The Smashing Pumpkins

[brain yolk!]

Setlists are surprisingly Mellon Collie and Siamese Dream heavy. If they play even a few songs off each of those albums we'll be in for something reeeeeally special!

Would love a few songs from Gish too.

[dentalplan]

Dunno if this has been posted yet in regards to the big clash

[Superscally]

If that was a boxing match, the referee would have stopped it.

[Zoo Music Girl]

Thanks for posting that! You've just reminded me why it *has* to be Nick Cave. Amazing.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

Nick Cave was not sending out good vibes to Billy in that interview, I got the feeling he was pissing him off. Funny to watch haha

[Guitargeek]

Nick Cave was not sending out good vibes to Billy in that interview, I got the feeling he was pissing him off. Funny to watch haha

[dentalplan]

To be fair, Billy's being pretty childish for a 27 year old in that clip.

Edited March 31, 2013 by dentalplan

[Justiceforcedave]

...I am still so gutted about that clash. Stoked to see such an awesome band at Glasto though!

[smytho15]

Still not sure about the line up issue I have seen them a number of times since 95 and have loved them but not since the big break up of 2000. Is it not basically the same as seeing guns n roses.

I mean the bands basically stopped then the front man reformed them the issue with other bands is that people left/died and the band continued and brought someone else in.

Trust me this is not a big it's not the pumpkins argument it is just a question to everyone especially those who have seen them recently

[Guest]

I think that was the day his childhood died. Probably minutes before Billy shaved his head and started hating everyone and everything (except wrestling).

[dentalplan]

He shaved it? I always assumed his hair up and left of its own accord after getting sick of Billy being such a miserable bastard the whole time.

[rexclark]

Here's hoping they play this, pretty sure this is as close to Bowies as we'll get this year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2xI4-9yAFw

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

Why is he dressed like a fisherman at the beginning? Not the best cover either, they've done better.

[rexclark]

Why is he dressed like a fisherman at the beginning? Not the best cover either, they've done better.

[rexclark]

Their cover of Landslide is pretty decent as well.

[howlin_pete]

Still not sure about the line up issue I have seen them a number of times since 95 and have loved them but not since the big break up of 2000. Is it not basically the same as seeing guns n roses.

I mean the bands basically stopped then the front man reformed them the issue with other bands is that people left/died and the band continued and brought someone else in.

Trust me this is not a big it's not the pumpkins argument it is just a question to everyone especially those who have seen them recently

[monkey1989]

Axl and friends are brilliant live though , im looking forward to smashing pumpkins very much

Still not sure about the line up issue I have seen them a number of times since 95 and have loved them but not since the big break up of 2000. Is it not basically the same as seeing guns n roses.

[jimmyt]

Still not sure about the line up issue I have seen them a number of times since 95 and have loved them but not since the big break up of 2000. Is it not basically the same as seeing guns n roses.

[Justiceforcedave]

I'm guessing they'll get an hour and 15 minutes...I'll keep my fingers crossed for an hour and a half though.

[howlin_pete]

Do we actually know these are playing Sunday? I can see by their tour dates they are elsewhere on the Firday, but it doesn't specify that they are on the Sunday. Would be gutted if they ended up clashing with Primal Scream

[Ed209]

Still not sure about the line up issue I have seen them a number of times since 95 and have loved them but not since the big break up of 2000. Is it not basically the same as seeing guns n roses.

I mean the bands basically stopped then the front man reformed them the issue with other bands is that people left/died and the band continued and brought someone else in.

Trust me this is not a big it's not the pumpkins argument it is just a question to everyone especially those who have seen them recently

[Guest]

I reckon the Pumpkins are roughly analogous to The Cure now, on early records it was a mix of creative input from all members with Billy/Bob as the main one, as time went on it became more and more Billy/Bob, culminating in a record that was essentially all Billy/Bob followed by a big split, Billy/Bob took the name and went on with it.

[howlin_pete]

Do you think that male bassists even turn up to try out for Smashing Pumpkins when they are looking for new bassists? It does strike me as being slightly pervy on Billy's part that every bassist they ever have is something of a stunner.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

I reckon the Pumpkins are roughly analogous to The Cure now, on early records it was a mix of creative input from all members with Billy/Bob as the main one, as time went on it became more and more Billy/Bob, culminating in a record that was essentially all Billy/Bob followed by a big split, Billy/Bob took the name and went on with it.

[Guest]

Which is pretty much the same as what happened with Guns n' Roses, QOTSA & NIN too.