So I got 4 General Admission tickets for Pittsburgh, but it says G06 for the row. Ticketmaster says there are seats on the floor, but the lady at the Palumbo center says they got an email saying General Admission is standing only for this event.

Does anyone know what is going on? I'm thinking G06 is just another code for General Admission. Based on the seating chart, G06 doesnt exist.

Yeah, I got tickets like that, and I'm assuming it's GA. I saw the White Stripes there and I think that it was just GA.

how much were they?

$70.60

They were 57 dollars a piece and also the most expensive here in Pittsburgh. I just want to figure out where I am if there are actual seats on the floor.

well ya, 57 before those ridiculous charges

No floor seats....I called the Palumbo Center to be sure before I bought anything.

fairly sure they have to print a seat number on the ticket just so they can keep track of how many tickets are sold, whether there are seats or not.

I requested GA and it says my row is G04, Section:GENADM. I'm assuming it's all just GA on the floor, but with Ticketmaster who really knows.

I'll be there.

congratulations

Thanks :)
Are you going?

if i can get a ticket.

if not i will beat up Effloresce and take his

I wish you the best. Also this thread is being renamed often.

Well mine says G06, wonder what the difference is???

i skipped this one, saw them twice in ashville but i don't expect the set list to change that much.

I got my tickets this morning! Yay!

My receipt says that I am in Row G05 Seats 1033-1035.

$57?? fuck that shit!

$57?? fuck that shit!

Plus, there is a convenience charge of almost $11 per ticket.

I paid $210 for 3 tickets...

Got my ticket.

Yeah, I got some general admission code. AJ Palumbo is pretty small, if you're on the floor it probably doesn't matter where you are. I'd hate to have some of the seats on the side, or even worse, behind the stage :x

Wait, are there even seats for this show or is it all in the pit?

I wonder how early AJ Palumbo opens prior to the show actually starting...

Wait, are there even seats for this show or is it all in the pit?

I wonder how early AJ Palumbo opens prior to the show actually starting...

I read that the doors open at 6:00 p.m.

I also heard that it is all General Admission... there are no seats.

This is probably my best chance to see the pumpkins, so I'll do it, even if it is all GA. It's only a mile away...

I read that the doors open at 6:00 p.m.

I also heard that it is all General Admission... there are no seats.
So why even assign tickets as "G01" thru "G06" or whatever?
Must just be another dumb ticketmaster thing.

Also, just some general info about AJ Palumbo, for those of you wondering about the way it sounds. Back in 2003 when, for whatever reason, I liked Coldplay, I saw them there. It's actually not bad. Very loud, lots of reverb (because of the size). It's not the best venue in the world but it's certainly better than something like the Mellon Arena, for sure.

So why even assign tickets as "G01" thru "G06" or whatever?
Must just be another dumb ticketmaster thing.

Also, just some general info about AJ Palumbo, for those of you wondering about the way it sounds. Back in 2003 when, for whatever reason, I liked Coldplay, I saw them there. It's actually not bad. Very loud, lots of reverb (because of the size). It's not the best venue in the world but it's certainly better than something like the Mellon Arena, for sure.

I wondered the same thing about the "G01" thing too. Someone else on the main board suggested that it probably has to do with the way the do ticket sales and keeping track of how many they sell.

Okay, I just thought of another question...

If it's all General Admission and there are no seats, why is there different pricing on the tickets.

Ticketmaster said tickets range from $47.50-$57.50....

I chose "best available" and was charged with the $57.50 tickets. I don't care about the cost, but I'm just curious as to why there is a range in pricing if it's all standing.

If it's all General Admission and there are no seats, why is there different pricing on the tickets.

Ticketmaster said tickets range from $47.50-$57.50....

From my understanding, the floor is all GA (57.50), but the rest of the arena is reserved seating (47.50).

Thanks, sounds good!

So I assume GA is the best since it's more expensive...? :erm:

Smashing Pumpkins sets Pittsburgh concert

Monday, July 09, 2007
By Scott Mervis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Alternative rock fans have something to look forward to when the summer concert season dies down.

The Smashing Pumpkins, a '90s powerhouse back with the new album "Zeitgeist," will return to the A.J. Palumbo Center on Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m.

The band, having just played the Live Earth concert in New York on Saturday, will launch its first full-scale North American tour since 2000 in the fall. It's not a complete Pumpkins reunion. Frontman Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin are on board, but guitarist James Iha and bassist D'Arcy are replaced by Jeff Schroeder and Ginger Reyes.

Reserved seat tickets are $47.50 and general admission tickets are $57.50 in advance. There is an eight-ticket limit per customer. Tickets go on sale on Saturday at 10 a.m. at LiveNation.com. Tickets also available at Ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster outlets including select Giant Eagle locations, or Charge-By-Phone at 412-323-1919. Service, parking and handling fees apply to all ticket prices.

Found this article from the Gazette.

I am so unbelievably pumped for this concert! I got 3 tickets for my buddies, one at CCAC and the other at Robert Morris, lol. Kinda funny how i'll be flying in from chicago to see the pumpkins in MY hometown =)

I'm pretty pumped about the show, but a little pissed that two tickets to this show costs me almost as much as it did for my entire trip to one of the Asheville shows. Just doesn't seem right.

I don't think the ticket prices are that bad.... When I saw them 10 1/2 years ago at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, I paid like $38 per ticket, and I was way up in the nose bleeding section! If it hadn't been for the glare shining off of Billy's head, I may not have even been able to see him...LOL

FUCK YES. General Admission. Fuck yourself iTunes.

My friend won two tickets from The X, I guess they're doing giveaways already, in case anyone was going to try that route of getting tickets.

I just did a quick search for tickets and it's definitely not all general admission. All I kept getting was A8, but that still confirms actual seating.

Anyone want to trade their nashville for my pa?

I just did a quick search for tickets and it's definitely not all general admission. All I kept getting was A8, but that still confirms actual seating.

The floor is all GA, but the rest of the arena is reserved seating.

Does the A.J. Palumbo Center have a big open floor? (Is that what a General Admission Ticket is?)

... One reason I was thinking of coming to Pittsburgh (instead of Detroit) is that Detroit's venue is all seats... there's no open floor. I really want to hang out in a pit :)

Would the show in Pittsburgh satisfy me more than the one in Detroit?

Does the A.J. Palumbo Center have a big open floor? (Is that what a General Admission Ticket is?)

