Smashing Pumpkins ("Later... with Jools Holland") 1998

18th May 1998
BBC London, UK
Setlist:
01. Ava Adore
02. Once Upon a Time
03. Daphne Descends

[@baldrick650]

I was actually in the audience here. Just turned 15, me and a mate got tickets. After the performance, I approached Billy, he signed my bbc pass and gave me one of his picks.

[@jonlotemusic]

Awesome. Can you recall who else was on the show that night?

[@baldrick650]

@@jonlotemusic I can indeed. Pj Harvey and Tricky, Leon Russel, The Creatures, Simply red

[@AndyKard84]

Nice man. I wasn't sold on the album upon its release. After several months I found myself finding it totally awesome.

[@Millennial_Mike]

Love Billy's image during this era

[@COLTRONNN]

@9099 i always wondered if adore era pumpkins inspired the style of the matrix characters. its spot on the same lol

[@RunOfTheHind]

Nah. Transparent. "Awww, the kids aren't into the alternative thing anymore and are all into Marilyn Manson and my ego insists I'm a biggest seller... I know! I'll go goth!!!".

[@loadiam]

12 March 1998, great performance. I was standing just behind D'arcy in the audience.

[@brianmahoney5800]

Joe Satriani KILLING it on drums… *runs for cover*

[@conorsmith8551]

🤣🤣🤣 is that actually joe satriani ????

[@dodysetiawan138]

Uncle fetch adam on vocal

[@conorsmith8551]

@@dodysetiawan138 😂😂

[@thevoid99]

it's kenny aronoff, formerly of john mellencamp. the dude is a great drummer but playing w/ 2 percussionists really messed up his timing.

[@AndyKard84]

Bad ass ! Billy sounds amazing.

[@brianmahoney5800]

D’Arcy doing her best Kim Deal homage with the backing vocals on “Daphne Descends…” These guys are playing 5-D chess while bands today aren’t even playing tiddly-winks.

[@russell7768]

Man, this was an amazing album!

[@madegirl555]

Is

[@russell7768]

@@madegirl555 🤣 fair point ❤️

[@theworldneedswinners91]

Geez, this looks and sounds no older than 5-10 years old. Amazing!

[@ben.futureprimitive]

quality live performance!

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

remember this at the time glad someone uploaded a good version. Love James Iha's telecaster custom, D'arcy was so hot back then

[@daipearmain]

As much as I love the Adore album, these live versions here were so much better. It's like that one thing the album was missing suddenly made them come alive here.

[@arthurdiniz7469]

Awesome

[@tennislegendsonlineretrotennis]

Outstanding live band!

[@brianmahoney5800]

They’re the bizarro Chili Peppers. MUCH better live than on the album…Corgan actually has brass balls when he’s live. Exhibit A: the very first lyric, of the very first song, in this video. Instead of the whiny, plaintive album version, we get scorn, bitterness, almost RESENTMENT, that he adores this rotten bitch and can’t do anything about it.

[@shaunyboyz4296]

Thanks for posting this amazing stuff...

[@jaysharpESQ]

I dunno what else it is with d'arcy playing along, but BY GOD the bass on ONCE UPON A TIME sounds spectacular!!!🎸 🎉🙏. 🎃🔨4 eva

[@spnhm34]

I love how it took three percussionists to replace Jimmy

[@losangulos]

Oroginal song is samples, like hip hop, not even jimmy can do that

[@stephenmyler6902]

Insane

[@davehunter6920]

epic but missing jimmy

[@fabinho_sp395]

Som da minha juventude, hj com 43 anos não deixo de ouvir essa banda maravilhosa 👏👏😍😍😍 Porque ultimamente só aparece lixo achando que sabe toca algo, quero ver fazer um som pelo menos parecido.

[@BillyCorgan777]

I love the drums filled later chorus of Once upon a time

[@jacklowe3429]

D'Arcy is really kicking ass on the bass here.

[@RunOfTheHind]

Lovely tits too.

[@CarlosZanettini]

when he doesn´t sing the line "mother, hope you know that I miss you so", it breaks my heart

[@soyunestupido]

Muy bonito todo

[@Reprodestruxion]

Mike Garson too

[@Kmusic1294]

voldemort on his gap year

[@LuisCastro-hc6fn]

What a funny jerk 😂😂

[@RobinB84]

Hahahaha this comment made my day.

[@conorsmith8551]

🤣

[@RunOfTheHind]

Love the '"48 year old divorcee who just discovered the gym" look of the drummer. Best part about this era was D'Arcy's see-through shirts. Hot diggety!

[@soyunestupido]

😽♡😽♡😽

[@Rahoorkhuitable]

Though I don´t like his voice nowadays (gets me quite angry), I still KNOW "17 seconds" and its importance...(hope you forgot it too, Billy)

[@jcmaybe]

D’arcy, so hot!

[@eunji2999]

Why he is so handsome? 😂😊

[@coelhoph]

which amp is billy using here ?

[@geoffreypereira8024]

Not enough E-bow in this mix...

[@Rahoorkhuitable]

SIN-thesis....

[@timroyjay]

Three drummers to replace Jimmy's sound

[@vladlr]

What a crap!