Tsp1996-05-15

The Smashing Pumpkins
Date	1996-05-15
Venue	Brixton Academy
Location	London, UK
Venue Type	Club
Capacity	4921
Lineup	Corgan, Iha, Wretzky, Chamberlin, Melvoin
Order of Bands	The Smashing Pumpkins
Surfaced Recordings
FM #1
Source	FM
Format	DAT
Equipment	Unknown
Length	26m
Complete?	No
Lowest Circulating Generation	DDC-2(32k) > FLAC
Live Music Archive	16-bit download
Notes	Broadcast 1996-05-16 on BBC Radio One. Billy/Jimmy interview, Tonight, Tonight, Cupid de Locke, Thirty-three, and 1979.
FM #1a
Source	FM
Format	DAT
Equipment	Unknown
Length	16m
Complete?	No
Lowest Circulating Generation	"Live Bait" / "The Live Devine" / "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Ga Ga Goo Goo" commercial bootlegs
Notes	Tonight, Tonight, Cupid de Locke, Thirty-three, and 1979.
FM #2
Source	FM
Format	WAV
Equipment	PC
Length	55m
Complete?	No
Lowest Circulating Generation	WAV-M > CDR
Notes	Tonight, Tonight, 1979, Zero, Here Is No Why, To Forgive, Thru the Eyes of Ruby, Porcelina of the Vast Oceans, Bodies, Disarm, and Bullet with Butterfly Wings.
AUD #1
Source	AUD
Format	DAT
Equipment	CSB > TCD-D7(44.1k)
Length	121m
Complete?	No
Lowest Circulating Generation	DDC-? > SHN
Live Music Archive	16-bit download
Notes	Missing first set and Farewell and Goodnight.
AMT #1
Source	AUD
Format	Hi8
Equipment	Unknown
Length	165m
Complete?	No
Lowest Circulating Generation	Hi8-M > DVD
Live Music Archive	16-bit download
Notes	Porcelina and Bodies slightly cut. Hi8 > VHS-? > DVD transfer also circulates, as well as Hi8 > ANA-1 > CDR, Hi8 > VHS-2 > CDR, and Hi8 > VHS-? > ANA-? > CDR audio transfers.
PRO #1a
Source	TV
Format	VHS
Equipment	Unknown
Length	59m
Complete?	No
Lowest Circulating Generation	VHS-? > DVD
Notes	Tonight, Tonight, Cupid de Locke, Thirty-three, 1979, Zero, Here Is No Why, To Forgive, Thru the Eyes of Ruby, Porcelina of the Vast Oceans, Jellybelly, Silverfuck (partial), Disarm, Bullet with Butterfly Wings. Audio transfer from "Brixton" bootleg also circulates.
PRO #1b
Source	PRO
Format	VHS
Equipment	Unknown
Length	50m
Complete?	No
Lowest Circulating Generation	VHS-M > DVD
Notes	Tonight, Tonight, 1979, Zero, Here Is No Why, To Forgive, Thru the Eyes of Ruby, Porcelina of the Vast Oceans, Jellybelly, Silverfuck (partial), Disarm, Bullet with Butterfly Wings. Sourced from a promo VHS.
PRO #1c
Source	TV
Format	VHS
Equipment	Unknown
Length	47m
Complete?	No
Lowest Circulating Generation	VHS-M > DVD
Notes	Tonight, Tonight, 1979, Zero, Here Is No Why, Thru the Eyes of Ruby, Porcelina of the Vast Oceans, Jellybelly, Silverfuck (partial), Disarm, and Bullet with Butterfly Wings.
Unsurfaced Recordings
AUD #2
Source	AUD
Format	ANA
Equipment	Unknown
Length	~160m
Complete?	Unknown
Notes	Could actually be a mislabeled version of the AMT #1 audio track.
PRO #1
Source	PRO
Format	VID
Equipment	Pro-Cams
Length	~160m
Complete?	Yes
SBD #1
Source	SBD
Format	ADAT
Equipment	Unknown
Length	~165m
Complete?	Yes
Notes	Vault copy.