... One reason I was thinking of coming to Pittsburgh (instead of Detroit) is that Detroit's venue is all seats... there's no open floor. I really want to hang out in a pit :)

Would the show in Pittsburgh satisfy me more than the one in Detroit?

I got tickets to the show in Pittsburgh. I've never been to the A.J. Palumbo Center before, but from what I gather, General Admission tickets are standing in the Pits, everything else is actual seating.

I got 3 General Admission tickets through the itunes pre-sale thing on Thursday. I think that by now, Pit tickets would be pretty hard to get a hold of.

I went to ticketmaster just for kicks a few minutes ago to see what "best available" tickets are left and it looks like they are seats in the nose bleed section.

man I'm going to get the shit beat out of me in the pit.

Why?

FUCK WVU. Go HOMEEEEE Mountaineers....Go HOMEEEEE Mountaineers....

What is the most difficult job in West Virginia?

A: Being a coroner

Why?

A: Because all the dead bodies only have two teeth and similar DNA....


Ahhhh Haaaa.

Fuck WVU....

FUCK WVU. Go HOMEEEEE Mountaineers....Go HOMEEEEE Mountaineers....

What is the most difficult job in West Virginia?

A: Being a coroner

Why?

A: Because all the dead bodies only have two teeth and similar DNA....


Ahhhh Haaaa.

Fuck WVU....

Sounds like a typical Pitt fan. Upset because we continue to pound your sorry panthers in the Backyard Brawl every year, so you resort to hillbilly WV jokes that just make you look sad. We do our talking on the field. EAT SHIT PITT! :p

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Let us do some elementary math my WVU friend. Name the number of WVU national championships. End of discussion....HA.......

Through the first 99 games played between these two schools, Pitt leads the series by a 59-37-3 margin.

Not really a rivalry when you look at these numbers....But keep dreaming....Go home mountaineers.....

I guess if we went 2-5 in conference we'd want to live in the past too. I prefer the present, where Steve Slaton and Pat White run circles around that JV team pretending to be Pitt's defense.

Have fun in the Big East basement this year. :rofl:

His name is LeSean McCoy (Harrisburg's own), and he shall be the catalyst for Pitt's triumphant return. Consider this your warning.

I got seats, man... I'm too old hang out in the pit. But I did "back in the day"! Sucks getting old.

I got seats, man... I'm too old hang out in the pit. But I did "back in the day"! Sucks getting old.

You're a year younger than me. Glad I'm not the only one starting to feel a little old. It was crazy being at one of the Asheville shows and talking to people who were EIGHT years old the last time I had seen the Pumpkins back in '97. I guess I'll just have to be the old guy in pit. :D

How old are you WVU? I'll be in the pit too!

this is why college football is fucking retarded

How old are you WVU? I'll be in the pit too!

I'm really not that old. I'll actually turn 28 the day after the show.

I'm really not that old. I'll actually turn 28 the day after the show.

Cool. I'll turn 26 a month before the show. The first time I saw them I was 15 and I saw them at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College. I know I'm not old, but compared to that 1st time, almost 11 years ago... yeah, I'm starting to feel old!

I guess if we went 2-5 in conference we'd want to live in the past too. I prefer the present, where Steve Slaton and Pat White run circles around that JV team pretending to be Pitt's defense.

Have fun in the Big East basement this year. :rofl:
You say this as though winning the Big Least is worth bragging about. The fact the Big East winner gets an automatic BCS bowl bid is really :rofl: worthy.

You say this as though winning the Big Least is worth bragging about. The fact the Big East winner gets an automatic BCS bowl bid is really :rofl: worthy.

5-0 in bowl games last year. Finished the year with a 37-8 (.822) non-conference record. The .822 winning percentage is the best by any conference versus non-conference competition last season. Finished with 2 teams in the top ten and three in the top 12. Enough said. :smoke:

Hey there WVU guy. I went to WVU too and graduated in 2003. I am also a big Floyd Fan.

Hey there WVU guy. I went to WVU too and graduated in 2003. I am also a big Floyd Fan.

Cool. Good to know there's another Mountaineer on here. I was in school at WVU from 97-02 and then again from 04-05 (two different degrees). I lived in Morgantown from 97 till about about six months ago when I moved to Charleston to take a job working for the state. I just couldn't seem to leave Morgantown.

Floyd rocks. I love the Pumpkins, but no band will ever top Floyd in my book.

floyd, why don't you just ask travis if you can give him some head...jesus fucking christ. You act like WVU is the second coming of harvard. Go burn some god damn furniture in the street.

Would you guys please stop messing up our thread with meaningless sports talk, thank you.

The general chat forum is awesome, give it a try.

floyd, why don't you just ask travis if you can give him some head...jesus fucking christ. You act like WVU is the second coming of harvard. Go burn some god damn furniture in the street.

You were the one that jumped into a discussion on the Pumpkins show in Pittsburgh and decided to start talking shit about WVU, showing just how much of an ass you are. I had never posted a single thing about WVU until you opened your mouth.

Would you guys please stop messing up our thread with meaningless sports talk, thank you.

The general chat forum is awesome, give it a try.

This will be the last post not related to the actual show I'll post in this thread. Sorry to get so far off topic. Let's get back to the Pumpkins.

Allright, back to the topic at hand. the pittsburgh show. Now this is a warning to all. If the show was in WVU, there would be guys burning furniture, shotguns, and pick up trucks with people looking for a good lynching. Unfortuneatly, this show is at the Palombo center where just last year, a bunch of Duquesne college students got shot at a concert, one in the head. so you guys are all screwed.

But in all seriousness, I wonder why they picked the Palombo instead of the Pete. Maybe it is cheaper or something...

Who got shot and what concert was it?

5 Duquesne basketball players and a few random people got shot at a concert/dance that the univeristy of putting on.

http://www.wpxi.com/news/9868762/detail.html

Thanks a lot guys, I'm already really paranoid, now you have me scared to death!

I live in a very rural area where bad things happen on extremely rare occassions. I was already paranoid about going to Pittsbugh in the dark, now I'm really scared!

Seems a bit personal especially if they were searching outside of student dorms.

they caught the dudes that did it shortlythereafter...

