The Smashing Pumpkins 2023-09-02
| September 2, 2023 – Toronto, ON, CA | |
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 Official poster by Matt Ryan Tobin | |
| Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| The World Is A Vampire tour | |
| Date | September 2, 2023 |
| Venue | Budwesier Stage |
| Coordinates | 43°37′46″N 79°24′55″W |
| Location | Toronto, ON, CA |
| Venue type | Amphitheater |
| Capacity | 16,000 |
| Personnel | Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jeff Schroeder, Jack Bates, Katie Cole |
| Order of bands | Rival Sons, Interpol, The Smashing Pumpkins |
At noon, Billy Corgan, James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin appeared on 102.1 The Edge for an interview and induction into the station's Rock of Fame. The event took place on Sugar Beach, outside the station's studio.
Setlist[edit | edit source]
- "Atum" (prerecorded)
- "The Everlasting Gaze"
- "Doomsday Clock"
- "Once in a Lifetime" [Talking Heads] [5:49]
- "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"
- "Limelight" [Rush] (tease)
- "Cherub Rock"
- "Zero"
Banter[edit | edit source]
Atum Intro
The Everlasting Gaze
> Doomsday Clock
> Once in a Lifetime
Iha: Thank you so much. How are you guys doin’? We are the Smashing Pumpkins, thank you so much for coming out.
Today
Perfect
Disarm (acoustic)
The Celestials
Purple Blood
> Ava Adore
(BC after Jimmy solo: Ow! Mr. Jimmy Chamberlin on the drums!)
Iha: Thank you so much, Toronto. How are you guys doin’? Alright, alright. Uh, we really appreciate you coming out tonight. It’s a rockin’ night in Toronto. We’d like to thank Interpol and Rival Sons...for bringing it. Bringing the rock.
BC: Now, James? (tapping his mic)
Iha: Yes?
BC: James!
Iha: (laughing) Yes? Yes?
BC: James, can you hear me?!
Iha: Yes, what’s up?!
BC: Normally...(Iha squints at Billy) heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh, normally I’d ask you how you are, but not tonight.
Iha: No! I’m –- I’m good, actually.
BC: No, I don’t wanna know how you are.
Iha: I, uh, nobody cares anyway, so–-
BC: I wanna know how your day was, how was your day?
Iha: You know, it was pretty good, uhhhh, we went to that, uh...jesus, what’s the radio station called? The –- the Edge, the Edge, the Edge, it was very nice. They’re very nice in their–-
BC: (DJ voice) 102.1 The Edge!
Iha: That’s right, the Edge.
BC: (DJ voice) 102.1 The Edge!
Iha: Give it up to Toronto’s finest.
BC: (normal voice) But, James, that was a great honor, being uh, inducted into their Hall of Fame...
Iha: Yes.
BC: ...but I want you to tell the truth!
Iha: Alright.
BC: James?
Iha: Yes?
BC: There’s a lot these people don’t know about you, you’re a very private person, I appreciate that, I respect that, but please tell the people the truth about what you did today, tell them the truth. Don’t dilly dally about, just tell ‘em the truth.
Iha: Well, I got up and uh...I don’t know if you really wanna hear it, this is very mundane. (crowd cheers) Alright, I’ll -– I’ll spice it up. (exaggerated rock star voice) I was in my hotel room, it was insane! I took a shower! I changed my socks. Now it’s like I’m gonna rock out tonight in Toronto!
BC: Still...
Iha: (normal voice) The truth.
BC: ...still, I desist, you do not tell the truth. I’m gonna tell the truth right now, what this man was doing today. Did anyone see the Snowbirds in the sky today?
Iha: Those are pretty cool, pretty bitchin’.
BC: James...
Iha: Yeah?
BC: ...I want you to admit that you were up there flying with the Snowbirds today.
Iha: Heh.
BC: Heh, you didn’t know you were a pilot.
Iha: Yes, I-I was in the military for many years and I, uh....
BC: The world famous Snowbirds.
Iha: Yes. I was, uh, in the Blue Angels first and then I graduated to the Snowbirds and uh, you know, it was a good time flying in formation and uh, no accidents happily and uh, we had a great time up there.
BC: See, that wasn’t that hard! That wasn’t hard.
Iha: No, I -– no, it was not that hard, I, yeah, I just wanted to keep it cool, like uh, the pilot thing.
BC: Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for such a lovely, incredible evening, thank you so much, we’re so honored to be with you tonight.
Iha: Oh, Canada.
BC: And uh, we take this moment, not only to celebrate 35 plus years of the Smashing Pumpkins....
Iha: Oh my god.
BC: If only you’d put your time into the band and not the Snowbirds, we might be in a different spot right now but that’s not to talk about right here.
Iha: That’s neither here nor there.
BC: Two passions. Me and the NWA, you and the Snowbirds. Anyway! We like to dedicate this song to everybody here, thank you so much for coming.
Iha: Show’s done, we’re just gonna keep talkin’ alllll fuckin’ night. Just gonna freestyle.
BC: We dedicate this song to you, it’s a little song we wrote back in 1994. It’s a little song we call Tonight, Tonight.
Tonight, Tonight (Billy/Iha acoustic)
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
This Time
Spellbinding
Hubble Bubble (Toil and Trouble)
> Jellybelly
Empires
(BC after final lyrics: Toronto!)
Hummer
> Beguiled
1979
Iha: Alright alright, thank you guys so much. You guys have been awesome. I’d like to introduce the band. On vocals and acoustic guitar, singer/songwriter recording artist, Katie Cole, everyone. Katie Cole. You know him, you love him, on the bass guitar, from Manchester, England, Mr. Jack Bates. Jack Bates, everyone. And now, from Hollywood, California, on the guitar, Mr. Jeffff Schroeder. Jeff, what have you got for our Canadian friends?
Limelight (tease - Jeff)
Iha: We’re living in the limelight, people. Alright. And now, from the great state of Illinois, on the drums, you know him, you love him, Mr. Jimmyyyy Chamberlin! Jimmy Chamberlin over there. Without further ado, on vocals, lead guitar, Mr. Billyyyyy Corgan! You guys are the best. I’m James Iha and this is called Cherub Rock.
Cherub Rock
> Zero
(BC immediately after final lyrics: Thank you very much, Toronto!)
> Love Gun (tease)
Iha: Thank you guys so much! You’re the best. Have a good night, get home safe. You’re good.