Smashing Pumpkins!
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facepollution said:goldrush said:My first SP show was Reading Festival 95, just before Mellon Collie was released. They opened with Jellybelly into Zero, which was pretty ballsy at a festival when hardly anyone had heard them (no online leaks in 95!) I think about half the set was made up of Mellon Collie songs, but the crowd went nuts for most of it. It’s probably my favourite SP show of the 4 I’ve seen
damn, I really miss the 90s!!!livefootsteps.org/user/?usr=446
1995- New Orleans, LA : New Orleans, LA
1996- Charleston, SC
1998- Atlanta, GA: Birmingham, AL: Greenville, SC: Knoxville, TN
2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN
2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA
2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)
2006- Cincinnati, OH
2008- Columbia, SC
2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2
2010- Bristow, VA
2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL
2012- Atlanta, GA
2013- Charlotte, NC
2014- Cincinnati, OH
2015- New York, NY
2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA
2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY
2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2
2020- Nashville, TN
2022- Smashville
2023- Austin, TX x2
2024- Baltimore
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lolobugg said:facepollution said:goldrush said:My first SP show was Reading Festival 95, just before Mellon Collie was released. They opened with Jellybelly into Zero, which was pretty ballsy at a festival when hardly anyone had heard them (no online leaks in 95!) I think about half the set was made up of Mellon Collie songs, but the crowd went nuts for most of it. It’s probably my favourite SP show of the 4 I’ve seen
damn, I really miss the 90s!!!
“Do not postpone happiness”
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
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I read the book by the guy who used to own Brixton Academy - apparently, the reason the line up was so good that year is that he was going to put on a rival festival to Reading in 1994 called In Bloom festival, to be held at Highland's Park in Chelmsford, headlined by, you guessed it, Nirvana. When Kurt died, the festival plans fell through, but the rest of the bands were all signed on, so the Reading organisers swooped in and snatched them all up for the following year.0
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goldrush said:lolobugg said:facepollution said:goldrush said:My first SP show was Reading Festival 95, just before Mellon Collie was released. They opened with Jellybelly into Zero, which was pretty ballsy at a festival when hardly anyone had heard them (no online leaks in 95!) I think about half the set was made up of Mellon Collie songs, but the crowd went nuts for most of it. It’s probably my favourite SP show of the 4 I’ve seen
damn, I really miss the 90s!!!facepollution said:I read the book by the guy who used to own Brixton Academy - apparently, the reason the line up was so good that year is that he was going to put on a rival festival to Reading in 1994 called In Bloom festival, to be held at Highland's Park in Chelmsford, headlined by, you guessed it, Nirvana. When Kurt died, the festival plans fell through, but the rest of the bands were all signed on, so the Reading organisers swooped in and snatched them all up for the following year.
That lineup is unbelievable. all you lucky UK bastards!!!
livefootsteps.org/user/?usr=446
1995- New Orleans, LA : New Orleans, LA
1996- Charleston, SC
1998- Atlanta, GA: Birmingham, AL: Greenville, SC: Knoxville, TN
2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN
2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA
2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)
2006- Cincinnati, OH
2008- Columbia, SC
2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2
2010- Bristow, VA
2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL
2012- Atlanta, GA
2013- Charlotte, NC
2014- Cincinnati, OH
2015- New York, NY
2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA
2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY
2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2
2020- Nashville, TN
2022- Smashville
2023- Austin, TX x2
2024- Baltimore
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PearlStripes said:I got to see them in Iowa City, IA in 1993. Siamese Dreams tour in a small bar. Insane show
Siamese Dream is one of my fave albums of all time. Would be awesome if they did an anniversary tour!0 -
Damn that reading 95 line up is stellar.
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Dumb question but will Jeff Schroeder be playing bass?i know he took Jame’s place on guitar; but will he play bass on the tour as I see no mention of Melissa or D’arcy for bass ( I read Billy and D’arcy are cool with each other again).
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red mos said:Dumb question but will Jeff Schroeder be playing bass?i know he took Jame’s place on guitar; but will he play bass on the tour as I see no mention of Melissa or D’arcy for bass ( I read Billy and D’arcy are cool with each other again).
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I’ve seen them twice and was underwhelmed both times. The more I’ve been reading about this reunion, the more I think Billy is one of the biggest asshats and most unlikeable hunans on the planet. I have friends who want to go, so I may go. But, my expectations are low to say the least
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His last text about her deserving to be on a t-shirt, but if not the kids will happily buy other things definitely turned me off
I'll be passing on the tour, Billy reeks of desperation to cash in as a headliner0 -
Peter Hooks son will be playing Bass. They are going for the triple guitar attack.
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I saw them twice back in the day. Once at a Lollapalooza '94 in support of Siamese Dream, and once in early '97 in support of Mellon Collie. Both were amazing shows, and its hard to believe the 2nd one. Mellon Collie at the height of their popularity selling out arenas, and the whole crowd rocking the fuck out.
I was pretty stoked about this reunion at first. I loved the pumpkins and we don't have that many of the big 90s bands left.
