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The Smashing Pumpkins in Concert
The Smashing Pumpkins have created one of the most acclaimed bodies of work in musical history having sold more than 30 million albums, and won multiple Grammy Awards in the process. The pivotal group's many hits defined the alternative music era and continue to resonate on modern rock radio, influencing a whole new generation. In June 2012, the band released the critically acclaimed album Oceaniavia Martha's Music/EMI Label Services/Caroline Distribution. It entered the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart at #4; earned the #1 spot on the Independent Albums Chart; and Rolling Stone hailed it as one of the best albums of the year. Formed in Chicago in 1988, they released Gish, their influential and platinum debut in 1991, which was followed by albums including the nine-time platinum Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness and the four-time platinum Siamese Dream, as well as the platinum certified 1998 album Adore which saw a 107-track reissue in 2014.
The band released two albums within a year of each other starting with Monuments to an Elegy, in Dec 2014, followed by Day For Night in 2015 and played some special shows with Mark Stoermer of The Killers and Brad Wilk of Rage Against The Machine joining The Pumpkins' Billy Corgan and Jeff Schroeder.
Monuments to an Elegy marks the band's eighth studio album and is the follow-up to their 2012 critically acclaimed album Oceania. It entered the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart at #4; earned the #1 spot on the Independent Albums Chart; and Rolling Stone hailed it as one of the best albums of the year. A worldwide concert tour in 2012 and 2013 brought the band some of the strongest live reviews of their career and found them blazing new trails on the concert stage, using new technology in video-mapping to create something new and previously unseen.
Monuments to an Elegy was recorded in Chicago with Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder, who's been in the band since 2007.
The Smashing Pumpkins on Tour
The Smashing Pumpkins announced the Rock Invasion 2 tour in 2020 – a sequel to their iconic 1993 Tour that spanned the globe. The nine stop tour kicks off on April 23rd in Louisville, KY and will end in Greensboro, NC on May 8th. This brings the iconic rockers to intimate venues, featuring a heavier rock set of songs spanning the band's entire catalog. The tour features Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, James Iha, and Jeff Schroeder alongside bassist Jack Bates.
In addition to the nine Rock Invasion 2 dates, The Smashing Pumpkins headline two festivals – Beale Street Music Festival and Shaky Knees Music Festival – and after the tour concludes, go on to open for Guns N' Roses' 2020 stadium tour for a number of dates in July. They join Guns N' Roses on a select number of dates for their 2020 worldwide stadium tour. Stops in major cities across North America include Philadelphia, PA; Detroit, MI; Toronto, ON; Washington, DC; East Rutherford, NJ; Boston, MA; and Dallas, TX (American Airlines Center).
Smashing Pumpkins rocked GR last night. His stage presence was certainly felt by the audience and the perfect set list of new and old topped off the night. The crowd loved him and participation grew with each song. Must see show.
The Pumpkins put on a great show at the House of Blues in Cleveland. Never would I have thought that I would get the chance to see them at such a small venue. Billy showed that the Pumpkins can still rock and put on a great show. They played a 2 hour, 20 song set with a great balance of old and new songs. The sound and lights were amazing and hope I get the chance to see them again.
I came into the HOB expecting the atlantic city show. Billy, not into it and a horn band. What I saw, heard, and experienced was buffalo 1996. That was my first ever show and even though that was a big show (arena) compared to house of blues, it was as big, loud and met my old expectations that sp brings. I heard the new stuff music I expected, which I like. But SP rocked the classics and the first encore I heard gossamer I went nuts. There was such a core sp group there that they knew what a treat it was. Billy is serious about those tour and I will see them again. SP out did themselves and they proved that they still have the heavy metal machine with them always. X.y.u
Smashing Pumpkins show at the house of blues was well worth the ticket price. It was amazing 2 hrs of solid Rock & Roll. It was Billy at top form.
seriously, it was about 90 degrees in the HoB and there were too many people packed in. Regardless, Billy and the new line up were phenomenal, and seemed to be enjoying playing, as much as the audience did listening.
Billy Corgan was amazing as usual. I have been going to SP shows since 97 and they never disappoint. The new drummer held his own. Love the idea of smaller venues. There was an awesome crowd -- old fans like me and the next generation of fans in high school and college. You know a band is incredible when after 20 years they can still appeal the 15 year old kids. Especially with the corporate rock era as Billy calls it. I will never attend a show at the House of Blues again. They were horrible to fans. They encouraged us to spend $15 in their store to get into the show early and wait in line in the air conditioning. I spent my $15 and waited in a 120 degree restaurant dock for 2 hours only to get in five minutes after the doors opened.
Billy Corgan and the current re-incarnation of the Smashing Pumpkins were outstanding, mixing new and old. Billy's latest contingent of musicians are very talented. The crowd as NOT disappointed and Cleveland was thrilled to be the kick-off point for the current tour.
It was so exciting to enter the Gibson Amphitheater seeing nothing but the spotlight over Jimmy wailing on the drums as an impressive opener. Then Billy and the rest of the band appeared as tons of colorful lights filled the stage. At first, I didn't recognize Billy because he was wearing quite an outfit! He was wearing this big headdress sort of thing and a dress. It was pretty amazing, actually. He later changed into his signature ZERO shirt and a white skirt to play the rest of the show. Anyways, I thought one of the greatest aspects of this show was that I could actually feel the music, literally (I suppose because they put the speakers on the ground). It made songs like Tarantula, G.L.O.W., Siva, and Bullet With Butterfly Wings sound unbelievable. He played songs that were quiet and beautiful, as well (such as Once Upon A Time). Towards the end, they played Heavy Metal Machine with Billy's jamming solo session where he made sounds with his guitar I didn't know were possible. As a very pleasant surprise, he played a Pink Floyd cover! Being a huge fan of both SP and Pink Floyd, hearing that song live just about completed my life. Every song in this set list was played so greatly, I just don't have the time to write a review properly giving each song the credit it deserves. There was a surprising part of the show I forgot to mention that had something to do with a stuffed animal bird, as well. hehe. The new-ish members of the band are great. The band seems to have wonderful chemistry on-stage and they rock just as hard as the old lineup. This is just an overview in which I marked the highlights of the show (which is about impossible, because the whole show was the highlight). Basically, go to see a SP show. Trust me, it will be the best show you will ever go to.
