Billy Corgan 1998-12-12

KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, 1998. Billy is joined by Mike Garson on nearly all songs.

December 12, 1998 – Los Angeles, CA, US
Live performance by Billy Corgan
Artist	Billy Corgan
Date	December 12, 1998
Festival	KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas
Venue	Shrine Auditorium
Coordinates	34°1′24″N 118°16′54″W
Location	Los Angeles, CA, US
Venue type	Auditorium
Capacity	6,300
Personnel	Billy Corgan, Mike Garson
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Setlist

1. "Lover" (acoustic) (only performance)
2. "Today" (acoustic) 
3. "To Sheila" (acoustic) 
4. "1979" (acoustic) 
5. "Rotten Apples" (acoustic) 
6. "Perfect" (acoustic) 
7. "Ava Adore" (acoustic) 
8. "If There Is a God" (acoustic) (live debut)
9. "Shame" (acoustic) 
10. "Muzzle" (acoustic) 

Encore

11. "Disarm" (acoustic) 

Depeche Mode set (relevant song only)

12. "Never Let Me Down Again" [Depeche Mode] 

Notes

• "Today", "To Sheila", "1979", "Rotten Apples", "Perfect", "Ava Adore", "If There is a God", "Shame" and "Muzzle" with Mike Garson on grand piano
• Billy sang and played guitar with Depeche Mode on an electric version of "Never Let Me Down Again" during their encore
• First performance of "Rotten Apples" since 1995-02-20 and last until 2007-06-27

Banter

Lover
Today (with Mike Garson)
To Sheila (with Mike Garson)
1979 (with Mike Garson)
Rotten Apples (with Mike Garson)
Perfect (with Mike Garson)
Ava Adore (with Mike Garson)
BC: Haha. Thank you.
If There is a God (with Mike Garson)
(BC over ending: Hahahaha.)
Shame (with Mike Garson)
BC: Thank you so much, thank you. Like to ask your indulgence for just one more song, I hope you have a merry Christmas. [unintelligible sentence.]
Muzzle (with Mike Garson)
[encore break]
Disarm

Photos and memorabilia

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