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| lng = -77.434484
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| capacity = 23219
| capacity = 23219
| lineup = Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Matt Walker, Dennis Flemion
| lineup = Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Matt Walker, Dennis Flemion, Jimmy Flemion
| bands = Fountains of Wayne, The Smashing Pumpkins
| bands = Fountains of Wayne, The Smashing Pumpkins
| tour = Infinite Sadness
| tour = Infinite Sadness
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=== Encore one ===
=== Encore one ===
# {{live song|Drown|length=5:30}}
# <li value=16>{{live song|Drown|length=5:30}}</li>
## {{live song|Hummer|tease=1}}
## {{live song|Hummer|tease=1}}
# {{live song|X.Y.U.}}
# {{live song|X.Y.U.}}


=== Encore two ===
=== Encore two ===
# {{live song|The Aeroplane Flies High (Turns Left, Looks Right)}}
# <li value=18>{{live song|The Aeroplane Flies High (Turns Left, Looks Right)}}</li>
# {{live song|Silverfuck|length=29:27}}
# {{live song|Silverfuck|length=29:27}}
## {{live song|Space Jam}}
## {{live song|Space Jam}}
## {{live song|Spiders|tease=1}}
## {{live song|Spiders|tease=1}}


=== Notes ===
== Notes ==


* "1979" with [[The Frogs]]
* "1979" with [[Jimmy Flemion]]