But in all seriousness, I wonder why they picked the Palombo instead of the Pete. Maybe it is cheaper or something...

unless i've been missing them, i haven't noticed there being many shows at the Pete

Palumbo is at least half the size of the Pete too I think (I've never been inside Palumbo)

Unfortuneatly, this show is at the Palombo center where just last year, a bunch of Duquesne college students got shot at a concert, one in the head. so you guys are all screwed. ... 5 Duquesne basketball players and a few random people got shot at a concert/dance that the univeristy of putting on.
Actually, you don't really know the whole story and are unnecessarily scaring people. I was at Duquesne the night of the shootings. First, it was after a dance, not a concert, and it wasn't even at the AJ Palumbo center. It was put on by the black student union up on campus, and the shooting itself occurred elsewhere on campus. It was a very isolated incident, one student helped the non-student gunmen get into the dance and target the basketball players (no random people). Plus, the shooters were from Penn Hills, which is 10 miles away, and had no other reason to be there.

So, the shooting should have nothing to do with the AJ Palumbo center. Yes, the Hill district is a bad neighborhood, but it shouldn't affect the show.

Thanks, that makes me feel a little better.

My brother is driving... I will be laying on the floor of the backseat and completely covered with a blanket until we get to the center.

I know, I'm a big pussy....

Honestly, I wish they would play at the Bryce Jordan Center. I'd go to that show instead and just sell my tickets to the show in Pittsburgh.

flava flav, i wanted to scare people because there are so many pussies on this board. please, if you think pittsburgh is scary, you need a reality check. I lived in wilkinsburg (talk about the ghetto of all ghettos and never once had a problem there aside from teh east end rapist....

my original comments were made to WVU dude that was creamin himself over the mountaineers....

Hey don't go out of your way to scare me, it's too easy. I'll be the first to admit I'm a chicken. I was born, raised, and reside in a very small town. There were 80 people in my entire graduating class. My parents were pretty strict so I didn't get out much growing up unless we went as a family. Heck, my dad accompanied me to my first SP concert at 15 years old. I was rather sheltered, so now the outside world scares me!

where you from sp4me

I live about 15 minutes from Altoona.

Palumbo is barely in the Hill district. Walk 2 blocks and you're downtown.

I can get passes for this show. Neopryn can I stay at your house and sleep with your sisters?

I walked from the Civic Arena all the way to Oakland (2 miles sp4me) in the middle of the night after a concert or a hockey game and the worst trouble we had was the prostitutes..

ratking17, I noticed you are from York. I have family in Gettysburg and when I was younger I used to spend 2 weeks with them in the summer. My cousin used to take me shopping in York a lot. It seems like a nice area.

York is ok, but both my wife and I want to move back to pittsburgh. she grew up there and I spent over 5 years living there while I went to school...

The wife and myself live in Camp Hill. York's like the murder capital of the world.

yeah, it seems like when I was in pittsburgh, you heard like random stuff, but on the news around here, you have shootings like every single day...camp hill is nice. I have quite a few friends that live up that way...

I'll be in Pittsburgh this weekend.

sp4me, wanna go to a party in Plum?

my original comments were made to WVU dude that was creamin himself over the mountaineers....

Why the hell would I be scared? I thought all us WV hicks carried shotguns in the back of our pickups. You city folk don't scare me. ;)

Seriously, I've been to Pittsburgh dozens of times and never felt the least bit scared. Nobody has anything to worry about. Ratking is just feeling a little inferior about where he went to school.

No one cares.

I'll be in Pittsburgh this weekend.

sp4me, wanna go to a party in Plum?

LOL. No thanks.

go fuck yourself then

Well, I would have said yes, but I don't think my husband would have liked that!

travis, my wife graduated from Plum...

I went for the mail today and lo and behold! my tickets were there waiting for me! I kissed every one of them...LOL!

the recent setlists have lessened my excitement for this gig

Fillmore gigs are gonna differ from what we get, don't worry.

Why aren't the Pumpkins playing in Morgantown??? Oh, that's right, because it's a shit hole that knowbody cares about. Keep on sucking on the tit of Pittsburgh and then cut it up when you don't need it. Bitching is about the only thing you people do well anyway, aside shooting game animals and screwing up mining rescues on national television. And fuck WVU and its tier IV status.

quality discourse right there

Anyone have any GA floors they want to sell to this? Let me know, in a buying mood.

Anyone still going to this? I forgot it was coming up next week, but it is.

yea, this one snuck up on me a bit - will be in GA and can't wait - where you gonna be flavin?

Does anyone know about the theater? the pit ... does it have seats or it's just a empty place where moshing can happen? i want to get good seat but i do not want to deal with moshing at all. so i was thinking maybe the left or right center orchestra was better? are there seats on the floor? i'll do seats there but i definately do not want anyone steping on me. ??

Does anyone know about the theater? the pit ... does it have seats or it's just a empty place where moshing can happen? i want to get good seat but i do not want to deal with moshing at all. so i was thinking maybe the left or right center orchestra was better? are there seats on the floor? i'll do seats there but i definately do not want anyone steping on me. ??


I called Palumbo the other day and they said GA is floor and there are no seats. I thought the GA tickets were sold out anyway.

opps wrong thread i have to go to 10/19. thanks though =)

tuesday :rockon:

so does anyone know where exactly palumbo is? I tried to google earth it.. I'm gonna be becomin from Pitt that morning.. so its just on forbes right? like.. parallel to mellon arena?

600 Forbes Ave

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/8531/mapms6.jpg

i'm going! :D

Lets all tattoo "ARE YOU DOWN WITH THE MIGHTY SP?" across our foreheads before tuesday so we can identify each other.

^I have general admission tickets.

Also, for anyone looking at that map, the AJ Palumbo center is actually to the right, at the corner of Forbes & Magee.

i'm so excited! i've got 5 dozen pumpkin cookies, you know the delicious ones from eat 'n park with the candy corn on them; so if you want one, BETTER BE EARLY.

i'm so excited! i've got 5 dozen pumpkin cookies, you know the delicious ones from eat 'n park with the candy corn on them; so if you want one, BETTER BE EARLY.

sweet! i hope to get one of those! :)

i'm so excited! i've got 5 dozen pumpkin cookies, you know the delicious ones from eat 'n park with the candy corn on them; so if you want one, BETTER BE EARLY.
You should save one for me! What time are you getting there? I still don't know what time I'm showing up.

you're going with brenden aren't you? he wanted me to call him so we could all link up. i'm trying to be there at 5.

dubya tee eff is that in your avatar? it's creeping me out.

Yeah, that's right, sounds good.

