The Smashing Pumpkins 2024-07-16

July 16, 2024 – Pireas, GR
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
The World Is A Vampire 2024 tour
Date	July 16, 2024
Venue	Peace and Friendship Stadium
Coordinates	37°56′33″N 23°40′2″E
Location	Pireas, GR
Venue type	Arena
Capacity	14,940
Personnel	Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, Kiki Wong, Jack Bates, Katie Cole
Order of bands	The Smashing Pumpkins
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July 16, 2024 was the second ever Smashing Pumpkins show to take place in Greece. The first was during the Adore tour, over 26 years prior.

Setlist

1. "Atum" (prerecorded) 
2. "The Everlasting Gaze" 
3. "Doomsday Clock" 
4. "Zoo Station" [U2] 
   1. (drum solo)
5. "Today" 
6. "Thru the Eyes of Ruby" 
7. "Spellbinding" 
8. "Tonight, Tonight" 
9. "That Which Animates The Spirit" 
10. "Ava Adore" 
11. "Disarm" (acoustic) 
12. "Springtimes" 
13. "Mayonaise" 
14. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" 
15. "Empires" 
16. "Beguiled" 
17. "1979" 
18. "Rhinoceros" 
19. "Jellybelly" 
20. "Gossamer" [13:43] 
    1. "The Spaniards" (tease) 
21. "Master of Puppets" [Metallica] (tease) 
22. "Cherub Rock" 
23. "Zero" 
    1. "Love Gun" [Kiss] 

Banter

Atum Intro
The Everlasting Gaze
Doomsday Clock
> Zoo Station
Today
Thru the Eyes of Ruby
Iha: Yuh, Ath.... Yuh, Athena. [Greek]. [Greek]. We are the Smashing Pumpkins and we are so glad to be here tonight, thank you so much for coming out.
Spellbinding
Tonight, Tonight
That Which Animates the Spirit
Ava Adore
(BC before bridge: Atheeeens! Ow! Can't wait for the summer to start.)
Disarm (acoustic)
Iha: And now, to the stage, Katie Cole, everyone, Katie Cole.
Springtimes
BC: Thank you very much, thank you. We're very happy to be back here again. In lovely, balmy Athens, Greece.
Iha: It's hot as hell. It's hot as hell out here. I went to the Acropolis and it was burning up.
BC: Just think what their ancestors went through in building the Acropolis in that heat.
Iha: Jesus!
BC: Just think.
Iha: I mean, it was hot up there. The sun beating down on me. There was a small gila monster, I, uh, I didn't know what to do. And then I bought a bottle of water.
BC: James, they don't care.
Iha: That's okay, that's cool, I respect that, I respect Greece, it's a beautiful place. Had some white wine.
BC: James, as you know, I'm a vegan.
Iha: Yes.
BC: Yesterday, I had a vegan gyros.
Iha: Oh, how was that? How was that?
BC: It wasn't very good, heh heh heh.
Iha: Oh, come on, heh heh.
BC: Not like we used to get back in Chicago.
Iha: (Chicago accent) Now, in Chicago....
BC: Anyway. Thank you so much for being with us tonight, we're so appreciative of you. This is the last night of our tour.
Iha: OMG.
BC: I said, let's end our tour somewhere where it's hot. The men are beautiful, the women are beautiful...
Iha: Yes.
BC: ...the Acropolis is...
Iha: Burnin' up.
BC: ...the Acropolis.
Iha: Heh heh heh!
BC: Anyway, we'd like to play a special song for you this evening.
(Iha starts Mayonaise)
BC: I wasn't done with my introduction! Heh heh heh! We wrote this song back in 1992. You might recognize it from the Siamese Dream album. I don't know what the Greek translation is.
Mayonaise
> Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Empires
(BC before Kiki outro solo: Kiki!!)
Beguiled
> 1979
Rhinoceros
Jellybelly
> Gossamer / The Spaniards
Iha: Alright alright. Thank you so much, Athens, Athena. I'd like to introduce the band. The latest member of the Smashing Pumpkins, all the way from Texas and California, Miss Kiki Wong!
Master of Puppets (tease - Kiki)
Iha: Nice. Nice. On vocals and acoustic guitar, all the way from Down Under, Australia, Miss Katie Cole, everyone, Katie Cole. And now, you know him, you love him, on the bass guitar, from Manchester, England, Mr. Jack Bates. Mr. Rock Steady, the heartbeat of the band, all the way from...land of Lincoln, Mr. Jimmyyyy Chamberlin! And now, lead guitar, lead vocals, Mr. Billyyyyyyy Corgan! Thank you guys so much, I'm James and this is called Cherub Rock!
Cherub Rock
> Zero
(BC after final lyrics: Thank you very much, thank you! Thank you!)
> Love Gun (tease)
Iha: Thank you so much. Goodnight. Get home safe.