The Smashing Pumpkins 2015-07-16

July 16, 2015 – Houston, TX, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
The End Times tour
Date	July 16, 2015
Venue	NRG Arena
Coordinates	29°40′52″N 95°24′20″W
Location	Houston, TX, US
Venue type	Arena
Capacity	8,000
Personnel	Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jeff Schroeder, Jack Bates
Order of bands	Cage, Marilyn Manson, The Smashing Pumpkins
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The band had tech problems several times during the show, culminating in a blown speaker during "United States".

Setlist

Pre-set

1. "In the Arms of Sleep" (VIP) (acoustic) 
2. "Purr Snickety" (VIP) (acoustic) 
3. "Dorian" (VIP) (acoustic) 

Set

1. "Cherub Rock" 
2. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" 
3. "Tonight, Tonight" 
4. "Ava Adore" 
5. "Drum + Fife" 
6. "One and All" 
7. "The Everlasting Gaze" 
8. "Zero" 
9. "The Crying Tree of Mercury" 
10. "Mayonaise" 
11. "Disarm" (acoustic) 
12. "Country Death Song" [Violent Femmes] (tease) (acoustic) 
13. "Landslide" [Stevie Nicks] (acoustic) 
14. "1979" 
15. "Run2me" 
16. "Thru the Eyes of Ruby" 
17. "Stand Inside Your Love" 
18. (drum solo)
    1. "United States" (abandoned) [6:33] 
    2. "The Star-Spangled Banner" [Francis Scott Key] (tease) 
19. "Country Death Song" [Violent Femmes] (tease) 
20. "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" [Jimi Hendrix] (tease) 
21. "Today" 

Banter

Cherub Rock
> Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Tonight, Tonight
> Ava Adore
BC: Houston, thank you very much, Houston.
Drum + Fife
One and All
> The Everlasting Gaze
Zero
The Crying Tree of Mercury
Mayonaise
BC: Thank you very kindly, thank you.
Disarm (Billy solo acoustic)
BC: Well, Jeff’s guitar’s not working, rock and roll. I’ll play a country song instead.
Country Death Song (tease) (Billy solo acoustic)
> Landslide (Billy/Jeff acoustic)
1979
Run2Me
BC: Alright, alright, alright. Alright. You havin’ a good time? (half off mic, to Jimmy) Okay, hit your kick, hit your kick drum. (Jimmy plays a 2 second solo) You know, Jeff, I think we have to stop playing 1979.
Jeff: Oh no, (clears throat repeatedly).
BC: Have you noticed what I’ve noticed?
Jeff: Yeah, the weeknighters.
BC: What’s that?
Jeff: People - the weeknighters.
BC: The posers leave after we play 1979, it’s amazing. It’s like they all get a text, we play 1979, they get a text: “Poser, go home. You’ve got to check your Facebook, poser, go home.” Point being is you’re here with us, thank you so much, thank you.
Thru the Eyes of Ruby
> Stand Inside Your Love
> United States (stopped at beginning of 2nd chorus)
(a speaker blows and the band stops immediately; a tech comes in to swap Billy's mic)
Star Spangled Banner (tease)
> United States (abandoned after another 6-7 seconds)
(another speaker blows and the band stops for a moment)
Country Death Song (tease - Billy, joined by Jimmy)
(Billy calls someone over from side stage who talks to him for a moment. Billy gives his guitar to the guy and walks over to talk to Jeff and Jimmy for a moment. Jeff seems incredulous at whatever Billy is saying and takes off his guitar. Billy walks up to the mic but it's not working. He does a brief exaggerated pantomime and then proceeds with his usual post-show working the crowd, although the band doesn't leave the stage. Billy gestures with one finger, then pretends to strum a guitar. Shortly after, a tech gives him a new guitar.)
Voodoo Child (tease - 40 seconds: Billy plays riff, Jimmy and Jeff join in)
BC: (taps mic 3x) Hello hello hello? Hello! (to Jeff) Do you have no monitors? (high pitched, trailing off) Hello hello hello hello hello. (normal voice) “So, like, I was at the show like and like, then this, like, this weird sound’s happening and then like, Billy freaked out and then they, like, walked offstage and then he like freaked out and that was the end of the show and it really sucked.” (blows into mic quietly)
Voodoo Child (tease - Billy quietly plays the riff once, then Jeff repeats it)
BC: See what happens, Jimmy, you come back, see what happens. (crowd cheers for Jimmy, Billy imitates Jimmy basking in the applause) One two, yeah, I got some wedge action. (off mic to Jeff, who’s over by the drum riser) You got it? (Jeff shrugs, says “Let’s do it”) (off mic to Jeff) You got it? (Jeff gestures at his ear, seems to be saying “I can’t hear it”) (off mic to Jeff) It’s too loud, maybe? (off mic to Jimmy) Can you hear alright?
Today
(BC immediately after lyrics finish: Thank you very much everybody. Thank you, thank you, thank you.)

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