Also, Jessica Fletcher!

it's been a while since i've gotten to see you. i'm looking forward to it very much, this whole night will be OWNAGE. but i'm gonna take a nap. then figure out what the fuck i'm going to wear.

i went down there last night to scope it out.. There was a guy sitting outside at quarter to 1!!!
But for anyone unfamiliar, just look for the sign on 5th avenue that says to go left to palumbo and there is a gigantic parking garage not even a block away from it

i went down there last night to scope it out.. There was a guy sitting outside at quarter to 1!!!
But for anyone unfamiliar, just look for the sign on 5th avenue that says to go left to palumbo and there is a gigantic parking garage not even a block away from it


hey thanks! i can't believe a guy was there that early!

I'll be wearing a star shirt if anyone feels like saying hi.

so is anyone going give live updates during the show or am i just best going to bed and waiting for tomorrow

so is anyone going give live updates during the show or am i just best going to bed and waiting for tomorrow

Go to bed and have a life

cool i'll have on the green statue of liberty shirt

so is anyone going give live updates during the show or am i just best going to bed and waiting for tomorrow


Its on the east coast..which means the show should get over by 8pm PST.

I'm coming alone from MD/Washington DC area. I think I'm going to park in that parking garage, hang out, and tailgate a bit. I'm asian, wearing brown plaid pants, green shirt, and driving a silver honda accord, MD plates. I hope to see some of you there.

black hair, short and tiny, most likely a red and navy striped long sleeve shirt. :)

I'm pretty excited for tonight's show.

bumpy bump
sp on soon?

its 10:35p there, i'm sure they're playing by now.. probably no one relaying

Gig should be almost over.

Should be getting reports soon

i hate the lack of updates during the shows... it makes me sad :(

i hate the lack of updates during the shows... it makes me sad :(

Wasnt as important as asheville, and lots of people crapped on the asheville reports..

thank goodness someone had the good sense to post during fillmore

Thank you Monte :D

My face melted multiple times, my head exploded, and the lies were burned off my soul. Plus, they played Pomp and Circumstance as the first encore! Too awesome for one night.

Thats awesome.

and the lies were burned off my soul.
lol :)

tell us more! tell us more!

did they play STRTJ?

Plus, they played Pomp and Circumstance as the first encore!

not sure what the general consensus is on this song - but i'm kinda glad it wasn't played in detroit - not one of my SP faves... at all

but good for those in Pittburgh who do like this song.... something unique for you guys.

wondering how p+c sounds live

P+C is my least favorite SP song

yes they play STRTJ...also..rocket full band....lucky 13...opened with U.S...closed with cherub

bring the light, ava adore, bring the light, starz, zero, superchrist,

tonight, bwbw, pomp, tarantula,

i hate how we had a short setlist in detroit.. booo

also, it looked like billy was tearing up when he was walking around thanking everyone after the show. he sorta walked away like he couldnt take it anymore

he did that in detroit too... walked slowly to one side of the stage... waved.. walked to the other slowly.. waved.. shook hands.. and slowly walked away!

oh, the only crappy thing was since it was considered a "duquesne college event" no alcohol was served

that sucks... Beer was great!

Perfect acoustic with Jimmy on tambourine.

Great show all around.

Now is just about the right time to bust out Stellar.

i see you doodle

How different was P&C from the album version??

Congrats Steelers fans.

wish i coulda been there... oh geez i have to go to sleep.... until tomorrow

How different was P&C from the album version??

Congrats Steelers fans.
Not as many la-la-la-la-la's. More guitars.

Speaking of the Steelers, Corgan made a comment about Roethlisberger, and then afterwards about Bradshaw & his country album.

I need to hear live P+C ASAP.

It started out just as an organ intro, which was pretty cool. Then he sang with just the organ until about halfway through the song, when Jeff, Jimmy, and Ginger came in (I think). There were a few short, melodic solos and there was a good bit of chord picking in it. It was a really nice arrangement of the song, plus the solos at the end were pretty well-done, too.

did he wear his lil blue outfit

i heard he was in his blue outfit from flavin

he was in his blue outfit

I like P&C, can't wait to see this. Not my favorite song on Zeitgeist but in the better half imo.

P&C is my least favorite song off Zeitgeist, but I must admit I am curious to hear how it sounds live

Not as many la-la-la-la-la's. More guitars.

good.

How was the crowd / overall vibe of the show?

Enthusiastic, polite crowd. Billy was in a good mood but didn't talk too much.

I hate Zeitgeist and pretty much hate the idea behind the reunion but I was very impressed. I haven't been following the setlists so Ava Adore, Set the Ray, Home, and Lucky 13 came as awesome surprises.

Was that insanely heavy song after Rocket Superchrist?

Some girl was handing out pumpkins cookies. I ate one. I was afraid I would be tripping on acid the rest of the night. I may have been.

Anyhow, it was the old 1979 acoustic into Perfect acoustic. The crowd was pretty good. When they played Home I nearly shit my pants, but Set the Ray really did it for me the hardest.

The opening band was pretty gay. Someone yelled "You suck!" nice and loudly, which I followed up with a good "Yeah!"

I was pretty much in the exact middle of the floor and I didn't even get there until The Bravery had already started. I was the awkward tall guy in the old-school star shirt.

oh yeah 1979 acoustic was pure bliss

Heavy Metal Machine was cool the way they played it, but I probably would've preferred it in its normal way. Stand Inside Your Love was also pretty wondrous.

I hate Zeitgeist and pretty much hate the idea behind the reunion but I was very impressed.

Chalk up another lie burned ;)

Glad you enjoyed.

Got the setlist from the board afterwards...Muzzle was supposed to be the last song, instead they played Cherub Rock...

Dammit...

Also by my count they played 22 or 23 songs and only 6 from Zeitgeist, which is awesome.

What did they play and in what order? I've already forgotten...

It was funny....before the show...I was upfront on gingers side...the security guys were given the setlist and rolled their eyes because they counted 22 songs.

what i was wondering, is how can billy forget the words to a single?

i know he's pushing almost 1000 songs by now, but c'mon billy, set down the bong.

United States
Today
Starz
Zero
Drown
Bring the Light
Bullet With Butterfly Wings
Neverlost
Lucky 13
Tonight, Tonight
Tarantula
Ava Adore
Home
1979
Perfect
Set the Ray to Jerry
Stand Inside Your Love
Rocket
Superchrist???
Heavy Metal Machine
I Love Rock 'n Roll

Pomp + Circumstances
Cherub Rock

Who cares, he played Home, Drown, and Set the Ray to Jerry. I could've seen those three songs alone and gone home happy.

Did anyone at the Pittsburgh show see them or get to meet them anywhere before the show? I go to school at Duquesne and was creeping around all day, but didn't see any signs of them...?

