Tsp1998-06-07
| The Smashing Pumpkins | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1998-06-07 |
| Venue | Gradinata dell'EUR |
| Location | Rome, IT |
| Venue Type | Unknown |
| Capacity | Unknown |
| Lineup | Corgan, Iha, Wretzky, Aronoff, Garson, Morris, Hodges |
| Order of Bands | The Smashing Pumpkins |
| Surfaced Recordings | |
| AUD #1 | |
| Source | AUD |
| Format | ANA |
| Equipment | Unknown |
| Length | 123m |
| Complete? | No |
| Lowest Circulating Generation | ANA-1 > dEdit > FLAC |
| Live Music Archive | 16-bit download |
| Notes | Overdriven, some tape warble in the loudest parts of the show. People sing into the mic occasionally. Tape flips between Daphne Descends and Thru the Eyes of Ruby, during Tonight, Tonight, and between Stumbleine and Bullet with Butterfly Wings. ANA-?>CDR transfer also circulates. ANA-1>dEdit>FLAC transfer is missing To Sheila through Daphne Descends due to a tape error. |
| AMT #1 | |
| Source | AUD |
| Format | VID |
| Equipment | Unknown |
| Length | 93m |
| Complete? | No |
| Lowest Circulating Generation | VHS-? > DVD |
| Video Link | YouTube |
| Notes | Video ends during Shame; also includes brief footage of fans meeting the band earlier in the day. |
| Unsurfaced Recordings | |
| AUD #2 | |
| Source | AUD |
| Format | MD |
| Equipment | Unknown |
| Length | Unknown |
| Complete? | Unknown |
| SBD #1 | |
| Source | SBD |
| Format | ADAT |
| Equipment | Unknown |
| Length | ~125m |
| Complete? | Yes |
| Notes | Vault copy. |
Setlist
Set:
- To Sheila
- Tear
- Once Upon a Time
- Crestfallen
- Ava Adore
- Daphne Descends
- Let Me Give the World to You
- Thru the Eyes of Ruby
- Perfect
- (blues jam)
- Tonight, Tonight
- Stumbleine
- (percussion solo)
- Bullet with Butterfly Wings
- Shame
- For Martha
Encore:
- 1979
- Summertime [Gershwin/Heyward] (tease)
- Blank Page
- Transmission [Joy Division] [17:22]
- Let's Dance [Bowie] (tease)
Notes
- Perfect, blues jam, Tonight, Tonight, and Stumbleine performed acoustic
Banter
To Sheila
Tear
Once Upon a Time
Crestfallen
Ava Adore
BC: (raspy voice) Grazie bella. (normal voice) Hi hi hi hi hi hi hi. Hola! Thank you very much, thank you. Thank you so much for a beautiful evening, it's a full moon. El a uh, full le luna. We'd like to do another song about Italy, heh heh.
Daphne Descends
Let Me Give the World to You
(BC over intro: Like to dedicate this next song to all of you.)
> Thru the Eyes of Ruby
Perfect (acoustic)
blues jam (acoustic)
(BC a few seconds after starting: Yes, now we play some blues for you. Straight from Chicago.)
Tonight, Tonight (acoustic)
Stumbleine (acoustic)
> drum/percussion solo
> Bullet with Butterfly Wings
> Shame
BC: Grazie [unintelligible word].
For Martha
(BC at 12:06: (Italian accent) God-a bless you, Roma, god-a bless you! (normal voice) We are the Smashing Pumpkins, thank you.)
BC: Grazie, grazie, god bless you.
[encore break]
Iha: How is everybody, okay? In my broad American accent...
BC: I think everyone is tired!
Iha: ...I say okay. What?
BC: I think everyone is tired.
Iha: Tired? Well, you [3 unintelligible words].
BC: You know, we've found - we know this, we’ve been doing this European tour and the way we look at it is whichever crowd is the loudest, that country will win the World Cup. ... You're not tired?
Iha: You want to dance?
BC: Okay, you should show 'em how to dance though. (slight pause) Again.
1979
Summertime (tease)
> Blank Page
BC: You're not too tired? Okay, goodnight, thank you. ... Before we play this next song, we'd like to thank you again, it's been a wonderful concert, wonderful night, thank you so much. Uhhhhhhhhh, we love Italy, we love Italian people very much. You know we come from America where everyone is dead in the brain, you know? Feels good.
Transmission / Let’s Dance
[tape cuts before the end]
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