*raises hand*

*also raises hand*

mmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

*sigh* can't believe it.

Me. Was too young during the original run sadly.

yea, you wanna fight about it?

I'm going to 4 shows.

if they come to NZ, then I will go

I will be naked

I will be smiling

ohh ohh me me \m/

the july 22nd fillmore show was my first...
Sept 19th in San Diego will be my second...
I was 11 when they came to Jacksonville florida during the MCIS tour. My mom rained on my parade and would not let me go.

I missed when they came to JAX, i think i was 10-11

i assume this is a new tour. because they did a residency recently.. not a tour..

i am traveling to utah for 1 show.

Youth is where you are!!

I should maybe edit my post to say I'll be going to my first Pumpkins show if I survive today's ridiculous severe weather...

i'm an old man. whatever show is my first this year - new orleans, dallas, who know, maybe another tx date, will be my 8th SP show

July 18th was my first.

Nope. By the time they leave Philadelphia / Upper Darby I will have seen them eleven times.

Good news everyone! I did indeed survive the severe storms today, so I'm still going to be seeing the Pumpkins for the first time this October!!! :rock_on:

It actually was quite fun to meet a lot of people at the Fillmore who were seeing their first show(s).

My first show was 1996, and for the fact that 2000 was so long ago, it was almost like seeing my first show on 7/15... pretty great

It actually was quite fun to meet a lot of people at the Fillmore who were seeing their first show(s).

My first show was 1996, and for the fact that 2000 was so long ago, it was almost like seeing my first show on 7/15... pretty great

were you at the 7/22 show? i wonder if i saw you...

Youth is where you are!!

:noway:

youth is wasted....ON THE YOOOOUNG!!!

We are stars, we are!

It will be my third, fourth, and possibly fifth times seeing SP, and my eighth, ninth, and possibly tenth times seeing Mr. Corgan perform music live.

yup. saw zwan and bc solo but no sp.

2nd SP show, 4th BC-involved show. Hoorah! And thanks to Andrew Fogelsong, I can relive the moments :D (except BC solo... but that show sucked anyway)

well, assuming the tour comes to australia, you damn well bet i'll be going to my first show!

Good news everyone! I did indeed survive the severe storms today, so I'm still going to be seeing the Pumpkins for the first time this October!!! :rock_on:

phew! glad to hear it

I've seen them on every tour except Siamese Dream and Gish.

phew! glad to hear it

Yeah, man. It was pretty ridiculous though. Three tornadoes touched down not too far from me. A grocery store a bit south of me no longer has a roof.

me

philly is gunna be my first

7/5 at the Orange Peel was my first SP show ever, and it was well worth the wait! By October I will have seen them 6 times total (I've already seen them 3 times now and am going to all 3 Boston shows.)

It actually was quite fun to meet a lot of people at the Fillmore who were seeing their first show(s).


There was a young girl with her mom in line on 6/27 (I think). It was awesome talking to her. She was the same age as I was when my mom took me to my first SP show, and her enthusiasm was so endearing. She thought everyone in line were the coolest people ever because she'd never met anyone else who loved the band before, and all her friends ragged on her all the time about being a Pumpkins fan.

Me.

I was young when they were in their prime.

There was a young girl with her mom in line on 6/27 (I think). It was awesome talking to her. She was the same age as I was when my mom took me to my first SP show, and her enthusiasm was so endearing. She thought everyone in line were the coolest people ever because she'd never met anyone else who loved the band before, and all her friends ragged on her all the time about being a Pumpkins fan.

Aw, that's a cool story. :)

my first SP show (and first concert ever) was supposed to be april 10 1992, but that didn't work out because axl rose left town to avoid being arrested and the show was cancelled. at that time i was more interested in GnR, but had a growing interest in SP.

so Queensryche & Tesla ended up being my first concert ever :blush:, and 08-14-93 @ Metro (3 feet high boot) ended up as my first Pumpkins show.

following the fillmore residency, i have reached 20 SP shows. it will be 25 after Reading Festival, Normal, Indiana, Detroit and Dallas.

yes i am old....but unfortunately not old enough to have been 21 when they played those doubledoor shows in 1995, nor have a drivers license to check out some of the shows i used to see flyers for at record stores in the burbs (rose records, etc.) :(

July 20th, at Santa Cruz, was my first. I was very happy that they added another date during the residency (if you want to consider Santa Cruz as part of it), so I could have the chance to get the tickets.

i'm pretty envious of those of you who've seen them so many times (davin, i'm looking in your general direction :) )
this will be the 7th time for me, as I never really had the means to see them as much as I wanted to when i was younger, not to mention they didn't play around here much. I have to drive at least 3 - 6 hours to see them; they've never been closer as far as i'm aware. I haven't seen the band live (not counting billy's solo show) since feb. of 97, the last date of the infinite sadness tour. It's been FAR too long. I wish I'd at least been able to see them touring for adore or machina. I tried to see them when they were touring adore, but it didn't happen for some reason that i don't recall.
my first sp show was 8-20-94, lollapalooza, and the first song they played was soma. I'll never forget the way i got goosebumps when i heard those first notes; I can't wait to finally be in the same room with this band again!! (and that's the ONLY time i ever saw jimmy live, so i'm especially excited to see him again!)