== Banter ==
== Banter ==
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> '''Tonight, Tonight'''
> '''Tonight, Tonight'''
> '''Cherub Rock''' (abandoned after first drumroll)
> '''Cherub Rock''' (abandoned after first drumroll)
BC: [2 unintelligible words], can you put the lights on for a second?  ''(crowd screaming)''  Everybody, how’s it going?  If you’ll excuse me for a second, I have to throw somebody out who’s throwing shit at my head.  I want you to throw a couple out, please.  Somebody, security, hello, anybody?  Thank you.  Uh...let’s see, yeah, your right, to the left, you guys know, you can - right there, point the two kids out that were throwing stuff, out you go, fuck off, get a life.  Those two right there.  Hi!  See ya, hope you have a nice life.
BC: [2 unintelligible words], can you put the lights on for a second?  ''(crowd screaming)''  Everybody, how’s it going?  If you’ll excuse me for a second, I have to throw somebody out who’s throwing shit at my head.  I want you to throw a couple out, please.  Somebody, security, hello, anybody?  Thank you.  Uh...let’s see, yeah, your right, to the left, you guys know, you can--right there, point the two kids out that were throwing stuff, out you go, fuck off, get a life.  Those two right there.  Hi!  See ya, hope you have a nice life.
Iha: We genuinely don’t like stuff being thrown at us, uh, I’m so sad.  [unintelligible].
Iha: We genuinely don’t like stuff being thrown at us, uh, I’m so sad.  [unintelligible].
BC: I’m glad you made [unintelligible word] on the crowd, okay, back to the concert.
BC: I’m glad you made [unintelligible word] on the crowd, okay, back to the concert.
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Iha: Thank you.  Thanks a lot.  And now, ladies and gentlemen, we turn to show business.  Since we are playing an arena, we thought we’d give you your money’s worth.  We’d like to bring a very special guest onto the stage.  A good friend of ours from Milwaukee, ladies and gentlemen, of the band the Frogs, put your hands together for Jimmy Frog!  Jimmy fuckin’ Frog.  I can tell you accept it.  On this next song, Jimmy shall lead us into a frenzy of boogie.
Iha: Thank you.  Thanks a lot.  And now, ladies and gentlemen, we turn to show business.  Since we are playing an arena, we thought we’d give you your money’s worth.  We’d like to bring a very special guest onto the stage.  A good friend of ours from Milwaukee, ladies and gentlemen, of the band the Frogs, put your hands together for Jimmy Frog!  Jimmy fuckin’ Frog.  I can tell you accept it.  On this next song, Jimmy shall lead us into a frenzy of boogie.
BC: Do you think we need to do something drastic at this particular moment, James?
BC: Do you think we need to do something drastic at this particular moment, James?
Iha: They might have to, they might have to.  Old school -
Iha: They might have to, they might have to.  Old school--
BC: We want you all to have a good time and call us crazy, but we sense that you’re not having as good a time right now as you’d like to have, so we may have to do something very drastic at this particular moment to get you all excited, so that you may enjoy the rest of the concert and there can tolerate our long-winded songs.
BC: We want you all to have a good time, and call us crazy but we sense that you’re not having as good a time right now as you’d like to have, so we may have to do something very drastic at this particular moment to get you all excited so that you may enjoy the rest of the concert and there can tolerate our long-winded songs.
Iha: Jimmy, can you remedy that?
Iha: Jimmy, can you remedy that?
BC: Jimmy, what do you think?
BC: Jimmy, what do you think?
Iha: Can I get a witness?
Iha: Can I get a witness?
BC: Jimmy will now go in the crowd and choose some dancers...for the next song.
BC: Jimmy will now go in the crowd and choose some dancers...for the next song.
Iha: Who wants -
Iha: Who wants--
BC: - to dance?
BC: --to dance?
Iha: Come on...
Iha: Come on...
BC: Grab a few people.
BC: Grab a few people.
Iha: ...who will he pick tonight?
Iha: ...who will he pick tonight?
''(Matt starts a house beat)''
''(Matt starts a house beat)''
Iha: Okay, all you have to do is put your -
Iha: Okay, all you have to do is put your--
Jimmy Frog: Oh yeah!!
Jimmy Frog: Oh yeah!!
Iha: Put your ''fuckin''’ hands in the air so [unintelligible word], so Jimmy Flemion can pick you.  Oh yeah, to feel it, you gotta jump for joy, people.  Come on!  Jimmy Frog, pick our dancers.  Put your hands in the air like you just don’t fuckin’ care, come on Richmond!
Iha: Put your ''fuckin''’ hands in the air so [unintelligible word], so Jimmy Flemion can pick you.  Oh yeah, to feel it, you gotta jump for joy, people.  Come on!  Jimmy Frog, pick our dancers.  Put your hands in the air like you just don’t fuckin’ care, come on Richmond!
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BC: Matt, play something a little more...funky.
BC: Matt, play something a little more...funky.
''(Matt changes to a hip hop beat)''
''(Matt changes to a hip hop beat)''
Iha: Give us a slow jam, come on people, let’s kick it -
Iha: Give us a slow jam, come on people, let’s kick it--
BC: We’re kickin’ it like the [[w:Fugees|Fugees]], if you remember who they are.
BC: We’re kickin’ it like the [[w:Fugees|Fugees]], if you remember who they are.
Iha: Come on, Jimmy, have you found our dancers?  [unintelligible], Jimmy.  ''(Matt stops)''  Wow.
Iha: Come on, Jimmy, have you found our dancers?  [unintelligible], Jimmy.  ''(Matt stops)''  Wow.
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BC: Is everybody in the back okay, can you hear okay?
BC: Is everybody in the back okay, can you hear okay?
Iha: Let the fans [2 unintelligible words].
Iha: Let the fans [2 unintelligible words].
BC: What’s that - what’s that thing say you gotta over there, “Can I ask a” what?  “Can I ask a...question?”  No, you cannot ask a question.
BC: What’s that--what’s that thing say you gotta over there, “Can I ask a” what?  “Can I ask a...question?”  No, you cannot ask a question.
Iha: Oh -
Iha: Oh--
BC: We do not take questions or requests anymore, that was the old days, if anyone saw us back in the old days when we were young and beautiful.
BC: We do not take questions or requests anymore, that was the old days, if anyone saw us back in the old days when we were young and beautiful.
Iha: You could’ve asked questions [unintelligible], it was a cozy setup for those of you are just dreaming about the technical aspects of playing.
Iha: You could’ve asked questions [unintelligible], it was a cozy setup for those of you are just dreaming about the technical aspects of playing.
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'''X.Y.U.'''
'''X.Y.U.'''
[encore break]
[encore break]
Iha: Thanks again, [unintelligible].  [unintelligible].  There’s a couple of really strange and interesting people right on the front, we’re gonna have them sit on the stage - not dance, no dancing, we’ve, we’re done with the boogie factor.
Iha: Thanks again, [unintelligible].  [unintelligible].  There’s a couple of really strange and interesting people right on the front, we’re gonna have them sit on the stage--not dance, no dancing, we’ve, we’re done with the boogie factor.
BC: Come on, ladies.  Even though I’m not into the pumpkin thing, you’ve taken it so far, [2-3 unintelligible words] to an exhibit.
BC: Come on, ladies.  Even though I’m not into the pumpkin thing, you’ve taken it so far, [2-3 unintelligible words] to an exhibit.
Iha: You’ve gone beyond any [unintelligible word] for sure.  Uh, where are they gonna sit?  Okay.
Iha: You’ve gone beyond any [unintelligible word] for sure.  Uh, where are they gonna sit?  Okay.
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Iha: We got one over here, so this is a [unintelligible].
Iha: We got one over here, so this is a [unintelligible].
BC: As they say, A for effort.
BC: As they say, A for effort.
Iha: You gots a -
Iha: You gots a--
BC: So this is the part of the show where we just come out and talk, we don’t really play anymore, so...goodnight!  Okay, okay, it’s a tried and true schtick but whatever.  This next song is called The Aeroplane Flies High.
BC: So this is the part of the show where we just come out and talk, we don’t really play anymore, so...goodnight!  Okay, okay, it’s a tried and true schtick but whatever.  This next song is called The Aeroplane Flies High.
'''The Aeroplane Flies High'''
'''The Aeroplane Flies High'''