The Smashing Pumpkins 2018-12-04

December 4, 2018 – San Antonio, TX, US
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
30th Anniversary Series tour
Date	December 4, 2018
Venue	Sunken Garden Theater
Coordinates	29°27′39″N 98°28′42″W
Location	San Antonio, TX, US
Venue type	Amphitheater
Capacity	2,700
Personnel	Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jeff Schroeder, Jack Bates
Order of bands	Joywave, The Smashing Pumpkins
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Setlist

1. "Solara" 
2. "Zero" 
3. "Today" 
4. "Never Let Me Down Again" [Depeche Mode] 
5. "Knights of Malta" 
6. "Tonight, Tonight" 
7. "Dross" 
8. "Friday I'm in Love" [The Cure] 
9. "Landslide" [Stevie Nicks] (acoustic) 
10. "Disarm" (acoustic) 
11. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" 
12. "Porcelina of the Vast Oceans" 
13. "Travels" 
14. "N.I.B." [Black Sabbath] (tease) 
15. "Hot for Teacher" [Van Halen] (tease) 
16. "Cherub Rock" 
17. "1979" 
18. "Ava Adore" 
19. "Heavy Metal Machine" 

Encore

20. "Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)" 

Notes

• "Muzzle", "Siva" and "Speed Kills" were on the setlist after "Silvery Sometimes" but not played

Banter

Solara
> Zero
Iha: So cold out! Keep yourselves warm.
Today
Never Let Me Down Again
Knights of Malta
Tonight, Tonight
Iha: [tape cuts in] ...here in San Antonio. How are you guys doin’? Thank you so much for comin’ out on a cold night. We’ve been doing a lot of shows indoors so we’re not used to roughing it...in this wild nature expanse we’re in. Uh, we’re here rockin’, we’re thank you--we uh, like to thank you and uh, we’re gonna rock some more.
Dross
Friday I’m in Love
Landslide (acoustic)
Disarm (acoustic)
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
> Porcelina of the Vast Oceans
Travels
Iha: Dudes, thank you so much. A quick introduction of the band. On the bass guitar, all the way from Manchester, England...you wanna say something on the mic, Jack, to the good people of San Antonio? (Jack emphatically gestures “no”) He’s been dyin’ to get on the mic. Jack Bates on the bass, everybody!
N.I.B. (tease - Billy plays the riff once, joined by Jeff at the very end)
Iha: All the way from Los Angeles, California, on the guitar, Mr. Jeff Schroeder! Paul Stanley! I thought you were gonna go into Detroit Rock City even though we’re in San Antonio. And now from the Chicagoland area, on the drums, Mr. Jimmy Chamberlin! From a northwest suburb, that’s me, James Iha, thank you, thank you.
Hot for Teacher (tease - Jeff)
Iha: Lead vocals, lead guitar, Mr. Williammmm Patrick Corgan!
Cherub Rock
Radio Intro tape
> 1979
> Ava Adore
Heavy Metal Machine
BC: Thank you, thank you!
[encore break]
Iha: Thank you so much, San Antonio!
BC: Thank you San Antonio, thank you, we love you! Thank you so much for being with us tonight, we had so much a--we had, sorry, gonna start over. (overly enunciated) We had so much fun playing for you tonight. (normal) What a great audience! We love playing in Texas, Texas is always taking care of us, we can’t thank you enough.
Iha: Thumbs up.
BC: James, do you remember playing here...
Iha: No!
BC: ...20, 25 years ago.
Iha: No! But in my heart.
BC: In your heart, you remember it?
Iha: Not in my brain, but in my heart.
BC: Heh. Anyway, be safe going home, we love you, thank you.
Silvery Sometimes
BC: Thank you, San Antonio, thank youuuuu!
Iha: Thank you! Thank you so much, have a good night, get home safe, thank you!