Tsp1994-03-23

The Smashing Pumpkins
Date	1994-03-23
Venue	Redbird Arena
Location	Normal, IL, US
Venue Type	Arena
Capacity	10,500
Lineup	Corgan, Iha, Wretzky, Chamberlin
Order of Bands	Red Red Meat, The Smashing Pumpkins
Notes	Soundcheck incomplete.
Surfaced Recordings
AUD #1
Source	AUD
Format	DAT
Equipment	ECM-S220>TCD-D3
Length	100m
Complete?	Yes
Lowest Circulating Generation	DAT-M>CDR
AUD #2
Source	AUD
Format	ANA
Equipment	Unknown
Length	99m
Complete?	Yes
Lowest Circulating Generation	ANA-M>CDR
Notes	Deck may have been a WM-D3.
AUD #3
Source	AUD
Format	MCS
Equipment	Unknown
Length	52m
Lowest Circulating Generation	ANA-1>DAT-M>CDR
Notes	Soundcheck. Nearly unlistenable. Recorded outside. Geek U.S.A. cuts in.
Unsurfaced Recordings
AUD #4
Source	AUD
Format	ANA
Equipment	Sony Headphone Mics (earbuds)
Length	Unknown
Complete?	Unknown
Notes	Upper bowl, stage left.
AMT #1
Source	AUD
Format	VID
Equipment	Unknown
Length	Unknown
Complete?	Unknown
Notes	Shot from a platform in the back corner of the arena.

Setlist

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Soundcheck:

• Geek U.S.A.
• Tristessa
• Siva (tease)
• Hummer
• How Many More Times [Led Zeppelin] (tease)
• Hello Kitty Kat
• Jellybelly
• Disarm (heavy version)
• Jackboot

Set:

• Rocket
• Quiet
• Today
• Disarm
• Snail
• I Am One (with rant)
• Cherub Rock
• Drown
  • Hummer
• Geek U.S.A.
• Soma
• Siva

Encore One:

• Starla

Encore Two:

• Spaceboy
• (unknown instrumental)
  • Suffer (tease)
• Silverfuck
  • Over the Rainbow [Harburg/Arlen] (tease)
  • Jackboot
• Sweet Sweet

Banter

Iha: We salute you, Normal.
Wretzky: Good evening.
Rocket
Corgan (over Quiet intro): Welcome to the rock show!
Quiet
Corgan: Hi.
Today
Corgan: Thank you.
Disarm
Corgan: Thanks. Ssh. You're too kind. Hello. Welcome. Hello!
Iha: (random noises)
Corgan: Welcome to the first show of our new tour.
Iha: Fuckin' yeah.
Corgan: You'll ah, you'll be happy to know this will be only one that we'll remember. So, we would like to play you a song off our first record called Fish.
Iha: Aaah!
Corgan: It's called Snail.
Snail
I Am One

all I ever wanted was everything
all I ever wanted was everything
all I ever wanted was everything and all I got was shit
nothing can be taken from me that hasn't already been taken
nothing can be taken from me that hasn't already been taken
there's nothing you can say that hasn't been said
nothing you can feel that hasn't been felt
no pain you can hurt that you have not hurt before
gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gim gim gim gim gim nothing
gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gim gim gim gim gim nothing
gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gim gim gim gim gim nothing
gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme nothing
I'll testify
I testify
I bear witness
it was real
oh yeah!
oh yeah
cut the shit
cut the shit
gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gim gim gim gim gim nothing
gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gim gim gim gim gim nothing
and there's nothing
nothing
nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing
there's nothing, nothing there's nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing
nothing, nothing, nothing

Cherub Rock
Corgan: My shit's all fucked up. Pardon me. James will tell you a joke.
Iha: All right, it's time for the human beat box! Come on! (beatboxing). Damn, kick a motherfuckin' dope ass jam for the fuckin' Normal, yeah, yeah motherfuckin' Normal!
Corgan: (uninteligible)
Iha: I'm sorry, I just lost my mind.
Corgan: No one can hear what you're saying anyway.
Iha: I said, "damn, yeah kick a motherfuckin' jam, yeah!" And uh, this next song is uh, a song I'm sure you all know and love. It's an alternative classic.
Corgan: It's an alternative classic?
Iha: This is uh, pre-Dream.
Corgan: Anyway, what I was going to say is uh, thanks to you ten people who used to come see us at the Gallery. I would like to thank each and every one of you individually. I know all you people didn't come see us at the Gallery like four years ago. But thanks.
Drown
Hummer
Geek U.S.A.
Soma
Corgan: Thank you very much for having us.
Iha: I found a Birkenstock. Here. Oh wait, you're going to throw it back at me.
Corgan: If there's anything we don't need it's shoes. If you get my drift.
Siva
[encore break]
Iha: Thank you Normal. Thanks a lot but uh, it looks very hot and gross and sticky in the middle. Kinda like a pancake that's been microwaved with a lot of syrup. I'm sorry, I apologize for my cryptic humor. Then again you can't even tell what I'm saying so I might as well recite my Beowulf for them.
Starla
Corgan: Thank you Bloomington/Normal!
[encore break]
Iha: (sings uninteligibly)
Spaceboy
(unknown instrumental)
Suffer (tease)
Silverfuck
Sweet Sweet
Corgan: Thanks a lot. Thank you.
Iha: Thank you.
Corgan: (uninteligible) Hey, all you people up there, thank you too.