Nicely done, neopryn.

don't mean forgot in the middle, mean he had to bring out the lyric sheet...that was strange.

and heavy metal machine is much better reincarnated than it used to be. that song sucked before.

obviously not as good as the fillmore shows, but i was super impressed they played STRTJ, although the crowd was kind of lackluster about it, and digged getting to hear superchrist again.

i also really like the reworked ava adore...it started out all bluesy, and then rocked really well, then back to blues...it was cool!

and someone in another thread was shitting on the lighting, it was great....though not perfectly synched all the time. was especially nice during tonight tonight and some others.

Did anyone at the Pittsburgh show see them or get to meet them anywhere before the show? I go to school at Duquesne and was creeping around all day, but didn't see any signs of them...?

Hey, me too! I saw one of the buses after class, that's it.

Yeah I spent some time around the buses at random times during the day...but nothing

...the lighting, it was great....though not perfectly synched all the time. was especially nice during tonight tonight and some others.

the lighting rig at these shows is amazing. those triangles are awesome, really cool shit. the only thing i don't like are the spotlights in the back that just flash out into the audience....all they do is blind you and block out the band

The general admission crowd looked great, however I was sitting in the seats up at the tippie top and I have to say that the crowd in that area were not enthusiastic at all (except for one girl who was moving her head a bit, and myself and a friend.)

During 1979 a friend and I lit lighters and felt weird cause we were only 2 out of like..5 people maybe that lit them in that section.

here are two REALLY short videos I took, overall the concert was GREAT. The opening act...umm..I kinda tuned them out after they mentioned they were playing a song called "EVERY WORD YOU SAY MAKES ME WANT TO TAKE A KNIFE TO MY HEAD" or something....I just stared at the lighting. lol.

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I TOOK ONE OF THE PUMPKIN COOKIES!!!! I ate the candy corn and gave the cookie to a friend because I feared an acid trip...I should've read the topic beforehand and said "HI I'VE BEEN READING YOUR POSTS" lol.

the lighting rig at these shows is amazing. those triangles are awesome, really cool shit. the only thing i don't like are the spotlights in the back that just flash out into the audience....all they do is blind you and block out the band

agreed.
they had those at the fillmore too, and they're obnoxious.

I TOOK ONE OF THE PUMPKIN COOKIES!!!! I ate the candy corn and gave the cookie to a friend because I feared an acid trip...I should've read the topic beforehand and said "HI I'VE BEEN READING YOUR POSTS" lol.

lol!!!

thx for the videos though and welcome to the board.

lol!

The general admission crowd looked great, however I was sitting in the seats up at the tippie top and I have to say that the crowd in that area were not enthusiastic at all (except for one girl who was moving her head a bit, and myself and a friend.)

During 1979 a friend and I lit lighters and felt weird cause we were only 2 out of like..5 people maybe that lit them in that section.

here are two REALLY short videos I took, overall the concert was GREAT. The opening act...umm..I kinda tuned them out after they mentioned they were playing a song called "EVERY WORD YOU SAY MAKES ME WANT TO TAKE A KNIFE TO MY HEAD" or something....I just stared at the lighting. lol.

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I TOOK ONE OF THE PUMPKIN COOKIES!!!! I ate the candy corn and gave the cookie to a friend because I feared an acid trip...I should've read the topic beforehand and said "HI I'VE BEEN READING YOUR POSTS" lol.

Some girl sitting near us actually knew the words to that opening band's song. That's pretty funny that you feared an acid trip too. I was sure I'd be on one because of the cookies. We need to get that person to post here.

read the thread, man.

From those videos it looks like you were sitting kind of near me. I was in section B3 btw.

HOLY SHIT THAT WAS AUTUMN?! That's awesome, tcm, thanks for pointing that out. I was like O_O when the cookies came by and this girl was like "You look like you want one." And I was all "Yeah, are they free?" so I took one and it was incredible. Small world...

:)

one of the security guards gave me the setlist after the show, because i asked him for it, but he couldn't give it to me at the time. for the encore, it was supposed to be P+C and muzzle. not that cherub rock isn't totally kickass, but i wish they would of played muzzle, or both.

yeah, i was planning to get rid of the cookies, but i only got rid of 2.5/4 boxes. most people looked at me strangely and said no thank you, like i was trying to slip them drugs. one kid asked me if there was "something special" in them; i said, "unfortunately not".

i saw a few people that mentioned netphoria; somebody (although i don't know who) even said, "is netphoria like your blog?" i laughed to myself and said "sometimes". i guess that ought to teach me not share my personal crap with a bunch of jerkfaces. but you guys are all really great.

wonderful show, really a lot of fun. the lighting was spectacular, the crowd enthusiastic and lively. everybody was really nice, and the setlist was pretty decent. i got some wonderful pictures. i thought it was funny when the lyric book dropped and billy laughed, kind of embarassed, revealing he had to read the lyrics to some of his songs...

my friend also mentioned to me that she thinks there might be something going on between ginger and billy.

oooh, controversy

just kidding, glad you had fun autumn! In Asheville my friend and I had a bunch of leftovers from a pizza place (I think it was called the Magic Mushroom or something? It was definately psychodelic-themed)... we went right to the Orange Peel from there and tried to give away 1/2 a pizza and 1/2 a sub in line, but absolutely no one would take it. I ended up throwing it away.

Man, I wanted one of those cookies the whole time i was waiting in line and all I got was an empty box! Although I went with my friend who goes to Duquesne, so we got some snacks delivered to us while we waited.
The crowd was pretty good/responsive, Billy had some funny banter about the Generation Xers. The people that were right near me had all been waiting in line since the last night/the morning and they were really nice to talk to while we were waiting for The Bravery.

What did he say about the Gen X years?

please pardon my noobness, but last night was my first sp show and my mind is still ringing.

did anyone manage to get any taping gear past the fascists at the door?
or at least some shots on a nice camera?

bill (at) akrasia dot com

Chalk up another lie burned ;)

Glad you enjoyed.


I like it when SP brings back former fans that they had lost because of either the record sucking, or just bringing back SP altogether. Then you see them live..and its like..wow they really do rock.

Even when a record might be tired....they still know how to bring the rock.

please pardon my noobness, but last night was my first sp show and my mind is still ringing.

did anyone manage to get any taping gear past the fascists at the door?
or at least some shots on a nice camera?

bill (at) akrasia dot com

i banged out 3 rolls with my lovely slr to insure i got some gems. 1 black and white, about 2 color. mostly of billy.

