The Smashing Pumpkins 1998-07-31

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July 31, 1998 – Boston, MA, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
Adore tour
DateJuly 31, 1998
VenueOrpheum Theatre
Coordinates42°21′22″N 71°3′39″W
LocationBoston, MA, US
Venue typeTheater
Capacity2,700
PersonnelBilly Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Kenny Aronoff, Mike Garson, Dan Morris, Stephen Hodges
Order of bandsThe Smashing Pumpkins

A press conference and autograph signing were held earlier in the day at Newbury Comics in Cambridge. Wristbands for admission to the signing were given out to fans through radio contests. A check for $109,200 was presented to the Children's AIDS Program. Mayor Tom Menino declared July 31st "Smashing Pumpkins Day" in Boston.

Setlist[edit | edit source]

  1. "To Sheila(acoustic) 
  2. "Behold! the Night Mare(acoustic) 
  3. "Pug
  4. "Once Upon a Time
  5. "Ava Adore
  6. "Tear" [9:12] 
  7. "Annie-Dog
  8. "Thru the Eyes of Ruby" [9:29] 
  9. "Tonight, Tonight(acoustic) 
  10. "Perfect(acoustic) 
  11. "Appels + Oranjes(acoustic) 
  12. (percussion solo)
    1. "Where Boys Fear to Tread(tease) 
    2. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" [10:07] 
  13. "Shame" [9:04] 
  14. "For Martha" [8:02] 

Encore[edit | edit source]

  1. "1979
  2. "Summertime" [George Gershwin(tease) 
    1. "Blank Page

Notes[edit | edit source]

  • Last performance of "Appels + Oranjes" until 2013-02-11

Banter[edit | edit source]

To Sheila (acoustic)
> Behold! The Night Mare (acoustic)
> Pug
> Once Upon a Time
> Ava Adore
Tear
Annie-Dog
Thru the Eyes of Ruby
BC: Thank you very much, thank you. Thank you, naked man, thank you, heh heh. Later on, he's going to get naked for charity, but uh...heh heh heh heh. We'd like to thank you for uh - for coming to share this special night with us, this special charity concert. Take it all off, naked man, take it all off for charity. We may have to donate some money to get you to take your clothes off, but um, heh heh heh, heh heh heh heh.
Iha: Yeah, you might want to keep it on.
BC: It's very nice to be back here in Boston, we appreciate you coming out. So uh, heh heh, we'd like to dedicate this song to all of you. This is Tonight, Tonight.
Tonight, Tonight (acoustic)
Perfect (acoustic)
Appels + Oranjes (acoustic)
BC: Thank you.
> drum/percussion solo
> Where Boys Fear to Tread (tease)
> Bullet with Butterfly Wings
> Shame
For Martha
BC: God bless you, thank you, goodnight.
[encore break]
1979
> Summertime (tease)
> Blank Page
BC: God bless you, thank you.
Iha: Thanks a lot. Night.

Photos and memorabilia[edit | edit source]