The Smashing Pumpkins 2016-03-27

In Plainsong: An Acoustic-Electro Evening. James Iha guests on several songs for the second night in a row and Mike Garson sits in on "Space Oddity".

March 27, 2016 – Los Angeles, CA, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
In Plainsong tour
DateMarch 27, 2016
VenueTheatre at Ace Hotel
Coordinates34°2′30″N 118°15′26″W
LocationLos Angeles, CA, US
Venue typeTheater
Capacity1,600
PersonnelBilly Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jeff Schroeder, James Iha, Katie Cole, Sierra Swan, Mike Garson
Order of bandsLiz Phair, The Smashing Pumpkins

SetlistEdit

Pre-setEdit

  1. "Red Dirt" (VIP) (acoustic) 
  2. "Being Beige" (VIP) (acoustic) 
  3. "My Life and Times" (VIP) (acoustic) 

SetEdit

  1. "Cardinal Rule(acoustic) 
  2. "Stumbleine(acoustic) 
  3. "Tonight, Tonight(acoustic) 
  4. "The World's Fair(acoustic) 
  5. "Space Oddity" [David Bowie(acoustic) 
  6. "Thirty-Three(acoustic) 
  7. "Jesus, I" [traditional] (acoustic) 
    1. "Mary Star of the Sea(acoustic) 
  8. "Mayonaise(acoustic) 
  9. "Soma
  10. "Rocket
  11. "Spaceboy(acoustic) 
  12. "Today(acoustic) 
  13. "Whir(acoustic) 
  14. "Disarm
  15. "Sorrows (In Blue)
  16. "Eye
  17. "Saturnine
  18. "Identify
  19. "1979(acoustic) 
  20. "Stand Inside Your Love(acoustic) 
  21. "Pinwheels(acoustic) 
  22. "Lily (My One and Only)(acoustic) 
  23. "Malibu" [Hole
  24. "The Spaniards

EncoreEdit

  1. "Angie" [The Rolling Stones(acoustic) 

NotesEdit

  • "Space Oddity" with Mike Garson on keyboard
  • "Mayonaise", "Soma", "Rocket", "Spaceboy", "Today", "Whir", "Disarm" and "Angie" with James Iha on guitar and vocals

BanterEdit

(incomplete but likely only missing whatever Billy said between Lily and Malibu, in addition to other noted cut)

Cardinal Rule (Billy solo acoustic)
Stumbleine (Billy solo acoustic)
Tonight, Tonight (Billy solo acoustic)
The World’s Fair (Billy solo acoustic)
BC: (off mic to Mike) You good?
Space Oddity (Billy/Jeff acoustic with Mike Garson on keyboard)
BC: Mike Garson on the piano! ... (yelled from off mic) You havin’ a good time?
Thirty-three (Billy/Jeff acoustic)
Jesus, I / Mary Star of the Sea (Billy/Jeff acoustic)
BC: [cuts in] ...past we’ve played the Adore era, we’ve done the Mellon Collie era, but tonight we’re doing the Siamese Dream era. Now last night, we had this young fella come out, [unintelligible], and he did so well, we thought we’d ask him back. Mr. James Iha! ... You ready? You still got it? (Iha gestures at himself as if to say “Come on!”)
Mayonaise (Billy/Iha acoustic)
Soma (with James Iha on acoustic guitar)
Rocket (with James Iha on acoustic guitar)
Spaceboy (with James Iha on electric guitar)
> Today (with James Iha on electric guitar)
Whir (with James Iha on electric guitar)
Disarm (Billy keyboard with James Iha on e-bow)
Sorrows in Blue
Eye
> Saturnine
BC: Thank you very much.
Identify
1979
Stand Inside Your Love
Pinwheels
Lily
Malibu
The Spaniards
[encore break]
Angie (with James Iha on electric guitar)
BC: Thank you so much everybody, goodnight. Thank you. Jimmy, Jeff, James, Sierra, Katie, Mike. Thank you Michael. Thank you everybody, we love you, thank you.

Photos and memorabiliaEdit