Man, I wanted one of those cookies the whole time i was waiting in line and all I got was an empty box! Although I went with my friend who goes to Duquesne, so we got some snacks delivered to us while we waited.
The crowd was pretty good/responsive, Billy had some funny banter about the Generation Xers. The people that were right near me had all been waiting in line since the last night/the morning and they were really nice to talk to while we were waiting for The Bravery.

i'm sorry. i was gonna save you one. but we couldn't get them past security, they said we weren't allowed to bring them in, otherwise i would of saved you one.

Oh, man! I thought the Detroit setlist was pretty good, but your guys' setlist was even better.

I hate you guys.

we live in Pittsburgh, we deserve something good every once in a while

i'm sorry. i was gonna save you one. but we couldn't get them past security, they said we weren't allowed to bring them in, otherwise i would of saved you one.
Haha, it's ok. Did you give them to Billy or whomever? I went back and didn't see you there. I was going to stay late but the last bus came at like 11:45 and I couldn't wait around afterwards, I wonder if anyone came out to hang out.

we live in Pittsburgh, we deserve something good every once in a while
Yep.

Enthusiastic, polite crowd. Billy was in a good mood but didn't talk too much.

I hate Zeitgeist and pretty much hate the idea behind the reunion but I was very impressed. I haven't been following the setlists so Ava Adore, Set the Ray, Home, and Lucky 13 came as awesome surprises.

Was that insanely heavy song after Rocket Superchrist?

the fact you had a good time and were impressed brings me joy neopryn. yes, that was superchrist (a friend of mine was at the show).

he said P&C sounded "thinner" than it did on the album....

did you guys get the badass ending of lucky 13? you would know what i mean if you did....my buddy doesn't know the song well enough to tell me yay or nay.

i banged out 3 rolls with my lovely slr to insure i got some gems. 1 black and white, about 2 color. mostly of billy.


oh wow. i put my sweet-zoom digicam back in the car when i saw the armed guards. bummer.
do you plan on sharing these online by chance?

I got my digital camera in. It had audio and video and I have some really decent Audio recordings of 1979, Tonight Tonight, Perfect, and Stand Inside your Love.

It went like this:
Security guard: Empty out your pockets
Me [oh no..]: Ummmm..I don't think theres anything in them that will set off the metal detector
Guard: You still have to empty them.
Me: *stares at him...* Ugh. Ok.
Me: *puts cell phone, wallet, lighter, keys, in bucket and PRAYS his digital camera does not set off the detector*
Me: *slips past without a problem and receives my items.

It was really easy to get a camera in. :)

I'll put it in a .rar file and upload it if anyone wants it..only problem is that you can hear my friends and I talking a bit in it. The start of perfect you can hear me say "Are we still lightering?" because everyone put out their damn lighters and we talked like the whole way through 1979 because we couldnt LIGHT out lighters. The talking makes the audio more special to us..but I don't know about you guys lol. You can't hear much of us during ava adore, TOnight tonight, or Stand Inside your love...I think you hear a couple "OMFG"'s ...thats it! haha

To the person that said I was sitting near you: I was in B2. I HATED HOW NO ONE STOOD ANYWHERE UNTIL THE ENCORE or did anything. Was B3 pumped AT ALL? People sat like dead people in B2.

Last night was great! Got there about at about 2 and met some great folks in line. That's almost always a highlight of these shows. The wait till the gates went by pretty quick. We couldn't really hear the soundcheck well though the local radio station had some contest in which about 15 people went in for the soundcheck and a meet and greet. Unfortunately I wasn't one of those people. A couple people in line said what they thought were some of the soundcheck songs but I forget what they had said other than they thought they heard Where Boys Fear To Tread.

Being that there were only about 10 people in front of me and my friend in line, I was able to get front row center. Was excellent getting first row obviously. Everything was fantastic up there except for not hearing Billy's vocals very well. Billy's guitar drowned most everything out where we were at.

That setlist was amazing. I am really glad we got to hear Pomp and Circumstances and so glad to hear Set the Ray to Jerry. Like other people have said, Home sounds different than when I heard it earlier this year in Asheville. Other highlights from the set: Cherub Rock, 1979, Perfect and Bring the Light (love the extended end of this song!).

As folks have said, Billy talked a bit about the Steelers and Terry Bradshaw though I couldn't hear him too well from our spot. My buddy noted that he talked about the Steelers and Bradshaw right before 1979, one of their Super Bowl years. Amazingly, the crowd wasn't much of a Steeler crowd though. There was just one failed attempt at a "here we go steelers" chant during the night that I heard.

The crowd seemed to be good where we were at. There was a lot of pushing and shoving at various points but nothing too bad. Security was continually blocking people's views and standing up to look out into the crowd. Thankfully, my spot was not one of those blocked.

After the show, some of us talked and took pictures with Ginger and Lisa. I don't think anyone saw Billy, Jimmy or Jeff come out to greet the fans. So glad to get a pic with Ginger. Was amazed how little and frail seeming she was right next to us.

Looking forward to Thursday's Columbus show but sad that appears to be my last show on this tour.

It went like this:
Security guard: Empty out your pockets
Me [oh no..]: Ummmm..I don't think theres anything in them that will set off the metal detector
Guard: You still have to empty them.
Me: *stares at him...* Ugh. Ok.
Me: *puts cell phone, wallet, lighter, keys, in bucket and PRAYS his digital camera does not set off the detector*
Me: *slips past without a problem and receives my items.

It was really easy to get a camera in. :).

I thought they were allowing non-professional cameras? Though they did originally said no cameras at all. I took mine in, they saw it and didn't stop me and I got some good shots.

yeah, i was planning to get rid of the cookies, but i only got rid of 2.5/4 boxes. most people looked at me strangely and said no thank you, like i was trying to slip them drugs. one kid asked me if there was "something special" in them; i said, "unfortunately not".

that's awesome you brought those - i woulda had one but had just eaten before I saw you with them

Ahh sounds like a great show. I'm looking forward to hearing P&C. And yeah, if they placed the jam on the end of Lucky13, you guys really got a treat. It's so badass.

Cherub Rock > all.

I didn't get to hear Thirty-Three.

I thought they were allowing non-professional cameras? Though they did originally said no cameras at all. I took mine in, they saw it and didn't stop me and I got some good shots.
I called the venue three times and asked about taking recording devices, digital cameras, whatever, and the lady told me no each time.