Setlist

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Set One:

• Tonight, Tonight
• In the Arms of Sleep
• Cupid de Locke
• Thirty-three
• Rocket
• Soma
• Take Me Down
• 1979
• Beautiful
• Muzzle (false start)
• Muzzle

Set Two:

• Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (over PA)
• Where Boys Fear to Tread
• Zero
• Fuck You
• Here Is No Why
• To Forgive
• Today
• Thru the Eyes Of Ruby
• Porcelina of the Vast Oceans
  • Rocket (tease)
• Bodies
• Boys Don't Cry [The Cure] (tease)
• Disarm
• Bullet with Butterfly Wings
• Cherub Rock

Encore One:

• Firestarter [The Prodigy] (tease)
• X.Y.U.

Encore Two:

• Mayonaise

Encore Three:

• Jellybelly
• Silverfuck [24:44]
  • Space Jam (tease)
  • Eye (tease)
  • Dose [Filter] (tease)
• Farewell and Goodnight

Notes

• Tonight, Tonight through Muzzle and Disarm performed acoustic
• Final non-tease performance of Take Me Down
• Last Soma until 1999-04-10
• Last Cupid de Locke until 2008-11-04
• Silverfuck features Jonathon on second drum kit

Banter

D’arcy: Hi. (taps mic) Hello? Good evening.
Iha: Hello.
BC: (sort of singing) Hello.
Iha: Let’s be really mellow.
BC: I don’t know. Yeah, there's a breeze coming from somewhere, somebody.
D’arcy: Everybody breathe really hard, it's too cold.
Iha: A bit chilly.
BC: Good evening.
Tonight, Tonight (abandoned after 5 seconds)
BC: Ah, I see I screwed up already. I'll start over.
Tonight, Tonight (acoustic)
D’arcy: Thank you very much.
BC: Thanks. Very happy to be here again.
In the Arms of Sleep (acoustic)
(Billy takes off his hat and the crowd cheers)
BC: My head thanks you.
Cupid de Locke (acoustic)
Thirty-three (acoustic)
BC: Thank you.
Rocket (acoustic)
BC: Thanks.
Iha: Thank you.
Soma (acoustic)
BC: Thank you very much.
Take Me Down (acoustic)
Iha: We're gonna rock just a little bit. But you gotta wait, we're gonna play another electric set though.
BC: Everyone thought we were gonna do the rock part first, that's why everyone's so confused.
Iha: Oh, oh.
1979 (acoustic)
(Iha over opening drums: Dance!)
D’arcy: Jimmy, I gotta say that was great, you sounded just like - you sounded just like the tape. It was great!
BC: Like to say hello again to all the people that were at Wembley last night. Just for the sake of the people standing around you, try to pretend that you haven't heard these songs before. It'd help the show, really, I promise.
Beautiful (acoustic)
BC: It was interesting!
D’arcy: Yeah, I think it was really creative.
BC: It was really interesting.
Iha: (British accent) That one was a bit cheeky, we gave you the cheeky version of Beautiful.
D’arcy: That was the arty version.
Iha: (British accent) That was the Scouse version of cheek - um, Beautiful, a bit cheeky to give people.
BC: There was some fib - there were certainly some fibbly bits in that one. Okay, one more song and then we're gonna go bye bye so...you can then converse as much as you'd like. We don't wanna get in the way of your conversation.
Muzzle (abandoned after first 4 words)
BC: You messed up, you messed up, didn't you?
Iha: I came in four bars interpretively early.
D’arcy: I didn't even know what song it was.
BC: (British accent) “And then the show completely fell apart. Corgan bared his soul once again like a maniac. It was just like the clown suit incident all over.”
Iha: (British accent) There they were like the Beatles and [unintelligible word], blowing every chord change left and right.” We’re terribly sorry.
BC: (British accent) Heh, “Tonight was a revelation.”
Iha: (British accent) “Tonight was a revelation they're absolute crap.”
Muzzle (acoustic)
D’arcy: Thank you.
[set break]
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Intro
> Where Boys Fear to Tread
