The Smashing Pumpkins

[Porcelina]

Playing a Czech festival and some French dates, with some dates suspiciously around a certain festival.

Other Stage headliners, surely?

Monday 06/24/2013 Paris, France

Tuesday 06/25/2013 Nantes, France

Thursday 07/04/2013 Lille, France

Tuesday 07/16/2013 Vienne, France

[The Nal]

Considering Michael's hesitancy to put heavier bands on due to potential crushing/moshing, they are one of the bands on the "death list" so I reckon its unlikely.

[rexclark]

Are they big enough to headline The Other stage now? The Pumpkins are my second favourite band ever but their stock has certainly dropped in recent years especially since it's only Billy left. Really hope they do play though and I'd definitely be there.

[JamesT977]

Considering Michael's hesitancy to put heavier bands on due to potential crushing/moshing, they are one of the bands on the "death list" so I reckon its unlikely.

[The Nal]

Did someone not break their neck at a Smashing Pumpkins gig because they were moshing?

[JamesT977]

Worse. Died. At the Dublin gig anyway.

[Justiceforcedave]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJEoXemuT08

Would have loved to see them sub the pyramid in 97

Edited January 10, 2013 by Justiceforcedave

[strummer77]

Considering Michael's hesitancy to put heavier bands on due to potential crushing/moshing, they are one of the bands on the "death list" so I reckon its unlikely.

[The Nal]

Is that changing slowly though? QOTSA were on last time as Other Stage headliners? It was a step in that direction anyway.

[Amy Lawn]

Only ever seen them in their current incarnation of just Billy, but they were still brilliant, it might not kill them to play some of their good songs though.

[Justiceforcedave]

They will on this tour I'm fairly convinced (go look at some more recent setlists). In regards to the Queens comparison, I don't think they're any heavier, don't see why they couldn't.

[Justiceforcedave]

They will on this tour I'm fairly convinced (go look at some more recent setlists). In regards to the Queens comparison, I don't think they're any heavier, don't see why they couldn't.

[Amy Lawn]

Recent setlists don't look as good as what I saw, very Oceania heavy, I like Oceania, but there's such a thing as too much of it. However they are playing Tonight Tonight rather often, which I was gutted they didn't play, didn't play 1979 either but I wasn't expecting that so much.

[Wooderson]

They can sub on my pumpkin.

[danbailey80]

No risk at all. I'd argue that Smashing Pumpkins were less of a risk than QOTSA or, say Arctic Monkeys.. They have an older audience, and every other song they release is not heavy (1979, disarm, Perfect, thirty three etc).

I'd love to see them, admittedly the output after Adore has been very suspect. But Siamese Dream is without doubt a classic 90s rock album.

[TheSeventhOne]

They're certainly a bigger draw than I'd assume the likes of Groove Armada, The Flaming Lips and Massive Attack currently are.

[Mardy]

You think? I can't see that myself. One half decent album 15 years ago? I dunno, but I think their appeal is really limited.

(mind, I'm notoriously bad at predicting this kind of stuff. I think it's fair to say I don't have my finger on the pulse)

Edited January 10, 2013 by Mardy

[Guitargeek]

My concern is whether Billy would take a slot not headlining. He still strikes me as in it for the money/glory combo.

I might be wrong, but I'd still love em to play. Pretty glasto are aware of the success QotSA were late year and will look to replicate that, and the Pumpkins should be one of the bands on that list to be considered.

[Justiceforcedave]

Recent setlists don't look as good as what I saw, very Oceania heavy, I like Oceania, but there's such a thing as too much of it. However they are playing Tonight Tonight rather often, which I was gutted they didn't play, didn't play 1979 either but I wasn't expecting that so much.

[TheSeventhOne]

You think? I can't see that myself. One half decent album 15 years ago? I dunno, but I think their appeal is really limited.

(mind, I'm notoriously bad at predicting this kind of stuff. I think it's fair to say I don't have my finger on the pulse)

[JamesT977]

Playing a Bowie and Kiss song have got my votes, plus i love Today it's a great song. Although he won't play anything like that no doubt.

[Justiceforcedave]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTzXg37JnvA

If they do play I really hope they still crack this cover out! Mike Byrne has a great voice methinks.

[hallamboy]

The 1997 Pumpkins performance was pretty guff. They were going through the motions somewhat by that point. The set list was not festival set IMO and it sadly turn me away from them massively. I was a huge fan before and was left totally underwhelmed by the whole thing.

http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-smashing-pumpkins/1997/worthy-farm-pilton-england-23d72c3b.html

[jimmyt]

I saw them on the "Siamese Dream" tour at Southampton Guildhall in about '94 and they were absolutely incredible. Came back for a second (genuine) encore and said they'd run out of songs; someone shouted out for a rock n roll classic (possibly Johnny B Goode I think but the memories hazy) and so they gave it a crack. One of the best gigs I ever saw.

Unfortunately, I've seen them a couple of times at festivals since then and the magic just wasn't there.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

They headlined Reading back in 2007. Can't see most of the recent Other headliners being able to pull that one off.