Tsp1994-08-06

The Smashing Pumpkins
Date	1994-08-06
Venue	Downing Stadium (Randall's Island)
Location	New York, NY, US
Venue Type	Stadium
Capacity	22,000
Lineup	Corgan, Iha, Wretzky, Chamberlin, Remschneider
Order of Bands	Green Day, L7, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, A Tribe Called Quest, The Breeders, George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars, The Beastie Boys, The Smashing Pumpkins
Surfaced Recordings
AMT #1
Source	AUD
Format	VID
Equipment	Unknown
Length	79m
Complete?	Yes
Lowest Circulating Generation	VHS-? > DVD
Live Music Archive	16-bit download
Notes	Shot from elevated position in stands on left side, probably with a tripod. VID-1 > DDC-? > CDR audio transfer circulates
Unsurfaced Recordings
AUD #1
Source	AUD
Format	DAT
Equipment	Unknown
Length	Unknown
Complete?	Unknown

Setlist

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Set:

• I Am One (with rant)
  • Zero (tease)
• Rocket
• Rhinoceros
• Quiet
• Cherub Rock
• Soma
• Geek U.S.A.
• The Sign [Ace of Base] (tease)
• Disarm
• Today
• Silverfuck
  • Bye June (tease)
  • Over the Rainbow [Harburg/Arlen] (tease)

Encore:

• Hummer
• Starla
• Sweet Sweet

Notes

• Final performance of Sweet Sweet

Banter

I Am One
Corgan: Welcome to the apocalypse!
Rocket
Corgan: Thank you...we're so glad it's a beautiful night tonight, I'm so glad you're here with us.
Rhinoceros
Quiet
Cherub Rock
Corgan: Thank you. We are the Smashing Pumpkins. We always have been and always will be the Smashing Pumpkins. Some people like that and other people dont, but that's ok too.
Iha: So R.E.O. Speedwagon's ok too.
Soma
Geek U.S.A.
The Sign (tease)
Corgan: Hi my name is Jerry and we're The Rocktones. We'd like to do a song about growing up in New Jersey.
Disarm
Today
Corgan: Thank you very much for staying to watch us play. I hope everyone has had a good time today...
Iha: Jaded New York, come on.
Corgan: Ah, lay off New York James.
Iha: Come on New York...jaded New York.
Corgan: I dont't--Now wait a second, I usually don't agree with James but last night the people here were pretty jaded, you people aren't so jaded so...thank you very much. You're fine, you're fine, there's nothing wrong with you, it's all in my head...but anyway, we hope you've enjoyed the bands, we're very honored to be on this bill with everyone...and I hope that maybe, I hope that maybe someday there'll be more than just Lollapalooza, there'll be more of these kinds of things for us to go see, be a part of. 'Cause music's pretty cool, and I'm glad to be a part of it. Thank you.
Silverfuck
(encore break)
Iha: Thank you.
Corgan: You sure you want us to play more songs? You know we've been on tour for fourteen months and uh, we've forced a lot of people to listen to a lot of shit man, if you know what I mean. That's why I ask. Alright who wants to catch a pass? I coulda been a quarterback. Can you--this is so--aw screw ya Bob. So thank you once again for your support. We realize that we're always not the best band, but we do try to be and...I hope you understand. I know that sounds really conceited but thats not the way I really meant it, I just...Sometimes when you reach for the stars you end up in the fuckin' shit, you know what I mean. THAT'S RIGHT!
Iha: That's right.
Corgan: So tonight we're gonna rock you tonight.
Iha: Let's see some evil hands, evil hands out there, evil hands...you know Ronnie James Dio...
Corgan: You sure you're into this? Really, are you sure? You're positive, you're absolutely positive...ok, all together now.
Hummer
Corgan: Bless your hearts, thanks. We'd like to do one more song for you, it's one of our favorite songs, and uh, it's gonna come out soon in America, it's never really come out except on import, its called Starla...actually I, I met the girl that I wr--I didn't write this song about a girl but I met a girl named Starla, but I met a girl named Starla and I met her about a month ago and I said uh, hey I wrote a song about you, with your name, and she said "oh, Darla?" and I went no, Starla...I know it's not very funny but I thought you might wanna know the genesis behind the song...actually this song's about eating carrots, I hope you understand that...that's midwestern humour for those of you that don't know...please tell your parents we said hello...we do love parents...my parents died in a car crash, sorry...I can't tell them hello, just kidding.
Iha: And now we'll start the song.
Corgan: Listen, if you're gonna throw shit at us we're not gonna play, so you might as well stop that part of it. Starla
Sweet Sweet
Corgan: Thanks, bye. Oh yeah, one more thing. When I--when I started singing this I heard someone yell "oh, it's another one of them songs about love."...well, it is, and I'm gonna keep singin' em forever too.