The Smashing Pumpkins 2008-08-15

August 15, 2008 – Charlotte, NC, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
20th Anniversary tour
Date	August 15, 2008
Venue	Ovens Auditorium
Coordinates	35°12′13″N 80°47′39″W
Location	Charlotte, NC, US
Venue type	Auditorium
Capacity	2,455
Personnel	Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jeff Schroeder, Ginger Pooley, Lisa Harriton, Kristopher Pooley
Order of bands	The Smashing Pumpkins
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Setlist[edit | edit source]

(Intro) (prerecorded)
"Tarantula"
"G.L.O.W."
"Kill Your Parents"
1. "Siva" [9:25]
"Eye"
"Mayonaise"
"Tonight, Tonight"
"Speed Kills"
"Transformer"
"Superchrist"
"United States" [13:20]
1. "The Star-Spangled Banner" [Francis Scott Key] (tease)
"Once Upon a Time" (acoustic)
"Again, Again, Again (The Crux)" (acoustic)
"The Rose March" (acoustic)
"Today"
"Bullet with Butterfly Wings"
"The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning"
"Heavy Metal Machine" [12:04]
1. "White Rabbit" [Jefferson Airplane] (tease)
2. "White Horse" [Laid Back] (tease)
3. "Stranglehold" [Ted Nugent] (tease)
"Glass' Theme"
"Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" [Pink Floyd] [18:46]

Encore[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

"We Only Come Out at Night" and "In the Summertime" with Kris Pooley on accordion

Banter[edit | edit source]

2008 Intro
Tarantula
> G.L.O.W.
Kill Your Parents
> Siva
Eye
Mayonaise
> Tonight, Tonight
> Speed Kills
BC: Thank you very much, thank you. How are you?
Transformer
Superchrist
> United States / Star Spangled Banner
BC: Thank you. Can we put some more lights on? I wanna see the people up there. There you go. There you go. I wanna point out this Cubs fan over there, Cubs Man! Yeah. Cubs. Who are you with, my friend, are you with one guy, what are you doin’ up there? You got a whole section? How many people? Four? Are they all Cubs fans? No? Is there another Cubs fan? Yeah, you’re all Cubs fans now. It’s a--just a bunch of dudes up there, what do you got goin’ on up there? You got any girlfriends, what’s going on? It’s the beard, you gotta lose the beard, my friend. We got a couple seats down here empty. Bring down one of your friends, Mr. Cub Man, want you to come down and watch the show up here. That’s what you get if you’re a Cubs fan, special privileges. Everyone in the band, Cubs fan. Oh, she’s got her Cubs cooler, awesome. BYOB. Bring your own bitch. Just kidding, just kidding, I’m sorry, I just had to go there, sorry. (blows kiss), god bless you. No no no, you’re not the Cubs Man. The Cubs Man had a beard, you don’t have a beard, you just got a gut, go back. I love you just the same, I love you just the same. Where’s Cubs Man, I wanna see Cubs Man. He’s gotta get stoned before he comes down, stop the show. I’m waiting for Cubs Man. I don’t see Cubs Man. Where’s Cubs man? No. No. Cubs Man had sort of a Jihad beard, Cubs logo shirt. If you have a Jihad beard and (laughing) a Cubs logo shirt, come forward. Heh heh heh. What’s goin’ on over here? What’s goin’ on with the nature boy, what’s goin’ on, where’s the nature boy? I met the nature boy two times, two times. Best ever, the nature boy, the best ever. Damn straight. Not as good as the Cubs but the best ever. There’s the Cubs Man! Got some seats over here for you. Yeah. Now hey, Cubs Man, when they fuck up again and shit goes wrong, don’t blame me for this like some sort of weird “you fucked the Cubs up when you brought me here.” Cubs fans are looking for any excuse, man: global warming, fascism, Fox TV. Hey, that reminds me! Fellow Americans, that reminds me, heh heh. Where did we play the other night? Where the hell were we? Somewhere in America. Knoxville? That’s right. I met this young man after the show, I said, “How’d you like the show?” He goes, “I was a bit disappointed.” I said, “Why are you disappointed, you didn’t like the show?” He goes, “Well, I brought some Republican friends...and when you said in the middle of the show ‘this country’s fucked up,’ they got really mad at you.” Seriously! True story. Okay, so let’s take a little poll, democracy at work. Who thinks this country’s got its shit together? Who thinks this country just has a bad girlfriend and once he gets rid of her, everything’ll be alright? Who thinks this country is the beginning of the end of the apocalypse? There you go. That’s why you’re here, you wanna hear that apocalyptic music. God bless you all for coming tonight, we’re having a good time. You know we’re known for our rock and roll parties. Everywhere you go, it’s a rock and roll party. Oh yeah, I’ll introduce the band for a second. On geetar, Mr. Jeff Schroeder. On the bass geetar, Mrs. Ginger Pooley. On keyboards, Ms. Lisa Lisa. And gentlemen, she has a whip and she will use it. Right there, babe. And on the drums, my main man, Mr. Jimmy Chamberlin.
Once Upon a Time (acoustic)
Again, Again, Again (acoustic)
BC: Thank you.
The Rose March (acoustic)
BC: Thank you. Alright. We’ve come to the second half of the show. Yeah. It’s almost over. Hahahahaha. (Satanic voice) Hahahahaha. (normal) I love rock and roll, it’s so, so stupid. Rock and roll is the only thing dumber than me. So how have you enjoyed the show so far, how’s it going for you? This girl over here, she’s yawning, she’s not havin’ a good time. She’s a beautiful Southern woman, I can’t--I can’t dismiss her. I see you, I see you. Hahaha. (Satanic voice) I see you. (normal) Hahahahahaha. I love rock and roll. It’s so great. Remember when rock and roll could change the world, remember that? Long time ago, ‘bout 1967, rock and roll changed the world. Now it just sells shoes...and cars and shit. Heh heh. Yeah, I forgot how to play the guitar, I’m sorry, I’m trying to remember. Once I get it together, I can.... Anyway, heh heh heh, yes. So we’d like to dedicate this next song to all of you for coming tonight. Yes, we actually care.
Today
> Bullet with Butterfly Wings
The Beginning is the End is the Beginning
Heavy Metal Machine / White Rabbit / White Horse / Stranglehold
> Glass’ Theme
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
[encore break]
We Only Come Out at Night (with Kris Pooley)
> In the Summertime (with Kris Pooley)
(BC verse 3 alt lyrics: In the summertime when the weather is hot / You can reach right up and fuck the sky / In the summertime, I got women, I got women on my mind / I got women on my mind / I got women women women on my mind)