The Smashing Pumpkins 1996-09-22

Setlist
Set: Encore One: Encore Two: Encore Three:
 * Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (over PA)
 * Where Boys Fear to Tread
 * Zero
 * Fuck You
 * To Forgive
 * Tonight, Tonight
 * Today
 * Thru the Eyes of Ruby
 * Siva [7:00]
 * Take Me Down (one verse)
 * Disarm
 * Bullet with Butterfly Wings
 * Cherub Rock
 * Porcelina of the Vast Oceans
 * Beautiful (unfinished)
 * Rocket (tease)
 * X.Y.U.
 * 1979
 * Muzzle
 * Bodies
 * Silverfuck [33:09]
 * Bullet with Butterfly Wings (tease)
 * Tonight, Tonight (tease)
 * Dose [Filter] (tease)
 * Hummer (tease)
 * Drown (tease)

Banter
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Intro Where Boys Fear to Tread > Zero Fuck You D’arcy: Thank you. To Forgive “Thank you for participating” tape > Tonight, Tonight BC: Good evening, thank you very much. We are the Smashing Pumpkins, we’re very happy to be here for you tonight. Iha: Pleased as punch. Pleased as punch to be here. BC: Nice to see you all up here again. I think is about the, uh, 400th time we’ve played here. I know all of you used to come see us play at the, uh, 7th Street Entry across the street. Iha: (British accent) We were just - we were just lads. We were just young people. BC: One day we were hanging out backstage over there and I - I said, “Hey James, I’ve got this riff.” Iha: (British accent) Yeah, what’s the riff? Today > Planet of the Apes clip > Thru the Eyes of Ruby > Siva (w/long intro) Take Me Down (last verse; acoustic) Disarm (acoustic) Circus tape > Bullet with Butterfly Wings Cherub Rock Porcelina of the Vast Oceans > Beautiful (tease) > Rocket (tease) Iha: Thank you. [encore break] BC: Thank you very much. It’s uh, it’s been a real pleasure to play for you this evening. Iha: Hi, with all this red lighting, looks like we’re in the depths of hell. Aye, little Bills? BC: Hey, before we start, uh, since we’re in this particular building, what the fuck’s up with the Timberwolves? Iha: I don’t know, what is up with them? BC: I say get Christian Laettner back here and start things over. Iha: Ah. You people are angry. What are you angry about? BC: They’re angry because the basketball thing is not coming together. Iha: Well...what the hell are you going to do about it, people? I think the only thing you can do is rock! (Billy laughs) X.Y.U. [encore break] Iha: How are ya? Can you turn up the house lights just a little bit? Just...I’m being blinded right now. Yeah, right there. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a special guest. From the great place of Milwaukee - I know you’re down with Milwaukee - of The Frogs, Jimmy Frog. Yes, Jimmy uh, has been mute since birth and uh, he’s, uh, he’s been a great family friend of us all and he, uh, taught me how to read, um, strangely enough. His brother, Dennis Frog on keyboards. Dennis, give ‘em up! Give ‘em a big wave! Yes. And on the drums, saving our ass yet again, Matt “Cosmo” Walker. Yes, thank you. BC: Now, I think I’d like to start a new tradition here tonight. Iha: (high pitched) What’s that? BC: I think we should pull a lucky person out of the audience to dance onstage. Iha: Yes. Do you like dancing? D’arcy: I think - I think they should dance up on that speaker... BC (overlapping): No - I would - (laughing) D’arcy: ...opposite....  I - I hold no responsibility though. BC: You know, wait, I wouldn’t go there with the insurance, you know maybe just on stage? D’arcy: Well, bringin’ ‘em on stage, that’s dangerous enough. BC: So who would like to come up on stage and dance around? Iha: One toy maiden. Who’s it gonna be? Who’s gonna be the lucky...? BC: That girl - right there, you. (overlapping) BC: You win the prize. / Iha: You’re gonna be the dancer. Iha: You’re gonna have fun. BC: This lovely young Minnesotan is gonna come up... Iha: ...and dance. BC: ...and join the fray. Iha: Alright. Well. So on this next song... D’arcy: She’s gonna be your cheerleader. Iha: Alright. D’arcy: What’s your name? Iha: So on - on this next song, we want you all to have fun. D’arcy: What’s your name? Girl (off mic): Maggie. BC: Maggie, Maggie. D’arcy: Maggie. Maggie is your [unintelligible] cleaner. BC: Maggie, where are you from? Iha: Yeah, Minneapolis? D’arcy: Maggie May from Minneapolis. BC: Maggie once saw Paul Westerberg at a grocery store so, uh, there’s your connection. Just kidding. Iha: Alright. D’arcy: You can dance up there but if you hurt yourself, it’s not our fault. BC: (starting after D’arcy’s “but” - ) Oh no no no. No no no no no. You stay on the ground. No no no no no. D’arcy: Come on, it’s fun. I’ve done it myself. Iha: You don’t understand, we’re gonna get sued. BC: We’ve already had enough problems this year, we don’t want anyone else getting hurt, you’re gonna stay on the stage, heh heh. Okay. Everyone...let’s dance. 