Smashing Pumpkins 2000-05-23 Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA, US [Extended version]

[@thenewholistic]

Listening to this again now, I can really see why this era wasn’t for the casual Pumpkins fan. Machina is tough material to understand if you’re not a diehard fan. I thought people were just not smart enough to see how brilliant the band was, which was true sometimes and the band WAS in top form, but that form demanded a lot of the fan/listener. Extended versions of GATGC and BSBT especially, in 1999, I can see how a lot of people didnt have the patience for it all. The ones who stuck around for it all, paid attention and got the pay-off in the end, but shows like this on that tour were out there, really pushing what “SP music” really was…. In a time of super pop hits, I actually see how much courage Billy had to navigate the band into those waters. 👏 ☘️ 💜

[@fishchipsandmushypeas]

GATGC was a masterpiece on this tour

[@thenewholistic]

*1999 started the era, but of course the tour went through 2000

[@garciansmith1460]

@@thenewholistic This is very well said. I would say the shows of 1999 were a little easier to "swallow" compared to the later Machina tours.

[@thenewholistic]

@@garciansmith1460 yes, the '99 shows (Arising! Tour especially) were meat & potatoes SP, pure straight forward fan favs and new cuts

[@thenewholistic]

@@garciansmith1460 that tour was literally the end of the original band too...

[@craigmackay4760]

Melissa was such an amazing addition to the band - incredible energy and performance. I loved this era! It felt like they were firing on all cylinders. Oh... and a side note - James Iha's voals on "Blew Away" have never sounded so strong!

[@AdrenalineConcept]

Agreed. I often rewatch the band in this lineup. The energy was off the charts, and it was a great final curtain call. Melissa did her job and looked/sounded the part. Jimmy was back in tip-top shape and had a knock-on effect for all. Controversial to many, I would have been quite happy if this had been it for The Pumpkins.

[@garethtravis1786]

What a gig - band was cooking - love the 12 string reinterpretation of "muzzle" - Billy's ability to rearrange tracks like this and "To Sheila" with different pedal tones and chord voicings really shows you what a great composer he is

[@MilesTippett]

I literally posted a request for more footage from this show on Reddit and on Facebook. Whether or not you're posting this as a response to my request, I thank you either way! Hopefully one day the full show will surface!

[@garciansmith1460]

Saw your post right after seeing this pop up in my youtube feed!

[@JohnPrinzo]

CAN YOU FEEL IT??!!!!

[@pumpkinhead1977]

Awesome upload! Love BC's vocals in this era. Great show! Thanks for sharing! 🤘🤘

[@athomeforpeace]

Tightness as its best!! Miss those Pumpkins!

[@reggaeluv2000]

Now I know where Klaus Schwab got his WEF attire style from 😂 this really is a great show to listen to, thanks for sharing!! They dont play like this anymore. Melissa's bass is BSBT intro is amazing

[@patjlinnane]

oh my god oh my god. ive been lookin for this for years. Years!!!! i cant thank u so much as i saw them for my birthday on june 10th which was jimmys bday too. i havent seen this in 24 years 😢

[@DrevPile]

Heroic up. Thanks. Great show.

[@lukepayne6525]

Thank you so much for this combination of sources! Is there some place to download the file you uploaded to youtube to avoid the audio and video compression?

[@Spaldz]

@@lukepayne6525 Yes I have the original. Email me at spaldzandthecats at hotmail dot com and I can send over to you.

[@fishchipsandmushypeas]

❤

[@novak9778]

Ok as a fan. And dont get me wrong I am tired to hear underrated andSP IN THE SAME SENTENCE. It is SP Show. Billy sounds great like everybody that is on a stage. There are always turists on concerts This show is perfect. Repertuar performance of the songs...

[@Frank19747]

Thank you for posting. Are these tracks in the correct order?

[@Spaldz]

Mostly but there are some discrepancies. For example the second encore is With Every Light into Mayonaise (not broadcast). I'm speculating that the production company didn't want to finish on With Every Light so changed the encore order. Doubt as the SP community we'd fiddle with anything like this. Anyone closer to this mix may be able to clarify further. Actual setlist here: www.splra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Tsp2000-05-23

[@Rairun1]

@@Spaldz You're right! I didn't change the order of the original videos when I edited them together. Also, I still have my original tape from an MTV Brazil broadcast (not an upgrade, much worse quality than this), and the order was the same as video #1 minus a couple of songs. It ended with With Every Light > BWBW > Once In A Lifetime, so definitely not a fan decision.

[@garciansmith1460]

Thank you once again Spaldz!! I'm curious, do you have the full version of this video? kzbin.info/www/bejne/janLhWmvmsyta9k Isn't listed on SPLRA, the only video that SPLRA claims to exist are short, 1 minute long clips. The video I sent a link to does not appear on the youtube channel's "Videos" page, but it was linked to on SPCodex.

[@Spaldz]

I do know where the video came from. Whether the person has the whole thing i'm not sure but if they do we may eventually see more. I'll add it to our tracking list to follow up. Thanks for also pointing out it's not listed on SPLRA. That's an oversight on our part (It's only a really small team of us who keep the site up to date these days!) 😃

[@turdzillaatemysn]

was this aired on tv? i was a teenager when this show happened , it sold out and was so upset that i missed it. need a physical copy of thjs.