The Smashing Pumpkins 1996-09-04

MTV Video Music Awards 1996. The band opens the show, fittingly performing "Tonight, Tonight", backed by a 30-piece orchestra. At the conclusion of the show, the band wins Video of the Year for "Tonight, Tonight". The video also wins awards for Breakthrough Video, Best Direction in a Video, Best Special Effects in a Video, Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography in a Video. "1979" wins Best Alternative Video.

September 4, 1996 – New York, NY, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
Artist	The Smashing Pumpkins
Date	September 4, 1996
Venue	Radio City Music Hall
Coordinates	40°45′35″N 73°58′45″W
Location	New York, NY, US
Venue type	Concert hall
Capacity	5,960
Personnel	Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Matt Walker, Dennis Flemion
Prev. show archive.org Recordings Next show

Setlist

Pre-set

1. (interview)

Set

1. "Tonight, Tonight" 

Banter

(no banter at this show)

Videos

"Tonight, Tonight"

Photos and memorabilia

• 
• 
•