The Smashing Pumpkins 2022-10-22
| October 22, 2022 – Pittsburgh, PA, US | |
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 Poster by 12sketches | |
| Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| Spirits On Fire tour | |
| Date | October 22, 2022 |
| Venue | PPG Paints Arena |
| Coordinates | 40°26′22″N 79°59′21″W |
| Location | Pittsburgh, PA, US |
| Venue type | Arena |
| Capacity | 14,536 |
| Personnel | Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jeff Schroeder, Jack Bates, Katie Cole |
| Order of bands | Meg Myers, The Smashing Pumpkins |
Setlist
- "Atum" (prerecorded)
- "Quiet"
- "Empires"
- "Bullet with Butterfly Wings"
- "Today"
- "We Only Come Out at Night" (acoustic)
- "Cyr"
- "Once in a Lifetime" [Talking Heads]
- "Solara"
- (drum solo)
- "Eye"
- "Ava Adore"
- (drum solo)
- "Tonight, Tonight" (acoustic)
- "Starla"
- "Stand Inside Your Love"
- "I of the Mourning"
- "Cherub Rock"
- "Zero"
- "1979"
- "Beguiled"
- "Silverfuck"
- "Neophyte"
- "Disarm" (acoustic)
- "Harmageddon"
Notes
- Jane's Addiction again canceled their set before showtime
- "If There Is a God" and "X.Y.U." were on the printed setlist but not played
Banter
(incomplete due to lack of full show source)
Atum Intro
Quiet
Empires
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Iha: [cuts in] ...thanks for coming out, we are the Smashing Pumpkins.
Today
We Only Come Out at Night (acoustic)
Cyr
Once in a Lifetime
Solara
Eye
(BC after 2nd chorus: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the rock show. We’re so happy you’re with us tonight, we appreciate you so much. Thank you so much, thank you, thank you, thank you.)
(BC over outro singalong: Sing it with us! Come on, come on. Ow! One more time, one more time.)
Ava Adore
(BC after Jimmy solo: Mr. Jimmy Chamberlin! Ow! Ow!)
BC: [cuts in] ...34 years and counting.
Iha: Oh my god.
BC: And uh...this is my favorite part of the show because I get to thank everyone personally. Thank you. Thank you. So this song...written about twentyyyy-eight years ago? Give or take a decade. A little song we like to call –- it is dedicated to each and every one of you –- it’s called Tonight, Tonight.
Tonight, Tonight (Billy/Iha acoustic)
Starla
Stand Inside Your Love
I of the Mourning
Iha: Thank you so much. Thank you. I’d like to introduce the band. On vocals, all the way from Australia, Ms. Katie Cole. Ms. Katie Cole. And now, on the bass guitar, all the way from Manchester, England, Mr. Jack Bates. And now, from Hollywood, California...the Hollywood, California, Mr. Jeff Schroeder. What do you wanna play tonight, Jeff? Heh. You’re wearing white, you could rock anything. Skid Row, Van Halen. Alright. Drummer extraordinaire: Mr. Jimmyyyy Chamberlin! On lead vocals, lead guitar, Mr. Billyyyy Corgan! Alright, what do you guys wanna do? What do you wanna hear? Alright. Let’s do Cherub Rock then.
Cherub Rock
> Zero
> Love Gun (tease)
1979
Beguiled
Silverfuck
Neophyte
BC: What is it, Saturday night in Pittsburgh? It’s Saturday night in Pittsburgh!
Iha: The hell else are you gonna do in Pittsburgh on a Saturday night?
BC: But rock?
Iha: I don’t give a shit, I’m gonna come here...where the Bruins play [sic], watch a goddamn rock concert.
BC: You’re gonna fall in love, you’re gonna fall outta love, you’re gonna fall back in love all in the same night. Some brewskis....
Iha: You only live once.
BC: But do you?
Iha: Hahahaha!
BC: Thank you so much again, we hope you’ve had a great time.
Iha: Thank you so much, we appreciate it.
BC: Now this uh, here song...is we bring you down to a beautiful ending. Sending you out the door with love and...mild affection.
Iha: Heh heh. Heh heh.
BC: Okay, a lot of affection, but.... I can’t believe I wrote this song about 30 years ago.
Iha: OMG.
BC: But I did. I think you know this one; if you do, please sing along. (faux serious) If you don’t, get the fuck out of here!
Iha: Heh heh heh heh.
BC: (normal voice) That’s old school, right? That’s like ‘92 style, Greg?
Iha: “I don’t care!” No, I’m not gonna go into it.
BC: Lil’ grunge for you.
Disarm (acoustic)
Harmageddon