The Smashing Pumpkins 2024-06-08

June 8, 2024 – London, UK
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
The World Is A Vampire 2024 tour
Date	June 8, 2024
Venue	The O2 Arena
Coordinates	51°30′10″N 0°0′12″E
Location	London, UK
Venue type	Arena
Capacity	20,000
Attendance	20,000
Personnel	Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, Kiki Wong, Jack Bates, Katie Cole
Order of bands	Weezer, The Smashing Pumpkins
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June 8, 2024 was The Smashing Pumpkins' first show in London in nearly six years.

Setlist

1. "The Everlasting Gaze" 
2. "Doomsday Clock" 
3. "Zoo Station" [U2] 
   1. (drum solo)
4. "Today" 
5. "Thru the Eyes of Ruby" 
6. "Spellbinding" 
7. "Tonight, Tonight" 
8. "That Which Animates The Spirit" 
9. "Ava Adore" 
10. "Disarm" (acoustic) 
11. "Springtimes" 
12. "Mayonaise" 
13. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" 
14. "Empires" 
15. "Beguiled" 
16. "1979" 
17. "Birch Grove" 
18. "Panopticon" 
19. "Shame" (tease) 
20. "Jellybelly" 
21. "Rhinoceros" 
22. "Gossamer" [11:36] 
    1. "The Spaniards" (tease) 
23. "Cherub Rock" (abandoned) 
24. "Cherub Rock" (tease) 
25. "Cherub Rock" 
26. "Zero" 
    1. "Love Gun" [Kiss] (tease) 

Notes

• Augustus and Philomena Corgan are onstage dancing during "Beguiled"
• Katie Cole sings lead vocals on the first verse of "Springtimes"

Banter

Atum Intro
The Everlasting Gaze
> Doomsday Clock
Zoo Station
Today
Thru the Eyes of Ruby
Iha: Thank you, thank you so much. Thank you, London. How are you guys doin’? Thank you for coming out tonight. We are gonna rock for another four hours, so uh...be prepared. Uh, we appreciate you coming out, thank you again.
Spellbinding
Tonight, Tonight
That Which Animates the Spirit
Ava Adore
(BC before bridge: Londooon! Thank you so much.)
Disarm (acoustic)
Springtimes
BC: Thank you so much, ladies and gentlemen! We hope you’re having a wonderful time, as we are, thank you so much. This building tonight is sold out, thanks to you, we’re so appreciative of you! Now...despite my reputation...you mighta heard I had a reputation.
Iha: Oh boy.
BC: Have you heard about that, James?
Iha: Hey, how’re you guys doing?
BC: James and I would like to play you a song now that, uh, this young man over here and I wrote back in 1992.
Iha: Jesus, so long ago.
BC: From a little album we like to call Siamese Dream....
Mayonaise
> Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Iha: Thank you guys so much! As we say in America, awesome and thank you.
Empires
(BC before Kiki outro solo: Kiki!!)
Beguiled
1979
Iha: Alright alright, thank you, London, uh, I’d like to, uh, thank Teen Mortgage and um, the awesome Weezer for playing a special night. Those guys are great. Thank you again so much.
Birch Grove
Panopticon
> Shame (tease - instrumental + one verse)
> Jellybelly
Rhinoceros
> Gossamer (incl. The Spaniards tease)
Iha: [unintelligible]. Thank you so much. Uh, I’d like to introduce the band. The latest member of the Smashing Pumpkins, all the way from Texas and Sacramento, Miss Kiki Wong. Kiki. Kiki Wong, everybody. From Down Under, from Australia, on vocals and guitar, Miss Katie Cole, everybody, Katie Cole. You know him, you love him, he’s one of yours. From Manchester, England, Mr. Jack Bates. Jack Bates, everybody. I love bass guitar. And now on the motherfuckin’ drums.... He’s beatin’ the shit outta those drums every night. It’s giving him pains -- I feel the pain -- Mr. Jimmyyyyy Chamberlin! I’m on guitar, I’m James. Thank you so much. Lead vocals, hot guitar, Mr. Billyyyyy Corgan!
Cherub Rock (abandoned right after Billy joins in - his guitar isn’t working)
BC: Sorry, heh heh heh. Can we do that intro one more time?, heh heh heh.
Iha: And now on...!
Cherub Rock (tease - half through drumroll)
Cherub Rock
> Zero
(BC after final lyrics: Thank you very much, thank you!!!)
> Love Gun (tease)
Iha: Thank you guys so much! You are the best. Thank you so much, London.