The Smashing Pumpkins 1998-05-20

May 20, 1998 – Madrid, ES
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
Adore tour
Date	May 20, 1998
Venue	RTVE Studios
Location	Madrid, ES
Venue type	TV studio
Capacity	50
Personnel	Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Kenny Aronoff, Mike Garson, Dan Morris, Stephen Hodges
Order of bands	The Smashing Pumpkins
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Setlist

Pre-set

1. (interview)

Set

1. "To Sheila" 
2. "Once Upon a Time" 
3. "Ava Adore" 
4. "Daphne Descends" 
5. "Daphne Descends" (abandoned) 
6. "My Way" [Frank Sinatra] (tease) 
7. "Daphne Descends" 
8. "Perfect" 
9. "Tear" 

Banter

BC: Hi.
Host: Hola. (host continues translating everything band says as they proceed)
BC: So...how’s everybody? You’re fine? Heh heh heh. You wanna pick, I don’t know? (extended laughing) Is it me or does it seem really awkward?
Iha: [unintelligible as host translates Billy]
BC: Rather sit or...stand or come closer or...you can’t come closer?
Iha: [unintelligible as host translates Billy]
BC: Ah, there you go. Just leave a little room, leave a little room. [unintelligible], just a little bit, please? Uh, un poquito, uh..? Cool. Okay, that’s better, I like that better. Now would anyone like to play the guitar? Okay, so we’re gonna play some songs off our new album.
To Sheila (abandoned after 4 seconds)
To Sheila
Once Upon a Time
Ava Adore
D’arcy: Thank you, [unintelligible as host translates over her]. Thank you, thank you.
Daphne Descends
BC: We’re going to play that song again, we messed it up. So you have to pretend this is the first take.
Daphne Descends (abandoned after about 45 seconds)
My Way (tease - a few lines)
BC: It’s because we’re gettin’ old.
Daphne Descends
BC: (raspy voice) Gracias.
Iha: His name is the captain. Mike is the captain.
BC: You remember him from Captain and Tennille.
Perfect
Tear
D’arcy: Gracias, thank you.