The Smashing Pumpkins 2008-12-05

December 5, 2008 – Denver, CO, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
20th Anniversary tour
Date	December 5, 2008
Venue	Ogden Theatre
Coordinates	39°44′25″N 104°58′29″W
Location	Denver, CO, US
Venue type	Theater
Capacity	1,600
Personnel	Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jeff Schroeder, Ginger Pooley, Lisa Harriton, Kristopher Pooley, Gingger Shankar, Stephen Bradley, Gabrial McNair
Order of bands	The Smashing Pumpkins
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Setlist

1. (Intro) (prerecorded)
2. "Superchrist" 
3. "As Rome Burns" 
4. "Kill Your Parents" 
   1. "Siva" [8:48] 
5. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" 
6. "Bodies" 
7. "Gossamer" [15:22] 
8. "Tonight, Tonight" 
9. "Tarantula" 
10. "G.L.O.W." 
11. "A Song for a Son" 
12. "I Am One Part II" [11:11] 
13. "99 Floors" (acoustic) 
14. "Owata" (acoustic) 
15. "1979" (acoustic) 
16. "Medellia of the Gray Skies" (acoustic) (live debut)
17. "Communion" (acoustic) (live debut)
18. "Soma" 
19. "Cherub Rock" 
20. "Zero" 
21. "Heavy Metal Machine" [10:59] 
    1. "White Rabbit" [Jefferson Airplane] (tease) 
    2. "White Horse" [Laid Back] (tease) 
22. "Glass' Theme" (final performance)
23. "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" [Pink Floyd] [20:47] 

Encore

24. "Ava Adore" 
25. "The Sounds of Silence" [Simon & Garfunkel] 
    1. "Li'l Red Riding Hood" [Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs] 

Notes

• Last performance of "Siva" until 2011-10-05

Banter

2008 Intro
Superchrist
> As Rome Burns
Kill Your Parents
> Siva
> Bullet with Butterfly Wings
> Bodies
Gossamer
BC: Thank you very much, thank you. Thanks a lot, thank you. I see you, heh heh. I see you. Alright. Hope you have a good time tonight. Is it Friday? I don’t even know what day of the week it is, is it Friday? I don’t trust you, is it Friday? Alright, she always knows what day it is...and what time it is, heh heh heh heh. What time is it? Time to play a hit song, that’s right.
Tonight, Tonight
> Tarantula
> G.L.O.W.
A Song for a Son
BC: Thank you!
I Am One Pt. 2
99 Floors (acoustic)
Owata (acoustic)
BC: Thank you very much, thank you. Ahem. I have to catch my breath, so let’s just all have fun. Ahem. Thank you. Tell us a joke? You wanna hear a joke? I don’t know any jokes. Hey man, I don’t wanna end up on YouTube, alright? Heh heh. ... Ahem. Sorry. It’s not professional but I’m tired. Actually, I had the stomach flu yesterday, so I’m feeling a little woozy. Plus, whoever up here is smokin’ weed, you’re getting me...fuckin’ high up here. Is this even a concert anymore, I don’t even know. Alright. Maybe you can help me sing along on this one, alright?
1979 (Billy solo acoustic)
BC: Thank you very much, thank you. Ahem. Before the show tonight, I was thinking I’d like to play something that I don’t, um...I don’t normally play or I’ve never played, I couldn’t remember. Anybody here have the Mellon Collie box set, the little thingie? Ahem. This is a song from that. If you know your SP.
Medellia of the Grey Skies (Billy solo 12-string)
BC: Thank you, thank you for listening to that one. ... You should know by now I don’t take requests. I don’t give a fuck what you wanna hear. I’m 41 years old, I don’t give a fuck anyway. ... I’ve done my time in the, in the penitentiary, you know what I’m sayin’? Yes, Billy. Technically William to you. Or Mr. Corgan. Uh, I’d like to play a new song I’ve never played before. Ahem. It’s called Soma. Actually, no, it’s not called Soma. I already used that title. Dammit! Getting old, I just can’t remember anymore.
Communion (Billy solo acoustic)
Soma
Cherub Rock
> Zero
Heavy Metal Machine / White Rabbit / White Horse
> Glass’ Theme
Set the Control for the Heart of the Sun
[encore break]
Ava Adore
The Sounds of Silence
> Li’l Red Riding Hood
(BC right before big ending: Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much.)