Tsp1998-05-23

The Smashing Pumpkins
Date	1998-05-23
Venue	Shepherds Bush Empire
Location	London, UK
Venue Type	Theater
Capacity	2000
Lineup	Corgan, Iha, Wretzky, Aronoff, Garson, Morris, Hodges
Order of Bands	Screaming Wheels, The Smashing Pumpkins
Surfaced Recordings
AUD #1
Source	AUD
Format	MD
Equipment	Unknown
Length	122m
Complete?	Yes
Lowest Circulating Generation	MD-M > ANA-1 > CDR
Live Music Archive	16-bit download
Notes	From a tape bought in a London market shortly after the show.
PRO #1
Source	TV
Format	DVB
Equipment	PC
Length	12m
Complete?	No
Lowest Circulating Generation	DVB-M > SVCD
Notes	Bullet with Butterfly Wings (without the drum solo) and Transmission (edited). From a 2005 rebroadcast.
PRO #2a
Source	TV
Format	VHS
Equipment	Unknown
Length	57m
Complete?	No
Lowest Circulating Generation	VHS-M > DVD
Live Music Archive	16-bit download
Notes	Tear, Once Upon a Time, Crestfallen, Ava Adore, Daphne Descends, Shame, Perfect, Bullet with Butterfly Wings (edited), Tonight, Tonight, and Stumbleine. Two separate VHS-M>DVD transfers circulate of this source. The bootlegs "Five Night Stand", "Adoration", and "Enter Adore" are all sourced from this broadcast. A combined VHS-M>DAT-M>CDR version of this and PRO #2d also circulates.
PRO #2b
Source	TV
Format	Unknown
Equipment	Unknown
Length	43m
Complete?	No
Lowest Circulating Generation	Unknown Media/Gen > DVD
Notes	To Sheila, Ava Adore, Daphne Descends, Once Upon a Time, Perfect, Bullet with Butterfly Wings (edited), 1979, and Transmission (edited). This is probably a VHS transfer.
PRO #2c
Source	TV
Format	VHS
Equipment	Unknown
Length	38m
Complete?	No
Lowest Circulating Generation	VHS-? > DVD
Notes	Ava Adore, Daphne Descends, To Sheila (cut), Tonight, Tonight, Bullet with Butterfly Wings (edited), 1979 (cut), and Transmission (edited).
PRO #2d
Source	TV
Format	VHS
Equipment	Unknown
Length	34m
Complete?	No
Lowest Circulating Generation	VHS-? > DVD
Live Music Archive	16-bit download
Notes	To Sheila, Bullet with Butterfly Wings (edited), 1979, Nightboat, Transmission (edited).
PRO #3
Source	PRO
Format	VHS
Equipment	Unknown
Length	25m
Complete?	No
Lowest Circulating Generation	VHS-M > DVD
Notes	Ava Adore, Perfect, Daphne Descends, Bullet with Butterfly Wings, and Tonight Tonight. Virgin Records promo tape.
Unsurfaced Recordings
TV #1
Source	TV
Format	DAT
Equipment	TV > Aiwa HD-S100
Length	55m
Complete?	No
TV #2
Source	TV
Format	DAT
Equipment	Unknown
Length	68m
Complete?	No
Notes	Incomplete MTV UK broadcast.
PRO #2
Source	TV
Format	VHS
Equipment	Unknown
Length	~50m
Complete?	No
Notes	To Sheila, Ava Adore, Daphne Descends, Once Upon a Time, Perfect, Bullet with Butterfly Wings (edited), 1979, Nightboat, and Transmission (edited).
PRO #4
Source	PRO
Format	VID
Equipment	Pro-Cams
Length	~120m
Complete?	Yes
SBD #1
Source	SBD
Format	ADAT
Equipment	Unknown
Length	~120m
Complete?	Yes
Notes	Vault copy.

Setlist

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Pre-Set:

• (interview)

Set:

• To Sheila
• Tear
• Once Upon a Time
• Crestfallen
• Ava Adore
• Daphne Descends
• Shame
• Perfect
• Tonight, Tonight
• Stumbleine
• (percussion solo)
  • Bullet with Butterfly Wings
• Thru the Eyes of Ruby
• 1979
• For Martha

Encore:

• Night Boat [Duran Duran]
• Theme From James Bond [Norman] (tease)
• Transmission [Joy Division] [18:36]
  • Help! [Beatles] (tease)

Notes

• Only performance of Night Boat, with Simon LeBon of Duran Duran on vocals
• Perfect, Tonight, Tonight, and Stumbeline performed acoustic
• Tonight, Tonight is dedicated to the Belfast Peace Accords signed the prior day

Banter

To Sheila
Tear
Once Upon a Time
Crestfallen
> Ava Adore
Daphne Descends
> Shame
D’arcy: My goodness, you're all so endurant.
Perfect (acoustic)
BC: Thank you very much. Thank you. How's everybody doin'? We'd like to dedicate this next song to our friends in Northern Ireland. Our friends in Northern Ireland, you remember them. Well, the band would like to dedicate this song to our friends in Northern Ireland. We hope you find the peace that you're looking for.
Tonight, Tonight (acoustic)
Stumbleine (acoustic)
> drum/percussion solo
> Bullet with Butterfly Wings
> Thru the Eyes of Ruby
1979
For Martha
(BC at 10:43: Thanks.)
[encore break]
Iha: Grazie, thank you very much. Thanks a lot, you guys have been rockin’. You guys have been cool.
BC: Cheers, thank you.
Iha: (British accent) Cheers. (normal voice) I hate to be totally cliche but how is everyone? Is everyone rocking? Keepin' the faith? Heh heh.
Night Boat (with Simon LeBon)
D’arcy: Thank you, Simon.
Iha: Thank you much.
LeBon: Thank you.
Iha: Simon Le Bond!
James Bond Theme (tease - 20 seconds)
BC: Thank you one and all. Goodnight, children.
Transmission / Help!

Photos & Memorabilia