The Smashing Pumpkins 1997-02-26

February 26, 1997 – New York, NY, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
Artist	The Smashing Pumpkins
Date	February 26, 1997
Venue	Madison Square Garden
Coordinates	40°45′2″N 73°59′37″W
Location	New York, NY, US
Venue type	Arena
Capacity	20,000
Personnel	Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Matt Walker, Dennis Flemion, Chris Vrenna
Order of bands	The Smashing Pumpkins, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen, others
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February 26, 1997 was the 39th Annual Grammy Awards. The Smashing Pumpkins won Best Hard Rock Performance for "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" – their first Grammy – although they lost in the additional six categories they were nominated for:

• Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness – Album of the Year, Best Alternative Music Performance
• "1979" – Record of the Year, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
• "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" – Best Pop Instrumental Performance

The event included two interviews with the band, a performance of "1979" and the acceptance speech. "1979" was performed with Matt Walker on drums, and former Nine Inch Nails drummer Chris Vrenna on a second kit. The performance notably made heavy use of electronic sampling and beats, akin to the Roli Mosimann remixes found on the 1979 (Mixes) release from Virgin.

Setlist

Pre-set

1. (interview)
2. (interview)

Set

1. "1979" 
2. (speech)

Notes

• "1979" with Chris Vrenna on second drum kit

Banter

(unknown)

Videos

"1979"