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=== Encore two ===
=== Encore two ===
# <li value=29>{{live song|Farewell and Goodnight}}</li>
# <li value=29>{{live song|Farewell and Goodnight|acoustic=1}}</li>


== Banter ==
== Banter ==
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BC: I can’t tune when you're tuning.  Needless to say, we're very happy to be here tonight.
BC: I can’t tune when you're tuning.  Needless to say, we're very happy to be here tonight.
'''In the Arms of Sleep''' (acoustic)
'''In the Arms of Sleep''' (acoustic)
BC: Thanks a lot.  So uh, just so you know, um, I mean, like, in case you didn't hear, we don't have any of our own stuff because it got caught in the flood thing, you know.  So we're sorry about the delay and everything, it's beyond our control.  I know, that's okay but we just want everybody to know that we're sorry, we appreciate you still coming.  I mean uh, we appreciate the extra effort and uh....
BC: Thanks a lot.  So uh, just so you know, um, I mean, like, in case you didn't hear, we don't have any of our own stuff because it got caught in the flood thing, you know.  So we're sorry about the delay and everything, it's beyond our control.  I know, that's okay, but we just want everybody to know that we're sorry, we appreciate you still coming.  I mean, uh, we appreciate the extra effort and uh....
D’arcy: We wanna thank all the bands that lent us equipment.
D’arcy: We wanna thank all the bands that lent us equipment.
BC: Yeah, Alice - a lot of the equipment is Alice in Chains, Soundgarden’s and Pearl Jam's.
BC: Yeah, Alice--a lot of the equipment is [[w:Alice in Chains|Alice in Chains]], [[w:Soundgarden|Soundgarden]]’s and [[w:Pearl Jam|Pearl Jam]]'s.
D’arcy: Unfortunately the sound might not be what it usually is tonight because we don't know how to work their stuff, heh heh.
D’arcy: Unfortunately the sound might not be what it usually is tonight because we don't know how to work their stuff, heh heh.
BC: We can't do the rock like they do but anyway, we love them still and we thank them very much.  I think it says a lot about those bands and um....
BC: We can't do the rock like they do, but anyway, we love them still and we thank them very much.  I think it says a lot about those bands and um....
Iha: Well, they did give us a pretty good rental fee for it, I think like three-fourths price what they’d normally do.
Iha: Well, they did give us a pretty good rental fee for it, I think like three-fourths price what they’d normally do.
'''Cupid de Locke''' (acoustic)
'''Cupid de Locke''' (acoustic)
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BC: Is it loud enough?  No or yes?  All who say it's not loud enough, raise your hand.  Wow, I guess you better turn it up.
BC: Is it loud enough?  No or yes?  All who say it's not loud enough, raise your hand.  Wow, I guess you better turn it up.
'''Landslide''' (acoustic) (tease - Billy plays guitar and sings variations on a few lines)
'''Landslide''' (acoustic) (tease - Billy plays guitar and sings variations on a few lines)
(BC: “Took hold of James and took him down.  Buy him clothes, threw him out.  And I saw James’s reflection in the snow covered hill...so I, I took him down.)
(BC: Took hold of James and took him down.  Buy him clothes, threw him out.  And I saw James’s reflection in the snow covered hill...so I, I took him down.)
> '''Today''' (acoustic)
> '''Today''' (acoustic)
BC: How 'bout turning down that loud rock amp of yours, huh?
BC: How 'bout turning down that loud rock amp of yours, huh?
'''Soma''' (acoustic)
'''Soma''' (acoustic)
'''Take Me Down''' (acoustic)
'''Take Me Down''' (acoustic)
Iha: And now we get rid of the wicker chair.  ''(loud crowd cheering)'' And now, we’ll stop, we're not gonna rock yet, just yet.  We're still gonna be a little bit....
Iha: And now we get rid of the wicker chair.  ''(loud crowd cheering)'' And now, we’ll stop, we're not gonna rock yet, just yet.  We're still gonna be a little bit....
BC: As if you haven't suffered enough.  Thank you.
BC: As if you haven't suffered enough.  Thank you.
'''Beautiful'''
'''Beautiful'''
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Iha: I think you've got McCready.  After the show, I will be backstage selling one of these, he uh, he said it's cool.
Iha: I think you've got McCready.  After the show, I will be backstage selling one of these, he uh, he said it's cool.
'''To Forgive'''
'''To Forgive'''
BC: ''(British accent)'' Okay like, we're gonna try this one because its a new one and like um...we hope you like it.  ''(normal)'' Ready Stone, I mean James?
BC: ''(British accent)'' Okay, like, we're gonna try this one because its a new one and, like, um...we hope you like it.  ''(normal)'' Ready Stone, I mean James?
Iha: Heh!  It’s definitely...
