The Smashing Pumpkins 2022-04-30

April 30, 2022 – Memphis, TN, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
Rock Invasion 2 tour
Date	April 30, 2022
Festival	Beale Street Music Festival
Venue	Memphis Fairgrounds ; (Terminix Stage)
Coordinates	35°7′11″N 89°58′54″W
Location	Memphis, TN, US
Venue type	Festival
Personnel	Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, James Iha, Jeff Schroeder, Jack Bates
Order of bands	…, Chevelle, Stone Temple Pilots, The Smashing Pumpkins
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On April 30, 2022 The Smashing Pumpkins performed at the annual Beale Street Music Festival as the first date of 2022's Rock Invasion 2 tour. The band was scheduled to perform at the 2020 festival as part of the original Rock Invasion 2 tour, but it along with the whole tour was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The show was delayed by 90 minutes due to an emergency evacuation of the crowd following bad weather. Some fans reported hiding in the portable toilets for up to an hour to avoid having to leave the venue and still maintain a spot close to the stage.

This show was notable for having the first non-VIP full-band performance of "Ugly", and for the resurgence of the Talking Heads cover "Once in a Lifetime" which had not been performed since the band's breakup in 2000.

Setlist[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

Set started at 11:45 P.M. (90 minutes late) and shortened after emergency evacuation of the crowd due to lightning
First performance of "Once in a Lifetime" since 2000-11-06
First full band performance of "Ugly" since 2013-05-14, first public performance during an SP show since 1995-02-27, and first public full band performance
First performance of "If There is a God" since 2013-08-06
First performance of "X.Y.U." since 2013-08-13

Banter[edit | edit source]

(incomplete due to lack of full show source)

Iha: How you guys doin'? Thanks, thanks for stickin' around, I have -- heh. This is uh, not on schedule but uh, thank you so much for your patience and uh, coming back, we pre -- appreciate it all.
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Today
Ugly
Drown
Quiet
Once in a Lifetime
Solara
Cherub Rock
Zero
If There is a God
X.Y.U.

Photos and memorabilia[edit | edit source]