The Smashing Pumpkins 1998-07-31

July 31, 1998 – Boston, MA, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
Adore tour
Date	July 31, 1998
Venue	Orpheum Theatre
Coordinates	42°21′22″N 71°3′39″W
Location	Boston, MA, US
Venue type	Theater
Capacity	2,700
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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A press conference and autograph signing were held earlier in the day at Newbury Comics in Cambridge. Wristbands for admission to the signing were given out to fans through radio contests. A check for $109,200 was presented to the Children's AIDS Program. Mayor Tom Menino declared July 31st "Smashing Pumpkins Day" in Boston.

Setlist

1. "To Sheila" (acoustic) 
2. "Behold! the Night Mare" (acoustic) 
3. "Pug" 
4. "Once Upon a Time" 
5. "Ava Adore" 
6. "Tear" 
7. "Annie-Dog" 
8. "Thru the Eyes of Ruby" 
9. "Tonight, Tonight" (acoustic) 
10. "Perfect" (acoustic) 
11. "Appels + Oranjes" (acoustic) 
12. (percussion solo)
    1. "Where Boys Fear to Tread" (tease) 
    2. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" 
13. "Shame" 
14. "For Martha" 

Encore

15. "1979" 
16. "Summertime" [George Gershwin] (tease) 
    1. "Blank Page" 

Notes

• Last performance of "Appels + Oranjes" until 2013-02-11

Banter

To Sheila (acoustic)
> Behold! The Night Mare (acoustic)
> Pug
> Once Upon a Time
> Ava Adore
Tear
Annie-Dog
Thru the Eyes of Ruby
BC: Thank you very much, thank you. Thank you, naked man, thank you, heh heh. Later on, he's going to get naked for charity, but uh...heh heh heh heh. We'd like to thank you for uh - for coming to share this special night with us, this special charity concert. Take it all off, naked man, take it all off for charity. We may have to donate some money to get you to take your clothes off, but um, heh heh heh, heh heh heh heh.
Iha: Yeah, you might want to keep it on.
BC: It's very nice to be back here in Boston, we appreciate you coming out. So uh, heh heh, we'd like to dedicate this song to all of you. This is Tonight, Tonight.
Tonight, Tonight (acoustic)
Perfect (acoustic)
Appels + Oranjes (acoustic)
BC: Thank you.
> drum/percussion solo
> Where Boys Fear to Tread (tease)
> Bullet with Butterfly Wings
> Shame
For Martha
BC: God bless you, thank you, goodnight.
[encore break]
1979
> Summertime (tease)
> Blank Page
BC: God bless you, thank you.
Iha: Thanks a lot. Night.

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