The Smashing Pumpkins 1996-03-09

Setlist
Set: Encore One: Encore Two: Encore Three:
 * Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (over PA)
 * Tonight, Tonight
 * Zero
 * Fuck You
 * Today
 * To Forgive
 * Where Boys Fear to Tread
 * Geek U.S.A.
 * Thru the Eyes of Ruby
 * Porcelina of the Vast Oceans
 * Bodies
 * Mayonaise
 * Bullet with Butterfly Wings
 * Cherub Rock
 * 1979
 * Muzzle
 * X.Y.U.
 * Paranoid [Black Sabbath] (tease)
 * By Starlight
 * Silverfuck
 * Space Jam (tease)
 * Drown (tease)
 * Farewell and Goodnight

Banter
MCIS Tonight Tonight Zero Fuck You Corgan: good evening...we are the smashing pumpkins. who was here last night? thats it? ok. thank you for coming. Today To Forgive Where Boys Fear to Tread Geek U.S.A.  Corgan: Most people don't know this, but uh, our bandmate James here is uh, he's racing in the grand prix tomorrow and uh, we'd like to wish him some luck...he uh, in the time trial today he nearly escaped the poll, he's racing second. Iha: That is correct. Corgan: He's racing for the matador, indie, uh racing team. Iha: Yes, come on Corgan: They're sponsored by scratchie records. Iha: Thank you...wow Corgan: You do know there's a grand prix here tomorrow, right? Iha: Is everyone going to be there? Corgan: Who's going to the grand prix? That's it? I'll see you there. You like to take the time to throw things at us, so we'd like to stop the show so you can throw things at us, now...so go ahead Iha: No, don't. Corgan: Ah, there comes another one. Iha: Tomorrow I am in search of the great Koala Bear...I will find this thing...and I will cuddle it...tell him stories from America...I will tell the Koala Bear, I have come all the way from America, how are you Koala Bear? Are you not cute? Are you stoned? Thru the Eyes of Ruby  Corgan: Thanks a fuckin' lot. Iha: You're very quiet. Corgan: I have to tell you that the crowd last night was much louder! Iha: You were wrong! We have the loudest crowd! Corgan: Psychedelic lighting please...thank you. Iha: Lets go. Porcelina of the Vast Oceans Bodies Corgan: Thank you. Mayonaise Iha: Are uh...are you still with us? Good, good. Bullet with Butterfly Wings Cherub Rock (encore break) Iha: Oooooow! Oooooooow! Ow! 1979 Corgan: Uh, thank you, thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you, thank you. Iha: Thank you! Corgan: Thank you! Iha: Thank you very much, thank you very much, thank you very much. Corgan: Thank you so much, uh, this uh, this other song we're gonna play here is uh, I always forget the words, so if I forget the words I'm sorry...someone will yell at me like three years from now for forgetting the words, so I'm apologizing in advance. Muzzle (encore break) Iha: Thank you...(unintelligible) Wretzky: (unintelligible)...I wanna hear a little bit more about this koala bear thing... Iha: I think the uh, koala bears, right, I wanna know whats behind them, I wanna know whats going on in their minds. Corgan: What? Iha: They're just thinking about eucalyptus? I think these bears are sinister, there is more than meets the eye with the koala bear. I think, i think and I'm from America, yes, i think they're really just kinda cute. Oh, and theres also this thing about a koala bathing...does that mean that they get all a bunch of koala bears and bathe them? you don't care, you just want water, I understand...*screams* Corgan: Thank you very much. Iha: ...broke her heart, we can do that. Corgan: Alright, we'd like to play one final song for you, from our new cyber metal collection, it goes like this... X.Y.U. (encore break) Corgan: Thank you. By Starlight Silverfuck/Space Jam/Drown Farewell and Goodnight Corgan: God bless you, thank you, goodnight. Iha: Thank you. Wretzky: Goodnight. Corgan: We have Jonathan Melvoin on keyboard, yeah uh, thank you, thank you so much.