The Smashing Pumpkins 1996-04-24

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April 24, 1996 – Milan, IT
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
Infinite Sadness tour
DateApril 24, 1996
VenuePalatrussardi
Coordinates45°29′29″N 9°7′45″E
LocationMilan, IT
Venue typeArena
Capacity9,000
PersonnelBilly Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jonathan Melvoin, Kerry Brown
Order of bandsFilter, The Smashing Pumpkins

Setlist

  1. "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" (over PA) 
  2. "Tonight, Tonight
  3. "Zero
  4. "Fuck You
  5. "Today
  6. "To Forgive
  7. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings
  8. "Thru the Eyes of Ruby
    1. "By Starlight
  9. "Disarm
  10. "Jellybelly
  11. "Porcelina of the Vast Oceans
  12. "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu" [Domenico Modugno(tease) (Volare) 
  13. (surf improv)
  14. "Muzzle
  15. "Cherub Rock

Encore one

  1. "1979
  2. "X.Y.U.

Encore two

  1. "Mayonaise

Encore three

  1. "Bodies
  2. "Silverfuck" [19:30] 
    1. "Dose" [Filter(tease) 
  3. "Farewell and Goodnight

Notes

  • Disarm performed acoustic
  • Kerry Brown joins in on a second drumkit for "Silverfuck"

Banter

[note: DJs obscure large amounts of stage banter]
MCIS
Tonight, Tonight
Zero
Fuck You
Corgan: Pronto! This song is for you, thank you so much for coming.
Today
Iha: Thanks.
To Forgive
Corgan: Thank you all. Thank you very very much. Put on the lights for a second, would you?
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Thru the Eyes of Ruby
By Starlight
Corgan: Thanks so much. Um, does anyone understand english? Um, you know when our first record came out in 1991, Gish, our record company in Italy wouldn't even put it out, they didn't think that Italian people would care for the Smashing Pumpkins, so to be standing in front of you playing such a great concert, I can't thank you enough.
Disarm
Jellybelly
Porcelina of the Vast Oceans
Iha: Thank you. That was a odyssey of the mind, unfortunately, at this time we'd like to thank our opening band Filter, thanks Filter, all the way from America...(unintelligible)
Corgan: We'd like to play you one of our favorite songs now, it's called Muzzle...(unintelligible)
Iha: Just had to get it out now.
Wretzky: No, I'm not ready.
Corgan: Let's all sing a song while D'arcy gets ready.
unknown tease
Corgan: (unintelligible)
surf improv
Corgan: Are ready now?
Wretzky: Yeah, I think so.
Muzzle
Cherub Rock
Corgan: Thanks.
[encore break]
Iha: You are very kind. thank you all very much.
Wretzky: Did you take drugs or grappa?
Iha: I say grazie a grappa.
Wretzky: I couldn't say grappa last night.
Corgan: Awww, grappa no good, no good, no good.
Iha: We all will drink grappa.
Corgan: We'd you like to play you a little song, it heralds the dawning of our new age.
1979
X.Y.U.
[encore break]
Corgan: Everyone knows, Schumacher's out, Iha's in. They call him the legs. We'd like to do this song, thank you so much for a wonderful evening, we appreciate you all coming so much.
Mayonaise
[encore break]
Corgan: Sure you don't wanna go home? Are you sure? Alright, you asked for it.
Bodies
Silverfuck / Dose (tease)
Farewell and Goodnight

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