The Smashing Pumpkins 2023-08-31
| August 31, 2023 – Bristow, VA, US | |
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 Official poster by Kelly Roman | |
| Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| The World Is A Vampire tour | |
| Date | August 31, 2023 |
| Venue | Jiffy Lube Live |
| Coordinates | 38°47′7″N 77°35′25″W |
| Location | Bristow, VA, US |
| Venue type | Amphitheater |
| Capacity | 25,262 |
| Personnel | Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jeff Schroeder, Jack Bates, Katie Cole |
| Order of bands | Rival Sons, Interpol, The Smashing Pumpkins |
Setlist
- "Atum" (prerecorded)
- "The Everlasting Gaze"
- "Doomsday Clock"
- "Once in a Lifetime" [Talking Heads]
- "Today"
- "Perfect"
- "Disarm" (acoustic)
- "The Celestials"
- "Purple Blood"
- "Ava Adore"
- (drum solo)
- "Tonight, Tonight" (acoustic)
- "Bullet with Butterfly Wings"
- "This Time"
- "Spellbinding"
- "Hubble Bubble (Toil and Trouble)" [Manfred Mann]
- "Jellybelly"
- "Empires"
- "Hummer"
- "Beguiled"
- "1979"
- (unknown) (tease)
- "Cherub Rock"
- "X.Y.U." (tease)
- "Space Oddity" [Davie Bowie] (tease)
- "Zero"
Notes
- Augustus and Philomena Corgan are on stage dancing for "Beguiled"
Banter
(incomplete due to lack of full show source)
Atum Intro
The Everlasting Gaze
> Doomsday Clock
> Once in a Lifetime
Today
Perfect
Disarm (acoustic)
The Celestials
Purple Blood
Ava Adore
(BC after Jimmy solo: Ow! Mr. Jimmy Chamberlin on the drums! Juh juh, juh juh, juh Jimmy, Jimmy.)
BC: ...children are here tonight, I’d like to tell you they’re paying attention to the show. But honestly, they don’t give a fuck, they’re backstage playing Nintendo.
Iha: They’re not [unintelligible]. I mean, they got some good games on that, uh, Switch.
BC: It’s like...Mario: number one, Dad: number two.
Iha: Hey, it’s a pretty good game, it’s–-
BC: Mario: number one, Dad: number two.
Iha: It’s a best selling game worldwide.
BC: So in the spirit of Mario, I’d like to reach for that star.
Iha: [unintelligible word or noise].
BC: And crush it with my goth hands into stardust. And fill your empty heart with, uh, Mario stardust. So that your heart would turn black.
Iha: Where is this--?
BC: And now you understand what I’m about to say. I’m just-a joking. One thing we’ve learned in 36 years is our jokes aren’t funny, but we still make them. Because...we don’t give a fuck, heh heh heh. But where we do care...with what little shred of decency we have left after 36 years in the rapacious and horrific music business.... Hahaha, you like where I’m going with this, don’t you? We dedicate this next song to all of you in our most humble and sincere act of appreciation. All jokes aside, we’re so appreciative. I can’t even tell you, words do not express how we feel about those who’ve supported us, and to the young people coming to see us play, thank you. It’s up there with the most awesome feelings in the world. Number one: Mario. Number two: Dad. Number three: this is awesome. So we dedicate this song to you. Little song we wrote back in 1994, a song we call Tonight, Tonight.
Tonight, Tonight (Billy/Iha acoustic)
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
This Time
Spellbinding
Hubble Bubble (Toil and Trouble)
> Jellybelly
Empires
Hummer
> Beguiled
1979
Iha: [cuts in] Lead vocals, lead guitar, Mr. Billyyyy Corgan!
unknown (tease)
Iha: (high pitched) Alright! [cuts out]
Cherub Rock
> X.Y.U. (tease - during Billy’s transition solo)
> Space Oddity (tease - Billy/Jeff instrumental w/Iha countdown)
> Zero
(BC immediately after final lyrics: Thank you very much!)
> Love Gun (tease)