The Smashing Pumpkins 2016-04-04

April 4, 2016 – New York, NY, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
In Plainsong tour
Date	April 4, 2016
Venue	Beacon Theatre
Coordinates	40°46′50″N 73°58′52″W
Location	New York, NY, US
Venue type	Theater
Capacity	2,894
Personnel	Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jeff Schroeder, Katie Cole, Sierra Swan, Liz Phair, Jack Bates
Order of bands	Liz Phair, The Smashing Pumpkins
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In Plainsong: An Acoustic-Electro Evening. Liz Phair guests on "Thirty-three" for the first time; she will do so at every remaining show on the tour.

Setlist

Pre-set

1. "Red Dirt" (VIP) (acoustic) 
2. "Being Beige" (VIP) (acoustic) 
3. "My Life and Times" (VIP) (acoustic) 

Set

1. "Cardinal Rule" (acoustic) 
2. "Stumbleine" (acoustic) 
3. "Tonight, Tonight" (acoustic) 
4. "The World's Fair" (acoustic) 
5. "Space Oddity" [David Bowie] (acoustic) 
6. "Thirty-Three" (acoustic) 
7. "Jesus, I" [traditional] (acoustic) 
   1. "Mary Star of the Sea" (acoustic) 
8. "Mayonaise" (acoustic) 
9. "Soma" 
10. "Rocket" 
11. "Spaceboy" (acoustic) 
12. "Today" (acoustic) 
13. "Whir" (acoustic) 
14. "Disarm" 
15. "Sorrows (In Blue)" 
16. "Eye" 
17. "Saturnine" 
18. "Identify" 
19. "1979" (acoustic) 
20. "Stand Inside Your Love" (acoustic) 
21. "Pinwheels" (acoustic) 
22. "Lily (My One and Only)" (acoustic) 
23. "Malibu" [Hole] 
24. "The Spaniards" 

Encore

25. "Angie" [The Rolling Stones] (acoustic) 

Notes

• "Thirty-three" with Liz Phair on vocals
• "Malibu" and "The Spaniards" with Jack Bates on bass

Banter

Cardinal Rule (Billy solo acoustic)
Stumbleine (Billy solo acoustic)
Tonight, Tonight (Billy solo acoustic)
The World’s Fair (Billy solo acoustic)
Space Oddity (Billy/Jeff acoustic)
Thirty-three (Billy/Jeff acoustic w/Liz Phair)
BC: Liz Phair, thank you.
Jesus, I / Mary Star of the Sea (Billy/Jeff acoustic)
BC: [tape cuts in] So sit back and enjoy what we like to call the Siamese Suite.
Mayonaise (Billy/Jeff acoustic)
Soma
> Rocket
Spaceboy
Today
Whir
Disarm (Billy solo keyboard)
Sorrows in Blue
Eye
Saturnine
Identify
1979
BC: Now before you sit back down, we just wanna say thank you! Thank you, heh heh. Heh heh heh heh.
Stand Inside Your Love
Pinwheels
Lily
BC: Thank you very much. We’ve reached the end of this journey. (crowd disapproves) It’s true. I can only tell the truth. Heh heh heh heh heh. So before we run away, like to introduce the band to you and a special guest. On the drums, Mr. Jimmy Chamberlin. Jimmy Chamberlin. On the guitar, the Shredder, Mr. Jeff Schroeder. Jeff Schroeder. On my far right, your left, the master of the Rhodes, heh heh, Ms. Sierra Swan. Joining us tonight as an official member of the Smashing Pumpkins, Mr. Jack Bates. Part of our family. Family men. And uh, taking us into this number, it’s a song I wrote with Ms. Courtney Love for the Celebrity Skin album by Hole. I was there...and so was she. Ms. Katie Cole.
Malibu (with Jack Bates)
> The Spaniards (with Jack Bates)
[encore break]
Angie (abandoned after one chord)
BC: Wrong key. (plays one chord) Right? Yeah, second try, (sarcastic) sorry. Didn’t think I was gonna fire somebody tonight.
Angie (abandoned before lyrics)
BC: Whoa. Gee, I don’t know what to do, should I break my guitar? See, 20 years ago, I would’ve lost my mind. But now I’m a father and a responsible U.S. citizen. I’m just gonna hand them this guitar and tune it and I’m gonna talk to you because...it’s just so brutal. (guitar tech collects guitar) That’s the young man, Jeremy, who’s gonna get fired. Nah, I don’t wanna fire him, he’s a nice guy. I’m gonna fire you (pointing at crowd). Did you enjoy the show? Woo! New York is the best, you know it. You know, being from Chicago, it’s not...(a few cheers) - there’s five people here from Chicago. Jeff, you’re from Los Angeles - woo! It’s not that we argue with the idea that New York is the best, it’s the best. The best. I used to live here, amazing city. I didn’t move away for city reasons. What irritates us is you guys know it’s the best and you walk around like “We’re the best.” You’re the best. Now Jeff, be honest: where’s the best bagel in America? He said where I live in Chicago, Highland Park, heh heh heh. (Billy gets his re-tuned guitar and puts it on) Some girl just yelled “Do mushrooms.” Okay, after the show.
Angie
BC: Thank you very much, New York City, thank you, thank you, thank you.

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