The Smashing Pumpkins 1996-04-15

April 15, 1996 – Berlin, DE
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
Infinite Sadness tour
Date	April 15, 1996
Venue	Arena
Location	Berlin, DE
Venue type	Converted Factory
Capacity	7,500
Personnel	Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jonathan Melvoin
Order of bands	Filter, The Smashing Pumpkins
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Setlist

1. "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" (over PA) 
2. "Tonight, Tonight" 
3. "Zero" 
4. "Fuck You" 
5. "Here Is No Why" 
6. "To Forgive" 
7. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" 
8. "Thru the Eyes of Ruby" 
9. "Porcelina of the Vast Oceans" 
10. "Disarm" 
11. "By Starlight" 
12. "Geek U.S.A." 
13. "Cherub Rock" 
14. "Muzzle" 

Encore one

1. "1979" 
2. "X.Y.U." 

Encore two

1. "Germans in Leather Pants" (tease) 
2. "Today" 
3. "Mayonaise" 

Encore three

1. "Bodies" 
2. "Silverfuck" [17:20] 
   1. "Dose" [Filter] (tease) 
3. "Farewell and Goodnight" 

Notes

• Disarm performed acoustic

Banter

MCIS
Tonight, Tonight
Zero
Fuck You
Corgan: Hi. Thank you for coming to the show, good to be back in Berlin, if that's where we are.
Here Is No Why
To Forgive
Corgan: Thanks.
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Iha: Welcome to our dark and moody show, I hope you...
Corgan: I like it!
Iha: You like it dark and moody, alright.
Corgan: Like to play you another song from our album that came out about three years ago.
Thru the Eyes of Ruby
Porcelina of the Vast Oceans
Disarm
By Starlight
Geek U.S.A.
Cherub Rock
Corgan: Thank you very much, once again we really appreciate you coming tonight, I think this is about the fifth time we've played in Berlin, it makes us happy to see you all.
Iha: Boy is it a hot one.
Corgan: So, we'd like to dedicate this song to you, we'd like to dedicate this song to you. Hope you like it, it means a lot to me. Ha ha ha.
Muzzle
[encore break]
Corgan: Uh, we'd like to play you the song that VIVA music channel won't play you really, except at three in the morning. I don't know if you've ever seen this song or the video or anything but it's actually pretty cool and it's a really nice song, so call 'em up and tell them how come you're not playing our song. I don't know if that translated, but VIVA no play video, VIVA no play video. So thanks anyways.
1979
Corgan: Thank you. Um, we'd like to play this song called X.Y.U.
, and uh, normally when we come to Germany, the interviewers always say "what does this song mean?", so they say "what do you mean by X.Y.U.?" Are you trying to say "Ex, why you?" or "Ex why, you?", which is it? And I say "I don't know". There is no meaning. And then they say "but there must be a meaning, or you wouldn't have given us the title of X.Y.U." And I say "but no, there is no meaning, you don't understand", and they say "but there must be a meaning, you're lying to me again!". So, this goes out to all you liars out there.
Iha: Yes! Come on! On your fucking feet!
X.Y.U.
[encore break]
Iha: This next is about uh, a nice day. A day in the life of a young man wearing leather trousers. And that young man had a crazy day...he met a wizard...
Germans in Leather Pants (tease)
Corgan: I'd also like to take this moment to apologize to Rudy the striker for my comments on a German TV show, I apologize to Rudy and his family, this song is for Rudy..
Today
Corgan: Thank you, you're very kind.
Mayonaise
Corgan: Thank you, god bless you, thank you.
[encore break]
Bodies
Silverfuck / Dose (tease)
Farewell and Goodnight
Corgan (over outro): God bless you, thank you. Goodnight everybody. Thank you for being such a great audience, we appreciate it more than you know, god bless you, thank you so much.
Wretzy: Thank you.

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