Tsp1998-05-23
| The Smashing Pumpkins | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1998-05-23 |
| Venue | Shepherd's Bush Empire |
| Location | London, UK |
| Venue Type | Converted Live-Action Theater |
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Notes | Billy dedicates Tonight Tonight to Northern Ireland, as the Belfast agreement was signed the day before. Only performance of "Nightboat". Also one of the few shows where Shame was not played directly following Bullet with Butterfly Wings. |
| Surfaced Recordings | |
| AUD #1 | |
| Source | AUD |
| Format | MD |
| Equipment | Unknown |
| Length | 122m |
| Complete? | Yes |
| Lowest Circulating Generation | MD-M>ANA-?>CDR |
| Notes | From a tape bought in London just after the show. Assuming the taper was the seller, it shouldn't be more than 2nd gen (MD>Safety Copy>Dubbing Copy>Sold Tape), and if the taper didn't erase his master MD after taping, it should be first gen (MD>Dubbing Copy>Sold Tape). |
| PRO #1a | |
| Source | TV |
| Format | AVI |
| Equipment | PC |
| Length | 12m |
| Complete? | No |
| Lowest Circulating Generation | AVI-M>SVCD |
| Notes | Bullet with Butterfly Wings (without the drum solo) and Transmission (edited). |
| PRO #1b | |
| Source | TV |
| Format | VHS |
| Equipment | Unknown |
| Length | 53m |
| Complete? | No |
| Lowest Circulating Generation | VHS-M>DVD |
| Notes | Tear, Once Upon a Time, Crestfallen, Ava Adore, Daphne Descends, Shame, Perfect, Tonight, Tonight, and Stumbleine. Bootlegs "Five Night Stand", "Adoration", and "Enter Adore" are all sourced from this broadcast. |
| PRO #1c | |
| 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. This is the only broadcast to include 1979. |
| Unsurfaced Recordings | |
| FM #1 | |
| Source | FM |
| Format | Unknown |
| Equipment | Unknown |
| Length | ~90m |
| Complete? | No |
| TV #1 | |
| Source | TV |
| Format | DAT |
| Equipment | Aiwa HD-S100 |
| Length | 68m |
| Complete? | No |
| TV #2 | |
| Source | TV |
| Format | DAT |
| Equipment | Unknown |
| Length | 68m |
| Complete? | No |
| PRO #1d | |
| Source | TV |
| Format | VHS |
| Equipment | Unknown |
| Length | 81m |
| Complete? | No |
| Notes | Missing Thru the Eyes of Ruby and For Martha. Bullet with Butterfly Wings and Transmission are edited. VHS-M>DAT-M>CDR audio transfer circulates. |
| Live Music Archive | 16-bit recording |
| PRO #1 | |
| Source | PRO |
| Format | VID |
| Equipment | Pro-Cams |
| Length | ~120m |
| Complete? | Yes |
Setlist
Set:
- To Sheila
- Tear
- Once Upon a Time
- Crestfallen
- Ava Adore
- Daphne Descends
- Shame
- Perfect
- Tonight, Tonight
- Stumbleine
- (drum solo)
- Bullet with Butterfly Wings
- Thru the Eyes of Ruby
- 1979
- For Martha
Encore:
- Night Boat [Duran Duran] (with Simon LeBon on vocals)
- Theme From James Bond [Norman] (tease)
- Transmission [Joy Division]
- Help [The Beatles] (tease)
Banter
To Sheila
Tear
Once Upon a Time
Crestfallen
Ava Adore
Daphne Descends
Shame
Wretzky: My goodness, you're all so endurant!
Perfect
Corgan: 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
Stumbeline
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Thru the Eyes of Ruby
1979
For Martha
(encore break)
Iha: grazi, thank you very much, thanks a lot, you guys have been awesome, you guys have been cool.
Corgan: cheers, thank you.
Iha: I hate to be totally cliche, but how is everyone? Is everyone rocking? keepin' the faith?
Nightboat
Wretzky: thank you, Simon
Iha: thank you, thank you
LeBon: thank you
Iha: Simon Bond!
Theme From James Bond (tease)
Corgan: thank you one and all, goodnight children.
Transmission
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