spectacle briefly but did spend the most of the time upstairs where the music at least went to listen to. :-)
With a fairly simple, but spaced lighting rig with two spinning glass propellers and glimmering gold decoration hanging on the back drop, six light towers, three on each side got their light technician "Lawrence" a pretty impressive and psychedelic vision impression, a light that fits in well with the music that was played this evening. The setlist contained a lot of previous works, but occasional new song was played. The band was very tagged, had a good spirit and the music did swing on just fine, well-played with great feeling, the sound was poorly at first, before it lay down on a decent level.
Support on the tour is Ringo Deathstarr
The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988. Formed by Billy Corgan frontman (vocals, guitar) and James Iha (guitar), the band has included Jimmy Chamberlin (drums), D'arcy Wretzky (bass), and currently includes Jeff Schroeder (guitar, backing vocals) Mike Byrne (drums), and Nicole Fiorentino (bass guitar, backing vocals) amongst its membership.
Disavowing the punk rock roots of many of their alt-rock contemporaries, the Pumpkins have a diverse, densely layered and guitar-heavy sound, containing elements of gothic rock, grunge, heavy metal, dream pop, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, shoegazer-style production and, in later recordings, electronica. Frontman Billy Corgan is the group's primary songwriter—his grand musical ambitions and cathartic lyrics have shaped the band's albums and songs, which have been described as "anguished, bruised reports from Billy Corgan's nightmare-land".
The Smashing Pumpkins broke into the musical mainstream with their second album, Siamese Dream (1993). The group built its audience with extensive touring and their follow-up, the double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995). The Smashing Pumpkins were one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands of the 1990s. However, internal fighting, drug use, and diminishing record sales led to a 2000 break-up.
In 2006, Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin reconvened to record a new Smashing Pumpkins album, Zeitgeist. The band toured with a rotating lineup of between five and nine musicians through much of 2007 and 2008 before Chamberlin left the band in early 2009. New drummer Mike Byrne and bassist/vocalist Nicole Fiorentino solidified a new lineup with Corgan and Schroeder, toured through much of 2010 & 2011. Just released the album Teargarden by Kaleidyscope.
Here is some pictures from the show:
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| Cool Production Case! |
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| Support Act - Ringo Deathstarr |
Todays tune ""Bullet with Butterfly Wings" is a song that was the lead single from the band's 1995 double album "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness".
Setlist:
01. Quasar
02. Panopticon
03. Starla
04. Geek U.S.A.
05. Muzzle
06. Window Paine
07. Lightning Strikes
08. Soma
09. Siva
10. Oceania
11. Frail and Bedazzled
12. Silverfuck
13. Pale Horse
14. Pinwheels
15. Thru the Eyes of Ruby (w/ "I Am One" tease)
16. Cherub Rock
17. Owata
18. My Love is Winter
19. For Martha
20. Pissant
21. Bullet With Butterfly Wings
Tour Dates:
Date, City/State, Venue
Nov 07 Brussels, Forrest National
Nov 08 Amsterdam, HMH
Nov 09 Paris, Zenith
Nov 11 Manchester, Apollo
Nov 13 Glasgow, O2 Academy
Nov 14 Newcastle, O2 Academy
Nov 15 London, Brixton
Nov 16 London, Brixton
Nov 18 Sheffield, O2 Academy
Nov 19 Birmingham, O2 Academy
Nov 21 Bremen, Pier 2
Nov 23 Berlin, Tempodrom
Nov 25 Prague, Incheba Arena
Nov 28 Milan, Forum
Nov 29 Padova, PalaFabris
Dec 01 Vienna, Gasometer
Dec 02 Zurich, Komplex
Dec 03 Luxembourg, Rockhal
Dec 06 Barcelona, Razzmatazz
Dec 07 Madrid, La Riviera
Dec 08 Lisbon, Campo Pequeno
Dec 09 Lisbon, Campo Pequeno
More info @
Official Smashing Pumpkins Web
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