The Smashing Pumpkins 2008-11-29

November 29, 2008 – Las Vegas, NV, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
20th Anniversary tour
Date	November 29, 2008
Venue	Pearl Concert Theater
Coordinates	36°6′51″N 115°11′47″W
Location	Las Vegas, NV, US
Venue type	Club
Capacity	2,352
Personnel	Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jeff Schroeder, Ginger Pooley, Lisa Harriton, Kristopher Pooley, Gingger Shankar, Stephen Bradley, Gabrial McNair
Order of bands	The Smashing Pumpkins
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Setlist

1. (Intro) (prerecorded)
2. "Superchrist" 
3. "As Rome Burns" 
4. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" 
5. "Eye" 
6. "Mayonaise" 
7. "Tonight, Tonight" 
8. "Speed Kills" 
9. "Cherub Rock" 
10. "United States" [12:16] 
    1. "The Star-Spangled Banner" [Francis Scott Key] (tease) 
11. "99 Floors" (acoustic) 
12. "Owata" (acoustic) 
13. "The Rose March" (acoustic) 
14. "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" 
15. "Today" 
16. "Tarantula" 
17. "G.L.O.W." 
18. "Gossamer" [16:09] 
    1. "Foreplay" [Boston] (tease) 
19. "The Sounds of Silence" [Simon & Garfunkel] 
    1. "Li'l Red Riding Hood" [Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs] 

Encore

20. "That's the Way (My Love Is)" (acoustic) 
21. "I Am One Part II" [13:31] 

Banter

2008 Intro
Superchrist
> As Rome Burns
> Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Eye
Mayonaise
> Tonight, Tonight
> Speed Kills
BC: Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Welcome, thank you very much for coming tonight. Heh! Thank you for taking a chance on us. Haha, those are bad odds, hahahaha, a haha, (deep voice) a hahaha.
Cherub Rock
> United States / Star Spangled Banner
BC: I hate when people take pictures like we’re fuckin’ props, sorry, I just had to get in your (laughing) picture, heh heh, heh heh heh. No, I wasn’t that towards you, it was just these guys taking a picture and, uh, I’m just the Eiffel Tower, so I just wanted to be the fuck you Eiffel Tower. Heh heh, just kiddin', sorry, love you too. The adrenaline was coursing through my body and I just couldn’t....
99 Floors (acoustic)
Owata (acoustic)
BC: Thank you very much, thank you. Thank you.
Guy in crowd: Billy, tell us a joke!
BC: You wanna hear a joke? Nah. You didn’t pay for no jokes! You pay, you paid for, uh, alternative rock and roll played with attitude. You paid for my unpredictability. You paid for this cold I’ve got. Hahaha, somebody just asked for my tissue. You’re one of those dudes who like clone and make a baby in your belly out of it.
Guy in crowd: I'll [unintelligible] for it!
BC: I don't want your money...want your dirty money. (coughs) Sorry, I’m just a little sick, I’m just trying to catch my breath, so...just ignore me for a second. I could introduce the band, that’s always a good time killer, haha. Heh, heh, right, heh heh, right? Introduce the band, kill some time. Maybe, maybe, um, when I introduce this side, like, you can rise in unison over here. Yeah. Over here, Jeff Schroeder! Over there, Gingger Shankar! Lisa! Ste-heehee-Stephen. Question mark? Gabrial! Mr. Pooley! Mrs. Pooley! Jimmy Chamberlin. And they thunder to their--to their feet like.... Alright, well, that’s the end of the show, thanks for coming. Yeah. Hey, it’s been a good show so far, right? That’s why this should be the end of the show right here, heh heh heh. Think about that, think about that later when you’re condemning me. Heh heh heh heh heh. You’re blogging. Hahaha! Hahaha. Alright, anyway, like to play a song you don’t know. Yeah, even though it’s widely available. Um, it’s called The Rose March.
The Rose March (acoustic)
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Today
> Tarantula
> G.L.O.W.
Gossamer / Foreplay
> The Sounds of Silence
> Li’l Red Riding Hood
(BC at beginning: Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve come to the end of the show. But before we go, we’d like to sing a cautionary tale. Because it’s a big, bad world. Before we leave, we want you to take this in your heart. So should you meet this on the path of life, you’ll know what to do. It’s true.)
(BC over big rock ending: Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen, we are the Smashing Pumpkins. We got our blues on for you.)
BC: Thank you!
[encore break]
That’s the Way (acoustic)
BC: Thank you very much, thank you. Well, we hope you’ve enjoyed the show. Thank you. We hope you’ve enjoyed the show. Heh heh heh, yes. And that’s about it, heh heh heh, that’s the end of the show. What’s going on up there? Heh heh heh, oh, digital effects.
I Am One Pt. 2