Without D'Arcy, it feels like a continuation of where they left off before Billy went Axl. They weren't that great anymore at the end of their initial run. Adore was ok, and then they faded away after that. I was pretty stoked, now I'm kind of meh about it.
I'm completely surprised that it's an Arena tour. It seemed like Pumpkins and replacements had been relegated to theatre's and other small venues. Other than Maybe Chicago/New York/L.A that have massive populations to support it. Can they really sell out arenas? Even when I was super stoked about the reunion, most other people didn't care.
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Yeah I question if they can really sell out arenas, I guess we will see.
I think Billy Corgan has spent a lot of time being his own worst enemy - I've no doubt he can still write within that winning formula, he's spent much of the last 18 years or so trying to prove otherwise, but there's usually at least one song amongst all the tuneless experimentation that proves he can still write those super melodic tunes. Stand Inside Your Love, Untitled, Tarantula etc, all have that original Pumpkins magic.0 -
Yeah, he always trips on his own ego. Had he not run his mouth about former bandmates, other bands and reunions, I think there would be a whole lot more excitement. I think most of these shows are gonna have $20 tickets the day of. I'm not even gonna look at tickets until the day before.
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Corey G said:PearlStripes said:I got to see them in Iowa City, IA in 1993. Siamese Dreams tour in a small bar. Insane show
Siamese Dream is one of my fave albums of all time. Would be awesome if they did an anniversary tour!jesus greets me looks just like me ....0 -
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josevolution said:Corey G said:PearlStripes said:I got to see them in Iowa City, IA in 1993. Siamese Dreams tour in a small bar. Insane show
Siamese Dream is one of my fave albums of all time. Would be awesome if they did an anniversary tour!
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turrible.If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14Philly I & II, 16Denver 220 -
Good call and thanks to those that questioned if they can sell out an arena or not. That made me feel a ton better- can’t say I really need tickets, but I may go old school on this one and stop by the box office here in town and pick up a few tickets when they go on sale- no need to go online though, I too don’t think they’re that big of a deal these days and the arena will be only 2/3 full.I'm like an opening band for your mom.0
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The thing to know about Billy Corgan is that he is a silly ninny.
He fired a former Pumpkins' manager, only to have that manager's replacement quit shortly thereafter (her quoted reason was because Billy Corgan made her sick).
He broke up the Pumpkins, saying that he had taken pop music as far as he possibly could, and that the Pumpkins were no longer interesting to him. At one point he insulted James Iha, and called bassist D'arcy a "mean-spirited drug addict." A few years later, he paid for a full page ad in the Chicago Tribune and Sun Times, pleading for his band back (Iha and D'arcy flatly refused to come back and work with him at the time).
Aside from an uninteresting solo album, Billy also formed the band Zwan in his Pumpkins off time. After Zwan broke up, he went out of his way to insult his former Zwan bandmates, calling them "filthy", "opportunistic", "selfish" and "posers".
Billy also spent some of his humbling Pumpkins off-time appearing at professional wrestling matches. His appearances had little to do with music. In the ECW, Billy broke a guitar over someone's head.
Then of course, there was the William Corgan phase... is he still doing that? The Pumpkins redux, unsuccessful albums, the appearances on InfoWars, the WTF Swine flu theory, the insults toward many of his peers, and now... William once again finds himself at odds with a former bandmate.
I'm happy for everyone who is excited about the new shows. I'm not trying to criticize the tour, or revisiting old albums, or his art... all of that is subjective. Regardless, this guy is a clown.
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I think Billy is a megalomaniac. Siamese Dream is a classic album. And I will just leave it at that.
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Damn. Tix are as high as $130 before fees! Anybody heard of a presale happening? So far I’ve found that their only doing a general sale this Friday. Maybe someone else has heard different?0
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Haven't seen anything about presales.This weekend we rock Portland0
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Corey G said:Damn. Tix are as high as $130 before fees! Anybody heard of a presale happening? So far I’ve found that their only doing a general sale this Friday. Maybe someone else has heard different?0
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I'm torn on whether to buy or tomorrow or not. 2 tix for like $340...ouch. I think Zwan was like $25 a ticket and don't remember what I paid for SP when I saw them a couple of times in the past but I don't think it was a lot.0
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Not much of an urge to go especially since they're playing Chicago on a Monday night and it's the week before the 2 PJ shows at Wrigley. I'll probably skip it.0
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elvistheking44 said:Corey G said:Damn. Tix are as high as $130 before fees! Anybody heard of a presale happening? So far I’ve found that their only doing a general sale this Friday. Maybe someone else has heard different?0
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Red Lukin said:I'm torn on whether to buy or tomorrow or not. 2 tix for like $340...ouch. I think Zwan was like $25 a ticket and don't remember what I paid for SP when I saw them a couple of times in the past but I don't think it was a lot.0
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Wtf, I wouldn’t pay $100 for a ticket to SP, aka Billy Corgan’s Slaves. I’m definitely waiting until a week before the show and then watching craigslist/ticketbrokers and getting them cheapI'm like an opening band for your mom.0
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Indifference71 said:Not much of an urge to go especially since they're playing Chicago on a Monday night and it's the week before the 2 PJ shows at Wrigley. I'll probably skip it.0
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