The Smashing Pumpkins 1996-02-03

February 3, 1996 – Los Angeles, CA, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
Infinite Sadness tour
Date	February 3, 1996
Venue	The Palace
Coordinates	34°6′10″N 118°19′37″W
Location	Los Angeles, CA, US
Venue type	Club
Capacity	1,500
Personnel	Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jonathan Melvoin, Courtney Love
Order of bands	The Smashing Pumpkins
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Setlist

Set one

1. "Tonight, Tonight" (acoustic) 
2. "In the Arms of Sleep" (acoustic) 
3. "Cupid de Locke" (acoustic) 
4. "Thirty-Three" (acoustic) 
5. "Today" (acoustic) 
6. "Soma" (acoustic) 
7. "Take Me Down" (acoustic) 
8. "Beautiful" 
9. "Fight Fire with Fire" [Metallica] (tease) 
10. "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love" [Van Halen] (tease) 
11. "Rocket" 
12. "Galapogos" 

Set two

13. "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" (prerecorded) 
14. "Where Boys Fear to Tread" 
15. "Zero" 
16. "Fuck You" 
17. "Here Is No Why" 
18. "To Forgive" 
19. "1979" 
20. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" 
21. "Thru the Eyes of Ruby" 
22. "Porcelina of the Vast Oceans" 
23. "Geek U.S.A." 
24. "Cherub Rock" 

Encore one

25. "Muzzle" 
26. "X.Y.U." 

Encore two

27. "By Starlight" 
28. "Silverfuck" [15:11] 
    1. "Space Jam" (tease) 
    2. "Drown" (tease) 
29. "Farewell and Goodnight" (acoustic) 

Notes

• "Silverfuck" and "Farewell and Goodnight" with Courtney Love on vocals

Banter

Tonight, Tonight (acoustic)
In the Arms of Sleep (acoustic)
Cupid de Locke (acoustic)
BC: Thanks a lot. You are very nice and hi, thank you.
Thirty-three (acoustic)
Today (acoustic)
BC: Is there a problem?
Iha: Is everyone okay? Cool, heh heh.
Soma (acoustic)
BC: Are pajamas hot?
Iha: These pants are very hot.
BC: H-O-T-T?
Iha: Yep.
BC: Thanks so much for coming. We really appreciate it. Um, it's been pretty crazy wacky since we got here and um, we're glad you're here to (exaggerated Cuban accent) rock and roll with us. (normal) Like to play you a little metal song that James wrote, we felt it was a little too heavy at first for the band, but then we kinda got used to it. It's a little song called Take Me Down to the Metal Shop.
Take Me Down (acoustic)
Iha: Thanks.
Beautiful
Fight Fire with Fire (tease - Billy (poorly) plays the intro)
BC: That's Metallica.
Iha: That’s pretty.
Ain’t Talkin’ ‘bout Love (tease - Billy plays main riff twice)
> Rocket
BC: We'd like to say a special Smashing Pumpkins hello to our friends up in the balcony, hi.
Iha: [unintelligible]
BC: We hope you enjoy the concert...as much as these people are going to.
Iha: [unintelligible]
BC: Of course, from the balcony you can't see all the plastic surgery that we've had, but um, don't say anything. Woo, plastic surgery, heh heh, woo.
Iha: Yes, yes.
BC: Ah, we're just winging it now, D'arcy.
Galapogos
BC: Thanks.
Iha: Thank you.
[set break]
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Intro
> Where Boys Fear to Tread
> Zero
Fuck You
BC: (weirdly mumbled) Thank you so very much.
Here Is No Why
To Forgive
1979
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Thru the Eyes of Ruby
Porcelina of the Vast Oceans
BC: I believe this is your pre-scripted dialogue moment.
Iha: Oh yes. Well...L.A. Rock City, are we boring you? No. Now we will rock you yet again.
Geek U.S.A.
Cherub Rock
D’arcy: Thank you.
[encore break]
BC: Do you need some water down there?
Iha: Just don't throw it back. (off mic) Whoa!
BC: You know--you know it's coming right back up too. (faux friendly) Yeah, we could play I Am One, couldn't we, James?--(normal) NO!
Iha: Heh. Not. Don't worry, any second we'll be rocking.
Muzzle
X.Y.U.
[encore break]
Iha: Thank you.
BC: Thanks a lot. We haven't been very talkative tonight but we'd like to thank you coming--for coming, it's been a really cool show. You people totally rock, thanks a lot. Does “totally rock” translate to Californian?--I don't know. You were very rad, dude.
Iha: Okay, now let’s...(Jimmy starts drums)...go.
By Starlight
Silverfuck / Space Jam / Drown (with Courtney Love)
> Farewell and Goodnight (with Courtney Love)
Love over beginning of last line: (singing) Fuck you....
BC: You know, you're right in tune just like normal, it’s amazing.
Love: I was just in town today!
BC: Wouldn't you know it, you come out and ruin another one of our fuckin' shows, it's unbelievable.
(Iha and Melvoin stop playing)
Jimmy: Thank you.
Iha: Thank you.
D’arcy: Nice job.
Love: D'arcy, will you go out with me?
D’arcy: Anytime, any day.
BC: She's married though.
D’arcy: Hey, that’s okay.
BC: Never stopped you before though, huh? Woo!--rock and roll, live and in the flesh, thank you very much. We love you, goodnight, god bless you.
D’arcy: Thank you, have a good night.
BC: We promise we won't play any more songs, god bless you, goodnight, thank you. Thanks for coming. Goodnight to the balcony.