I don't understand though..because on the pumpkins website they allow you to upload videos/photos/audio from the show..so doubleU Tee Eff.

Yeah, B3 was kind of dead. I was rockin' out the entire time, but I was almost completely alone in doing so.

i assume HMM inclu<les>ded lines from White Rabbit as well as the On the Road Again section before I Love Rock-n-Roll?

I called the venue three times and asked about taking recording devices, digital cameras, whatever, and the lady told me no each time.

I don't understand though..because on the pumpkins website they allow you to upload videos/photos/audio from the show..so doubleU Tee Eff.

yea, when i called them they told me the same - thankfully i had my camera in my car anyway and when someone asked them yesterday if cameras were allowed and they said yes, i went ahead and got the camera

i assume HMM inclu<les>ded lines from White Rabbit as well as the On the Road Again section before I Love Rock-n-Roll?

you got it

The Pittsburgh show was great, although I had a rather bad experience afterwards.

I went to the University of Pittsburgh to go to Primanti's and see my girlfriend and I parked in the Soldiers and Sailors Garage... and the garage locked up at 12 with my car in it... and I had a flight back to Chicago at 6:20 in the morning and no way to get to the airport.. So I called a cab to pick me up from my house at 4:30 and it never showed up. So I've missed 2 classes today and a 6:20 flight. I hate my life.

I got there at about 1 o clock and there were 5 people infront of us. I drove by the night before and there was a guy who spent the night there. The line got pretty long eventually, but it wasn't as packed as I had expect it to be. I passed out Blue Zeitgeist stickers from the street team, and everyone was pretty happy. I saw the girl with the cookies, but I had had my own so I passed. An acid trip would have been nice though.

But the Pumpkins were great! I was in the front row center against the railing, and like someone mentioned, there was a bit of pushing and shoving but nothing too bad for the amount of people there. The security had a bad habit of standing up right infront of my buddy on my left, but it was a great spot anyway.

Billy played the crowd the same ways he always does, and when Jimmy came out to play Perfect the crowd chanted his name and you could tell he loved it. Ginger worked her bass like the sexy woman she is and Jeff was over in his own "zone" for most of the show. They all seemed in good spirits. At one point Billy came back on stage and startled Ginger and you could see them laughing about it to each other.

Highlights were United States, Drown, Home, Set the Ray, Rocket, 1979, P&C, and of course Cherub Rock.

My only gripe was that I'd have rather had something like Hummer or Starla instead of the new HMM. My friend who is a casual fan loved it, but to me it just seemed like they could put another song or 2 in its place instead.

And the lighting was AMAZING. It reminded me of Close Encounters.

edit: and the lies were burnt off my soul and I was indeed crushed in the dust.

avsfan, i was right beside you on your right - did i hear you right that you scheduled your semester with tuesdays off so you could make this show? - if so, that is freaking awesome

did you have peoples arms holding the rail on both your left and right? i did so it was like i had these little bumpers as i was rocking out

i agree about the band being in good spirits

haha that was me! You were the guy in the green shirt that went to asheville?

haha that was me! You were the guy in the green shirt that went to asheville?

that's right man

sorry to hear about that horrible experience with the garage

I was there too guys and I am still pumped! It was an awesome show. I was in the Pit almost in the front row. The last time I saw the Pumpkins my seats were in the nose bleed section of the Bryce Jordan Center, so as much as I loved that show, this one was much more enjoyable. Billy looked great. Jimmy looks healthier than he has in years and as much as I hate to admit it Jeff and Ginger are pretty good replacements. I'm already looking forward to another album, just so there's another tour....LOL

i got the pictures developed guys. unfortunately i didn't have enough cash today to get them put on discs. a good bit of them came out blurry, but i also got some excellent ones. the pictures i got of billy and jimmy talking and laughing together before 1979 made it all worth it.

yeah, i don't know, this lady came up to me and was checking out my camera, and she was like, "is that for personal use?" and i was like "yeah..." and she was like, "are you sure?" i was like, "yes, i'm sure..." she told me it's her job to ask, because they don't want anybody with the press and/or magazines to come in with cameras. understandable.

i didn't think you weren't allowed to bring cameras in. when i got to the metal detector, it went off, and i was kind of nervous because i had to ditch the rest of my cookies, but i had a box in my bag because i wanted to give them to billy. so they were like, "he has to search your bag" and i'm thinking "oh shit", but the cop looked in, smiled and said, "you're lucky i checked your bag", smiled, and waved me in with my camera and cookies.

i didn't get a chance to give the cookies to billy personally. i was scrambling to get them out when he was in front of me, saying goodbye to the crowd, but i couldn't get them out quick enough. i caught one of the stage crew members afterwards and he was real cool; it was the guy with his hair pulled back in a bun. he told me he would make sure billy got the cookies.

i assume HMM inclu<les>ded lines from White Rabbit as well as the On the Road Again section before I Love Rock-n-Roll?

My friend who went with me was able to hear some White Rabbit.

Did anyone else think The Bravery are terrible? We got there a little late and only had to listen to the last 3 songs... Thank God.

i can't believe you motherfuckers got away without having to hear Glass and the Ghost Children

yeah they were god awful and the singer was horrible.

"this is a song about how it sucks to be responsible for shit."
"we went to the Warhol today. that was cool as shit."
"this song is called Every Word You Say Is Like A Knife In My Ear."

thank god they only played for a half hour.

Did anyone record pomp + circumstance or did they not play it?

oooh, controversy

just kidding, glad you had fun autumn! In Asheville my friend and I had a bunch of leftovers from a pizza place (I think it was called the Magic Mushroom or something? It was definately psychodelic-themed)... we went right to the Orange Peel from there and tried to give away 1/2 a pizza and 1/2 a sub in line, but absolutely no one would take it. I ended up throwing it away.

Was that on the 5th?? I remember people giving away pizza in line a few minutes before they opened the doors

nah, it was on 6/27

so do we know if there were any tapers?
I got about 17 seconds of perfect on video =)

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/living/music/s_531909.html

Pumpkins concert: Some 'Today,' some yesterday
By Michael Machosky
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Wednesday, October 10, 2007


I haven't thought about Smashing Pumpkins in 10 years, at least. But a big part of my misspent youth had "Gish" (1991) and "Siamese Dream" (1993) as a soundtrack, so when they came to the A.J. Palumbo Center last night, I was curious to see if the band was anywhere near as great as I remember.
(For those without this personal history -- Smashing Pumpkins were the band with the bald, gangly albino-looking dude whose screechy, nasal voice always sounded like it came through a mile-long nostril. Ah, yes, Billy Corgan -- an acquired taste, but one acquired by a lot of people my age.)

