I saw Smashing Pumpkins last night at the Chicago Theatre. Their first of 4 Chicago shows. The first time they’ve been back to Chicago in 7 or 8 years. 8 rows up and center, staring at Billy as he came out in a golden headress and shiny gold dress.
I know everyone says it’s not really Smashing Pumpkins without D’Arcy and James but their replacements are pretty good. Billy even went as far as to get a blond female bassist and a dark haired male guitarist. Good continuity. They also added musicians for the tour. They had horns, keyboard, accordion and a mystery electric string instrument. Fancy electric violin?
The show was 2.5 hours total. 2 hours of the show was good. The 20 minute long Pink Floyd cover was a good time to go to the bathroom. The 10 minutes of Billy’s ego rambling at the end was just confusing.
Sometimes this week I get a recording of the show so I can continue my swooning.