Iha: Heh!  It’s definitely....
'''Alive''' (tease - Billy attempts to play main riff)
'''Alive''' (tease - Billy attempts to play main riff)
Iha: What, what's that?
Iha: What, what's that?
BC: That's I'm Alive or...
BC: That's [[w:Alive (Pearl Jam song)|I'm Alive]] or....
Iha: No, that’s done.
Iha: No, that’s done.
'''Alive''' (tease - Billy plays chords this time and Iha sings a little of the chorus)
'''Alive''' (tease - Billy plays chords this time and Iha sings a little of the chorus)
> '''Bullet with Butterfly Wings'''
> '''Bullet with Butterfly Wings'''
BC: We broke Darcy's cord so it'll be a moment, sorry.  That's James, Jimmy, D’arcy.  
BC: We broke D'arcy's cord so it'll be a moment, sorry.  That's James, Jimmy, D’arcy.  
Iha: I’m Jaime.
Iha: I’m Jaime.
BC:  We are the Monkees.
BC:  We are [[w:the Monkees|the Monkees]].
Iha: Hmm.
Iha: Hmm.
BC: We're the rats in the cages, that's right.  Is it fuckin' loud enough or what?
BC: We're the rats in the cages, that's right.  Is it fuckin' loud enough or what?
Iha: It doesn’t really seem --
Iha: It doesn’t really seem--
BC: Turn it up or turn it down?  ''(gruff voice)'' Turn it up.  ''(normal voice)'' There's this whole weird part in the middle where they don't know what to do.  Right there.
BC: Turn it up or turn it down?  ''(gruff voice)'' Turn it up.  ''(normal voice)'' There's this whole weird part in the middle where they don't know what to do.  Right there.
Iha: ''(British accent)'' Bruce? Our soundman Bruce.
Iha: ''(British accent)'' Bruce? Our soundman Bruce.
D’arcy: Where are you, Bruce?
D’arcy: Where are you, Bruce?
Iha: ''(British accent)'' These fucking people wanna hear louder guitars.
Iha: ''(British accent)'' These fucking people wanna hear louder guitars.
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D’arcy: I'll be there soon enough.
D’arcy: I'll be there soon enough.
BC: Would you like a D note?
BC: Would you like a D note?
D’arcy: I'm doing an - I’m doing the A note.
D’arcy: I'm doing an--I’m doing the A note.
Iha: Whoa!
Iha: Whoa!
D’arcy: Our tuners didn't make it through the river.
D’arcy: Our tuners didn't make it through the river.
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BC: We figured that we could be like [[w:Pavement_(band)|Pavement]] playing Smashing Pumpkins songs.
BC: We figured that we could be like [[w:Pavement_(band)|Pavement]] playing Smashing Pumpkins songs.
Iha: What a [unintelligible].
Iha: What a [unintelligible].
BC: Of course, not that Pavement could play these songs but it’s a - you can go with it in your brain.  Random notes, heh heh.
BC: Of course, not that Pavement could play these songs, but it’s a--you can go with it in your brain.  Random notes, heh heh.
'''Porcelina of the Vast Oceans'''
'''Porcelina of the Vast Oceans'''
BC: Like to play one more song.  Thank you again.  You've been totally fucking awesome cool.  You've given us - you’ve given us a great gift and that's your patience and your attention and we appreciate that very much.  We ne - we know we never smile enough but we're having a good time, I swear.  So like to play one more syrupy love song and then we'll go away.
BC: Like to play one more song.  Thank you again.  You've been totally fucking awesome cool.  You've given us--you’ve given us a great gift and that's your patience and your attention and we appreciate that very much.  We ne--we know we never smile enough but we're having a good time, I swear.  So like to play one more syrupy love song and then we'll go away.
'''X.Y.U.'''
'''X.Y.U.'''
[encore break]
[encore break]
Iha: Thank you very much.  How you feelin’?  We feel...very melted with our equipment.  I feel almost if the button on my trousers were to snap.  ''(British accent)'' Would you like to see the button on my trousers snap?  ''(normal voice)'' I'm just kidding, it's just a [[w:Spinal_Tap_(band)|Spinal Tap]]-ism.  So anyways, we're glad you're having a fun time at our low - low tech show and uh...this next song is crazy, you're gonna love it.
Iha: Thank you very much.  How you feelin’?  We feel...very melted with our equipment.  I feel almost if the button on my trousers were to snap.  ''(British accent)'' Would you like to see the button on my trousers snap?  ''(normal voice)'' I'm just kidding, it's just a [[w:Spinal_Tap_(band)|Spinal Tap]]-ism.  So anyways, we're glad you're having a fun time at our low--low tech show and uh...this next song is crazy, you're gonna love it.
'''1979'''
'''1979'''
BC: Thank thank thank thanks a lot.  Like to do the 25th song off of Mellon Collie...and the - and the Infinite, Infinite Tea.
BC: Thank thank thank thanks a lot.  Like to do the 25th song off of Mellon Collie...and the--and the Infinite, Infinite Tea.
'''Muzzle'''
'''Muzzle'''
> '''Silverfuck / Space Jam / Drown'''
> '''Silverfuck / Space Jam / Drown'''

