can't quite scream like that anymore, but sorry but I tried.
Shame
BC: We'd like to now take you back to a simpler time in our life (trails off laughing). Like to take you back all the way to 1976. No no no, 1976. Hit it, James, 1976.
Rock You Like a Hurricane (tease - about 8 notes)
1979
> Ava Adore
(D’arcy immediately after song starts: Thank you, grazie.)
For Martha
D’arcy: Grazie.
[encore break]
Thru the Eyes of Ruby
(BC at 8:34: We thank you so much, Genoa. God bless you, thank you, goodnight.)

Photos and memorabilia[edit | edit source]

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