The Smashing Pumpkins 1998-08-04

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August 4, 1998 – Atlanta, GA, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
Adore tour
DateAugust 4, 1998
VenueFox Theatre
Coordinates33°46′21″N 84°23′8″W
LocationAtlanta, GA, US
Venue typeTheater
Capacity4,665
PersonnelBilly Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Kenny Aronoff, Mike Garson, Dan Morris, Stephen Hodges
Order of bandsThe Smashing Pumpkins

This concert (minus "1979") is featured on the DVD included in the 2014 Adore reissue.

Setlist

  1. "To Sheila
  2. "Behold! the Night Mare
  3. "Pug
  4. "Crestfallen
  5. "Ava Adore
  6. "Tear
  7. "Annie-Dog
  8. "Perfect
  9. "Thru the Eyes of Ruby
  10. "Tonight, Tonight(acoustic) 
  11. "Once Upon a Time(acoustic) 
  12. "The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete(acoustic) 
  13. (percussion solo)
    1. "Where Boys Fear to Tread(tease) 
    2. "Zero(tease) 
    3. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings
  14. "Shame
  15. "For Martha

Encore one

  1. "1979
  2. "Summertime" [George Gershwin(tease) 
    1. "Blank Page

Encore two

  1. "Transmission" [Joy Division] [24:57] 
    1. "Let's Dance" [David Bowie(tease) 

Notes

  • James Iha played Kenny's kit during the percussion solo

Banter

To Sheila
> Behold! The Night Mare
> Pug
> Crestfallen
> Ava Adore
Tear
> Annie-Dog
(BC at beginning: Hi, thank you.)
Perfect
> Thru the Eyes of Ruby
BC: Thanks a lot, thank you very much. Thank you for being part of this special concert tonight, this charity concert, we appreciate you coming to see us again. I don’t know why, uh, we decided to film this particular show, ha ha ha. Well, yeah, you can cheer but heh heh.
D’arcy: Seems to have worked out for the best.
BC: Hahaha.
D’arcy: We can always count on you, you know? You’re always a great, great audience, really.
BC: We, uh, we’d like to dedicate this next song to all of you. Yes, all of you!
Tonight, Tonight (acoustic)
Once Upon a Time (Billy solo acoustic)
The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete (acoustic)
drum/percussion solo
> Where Boys Fear to Tread (tease)
> Zero (tease)
> Bullet with Butterfly Wings
> Shame
For Martha
BC: God bless you very much, thank you.
[encore break]
BC: Well, back when, uh, alternative rock was alive, this is a very alternative rock hit for us. This is 1979.
1979
Summertime (tease)
> Blank Page
Iha: Thank you. Thank you.
BC: Thank you. You guys have been amazing, thank you. Thank you so much.
[encore break]
Transmission / Let's Dance

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