The Smashing Pumpkins 1996-06-15

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June 15, 1996 – San Francisco, CA, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
Infinite Sadness tour
DateJune 15, 1996
FestivalTibetan Freedom Concert
VenueGolden Gate Park
Coordinates37°46′11″N 122°28′37″W
LocationSan Francisco, CA, US
Venue typePark
Capacity50,000
PersonnelBilly Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jonathan Melvoin
Order of bandsJohn Lee Hooker, Richie Havens, Biz Markie, Cibo Matto, Pavement, A Tribe Called Quest, Foo Fighters, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Beastie Boys

June 15, 1996 was the inaugural Tibetan Freedom Concert. It drew crowd of around 100,000 over the two-day event, raising around $800,000 USD.[1]

Full performance

Setlist[edit | edit source]

Pre-set[edit | edit source]

  1. (interview)

Set[edit | edit source]

  1. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings
  2. "Zero
  3. "Tonight, Tonight
  4. "Fuck You
  5. "Silverfuck" [23:49] 
    1. "Dose" [Filter(tease) 

Banter[edit | edit source]

D’arcy: Hello? Hello.
BC: Hi. Thanks for comin'. Hey John, it’s too loud. Thanks for comin'.
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Zero
BC: Hi, um, just want to say hi, thank you all for coming. It’s really cool that you're here and we're here for the same reason, for the--the people of Tibet. And uh...that's about it. Heh, no one seems to hear, so....
Tonight, Tonight
Iha: Alright! How are you rockin'!? Alright! Havin' a good time? We give you the evil hand salute...(Billy starts Fuck You)...evil death salute.
Fuck You
Silverfuck / Dose

Photos and memorabilia[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Stolder, Steven (August 8, 1996). "Beastie Boys, Smashing Pumpkins Headline Tibetan Freedom Concert". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 June 2017.