The Smashing Pumpkins 1996-06-15
| June 15, 1996 – San Francisco, CA, US | |
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| Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| Infinite Sadness tour | |
| Date | June 15, 1996 |
| Festival | Tibetan Freedom Concert |
| Venue | Golden Gate Park |
| Coordinates | 37°46′11″N 122°28′37″W |
| Location | San Francisco, CA, US |
| Venue type | Park |
| Capacity | 50,000 |
| Personnel | Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jonathan Melvoin |
| Order of bands | John Lee Hooker, Richie Havens, Biz Markie, Cibo Matto, Pavement, A Tribe Called Quest, Foo Fighters, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Beastie Boys |
June 15, 1996 was the inaugural Tibetan Freedom Concert. It drew crowd of around 100,000 over the two-day event, raising around $800,000 USD.[1]
Full performance
Setlist[edit | edit source]
Pre-set[edit | edit source]
- (interview)
Set[edit | edit source]
- "Bullet with Butterfly Wings"
- "Zero"
- "Tonight, Tonight"
- "Fuck You"
- "Silverfuck" [23:49]
Banter[edit | edit source]
D’arcy: Hello? Hello.
BC: Hi. Thanks for comin'. Hey John, it’s too loud. Thanks for comin'.
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Zero
BC: Hi, um, just want to say hi, thank you all for coming. It’s really cool that you're here and we're here for the same reason, for the--the people of Tibet. And uh...that's about it. Heh, no one seems to hear, so....
Tonight, Tonight
Iha: Alright! How are you rockin'!? Alright! Havin' a good time? We give you the evil hand salute...(Billy starts Fuck You)...evil death salute.
Fuck You
Silverfuck / Dose
Photos and memorabilia[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Stolder, Steven (August 8, 1996). "Beastie Boys, Smashing Pumpkins Headline Tibetan Freedom Concert". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 June 2017.