The Smashing Pumpkins 1997-10-19

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Second date at the Bridge School Benefit, 1997.

October 19, 1997 – Mountain View, CA, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
ArtistThe Smashing Pumpkins
DateOctober 19, 1997
FestivalBridge School Benefit
VenueShoreline Amphitheatre
Coordinates37°25′36″N 122°4′51″W
LocationMountain View, CA, US
Venue typeAmphitheater
Capacity22,500
PersonnelBilly Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Matt Walker
Order of bandsKacey Crowley, Blues Traveler, Dave Matthews Band, Alanis Morrisette, The Smashing Pumpkins, Lou Reed, Metallica, Neil Young

Setlist

  1. "Behold! the Night Mare(live debut)
  2. "Eye
  3. "Set The Ray To Jerry
  4. "Ava Adore
  5. "To Sheila
  6. "1979
  7. "X.Y.U.
  8. "Heart of Gold" [Neil Young(tease) 
  9. "Cinnamon Girl" [Neil Young(tease) 
  10. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings
  11. "Porcelina of the Vast Oceans

Notes

  • Acoustic
  • First performance of "Behold! the Night Mare"
  • Last performance of "Set The Ray To Jerry" until 2007-10-07
  • "Porcelina of the Vast Oceans" with John Popper on harmonica
  • Only acoustic performance of "Porcelina of the Vast Oceans"

Banter

BC: Okay. Hit it, Matt.
Behold! The Night Mare
Iha: Thanks.
Eye
BC: Thank you very much. Ready?
Iha: Alright.
Set the Ray to Jerry
Ava Adore
BC: (weird voice) Thank you.
Iha: Thanks a lot.
To Sheila
BC: We'd like to say a special thank you to the Bridge School for inviting us to play. And a special thanks to Neil and Pegi Young who are wonderful, amazing people.
Iha: Word up, word up.
1979
Iha: Thanks.
BC: But wait, there's more.
Iha: Yeah?
BC: But wait, there's more.
Iha: Alright.
X.Y.U.
Iha: (high pitched) Thanks! Thanks a lot.
BC: (high pitched) Thanks a lot, that was really nice.
Iha: Is everybody having a good time out here? Alright.
BC: Alright!
Iha: Rock and roll, acoustic rock and roll.
Heart of Gold (tease - Billy playing riff)
(Iha: Aw man. Do you know the rest of the changes? He only knows that change, heh.)
> Cinnamon Girl (tease - Billy playing riff)
Iha: I don’t know if they can hear it.
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Iha: It’s at this time we’d like to make a rock and roll cliche special guest...and electrocute him. Word. Is that thing on?
John Popper: Check one, sodas(?).
Iha: Everyone say hi to John.
Porcelina of the Vast Oceans (with John Popper)
BC: John Popper!
Iha: Thank you very much.

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