The Smashing Pumpkins 1994-08-15

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August 15, 1994 – Miami, FL, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
Rock Invasion tour
DateAugust 15, 1994
FestivalLollapalooza 1994
VenueBayfront Park Amphitheater
Coordinates25°46′35″N 80°11′10″W
LocationMiami, FL, US
Venue typeAmphitheater
Capacity10,000
PersonnelBilly Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Jimmy Chamberlin, Eric Remschneider
Order of bandsL7, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, A Tribe Called Quest, The Breeders, George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars, The Beastie Boys, The Smashing Pumpkins

Setlist[edit | edit source]

  1. "Soma
  2. "Rocket
  3. "Geek U.S.A.
  4. "Disarm
  5. "Snail
  6. "Cherub Rock
  7. "Drown" [5:03] 
  8. "Hummer
  9. "I Am One" (with rant) [8:53] 
    1. "Zero(tease) 
  10. "Today

Encore[edit | edit source]

  1. "Spaced(tease) 
    1. "Silverfuck" [9:52] 
    2. "Over the Rainbow" [Harold Arlen / Yip Harburg(tease) 
  2. "Starla" [8:18] 
    1. "The Star-Spangled Banner" [Francis Scott Key(tease) 
  3. "More Than a Feeling" [Boston(tease) 
  4. "The Sign" [Ace of Base(tease) 

Banter[edit | edit source]

Iha: Hello! Hello? Hello?
BC: Thank you very much for staying to watch us play.
Soma
> Rocket
Geek U.S.A.
(BC alt last line: I fuckin’ love the U.S.A.!)
BC: Thanks, thanks. Hi everybody, hi!
Iha: Hello Miami! No! How are ya doin’? Do you have any room?
Disarm
BC: This is an -– this is an old song if you can hear me. Can you hear me? Alright, just checking. You don't have to like the song, I just wanted to know if you could hear me.
Snail
Cherub Rock
BC: You're not tired, are you? “Nooo, not us.” It's only ninety degrees out in the sun all day, you’re not tired. Anybody see Perry today? All who saw Perry raise your hand. Heh, that's pretty good.
Iha: That's the spontaneity of Lollapalooza ‘94.
BC: You never know when he's gonna show up.
Iha: And you never know when (laughing) someone's gonna throw something at you.
(Billy starts Drown)
BC: This is dedicated to the Allman Brothers.
Drown
> Hummer
BC: Thank you.
> I Am One / Zero
(BC midsong: What you want is what you’ll get and that’s nothing. What you want is what you’ll get and that’s nothing. What you want is what you need and what you need is what you desire. And what you desire and that which you cannot have. Nothing can be taken from me that has not already been taken. Nothing can be taken from me that has not already been taken, nothing! All I ever wanted was everything, all I ever wanted was everything, all I ever wanted was everything and all I got was shit! Shit. Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme nothing! Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme nothing. Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing. Loneliness is emptiness and emptiness is cleanliness and cleanliness is godliness and godliness is nothingness. Ow. Hooooo-yeah! Twenty-seven thirteen sixty-six ninety-nine, yeah. Rock is not colorblind. Under the moon of nowhere, I feel something true. Under the moon of nowhere, I sing my song to you. Hooooo-yeah! Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme nothing! Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme nothing. And what have you got?! Nothing. What do you need? Everything. What have you got? Nothing. What do you need? Everything. You need faith and belief. Straight from the heart, nothing. What do you believe in? Nothing. What do you believe in? Nothing! I don’t believe in god, I don’t believe in TV, I don’t believe in Zimmerman, I don’t believe in rock and roll! Rock and roll, rock and roll, lovely rock and roll! Rock and roll. Gimme gimme gimme gim gim gim gim gim gim gim gim gim gim nothing! Gimme gim gim gim gimme gim gim gim gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gim nothing. ... Life ain’t livin’, seein’ ain’t believin’, feelin’ ain’t feelins, knowin’ ain’t knowin’, breathin’ ain’t breathin’. Talkin’ ain’t shit. What have you got, what have you got, what have you got, what have you got, what have you got, what have you got, what have you got, what do you want, what do you want, what do you want, what do you want, what do you want, what do you want, what do you need? Nothing! Nothing! Nothing! Nothing!!!)
Today
BC: Thanks.
[encore break]
Iha: Ow! Ow! Come on! Come on! ... Thank you very much.
Silverfuck / Over the Rainbow (with Spaced tease in intro)
BC: Thanks. Well...do you want us to play another song? (crowd cheers) No, no, yes, yes or no? Alright, we're gonna take a vote. Oh, by –- by the way, did you he –- did somebody already tell that tomorrow's show might be canceled?
Iha: There's a hurricane.
BC: No, I'm serious. So, if you're gonna go tomorrow, make sure you check before you go. Alright, so, we'll take a vote between Starla and Luna. No, Mayonaise is not in the running.
Iha: The Miami Sound Machine, can we hear you? Heh heh.
BC: Alright, so...I'm sure most people don't know what song that is, so I guess we'll just play Starla, I won’t even take a vote.
Iha: Heh, nevermind.
BC: Nevermind, no democracy. (Iha starts Starla intro) So thanks, really, thank you for staying, we appreciate it very much. We'll see ya –- we’ll see ya in a couple years, I guess, and um...and uh, take care, be careful going home. Bye.
Starla / Star Spangled Banner
(Iha during cello solo before “serve yourself...”: Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Eric Remschneider on the cello.)
More Than a Feeling (tease)
BC: (half-heartedly singing) More than a feeling.
Iha: More than...
> The Sign (tease)
Iha: ...(high pitched singing) I saw the sign and it opened up my eyes, I saw the sign, love is so demanding without understanding, I saw the sign and it opened up my eyes, I saw the sign, nothing’s gonna drag you up to get into the light for you! ... (speaking) Yeah! Ow! Come on! Come on, Miami! Come on! Come on, you motherfuckers! Come on! Get on your motherfuckin’ feet! Come on! Jump, everybody! Jump! Jump! Jump! Come on! Come on, come on! Come on, come on, come on, come on! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Goodnight, goodnight! Goodnight everyone, have a nice night, have a nice night! Goodnight! Goodnight.