Billy Corgan 2016-11-25 (early show)

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November 25, 2016 – Highland Park, IL, US
Live performance by Billy Corgan
ArtistBilly Corgan
DateNovember 25, 2016
VenueMadame ZuZu's
Coordinates42°9′55″N 87°47′6″W
LocationHighland Park, IL, US
Venue typeTeahouse
Capacity40
PersonnelBilly Corgan
Order of bandsSierra Swan, Billy Corgan

November 25, 2016 featured Billy Corgan performing a two shows of cover songs billed as "AS-AM-I: Z-0-1", with Sierra Swan opening the show. This early show was by reservation only, lasting from 7:00 to 8:30 PM, and a VIP option including private tea and conversation with Billy and Sierra was available.

Setlist[edit | edit source]

  1. "Presence of the Lord" [Blind Faith(acoustic) (live debut)
  2. "Lost Highway" [Leon Payne(acoustic) (live debut)
  3. "Teen Angel" [Mark Dinning(acoustic) (only performance)
  4. "Baby, I Love You" [The Ronettes(acoustic) (live debut)
  5. "For a Spanish Guitar" [Gene Clark(acoustic) (live debut)
  6. "The End of the World" [Skeeter Davis(acoustic) (live debut)
  7. "New San Antonio Rose" [Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys(acoustic) (live debut)
  8. "True Love Ways" [Buddy Holly(acoustic) (only performance)
  9. "I Go to Pieces" [Peter and Gordon(acoustic) (live debut)
  10. "Look Through My Window" [The Mamas & the Papas(acoustic) (only performance)

Banter[edit | edit source]

BC: Anybody need anything before I start? No? You wanna introduce this?
Sierra Swan: Yeah. Um, so there’s this guy that I know and uh, he’s pretty good and I want you guys to check him out, so um...uh...he’s right here and his name is –- well, which name do I use?
BC: William.
Sierra: William Patrick Corgan. Give him a chance, okay?
Presence of the Lord
Lost Highway
Teen Angel
(crowd laughs as Billy uses his throat coat spray)
BC: It’s cocaine.
Baby, I Love You
BC: This is a song by Gene Clark of the Byrds fame.
For a Spanish Guitar
The End of the World
San Antonio Rose
True Love Ways
BC: Alright.
I Go to Pieces
BC: Thank you very much for coming. ... How is everyone? Good, how are you? I’m fine. So I’ll um...if you’re interested in any of the songs I’m playing tonight, I’ll –- I’ll post something somewhere, at least they say what songs [sic], who did what. It seemed laborious to introduce every song, so.... But this last song, um, I’d like to do, it’s a song by the Mamas & the Papas, which -– um, I love the Mamas & Papas, but trying to do all their vocal parts all at once.... I wouldn’t call it a challenge, insanity is probably.... So, we’re just waiting for Nick and then....
Guy in crowd: So is uh, that spray flavored or just plain?
BC: No, it’s cocaine. This is water and cocaine, it doesn’t really have much of a taste, slightly bitter. ...
Nick(?): Should be good.
BC: Alright. So this is a song by the Mamas & Papas, it is called Look Through My Window.
Look Through My Window
BC: So thank you for coming, ‘preciate the opportunity and uh, have a good night, god bless.