Latest revision as of 01:32, 2 August 2021

February 9, 1996 – Seattle, WA, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
Infinite Sadness tour
DateFebruary 9, 1996
VenueMoore Theater
Coordinates47°36′42″N 122°20′29″W
LocationSeattle, WA, US
Venue typeTheater
Capacity1,419
PersonnelBilly Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jonathan Melvoin
Order of bandsThe Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins played using equipment borrowed from Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and Pearl Jam.

Setlist[edit | edit source]

Set one[edit | edit source]

  1. "Tonight, Tonight(acoustic) 
  2. "In the Arms of Sleep(acoustic) 
  3. "Cupid de Locke(acoustic) 
  4. "Thirty-Three(acoustic) 
  5. "Landslide" [Stevie Nicks(tease) (acoustic) 
  6. "Today(acoustic) 
  7. "Soma(acoustic) 
  8. "Take Me Down(acoustic) 
  9. "Beautiful
  10. "Rocket
  11. "Galapogos

Set two[edit | edit source]

  1. "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" (prerecorded) 
  2. "Where Boys Fear to Tread
  3. "Zero
  4. "Fuck You
  5. "Love
  6. "To Forgive
  7. "Alive" [Pearl Jam(tease) 
  8. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings
  9. "Thru the Eyes of Ruby
  10. "Disarm
  11. "Geek U.S.A.
  12. "Cherub Rock
  13. "Porcelina of the Vast Oceans
  14. "X.Y.U.

Encore one[edit | edit source]

  1. "1979
  2. "Muzzle
  3. "Silverfuck" [13:13] 
    1. "Space Jam(tease) 
    2. "Drown(tease) 

Encore two[edit | edit source]

  1. "Farewell and Goodnight(acoustic) 

Banter[edit | edit source]

