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[[Category:Live performances for charity]]
[[Category:Live performances for charity]]

Latest revision as of 07:50, 19 December 2023

February 17, 1997 – New York City, NY, US
Live performance by Billy Corgan
ArtistBilly Corgan
DateFebruary 17, 1997
VenueCarnegie Hall
Coordinates40°45′54″N 73°58′48″W
LocationNew York City, NY, US
Venue typeConcert hall
Capacity2,804
PersonnelBilly Corgan
Order of bandsBilly Corgan, John Cale, Allen Ginsberg, Philip Glass, Natalie Merchant, Michael Stipe, Patti Smith, others

February 17, 1997 was the annual Tibet House Benefit Concert organized by Philip Glass. Since 1990, the event has raised funds towards Tibet House US, the New York City non-profit that is part of the greater international network of Tibet Houses. The aim is to preserve the identity and culture of the Tibetan people that has been lost due to the Chinese invasion of Tibet and subsequent Tibetan diaspora.[1][2]

Relevant setlist[edit | edit source]

Set one[edit | edit source]

  1. "Blissed and Gone(acoustic) (live debut)
  2. "Death Don't Have No Mercy" [Reverend Gary Davis(acoustic) (only performance)

Set two[edit | edit source]

  1. "Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies" [John Cale(only performance)
  2. "Ship of Fools" [John Cale(only performance)
  3. "The Ballad of the Skeletons" [Allen Ginsberg(only performance)
  4. "E-Bow the Letter" [R.E.M.(only performance)
  5. "The Long Road" [Pearl Jam(only performance)
  6. "People Have the Power" [Patti Smith] (all-star jam) (only performance)

Notes[edit | edit source]

Banter[edit | edit source]

(unknown)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Durdin, Peggy (January 25, 1970). "The Dalai Lama's Tibet Lives On in Its Art". New York Times. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  2. Wong, Edward (November 28, 2015). "Tibetans Fight to Salvage Fading Culture in China". New York Times. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. https://smashingpumpkins.com/archives/tibet-house-benefit/