The Smashing Pumpkins 1994-03-23
| March 23, 1994 – Normal, IL, US | |
|---|---|
| Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| Rock Invasion tour | |
| Date | March 23, 1994 |
| Venue | Redbird Arena |
| Coordinates | 40°30′38″N 88°59′56″W |
| Location | Normal, IL, US |
| Venue type | Arena |
| Capacity | 10,500 |
| Personnel | Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Jimmy Chamberlin |
| Order of bands | Red Red Meat, The Smashing Pumpkins |
Setlist
Soundcheck
- "Geek U.S.A."
- "Tristessa"
- "Siva" (tease)
- "Hummer"
- "How Many More Times" [Led Zeppelin] (tease)
- "Hello Kitty Kat"
- "Jellybelly"
- "Disarm" (heavy version)
- "Jackboot"
Set
- "Rocket"
- "Quiet"
- "Today"
- "Disarm"
- "Snail"
- "I Am One" (with rant) [6:48]
- "Cherub Rock"
- "Drown" [5:00]
- "Hummer" [5:50]
- "Geek U.S.A."
- "Soma"
- "Siva" [4:26]
Encore one
- "Starla" [7:50]
Encore two
- "Spaceboy"
- (instrumental) [3:01]
- "Silverfuck" [13:54]
- "Over the Rainbow" [Harold Arlen / Yip Harburg] (tease)
- "Jackboot"
- "Sweet Sweet" [0:59]
Notes
- Soundcheck incomplete
Banter
Iha: We salute you, Normal.
Wretzky: Good evening.
Rocket
Corgan (over Quiet
intro): Welcome to the rock show!
Quiet
Corgan: Hi.
Today
Corgan: Thank you.
Disarm
Corgan: Thanks. Ssh. You're too kind. Hello. Welcome. Hello!
Iha: (random noises)
Corgan: Welcome to the first show of our new tour.
Iha: Fuckin' yeah.
Corgan: You'll ah, you'll be happy to know this will be only one that we'll remember. So, we would like to play you a song off our first record called Fish.
Iha: Aaah!
Corgan: It's called Snail.
Snail
I Am One
all I ever wanted was everything
all I ever wanted was everything
all I ever wanted was everything and all I got was shit
nothing can be taken from me that hasn't already been taken
nothing can be taken from me that hasn't already been taken
there's nothing you can say that hasn't been said
nothing you can feel that hasn't been felt
no pain you can hurt that you have not hurt before
gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gim gim gim gim gim nothing
gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gim gim gim gim gim nothing
gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gim gim gim gim gim nothing
gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme nothing
I'll testify
I testify
I bear witness
it was real
oh yeah!
oh yeah
cut the shit
cut the shit
gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gim gim gim gim gim nothing
gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gim gim gim gim gim nothing
and there's nothing
nothing
nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing
there's nothing, nothing there's nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing
nothing, nothing, nothing
Cherub Rock
Corgan: My shit's all fucked up. Pardon me. James will tell you a joke.
Iha: All right, it's time for the human beat box! Come on! (beatboxing). Damn, kick a motherfuckin' dope ass jam for the fuckin' Normal, yeah, yeah motherfuckin' Normal!
Corgan: (uninteligible)
Iha: I'm sorry, I just lost my mind.
Corgan: No one can hear what you're saying anyway.
Iha: I said, "damn, yeah kick a motherfuckin' jam, yeah!" And uh, this next song is uh, a song I'm sure you all know and love. It's an alternative classic.
Corgan: It's an alternative classic?
Iha: This is uh, pre-Dream.
Corgan: Anyway, what I was going to say is uh, thanks to you ten people who used to come see us at the Gallery. I would like to thank each and every one of you individually. I know all you people didn't come see us at the Gallery like four years ago. But thanks.
Drown
Hummer
Geek U.S.A.
Soma
Corgan: Thank you very much for having us.
Iha: I found a Birkenstock. Here. Oh wait, you're going to throw it back at me.
Corgan: If there's anything we don't need it's shoes. If you get my drift.
Siva
[encore break]
Iha: Thank you Normal. Thanks a lot but uh, it looks very hot and gross and sticky in the middle. Kinda like a pancake that's been microwaved with a lot of syrup. I'm sorry, I apologize for my cryptic humor. Then again you can't even tell what I'm saying so I might as well recite my Beowulf for them.
Starla
Corgan: Thank you Bloomington/Normal!
[encore break]
Iha: (sings uninteligibly)
Spaceboy
(unknown instrumental)
Suffer (tease)
Silverfuck
Sweet Sweet
Corgan: Thanks a lot. Thank you.
Iha: Thank you.
Corgan: (uninteligible) Hey, all you people up there, thank you too.
