Tsp1999-12-20
| The Smashing Pumpkins | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1999-12-20 |
| Venue | Metro |
| Location | Chicago, IL, US |
| Venue Type | Club |
| Capacity | 1100 |
| Lineup | Corgan, Iha, Chamberlin, Auf der Maur |
| Order of Bands | The Smashing Pumpkins |
| Notes | Premieres of Pale Scales, The Everlasting Gaze, Glass' Theme, Heavy Metal Machine, The Crying Tree of Mercury, I of the Mourning, Rock On, and Age of Innocence. First performance of Cherub Rock since 1997-02-05. Guests who brought a donation of canned food to this show or the show on the 21st were supposed to receive a signed Christmas card from the band, but many who donated did not. |
| Surfaced Recordings | |
| AUD #1 | |
| Source | AUD |
| Format | MD |
| Equipment | CSBMod>MS722 |
| Length | 96m |
| Complete? | No |
| Lowest Circulating Generation | MD-M>CDR |
| Notes | Ava Adore cut, Bullet with Butterfly Wings missing. |
| AUD #2 | |
| Source | AUD |
| Format | MD |
| Equipment | CSB>MZ-R55 |
| Length | 104m |
| Complete? | No |
| Lowest Circulating Generation | MD-M>CDR |
| Notes | Ava Adore cuts in before the first verse. |
| Unsurfaced Recordings | |
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Setlist
Set:
- Pale Scales
- The Everlasting Gaze
- Glass' Theme
- Heavy Metal Machine
- Tonight, Tonight
- Stand Inside Your Love
- The Crying Tree of Mercury
- I of the Mourning
- Glass and the Ghost Children
- I Am One (with rant)
- Rock On [Essex]
- Zero
- To Sheila
- Bullet with Butterfly Wings
- Ava Adore
Encore One:
- Disarm
- 1979
Encore Two:
- Age of Innocence
- Cherub Rock
Banter
Pale Scales
The Everlasting Gaze
Glass' Theme
Heavy Metal Machine
Corgan: Good evening ladies and gentlemen of Chicago... and c'mon!
Iha [high-pitched]: I can't hear you, I can't hear you [normal tone] Thanks a lot it's really great to be back here, we enjoy rockin' for you and we hope you like the new songs. Billy's guitar picks are very important... but now we will go back in time just a little bit
Tonight Tonight
Corgan: Jimmy Chamberlin on the drums
[crowd chants 'Jimmy']
Why are they chanting Timmy?.. like drum tech Timmy?
Stand Inside Your Love
The Crying Tree Of Mercury
Corgan: Merry christmas
I of the Mourning
Glass and the Ghost Children
I Am One
Rock On
Zero
Corgan: Thank you all very much, thank you. I'm sorry we wouldn't of had you wait out in the cold today. Although I control most things in the world I do not control the weather so I'm very sorry about that. So we'd like to dedicate this next song to all you crazy people who were out there at seven this morning, you can't see them because they cannot raise their arms, but they are here
To Sheila
Corgan: Thank you
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Ava Adore
Corgan: Thank you
[break; band return]
Disarm
1979
Corgan: Thank you very much, good night, thank you, thank you for a great show, thank you
[break; band return]
Iha: Hey we'd like to say thanks a lot again for coming out. We know it's super cold out and we appreciate you waiting, you guys have been really great we would like to welcome and introduce our only Canadian socialist member... Melissa, come on out. W e welcome her with open arms and we hope she will carry the rock, the proverbial rock torch if you will. I don't wanna sound too rock cliché but we wanna rock more.. power to the people!
Corgan: Did you ask them if they wanted to rock or did you say that we wanted to rock?
Iha: I was asking them, but maybe I should ask you
Corgan: Don't ask them if they want to rock, tell them that you want to rock, take possession and own your feelings
Iha: Give it up, c'mon Chicago
Age of Innocence
Corgan: Ladies and gentlemen... I need a drum roll to do this... Ladies & gentlemen we'd like to present our last song to you, thank you one more for a wonderful evening. I apologise to you for not being perfect and all love to you and a merry christmas... this here's 'Cherub Rock'
Cherub Rock
Iha: Thanks a lot, you guys have been great
Photos and Memorabillia