> Zero
> Fuck You
D’arcy: Everybody get up off the floor in the front here and you're all okay? Don't make jokes about dying. No, seriously, I - I saw a bunch of people go down in the front, is everybody off the floor? Really, look - I mean look around you, make sure.
Here Is No Why
To Forgive
> Today
Thru the Eyes of Ruby
Porcelina of the Vast Oceans / Rocket
> Bodies
Boys Don't Cry (acoustic tease, Iha solo - 1 verse + chorus)
> Disarm (acoustic)
> Circus tape
> Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Cherub Rock
Iha: Thanks.
[encore break]
Iha: Thank you, thank you. You've been most kind. Now, I'd like to ask a question. Does this - now watch - does this mean anything to you? Just think, think for a moment where you've seen that image before. Hey, heh, don’t throw shit. Just remember this, where have you seen this before? Just think, just think.
Firestarter (tease)
(Iha: I’m the trouble starter, punking instigator. I’m the fear addicted, danger illustrated. I’m the firestarter, twisted firestarter. You’re the firestarter, twisted firestarter. (screaming) I’m fucking insane ‘cause I’m [unintelligible], you motherfucker!! A firestarter, you’re the firestarter!!!! I’m the firestarter, punking instigator, I’m the firestarter, punking instigator, [unintelligible screaming]!! (speaking) I’m sorry, I just lost my mind for a minute. I’m the bitch you hated, filth incinerated!!)
Iha: I just lost my mind for a minute, I’m sorry.
BC: Thank you, firestarter. We're all firestarters, you know what I'm saying?
X.Y.U.
[encore break]
Iha: Thanks. Now, when I lost my mind there for a minute, we were not mocking the firestarter. We - that was a tribute to the Prodigy. I’m just - I just don't, I'm obsessed with the firestarter, what is the firestarter? Heh. Is it the everyman? Yes, you're pointing at me, I'm the everyman, you’re the everyman, I’m crazy, I’m the firestarter!!
BC: (over Iha above) James, James, James... (Iha is done talking) James, let it go, heh, let it go.
Iha: I will not say another word about firestarters.
BC: You know in a way it wasn't really that funny the first time and it's not getting funnier so....
Iha: Can we just - one more time, let’s do it, come on, one, two, three, come on, fire - firestarter! I’m kidding.
BC: Um, like to say hi to those people up there, hi. I can't see you but uh...there you are, hi. Heh, that's it, that's all you get, just a little light, a flash and.... We'd like to thank you for being here and putting up with the eternal rock show. This is pretty much the last time we're gonna do this, it’s - we did this about twenty times and uh, it's taxing on the band as well as the audience so we thank you, we hope you enjoy it for what it is trying to do. Entertain without boring, enlighten without stunning.
Iha: (British accent) Scally boys, that's what they are! Heh. BC: Heh, yeah, so thanks again, we appreciate it. And seeing as this is our last U.K. concert for a while, like to thank you again for everything, um, heh heh, it's great, I mean, we really appreciate it and we thank you.
Mayonaise
BC: God bless you, thank you, goodnight.
[encore break]
Iha: Thank you. We'd now like to do something else we've never done before. We're gonna play our first two albums in order.
BC: We hope you have time, it takes about, mm, two hours.
Jellybelly
> Silverfuck / Space Jam / Eye / Dose
> Farewell and Goodnight
(below is over piano outro)
D’arcy: Goodnight, thank you.
BC: Thank you!
Iha: Goodnight everybody, thanks for coming out, thanks for staying so long. Drive home safe, heh, bye.
> Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (tease)
[bow]
Iha: Thanks! Goodnight.

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