The Smashing Pumpkins 2011-10-14

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October 14, 2011 – Chicago, IL, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
The Other Side of the Kaleidyscope tour
DateOctober 14, 2011
VenueRiviera Theater
Coordinates41°58′7″N 87°39′36″W
LocationChicago, IL, US
Venue typeTheater
Capacity2,300
PersonnelBilly Corgan, Jeff Schroeder, Mike Byrne, Nicole Fiorentino, Kerry Brown
Order of bandsLight FM, Fancy Space People, The Smashing Pumpkins, Catherine

The October 14, 2011 performance was the seventh show of The Other Side of the Kaleidyscope tour. During the encore, Catherine reunites for the first time in 13 years, playing a two song set with Billy Corgan on guitar.

Setlist[edit | edit source]

  1. "Quasar
  2. "Panopticon
  3. "Starla
  4. "Geek U.S.A.
  5. "Muzzle
  6. "Window Paine
  7. "Lightning Strikes
  8. "Soma
  9. "Siva
  10. "Oceania
  11. "Frail and Bedazzled
  12. "Silverfuck" [11:25] 
  13. "Obscured
  14. "Pale Horse
  15. "Thru the Eyes of Ruby
    1. "I Am One(tease) 
  16. "Cherub Rock
  17. "Owata
  18. "My Love Is Winter
  19. "For Martha

Encore[edit | edit source]

  1. "Idiot" [Catherine(only performance)
  2. "Whole Lotta Love" [Led Zeppelin(tease) 
  3. "Broken Bunny Bird" [Catherine(only performance)
  4. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings

Notes[edit | edit source]

  • "Idiot" and "Broken Bunny Bird" performed by Catherine with Corgan on guitar

Banter[edit | edit source]

2011 Intro
> Quasar
> Panopticon
> Starla
> Carousel music (tape)
> Geek U.S.A.
> Muzzle
Gregorian chanting (tape)
> Window Paine
> Lightning Strikes
Thunderstorm noises (tape)
> Soma
Siva
Oceania synth (tape)
> Oceania
Screaming/clapping (tape)
> Frail and Bedazzled
> Silverfuck
(BC after tongue twister: Doesn’t make any fuckin’ sense.)
Obscured
> Pale Horse
Wildflower synth (tape)
> Thru the Eyes of Ruby
> I Am One (partial, instrumental)
Cherub Rock
Owata
unknown instrumental (tape)
> My Love Is Winter
For Martha
[encore break]
BC: (mic is off) Thank you so much, thank you, thank you. (mic turned on) Can you hear me? Thank you so much everybody, thank you for coming tonight, thank you for taking time to see us, thank you for listening to our music. Now we have a sorta special surprise--I mean, we let the cat out of the bag, but that’s the modern world. We have a reunion tonight. Does anyone know what’s going on? Uh, these gentlemen have not played together for 16 years. You knew them once as Catherine from Chicago. They’re still called Catherine. Not Catherine Wheel--they’re different--and not some screamo band from L.A. That is--that’s not them. This is Chicago’s very own Catherine. Now back in the day, back when we were writing Siamese Dream--or I was writing Siamese Dream.... Somebody was writing Siamese Dream. We shared a practice space together over there on Broadway and Belmont. Over there in the city. Over there in uh....
Guy in crowd: Whorestown!
BC: You said it, not me! Eccentric-town. Where the eccentrics hang out. And uh, did anyone know me when I used to work at the record store? Thank you. One person. And uh, heh heh, so anyway, so uh, I’ve convinced--me, singlehandedly, I’ll take all the credit. No, actually, we’ve been talking together and trying to get these guys back together. Think we need a band like Catherine back together. Do we need a band like Catherine back together? I’ll take that as a no, okay, this’ll be the last songs they ever play. Thanks to you. You killed their dreams, just like you’ve killed mine. Heh, just kidding, come on. I couldn’t make these jokes in Milwaukee, but Chicago, I can make these jokes. Okay, so give us a second, we’re gonna rock out for you.
Mark Rew(?): Okay, I’m gonna crap my pants, this is kind of freaky. There’s a lot of you. Thank you so much, Billy, Pumpkins, thank you so much for this opportunity. What a great night. Great night.
Idiot (Catherine w/Billy on guitar)
Whole Lotta Love (tease)
Mark Rew(?): Like a fine wine...we are not.
Broken Bunny Bird (Catherine w/Billy on guitar)
BC: Catherine, everybody. ... That’s Studio Dog.
Bullet with Butterfly Wings (abandoned before lyrics, Mike keeps drumbeat going)
BC: Hold on a second. That’s my brother Jesse up there. Jesse, say hi to everybody. My brother Andrew. Okay, wait wait wait. Jesse, where’s your father? Where’s your father? He’s drinkin’, he’s smokin’ weed, what is he doing? Heh heh heh heh. Heh heh. Hahahahaha, T.L. Alright, thank you for such a great night, thank you, honestly, awesome night.
> Bullet with Butterfly Wings

Photos and memorabilia[edit | edit source]