The Smashing Pumpkins 1994-08-05

August 5, 1994 – New York, NY, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
Rock Invasion tour
Date	August 5, 1994
Venue	Downing Stadium (Randall's Island)
Location	New York, NY, US
Venue type	Stadium
Capacity	22,000
Personnel	Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Jimmy Chamberlin, Eric Remschneider
Order of bands	Green Day, L7, The Breeders, George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars, The Beastie Boys, Courtney Love, The Smashing Pumpkins
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Setlist

1. "Rocket" 
2. "Quiet" 
3. "Disarm" 
   1. "Miss World" [Hole] (tease) 
4. "Today" 
5. "I Am One" (with rant) [10:00] 
   1. "Zero" (tease) 
6. "Drown" [4:59] 
   1. "Hummer" 
7. "Geek U.S.A." 
8. "Soma" 
9. "Cherub Rock" 
10. "Siva" (abandoned) [5:47] 
    1. "The Star-Spangled Banner" [Francis Scott Key] (tease) 
11. "Stay (I Missed You)" [Loeb] (tease) 
12. "All That She Wants" [Ace of Base] (tease) 
13. "Fried" (tease) 
14. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" (tease) 
15. "Dancing in the Moonlight" [Thin Lizzy] 

Notes

• Billy and a fan exchange insults during I Am One

Banter

Doll Parts [Hole]
Love: That's to Jimmy and James and Billy and D'arcy for their time, thanks
Iha: Good evening.
Rocket
Quiet
Corgan: Thank you
Miss World [Hole] (tease)
Disarm
Today
I Am One

Corgan (mid song rant):
What you want is what you'll get and that's nothing
What you want is what you'll get and that's nothing
What you want is what you'll get and that's nothing
All I ever wanted was everything and all I got was shit
All I ever wanted was everything and all I got was shit
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme nothing
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme nothing
Nothing can be taken from me that has not already been taken
Nothing can be taken from me that has not already been taken
Nothing can be taken from me, nothing
Nothing can be taken from me
There is nothing that can be taken from me
What is lost?
What is earned?
What is gained?
What is had?
Dignity, integrity, bullshit
The world don't know jack shit about integrity
And the world don't know jack shit about dignity
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme nothing
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme nothing
Loneliness is emptiness
Emptiness is cleanliness
Cleanliness is next to godliness
And godliness is next to nothingness
Nothing, zero
There are no more heroes
Yeah? Fuck you too, you fuck!
Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you!
I don't take shit from nobody
Especially not a guy in a tank top and a mustache
I mean I'm not the best dresser, but you know,
Tank tops are out, dude
Nothing can be taken from me, nothing
Nothing can be taken from me
Nothing
That's why, you can give me the finger,
You can call me a motherfuckin' asshole,
I don't fuckin' care
Your future is not my future
Your pain is not my pain
Yeah, 1994, rock and roll, nice and safe, isn't it?
Nice and packaged, it's all right there
Say the right things and be the right things and look the right way
We don't care
Sorry we don't have our baseball caps on backwards today, but we lost them
Dignity, dignity
That is the crux of your life
And of course it (?) [unintelligible]
I don't believe in men with mustaches
I don't believe in MTV
I don't believe in God
I don't believe in America
I believe in me
Me, M-E-E-E-E-E, Me
That's right
And if there is a god, hello
He or she would want it that way
I truly believe that
Welcome to my mojo (?)
Gimme, gimme, gimme, 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, gimme, gimme, gimme nothing
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme nothing
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme nothing
Nothing
Nothing

Corgan: Sorry for the inconvenience Iha: Let's uh, we'll move on to the next song, I'm sure you'll like it. It's a song from a movie, and uh, the movie was originally shot in uh.. Corgan (interrupting Iha): It's called 'Mustached In Seattle' Iha: It was mustache man...it was filmed in Montana but they called it 'Sleepless In Seattle', so uh, hope you like it Drown/Hummer Corgan: I'd like to say thank you to those of you who are actually listening, and thank you very much for staying. I realise it's kind of cold and blustery, not very pleasant conditions. Very much Illinois weather, I realise Iha: How are you people doing out there? Not to be totally rock cliche, but come on, are you bored? Corgan: But you are being totally rock cliche Iha: Are you bored, are you tired, or..?*laughs* You're waiting to explode Corgan: Just remember, pogo. Pogo in your spot. Don't hurt the person next to you Geek U.S.A. Corgan: Well we'd like to bore you with another rock opus...(audience member shouts something)...we don't take requests! Soma Cherub Rock Iha: Oh jaded New York, we thank you...it is very cold out, we appreciate you staying Corgan: Sorry I yelled at you guys with the mustaches before...it's just uh, i noticed one of the guys was wearin' a John Starks jersey and I couldn't help but go after him...what was he uh, one for fourteen in the final, in the final quarter? Iha: Now uh, if that were chicago... Corgan: Alright, we're from chicago, you have to understand, there's kind of a Bulls rivalry thing Iha: You understand that if maybe Mike Ditka would enter, maybe things would change Corgan: How fucked is it that the giants dropped Phil Simms, ok, how fucked is that? Alright well, right, it's fucked up man...Phil Simms...he gave New York a lot of good years. Whatever, it's just fuckin' sports, chill the fuck out Iha: Blood from a stone I say, blood from a stone Siva

Iha (during middle section of Siva): I may be strong but I am big in spirit, owww! Play some fuckin' blues! Yeah you motherfucker! Play that fuckin' Blues! Owww!

Corgan: Let's face it, this whole evening's a bust. Lenny (?) sucks, you're not into the show, it's a bust. It's a rock and roll bust, people Iha: Come on! Come on people of New York! Corgan: That's why we're gonna have a disco party right now

Iha: Fucking get on your motherfucking hands! Come on you motherfuckin' people! You fuckin' people come on! aaah! You fuckin' idiots! You fuckin' idiotic pansies, come on! Randall's Island, I wanna fuckin' hear you, you fuckin' fucks come on! yeah! yeah! yeah! yeah! come on! come on! come on! come on! yeah! Fuckin' play that shit man! Play that wack ass dope beat again!

Siva does not finish, but rather goes into... Stay [Loeb] (tease) All That She Wants [Ace of Base] (tease) Corgan: Yeah, let's face it, we're all part of the house nation now, we know that. Techno nation, it's over for rock, you know, we're dinosaurs, we realise that, we understand, it's cool...we ain't got no dope ass beats for you, sorry. Just a bunch of cro-magnon rock shit Iha: Tonight is our last show Corgan: Listen, this guy down here is yelling "you suck you suck you suck"...oh yeah, yeah i saw your band, yeah i saw your band last week, he really sucked. Get your band, you fuck! See, we, we're not, we're not afraid to just be the way we are, we're not tryin' to pretend for you that we're somethin' that we're not. If you don't like it, go home! Lord knows, all we're doin' is tryin' to have some fun. If you want your rock and roll so serious well, bring bring back Winger and Poison and all that kind of fuckin' stuff! Yeah I know we suck, but you know what, we're really good at sucking. In fact we're the best at sucking. I guarantee you. Fried (tease) Bullet with Butterfly Wings (tease) Corgan: uh... Iha: What? What are you people chanting? Go to college! You guys are goddamn illiterate! Dancing in the Moonlight [Thin Lizzy]

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