The Smashing Pumpkins 2022-10-24

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October 24, 2022 – Toronto, ON, CA
Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins
Spirits On Fire tour
DateOctober 24, 2022
VenueScotiabank Arena
Coordinates43°38′36″N 79°22′45″W
LocationToronto, ON, CA
Venue typeArena
Capacity19,800
PersonnelBilly Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jeff Schroeder, Jack Bates, Katie Cole
Order of bandsPoppy, Our Lady Peace, The Smashing Pumpkins

Setlist[edit | edit source]

  1. "Atum" (prerecorded) 
  2. "Quiet
  3. "Empires
  4. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings
  5. "Today
  6. "We Only Come Out at Night(acoustic) 
  7. "Cyr
  8. "Once in a Lifetime" [Talking Heads] [5:35] 
  9. "Solara
    1. (drum solo)
  10. "Eye
  11. "Ava Adore
    1. (drum solo)
  12. "Tonight, Tonight(acoustic) 
  13. "Stand Inside Your Love
  14. "I of the Mourning
  15. (unknown) (tease)
  16. "Fly by Night" [Rush(tease) 
  17. "Cherub Rock
  18. "Zero
    1. "Love Gun" [Kiss(tease) 
  19. "1979
  20. "Beguiled
  21. "Silverfuck" [10:42] 
  22. "Neophyte
  23. "Cherub Rock(tease) 
  24. "Disarm(acoustic) 
  25. "Harmageddon

Notes[edit | edit source]

Banter[edit | edit source]

Atum Intro
Quiet
> Empires
(BC after lyrics, before Jeff outro solo: Toronto!)
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Iha: Toronto, how are you? Thank you so much for coming out tonight, we appreciate it. We are the Smashing Pumpkins.
Today
We Only Come Out at Night (acoustic)
Cyr
Once in a Lifetime
Solara
Eye
(BC after 2nd chorus: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the rock show. We are so pleased you’re with us tonight, thank you so much from the bottom of our heart, thank you so much, thank you, thank you.)
(BC during outro singalong: Sing it with us! Toronto, come on! This is Canada, right? Come on!! One more time, one more time. Ow!)
Ava Adore
(BC after Jimmy solo: Mr. Jimmy Chamberlin on the drums! Ow!)
Iha: Thank you. Oh Canada, how are you doing this evening? Thumbs up? Alright.
BC: James, how you feelin’ tonight?
Iha: I’m feelin’ great. I’m in Toronto, Canada. It’s awesome here.
BC: You remember the first time we came up here?
Iha: I...don’t...
BC: Hahaha!
Iha: ...what hap –- what happened?
BC: It was 1990, James, 1990.
Iha: It may as well be 1920.
BC: Back then, you had big hopes and dreams.
Iha: Heh heh. And uh, heh, all went to shit; okay, well, what happened? Heh heh.
BC: What happened?
Iha: Yeah.
BC: What happened?
Iha: Yeah, you brought it up.
BC: What do you mean what happened, they’re all here, it’s--
Iha: Oh, okay, hey!
BC: This is what happened to many of you!
Iha: Hey!
BC: Toronto happened.
Iha: I got it, alright, I’m into it.
BC: I mean...we made love and we made a baby called rock and roll.
Iha: Heh heh heh.
BC: Heh! Heh, I’m not gonna say what I’m really thinkin’. Anyway, hey, you guys are the best, you’re the best best best best, thank you. You make us feel so loved and so welcome. Thank you so much, I can’t even tell you what it means to us to be up here tonight with you. And uh, you know...unfortunately we had a health issue on the tour and we’re like, “Now we don’t have a band to play with us.” And then we’re like, “Wait a second, Our Lady Peace.”
Iha: We have to give it up to Our Lady Peace, thank you so much for rocking, rocking, [unintelligible]. (pause) And Poppy, and Poppy. And Poppy.
BC: So I love this part of the show because I get to thank everyone for 34 years of the Smashing Pumpkins.
Iha: [2-3 unintelligible words].
BC: So we dedicate this song to you, it’s a little song we like to call Tonight, Tonight.
Tonight, Tonight (Billy/Iha acoustic)
Stand Inside Your Love
I of the Mourning
Iha: Thank you so much. I would like to introduce the band. On vocals, angelic vocals, all the way from Australia, Ms. Katie Cole. Katie Cole. And now, on the bass (pronounced like the fish) guitar, all the way from Manchester, England, Mr. Jack Bates. Jack Bates. A great Manchester United supporter. Is there anything else you’d like to put out there, Jack? I could go off here, but I’m not, so alright; and now, from Hollywood, California, Mr. Jeff Schhhroeder. Give me one hot lick, Jeff.
unknown (tease)
Iha: Alright. Alright. Getting a special introduction. And now, on drums, Mr. Jimmy Chamberlin!
Fly by Night (tease)
Iha: Alright! That’s one uh.... I like that song. On lead vocals and hot guitar, Mr. Billyyyyy Corgan! I’m James Iha and this next song goes out to Geddy Lee, this is called Cherub Rock!
Cherub Rock
> Zero
> Love Gun (tease)
1979
Beguiled
> Silverfuck
Neophyte
BC: Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve reached the end of the concert.
Iha: No way.
BC: And still, it’s the end of the concert. I love the guy shouting for Cherub Rock, like, we played that like about a half hour ago but that’s cool, dude. CBD, man, keep up with the gummies.
Iha: Hey, we could do it again.
Cherub Rock (tease - Iha plays a couple notes)
BC: Before we go, god bless everyone, thank you so much for a wonderful evening, thank you so much.
Disarm (acoustic)
> Harmageddon
(BC before final lyrics: Toronto! We love you, thank you!)
(BC after final lyrics: Thank you very much, thank youuuuu!!!)
Iha: Thank you guys so much. Get home safe. Thank you.

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