The Smashing Pumpkins 1998-08-04

August 4, 1998 – Atlanta, GA, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
Adore tour
Date	August 4, 1998
Venue	Fox Theatre
Coordinates	33°46′21″N 84°23′8″W
Location	Atlanta, GA, US
Venue type	Theater
Capacity	4,665
Personnel	Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Kenny Aronoff, Mike Garson, Dan Morris, Stephen Hodges
Order of bands	The Smashing Pumpkins
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Before the show, an announcement was made that it was being videotaped for future use. The concert was released 16 years later (minus "1979") on a DVD included in the 2014 Adore reissue. A check for $127,640 was presented to the Reach Foundation. The Pumpkins were presented with the Phoenix Award, the city's highest honor, by a representative for Mayor Bill Campbell.

Setlist

1. "To Sheila" 
2. "Behold! the Night Mare" 
3. "Pug" 
4. "Crestfallen" 
5. "Ava Adore" 
6. "Tear" [9:40] 
7. "Annie-Dog" 
8. "Perfect" 
9. "Thru the Eyes of Ruby" [9:40] 
10. "Tonight, Tonight" (acoustic) 
11. "Once Upon a Time" (acoustic) 
12. "The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete" (acoustic) 
13. (percussion solo)
    1. "Where Boys Fear to Tread" (tease) 
    2. "Zero" (tease) 
    3. "Cherub Rock" (tease) 
    4. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" [11:03] 
14. "Shame" [8:31] 
15. "For Martha" [7:57] 

Encore one

16. "1979" 
17. "Summertime" [George Gershwin] (tease) 
    1. "Blank Page" 

Encore two

18. "Transmission" [Joy Division] [24:57] 
1. "Let's Dance" [David Bowie] (tease) 

Notes

• James Iha played Kenny Aronoff's drum kit during the percussion solo
• Audience members were brought on stage during "Transmission"

Banter

To Sheila
> Behold! The Night Mare
> Pug
> Crestfallen
> Ava Adore
Tear
BC: Hi, thank you.
Annie-Dog
Perfect
> Thru the Eyes of Ruby
BC: Thanks a lot, thank you very much. Thank you for being part of this special concert tonight, this charity concert, we appreciate you coming to see us again. I don’t know why, uh, we decided to film this particular show, ha ha ha. Well, yeah, you can cheer but heh heh.
D’arcy: Seems to have worked out for the best.
BC: Hahaha.
D’arcy: We can always count on you, you know? You’re always a great, great audience, really.
BC: We uh, we’d like to dedicate this next song to all of you. Heh heh heh. Yes, all of you!
Tonight, Tonight (acoustic)
Once Upon a Time (Billy solo acoustic)
The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete (acoustic)
> drum/percussion solo
> Where Boys Fear to Tread (tease)
> Zero (tease)
> Cherub Rock (tease)
> Bullet with Butterfly Wings
> Shame
For Martha
BC: God bless you very much, thank you.
[encore break]
BC: Well, back when, uh, alternative rock was alive, this is a very alternative rock hit for us. This is 1979.
1979
Summertime (tease)
> Blank Page
Iha: Thank you, thank you.
BC: Thank you, you guys have been amazing, thank you, thank you so much.
[encore break]
Transmission / Let's Dance
(BC at 13:14: (singing) Dance, dance, dance, dance to the radio. (speaking) Radio is gonna save your soul. (singing) You ask yourself where you wanna go, just ask your radio. You ask yourself where you wanna go, just ask your radio. (speaking) Because the DJs, they're like the new priests. They're runnin' everything. Heh heh heh heh heh heh.)
(BC at 19:03: Needless to say, at the end of the story, Johnny gets his heart broken. The radio does not save his soul, no no no. It's a sad tale. Johnny has to confront his idealism against what really goes on. Little Johnny's hurt, broken in two. What's he gonna do? He sits at home, eats popcorn, low fat of course, and uh, microwaves it right before The X-Files comes on. He assumes that the mysteries that he seeks are, of course, somewhere in there. It's not easy being Johnny. (Iha plays a little) Shhhh, (laughing) enough with that song, man, I'm gonna kill you.)
(Iha at 21:44: Goodnight! Goodnight, everybody. Have a nice time.)

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