D’arcy: Good evening. Sorry for keeping you waiting for so long.
Iha: Hey.
Tonight, Tonight (acoustic)
(Billy and James are both tuning)
BC: I can’t tune when you're tuning. Needless to say, we're very happy to be here tonight.
In the Arms of Sleep (acoustic)
BC: Thanks a lot. So uh, just so you know, um, I mean, like, in case you didn't hear, we don't have any of our own stuff because it got caught in the flood thing, you know. So we're sorry about the delay and everything, it's beyond our control. I know, that's okay, but we just want everybody to know that we're sorry, we appreciate you still coming. I mean, uh, we appreciate the extra effort and uh....
D’arcy: We wanna thank all the bands that lent us equipment.
BC: Yeah, Alice--a lot of the equipment is Alice in Chains, Soundgarden’s and Pearl Jam's.
D’arcy: Unfortunately the sound might not be what it usually is tonight because we don't know how to work their stuff, heh heh.
BC: We can't do the rock like they do, but anyway, we love them still and we thank them very much. I think it says a lot about those bands and um....
Iha: Well, they did give us a pretty good rental fee for it, I think like three-fourths price what they’d normally do.
Cupid de Locke (acoustic)
Thirty-three (acoustic)
BC: Is it loud enough? No or yes? All who say it's not loud enough, raise your hand. Wow, I guess you better turn it up.
Landslide (acoustic) (tease - Billy plays guitar and sings variations on a few lines)
(BC: Took hold of James and took him down. Buy him clothes, threw him out. And I saw James’s reflection in the snow covered hill...so I, I took him down.)
> Today (acoustic)
BC: How 'bout turning down that loud rock amp of yours, huh?
Soma (acoustic)
Take Me Down (acoustic)
Iha: And now we get rid of the wicker chair. (loud crowd cheering) And now, we’ll stop, we're not gonna rock yet, just yet. We're still gonna be a little bit....
BC: As if you haven't suffered enough. Thank you.
Beautiful
BC: Like to play another golden oldie.
Rocket
Galapogos
BC: Thanks.
[set break]
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Intro
> Where Boys Fear to Tread
Zero
Fuck You
> Love
Iha: I'd uh, I'd personally like to thank Stone Gossard for these guitars. He’s an [unintelligible word] of [unintelligible word] for us.
BC: This looks like a McCready model to me, man.
Iha: I think you've got McCready. After the show, I will be backstage selling one of these, he uh, he said it's cool.
To Forgive
BC: (British accent) Okay, like, we're gonna try this one because its a new one and, like, um...we hope you like it. (normal) Ready Stone, I mean James?
Iha: Heh! It’s definitely....
Alive (tease - Billy attempts to play main riff)
Iha: What, what's that?
BC: That's I'm Alive or....
Iha: No, that’s done.
Alive (tease - Billy plays chords this time and Iha sings a little of the chorus)
> Bullet with Butterfly Wings
BC: We broke D'arcy's cord so it'll be a moment, sorry. That's James, Jimmy, D’arcy.
Iha: I’m Jaime.
BC: We are the Monkees.
Iha: Hmm.
BC: We're the rats in the cages, that's right. Is it fuckin' loud enough or what?
Iha: It doesn’t really seem--
BC: Turn it up or turn it down? (gruff voice) Turn it up. (normal voice) There's this whole weird part in the middle where they don't know what to do. Right there.
Iha: (British accent) Bruce? Our soundman Bruce.
D’arcy: Where are you, Bruce?
Iha: (British accent) These fucking people wanna hear louder guitars.
D’arcy: Where the heck...? He's not even here!
BC: He went home, he's had enough of this bullshit.
D’arcy: Yeah, he's a smart guy.
BC: Are you ready to rock again?
D’arcy: Oh yeah, yeah yeah.
Thru the Eyes of Ruby
Disarm
Iha: What? Oh, yeah and uh....
BC: It's your part in the script.
Iha: Alright, um, yeah, so, um, heh heh, now that we're in Seattle, now it's time to...rock.
Geek U.S.A.
> Cherub Rock
BC: Here, have some water, okay? ... Heh, are you in tune yet there, D’arcy?
D’arcy: I'll be there soon enough.
BC: Would you like a D note?
D’arcy: I'm doing an--I’m doing the A note.
Iha: Whoa!
D’arcy: Our tuners didn't make it through the river.
Iha: Ugh!
BC: You're almost there, little engine.
D’arcy: Close enough.
Iha: So we hope you're havin’ fun. And we hope you're enjoying this lo-fi Smashing Pumpkins concert.
BC: We figured that we could be like Pavement playing Smashing Pumpkins songs.
Iha: What a [unintelligible].
BC: Of course, not that Pavement could play these songs, but it’s a--you can go with it in your brain. Random notes, heh heh.
Porcelina of the Vast Oceans
BC: Like to play one more song. Thank you again. You've been totally fucking awesome cool. You've given us--you’ve given us a great gift and that's your patience and your attention and we appreciate that very much. We ne--we know we never smile enough but we're having a good time, I swear. So like to play one more syrupy love song and then we'll go away.
X.Y.U.
[encore break]
Iha: Thank you very much. How you feelin’? We feel...very melted with our equipment. I feel almost if the button on my trousers were to snap. (British accent) Would you like to see the button on my trousers snap? (normal voice) I'm just kidding, it's just a Spinal Tap-ism. So anyways, we're glad you're having a fun time at our low--low tech show and uh...this next song is crazy, you're gonna love it.
1979
BC: Thank thank thank thanks a lot. Like to do the 25th song off of Mellon Collie...and the--and the Infinite, Infinite Tea.
Muzzle
> Silverfuck / Space Jam / Drown
BC: Thanks. Bless you, goodnight, you guys have been great, thank you.
[encore break]
BC: Thanks. We'd like to try to do one more s-s-s-s-song. We can't thank you enough for putting up with the late hour and the long songs and all that shredding. Thanks up there!
Iha: Thanks down here and uh, thank you much.
BC: And you! Thank you.
Iha: Night night.
BC: And you, thank you.
Iha: And uh, we'd also like to thank all the bands and all the rental people for all this stuff, thanks again for all this.
BC: Yeah, and also um, a nice round of applause for our road crew who have been here all day trying to make this happen. They're wealthy people...and we've given the song to them.
Farewell and Goodnight
(below is over piano outro)
Jimmy: Goodnight.
Iha: (high pitched) Thank you.
BC: Goodnight, god bless you. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.
D’arcy: Thank you, goodnight.
BC: We're glad we could make this happen. Ah, everybody left.