The Smashing Pumpkins 1996-05-02

May 2, 1996 – Lisbon, PT
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
Infinite Sadness tour
Date	May 2, 1996
Venue	Cascais Bullfight Arena
Coordinates	38°41′52″N 9°26′6″W
Location	Lisbon, PT
Venue type	Bullring
Capacity	12,000
Personnel	Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jonathan Melvoin, Kerry Brown
Order of bands	Filter, The Smashing Pumpkins
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The May 2, 1996 performance was once cited by Billy Corgan as The Smashing Pumpkins' best show ever.

Setlist

1. "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" (prerecorded) 
2. "Where Boys Fear to Tread" 
3. "Zero" 
4. "Fuck You" 
5. "To Forgive" 
6. "Tonight, Tonight" 
7. "Today" 
8. "Thru the Eyes of Ruby" 
9. "By Starlight" 
10. "The Girl from Ipanema" [Antônio Carlos Jobim] (tease) (acoustic) 
11. "Disarm" (acoustic) 
12. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" 
13. "Cherub Rock" 
14. "Porcelina of the Vast Oceans" 
    1. "Rocket" (tease) 

Encore one

15. "1979" 
16. (blues jam)
17. "X.Y.U." 

Encore two

18. "Mayonaise" 
19. "Muzzle" 

Encore three

20. (jazz improv)
21. "Bodies" 
22. "Silverfuck" [24:00] 
    1. "Space Jam" (tease) 
    2. "Dose" [Filter] (tease) 
23. "Farewell and Goodnight" (acoustic) 
    1. "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" (tease) 

Notes

• "1979" with Kerry Brown on drums, Jimmy Chamberlin on guitar
• "Silverfuck" with Kerry Brown on second drum kit

Banter

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Intro
> Where Boys Fear to Tread
> Zero
BC: Obrigado. Viva la rock.
Fuck You
BC: Thank you. We're the Smashing Pumpkins. Thank you for coming.
D’arcy: I hope--I hope you like the rain. Every show we play--every show we play, people scream “Water! Water!” so we thought we'd give you some water tonight, hope you like it.
To Forgive
Tonight, Tonight
> Today
BC: Thank you so much. This is our first time in Portugal. I promise you it won't be our last. Thank you so much. No, no, wait, Filter already played their set, they can't come back on, sorry. Um, we'd like to play another song off our album. I don't know why we wouldn't want to, but...this is called Thru the Eyes of Ruby.
Thru the Eyes of Ruby
> By Starlight
The Girl from Ipanema (tease) (acoustic)
(Iha: [singing unintelligible])
> Disarm (acoustic)
Circus tape
> Bullet with Butterfly Wings
> Cherub Rock
Porcelina of the Vast Oceans / Rocket
BC: Thanks, goodnight.
[encore break]
Iha: You fuckin' crazy motherfuckers. Fuckin' Portugal style.
BC: We'd like to introduce a special guest on ze drums. That is Mr. Kerry Brown.
Iha: Woooo!
BC: Kerry plays in the most famous American band, Catherine. (Melvoin messes with effects for a moment) Whoa, Jonathan. Um...I'd like to introduce the band at this time. Over there on rhythm guitar, Julio Iglesias! On drums and on for this song, acoustic guitar, Luciano Pavarotti. On the bass guitar, Plácido Domingo.
Iha: And on the microphone, Bryan Adams! We do it all for you.
BC: It cuts like a knife, let me tell you.
Iha: I want you to dance on this next fuckin' song!
1979 (with Kerry Brown on drums, Jimmy plays guitar)
> “Popcorn in all sizes” tape
blues jam
> X.Y.U.
[encore break]
Iha: Thanks, thanks.
BC: Thank you. Obrigado? (deep voice) Obrigado.
Iha: Muy gato.
BC: (deep voice) Obrigado.
Iha: Como estas.
BC: (deep voice) Obrigado.
Iha: Ahh, it’s hot.
BC: We'd like to play a song from our album, Siamese Dreamy. (he pronounces as “See-a-meese-a”)
Mayonaise
BC: Uhhhh....what do you wanna hear? Did it stop raining?
Iha: Yes. It has stopped. The rain has stopped.
BC: (British accent) See, we can stop the rain, people!
Iha: (British accent) We can make it happen.
BC: (British accent) If you put your minds together, you can make it stop.
Iha: (British accent) The fucking power of music, I fucking tell you.
BC: We'd like you all to join us in this rain dance here.
Iha: Oooh!
BC: God bless Freddie Mercury, that just occurred to me, so...let's say hi to Freddie Mercury.
Iha: A show of hands for Freddie.
BC: We dedicate this song to you and to Freddie.
Iha: Freddie Mercury.
BC: I just, heh heh, wanted to throw that in. It's one of our favorite songs, we hope you like it.
Iha: Freddie Mercury!
Muzzle
BC: God bless you, thank you. You guys are the best, thank you.
[encore break]
BC: Ann, can we put on the lights for a second? Hello over there.
Iha: Hello.
BC: Hello over there.
Iha: Hi.
BC: Hello over there.
Iha: Ahoy! Hi.
BC: (deep voice) Hello over there.
Iha: (deep voice) Hello! (normal voice) You crazy! You crazy.
BC: D'arcy had to go to the bathroom, so it'll just be a minute, if you excuse us.
Iha: Damn.
jazz jam
(Iha: [unintelligible])
BC: Hi, here’s D’arcy, fresh from the bathroom.
D’arcy: Can’t a sick person go to the bathroom?
BC: They couldn't wait!
D’arcy: Neither could I.
Iha: These people want to rock.
BC: Heh heh heh, well, heh heh.
D’arcy: What are you gonna say? What the--what are we playing?
BC: We're playing The Rattler.
D’arcy: Oh, wait, let me tune down.
BC: Alright. Un momento please, um, heh heh. Alright, my stupid voice is totally shot, so please sing along, because that way you can't hear me singing. This is a little song we like to call (Satanic voice) The Rattler.
Bodies
> Silverfuck / Space Jam / Dose (with Kerry Brown)
> Farewell and Goodnight
(below is over piano outro)
D’arcy: Obrigado.
BC: Goodnight.
Jimmy: Thank you.
BC: God bless you.
Iha: Goodnight everybody, bye bye, bye, have a nice night.
BC: You guys are the best.
Jimmy: Voila, fantastique.
Iha: [2 unintelligible words].
BC: Of all the concerts we've played so far, this is the best one we've had. Thank you, thank you. You guys are the fuckin' best.
> Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (tease)

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