Billy Corgan 2005-08-04

August 4, 2005 – Tokyo, JP
Live performance by Billy Corgan
TheFutureEmbrace tour
Date	August 4, 2005
Venue	Shibuya-AX
Coordinates	35°39′58″N 139°42′0″E
Location	Tokyo, JP
Venue type	Club
Capacity	1,500
Personnel	Billy Corgan, Matt Walker, Linda Strawberry, Brian Liesegang
Order of bands	Syrup16g, Billy Corgan
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“ None of the shows on TheFutureEmbrace tour typify the difficult road I’d set out for myself than these 3 in Japan: demonstrated on this beautiful flyer. Only a few short years before, SP had headlined and sold out the famed Budokan arena, which we were all in awe of given its ties to local Chicago heroes, Cheap Trick. Yet only a few short years later I’d be standing in front of hundreds, not thousands, in half filled clubs, and couldn’t help but notice that many of the faces I’d come to recognize, and who often protested their undying loyalty only a short time before, were now noticeably absent. ” — Billy Corgan, The Smashing Pumpkins Archives

Setlist

1. "Bit 4" 
2. "Bit 5" 
3. "I'm Ready" (final performance)
4. "The CameraEye" 
5. "Mina Loy (M.O.H.)" 
6. "ToLoveSomebody" [Bee Gees] 
7. "Johanna" [Iggy Pop / James Williamson] 
8. "Now (And Then)" 
9. "Bit 7" 
10. "DIA" 
11. "Pretty, Pretty Star" 
12. "A100" 
13. "I Want You" [The Troggs] (final performance)
    1. "Pride (In the Name of Love)" [U2] (tease) 
14. "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" [AC/DC] 
15. "All Things Change" 

Encore

1. "Walking Shade" 
2. "Strayz" (final performance)

Notes

• Final performances of "I'm Ready", I Want You, and "Strayz"

Banter

Bit 4 Intro
Bit 5
I’m Ready
The Camera Eye
M.O.H.
To Love Somebody
Johanna
Now and Then
> Bit 7
DIA
BC: Good evening, thank you very much for coming. I thank you, my group thanks you for coming tonight. Uh...we love you, we like you. Um...this is a song we call (coughs) Pretty, Pretty Star.
Pretty, Pretty Star
A100
> I Want You / Pride
It’s a Long Way to the Top
BC: Huh. Billy Chew. Not Billy-san, Billy Chew. Actually, my Christian name is William. William in German means hard head. Heh heh. This is true, this is not a joke. My parents knew what they were doing when they named me William. Is everyone having a good time? Are you sure you wouldn’t rather be at a Japan X show? Heh heh. I love Japan X. Whatever happened to Japan X, they broke up or...are they still together? You don’t know? Heh. Uh, we’d like to play one more song for you. Uh, before we do, thank you very much for coming from our hearts and uh... Ah heh heh heh.
All Things Change
BC: Thank you.
[encore break]
Walking Shade
BC: Uh, we [unintelligible word]. Um, thank you very much again. Um, we’re playing here tomorrow night if you get a chance to come see us. Please go to the show tomorrow. Just pretend you’re going to the show, it’ll make me feel better. Um, but uh, thank you very much for coming, I appreciate it.
Strayz (Billy solo karaoke)
BC: God bless you, thank you.