I'm seeing my 12th or so show next week.
In your face Fogelsong! ;)

I've seen them six times so far, half of them being pre-revival. It'll be nine after the three shows in Upper Darby. Not bad for being 17 when they broke up back in 2000, I suppose.

Incidentally, my first concert ever was KISS.

I was so amazed at the diversity of fans in the line at the Bloomingdale book signing three years ago. There were the 30-year-old business suits at the punks and the "normal" people (that's me), and it was really wonderful. It was my first experience around other SP fans, and only a year after I really got into them, so it was kinda amazing to see how many different people Billy has had an affect on. The girls in front of me were so nice and saved my place in line while I went to buy a book (I already had mine, but you were only guarunteed a meeting with Billy if you bought BwF at that store... turns out he signed books for everyone who showed up, so I wasted another $20). It was just so nice.

Sorry, this is rather off topic, but I just thought of it after reading the post about the younger girl seeing her first SP show. That's pretty much how it is with me... it's hard being in school with a bunch of musical idiots, haha. I can't explain why, but it really is amazing to meet so many other fans.

my first sp show was 8-20-94, lollapalooza, and the first song they played was soma. I'll never forget the way i got goosebumps when i heard those first notes; I can't wait to finally be in the same room with this band again!! (and that's the ONLY time i ever saw jimmy live, so i'm especially excited to see him again!)

thats awesome skipgo -- they opened with soma when i saw them at lolla '94 as well. i still think its such an awsome opening song, one of the best, because of the way it builds. Soma and Starla (first and last songs) are my most vivid memories of that Lolla show to this day. great moments. billy even told the "darla" story before playing starla for the 2nd encore. looking back i should have went the 2nd day too, and got more siamese dream goodness. but of course that only makes sense in retrospect.....considering i was broke, not even 17 and just going to 1 day of lolla was great enough.

jimmy has played at 11 shows i have seen.
matt at 6.
and kenny at 3.

i have seen the original 4 members only 5 times (which seems low, but its true).

I'm seeing my 12th or so show next week.
In your face Fogelsong! ;)

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lol.

June 15th in Nickelsdorf was my first time... Pukkelpop this friday the second

16 SP shows between 1996-2000
6 Zwan shows 2002-2003
2 BC solo shows 2005
2 JC solo shows 2005

As of now I am hitting all three Tower Theater shows, and depending on the venue when they announce Chicago, I may fly out for that.

This October will be my first time. I'm going with a friend who was in the front row at the last Metro show and a number of other shows.

First time for me seeing the Pumpkins. Last time I was at a show, it was Prince's big comeback with Musicology in Minneapolis. Still have the free CD boxed up in the basement.

Me @ Montreal.

first time, next friday at the leeds festival.

shepherds bush , london on the 19/06/07 was my first ever pumpkin's gig, i am ashamed to say.... i am 30 so i should have known better. therefore i am going to see them at glasgow scotland 22/08 and Reading festival 26/08 to attone for my sins.

the smashing pumpkins
940523 - pinkpop, landgraaf, nl
950826 - pukkelpop, kiewit/hasselt, bel
960403 - ahoy, rotterdam, nl
960405 - ahoy, rotterdam, nl
970706 - rock werchter, werchter, bel
980601 - pinkpop, landgraaf, nl
000119 - cirque royale, brussel, bel
000124 - muziekcentrum vredenburg, utrecht, nl
000916 - arena, berlin, ger
000918 - sporthalle, hamburg, ger
000920 - ahoy, rotterdam, ger
000921 - ballsporthalle, frankfurt, ger
000923 - arena, oberhausen, ger
001019 - bercy, paris, fra
001020 - flanders expo, bel
001129 - united center, chicago, il
001202 - metro, chicago, il
070522 - le grand rex, paris, fra
070528 - pinkpop, landgraaf, nl

zwan
030217 - docks, hamburg, ger
030603 - paradiso, amsterdam, nl
030609 - pinkpop, landgraaf, nl

billy corgan
050609 - paradiso, amsterdam, nl
050611 - live music hall, köln, ger

jimmy chamberlin complex
050817 - melkweg, amsterdam, nl

Did i meet you in Paris endless whining? sorry i can't remember at the moment, i have met so many tr00 fans this year, its hard to remember everyone's name...especially with 2 names per person (one real, one screenname).

anyway, thats a nice spread of shows. judging by the dates we must be close in age. i was telling monte a while back how having a good spread is more important than just purely the number of shows....it keeps you sane.

so in addition to the SP shows i mentioned above, i have seen zwan 8 times, jcc 2 times, and BC solo 2 times (tfe, chicago songs). this doesn't ******* poetry readings, drum clinics, or first waltz-type shows.

My first show was 6/23 in Asheville... late to the game, but I'm trying to make up for it :smoke: