The Smashing Pumpkins 2024-08-04

August 4, 2024 – Bangor, ME, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
The World Is A Vampire 2024 tour
Date	August 4, 2024
Venue	Maine Savings Amphitheater
Coordinates	44°47′32″N 68°46′32″W
Location	Bangor, ME, US
Venue type	Amphitheater
Capacity	16,500
Personnel	Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, Kiki Wong, Jack Bates, Katie Cole
Order of bands	The Glorious Sons, The Smashing Pumpkins
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Setlist

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

Banter

(incomplete due to lack of full show source)

Atum Intro
The Everlasting Gaze
Doomsday Clock
Zoo Station
Today
Thru the Eyes of Ruby
Iha: [cuts in] ...and uh, thank you so much. It's a hot, humid night, let's, uh, let's, let's rock some more.
Spellbinding
Tonight, Tonight
That Which Animates the Spirit
Ava Adore
(BC before bridge: Bangooooooooooooor! Ow!)
Disarm (acoustic)
Springtimes
BC: Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen, thank you. Of course, the, uh, first time we ever came to Maine was right about the time this song was written.
Iha: You -- you remember that?
BC: I do remember the gig.
Iha: The first time we came to Maine?
BC: Portland, Maine, Portland, Maine. And you know how many people came to our show in Portland, Maine, James?
Iha: Uh, eight.
BC: 60, about 60, 60 people.
Iha: God bless.
BC: It was like, uh, there was a sign and it said “Free cocktails Monday night...”
Iha: Comedy.
BC: “...and Smashing Pumpkins,” it was one of those.
Iha: [unintelligible] alternative rock.
BC: And here we are all these years later. Thanks to you, of course. You having a good time? You know, James, the summer here only lasts like a month.
Iha: Really? Before--
BC: We’re right in the summer, it’s the one month of summer.
Iha: Before the unforgiving winter comes here and crushes people’s hope. I-I like it, I bet you it’s nice out though, I bet you--
BC: Well, that’s why I like -- that’s why they like our music. It’s the hopelessness, you know.
Iha: Heh heh heh. I bet you it’s really nice [unintelligible]; we’re just gonna talk freestyle right now about whatever the hell we want.
BC: Anyway...
Iha: Anyway.
BC: ...we’d like to play a song for you that we wrote about 1992 and it’s on the Siamese Dream album if you know this song.
Mayonaise
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Empires
(BC before Kiki outro solo: Kiki!!)
Beguiled
1979
Rhinoceros
Jellybelly
> Gossamer / The Spaniards
Iha: [cuts in] ...Smashing Pumpkins, on the guitar, all the way from Texas and California, Miss Kiki Wong.
Master of Puppets (tease - Kiki)
Iha: Nice, nice. On vocals and acoustic guitar, all the way from Down Under, Miss Katie Cole, everybody, Katie Cole.
Enter Sandman (tease - Billy plays the riff a few times in a slower tempo)
Iha: Was that a...shuffle Metallica? Texas shuffle? You know him, you love him, on the bass guitar, all the way from Manchester, England, Mr. Jack Bates, Jack Bates. And now, Mr. Rock Steady, the heartbeat of the band, on the drums, you know him, you love him too, Mr. Jimmyyyyyy Chamberlin! Lead vocals and rippin’ lead guitar, Mr. Billyyyyyy Corgan! Thank you guys so much, I am James Iha and this is called Cherub Rock.
Cherub Rock
BC: Haha!
Foxy Lady (tease - Billy, during transition solo)
Zero
(BC after final lyrics: Thank you very much!)
> Love Gun (tease)
Iha: Alright alright, thank you so much! Get home safe. Goodnight.