1979 (with Jimmy Flemion) Iha: So, let’s all have a - a big round of applause for Maggie. Maggie and, uh, Jimmy Frog for helpin’ us out there. Fine dancers. BC: I like the guest appearance. Iha: Yes, the guest...we’ve been on tour much too long and you see, any sort of spontaneity in our days brightens it up. Like, uh, like a glass of Windex. BC: So we hope everyone’s had a good time. All you crazy fuckers up there! Iha: We give you the evil hand. Evil hand to y’all. BC: We send you, heh, the sign, heh heh heh. Iha: We send you the sign. BC: There’s something up there says “I love you, James.” Iha: I love you too. Thank you. BC: If James had time, he’d stay here and love every one of you. Iha: But I just can’t. I’ve got a hairdresser appointment right afterwards. BC: Well, one day...one day... Iha: One day... BC: ...when technology catches up with us.... Iha: Yes? BC: ...and we can all build ourselves as robots, we will love you all. Iha: Let’s - let’s just say this next song is about us wanting to become robots. I know this concept may be strange but we want... (Billy talks over him) BC: You laugh now but think how less difficult we would be. Iha: You wouldn’t have to go to the bathroom, you wouldn’t have to eat, you could pretend to eat. BC: No classic Billy Corgan tantrums. Iha: No tantrums. We would - we would program our controversy. That’s right. D’arcy: Yeah, so what’s new? Iha: Whoa, heh. BC: Thank you for that warm reception on our robot concept. Um, again, thank you very much, hope you had a good time, we love you. Muzzle BC: God bless you, thank you. [encore break] Iha: Tanks a lot. Bodies > Silverfuck and I hear your winter and I hear your rain and I failed your summer ways and I feel no pain and I hear you fade away and I hear you crawl and I gave my life away and I feel no pain I feel no pain I feel no pain I feel no I feel no pain Ah She was my lover She was my angel What I recover Put her into a box underneath my bed I put her into a box underneath my bed I her in a box underneath my bed Put her into a box underneath my bed I can still hear the things she said She said I hate and I've always did I just did a real good job of pretending You're a whore and you always were I even told your mother and I don't even like your first record Fish Through it All I said Baby Why? Baby Why? Why? Why? Why? Baby Why must you make me cry? And now she's gone Baby my baby Where are you now? Baby my Baby so lost in the clouds and I graced myself through her barbed wired bullshit and I graced my holy hands through her love no more fucking whore fucking whore fucking whore fucking whore fucking whore fucking whore fucking whore Yeah Go Yeah (jam) to the single fan who walk the graceless miles to all the rats in their cages to the bleeding syphilitic whore change to mesmerize and beats 128 kick out that 808 yeah we got the midwestern motherfuckin' cybermetal tip straight from our chrome robotic parts no joke and we extend ourselves across the boundaries of time, genre, bullshit, feeling, motion, drug addiction, death, doom, destruction we are the shellfish in our heads we are the cockle in your heart so I send a message of love to my blood I send a message of love to my blood devotion distraction disarm destroy divide conquer it's not so hopeless after all to all the mole hills and the mountains and the mysteries and the misanthropes and the mad cap laughs empty misery boarder and the musty souls and the muscles shoals pow yeah there is no time like now there is no time like now there is no time like now cause time is never time at all it's all good we are have been and will always be the smashing pumpkins so blow a kiss say a prayer kiss your dog tell your mom we said hello lie to your teachers but go to school we send you the most infinite of prayers human kindness love affection devotion that's why we're here we've been the luckiest people some time to live out our dreams be stupid and smart all at the same time and we wish you the best in pursuing whatever it is you want to be do or say fuck up you know its all the same trust me so your god may your god whoever he or she or it is may they walk with you and protect you and hold you in love bye bye Drown (tease) no matter where you are I can still hear you when you drown you travel very far just to see if I come around all of are your yesterdays are coming 'round all of are your yesterdays are coming 'round (32:53) BC: You know, it’s a funny thing. Usually when an asshole throws something out of the audience, he misses. And you’re still an asshole for throwing it too. For the rest of you though, thanks, bye.