After a thoroughly pedestrian opening set from alt-rock also-rans The Bravery, the Pumpkins took the stage to an interminable rolling barrage of drums, and an ultra-expensive lighting rig of triangular flashing lights that looked like an Atari game on the fritz. Then Corgan started wailing the word "Revolution" like it still means something, before interjecting a mangled guitar solo deconstructing "The Star-Spangled Banner." You know, like Hendrix did nearly 40 years ago, except without the audacity and skill.

Just when I'm starting to remember why I began to hate these guys, they launch into the shimmering intro to "Today" from "Siamese Dream," and I'm lost in a time-warp, ever so briefly.

And so it went -- durable alterna-pop classics sharing space with ever-longer experiments in semi-coherent pretension, bombast and inarticulate angst. The early songs seem to have aged well. Unfortunately, they haven't uncovered any useful hooks since that annoying "rat in a cage" song.

One surprise was the large amount of fresh-faced teenagers present. Somebody's still listening, Billy, even if my/yours/our generation isn't.

They say that those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. For now, I guess that *******s me.

Michael Machosky can be reached at mmachosky@tribweb.com or 412-320-7901.

Re: that lame article



"gangley-albino bald dude" :rolleyes:

"mile long nostril" :rofl: :rolleyes:

"atari game" :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

"mangled guitar solo" :think: :mad: :rolleyes:

"semi coherent prententious, inarticulate angst" :rolleyes:

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/living/music/s_531909.html



One surprise was the large amount of fresh-faced teenagers present. Somebody's still listening, Billy, even if my/yours/our generation isn't.

.


That is the one common theme I am seeing from many folks. Lots of young kids are getting into the pumpkins.

I think this a good thing.

that was seriously the worse concert review i've ever read.
but he works for the tribune review, what do you expect?

yeah they were god awful and the singer was horrible.

"this is a song about how it sucks to be responsible for shit."
"we went to the Warhol today. that was cool as shit."
"this song is called Every Word You Say Is Like A Knife In My Ear."

thank god they only played for a half hour.


it seemed like forever.....

Someone get The Bravery on here. I want them to know how much I hate them.

that guy danced like a fucking douchebag...

LOL:

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i was supposed to meet one of my friends at the show, but she got there late, and there was no way she would be able to get to where i was. she texted me while they were on: "LOL, myspace rock."

God, I've been making fun of that singer the entire time since the show. He flails around like a complete moron, his singing blew, he sang the same way for every song, he's annoying, his band is a rip off of the Killers, his voice is an insult to Robert Smith because of how poorly he imitates him, and finally I think that singer's mother is a whore. I hereby formally declare a challenge to him in the form of fisticuffs.

the bravery is unbearable. no one should have to endure that shit. I had no idea what i was in for when they went onstage.

Someone get The Bravery on here. I want them to know how much I hate them.
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Yeah, I was disappointed at first that we got The Bravery and not Explosions in the Sky, but I think I was really able to enjoy the Pumpkins more because I didn't like the opening band as much. After seeing EITS play right before SP at the Virgin Festival in Toronto, I was more impressed with EITS.

Although, I also feel like I like The Bravery more than a lot of other bands that could have opened, so I think I was actually satisfied with their performance.

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i wish you had saved your 2 minutes of video for pomp + circumstances rather than videotaping songs that are already on youtube thousands of times

i wish you had saved your 2 minutes of video for pomp + circumstances rather than videotaping songs that are already on youtube thousands of times
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

i wish you had saved your 2 minutes of video for pomp + circumstances rather than videotaping songs that are already on youtube thousands of times


it's kind of a lame song.
it was way better live than on the disc.
the recording is kind of silly, but live, it was....well, boring. not as boring as half-arsed joan jett singalong, but there are hundreds of songs i would've rather heard.

I'm real angry that there are no pomp recordings.

my favorite zeitgeist song... I'm so so glad they've finally played ittt!

Though I was imagining it as more of a Lisa on keyboard & Billy with an acoustic guitar quiet sort of thing, and from what I can gather from this thread it didn't end up that way. Oh well. I like surprisessss!

bah, I'm rambling. I'm just so happy :)

I'm real angry that there are no pomp recordings.

my favorite zeitgeist song... I'm so so glad they've finally played ittt!

Though I was imagining it as more of a Lisa on keyboard & Billy with an acoustic guitar quiet sort of thing, and from what I can gather from this thread it didn't end up that way. Oh well. I like surprisessss!

bah, I'm rambling. I'm just so happy :)

I'm completely with you!! It's like nobody cares just because it was off of Zeitgeist. This song is awesome!!

are you mocking me? It's getting hard to tell these days...

[QUOTE=i_adore_adore]

Though I was imagining it as more of a Lisa on keyboard & Billy with an acoustic guitar quiet sort of thing, and from what I can gather from this thread it didn't end up that way. QUOTE]

It was basically Lisa on keys with Jimmy giving a beat and the rest of them coming in for the chorus. Billy's guitar solo was especially great. I like the album version, but I thought this was really cool to see live, and they actually pulled it off. I'm glad they saved it for Pittsburgh.

Besides, it was a great segway for Cherub Rock =)

oh, awesome! I loved how they did "Death from Above" live, but I'm not a fan of the recording. I was hoping for a similar execution of "Pomp," in the sense that DFA got simplified and stripped down.

I sure wish there was a recording up of Pomp, thoooooough! All these descriptions are getting me excited :)

yeah Pomp is one of the few songs I like on the record and it was just as good live, although different. the "organ" gave it a really nice feel.

why didn't you hook up with autumn neoprayn

who says i didn't?

;)

are you mocking me? It's getting hard to tell these days...

I'm serious.

When set the ray to jerry was played in Detroit there were posts everywhere about it, including the general chat forum.

I thought that since it wasn't mentioned or discussed the pumpkins had it on their pomp + circumestance on their pittsburgh setlist but decided not to play it (like they did in detroit) but then I went to the spfc.org where it confirms that they played it. I'm really interested to hear how they arranged the song since there so many polyphonic voices on the record.

Why the hell are there only two people who actually give a damn about this? There are song video clips of this concert on Youtube already but you've got to wonder what these people were thinking!! "I think I'll record 'today' instead 'pomp + circumstance' because there aren't already a million videos of this song on youtube already" YEESSH!!