Smashing Pumpkins 'Shiny And Oh So Bright' Tour 2018

[Forgotten Child]

No cause he's dead

[WeilandFan]

Katie's a nice girl, and very pretty.

[Zer0 Hour]

I'm not familiar with Katie but I agree, she's very pretty and seems lovely. I'm glad that there's at least one female member of the band, because it just feels weird seeing a dude play bass in SP.

[Ram27]

Originally Posted by topleybird

Like, God bless this article and all, but how do you know the Pumpkins this well and still come away thinking it would be okay to compare Chamberlin to Joey Fat One

the one and only description that encapsulates JC is an old metalhead on the prowl for freaky chicks

[Ram27]

Originally Posted by fuzzyroes

Things really were a lot better when musicians were left with an aura of mystery. Could you guys imagine Jonathan Melvoin posting shit like this? This broad sounds like a typical pretentious L.A. wanker.

This is probably the best thing anyone's posted about the reunion tour.

Everything's all wonky now with social media. We shouldn't really know that Billy goes on Alex Jones, or that Jimmy has a cute siamese cat, or see Billy's stupid iPad scribbled setlist

everyone kinda just wants demigods coming from behind the curtains

[slayed23]

As far as the Arizona show -

I added up tickets for sale on Ticketmaster, Stubhub and Vividseats and combined them. Around 2,000 total available. What other sites would have tickets?

Gila River Arena holds 19,000 but that would be for center stage. End stage might get 12,000 would be my guess. So if they sold 10,000 out of 12,000 that wouldn't be too bad. Sure people will buy last second too.

In one of Katie Cole's photos, I noticed upper deck seats covered at the center part. Although on all sites above, you can get upper deck tickets still. Also there could have still been events at that arena before thursday, so not sure what to make of it.

Long story short, I had too much time on my hands tonight.

[amoergosum]

Originally Posted by fuzzyroes

Things really were a lot better when musicians were left with an aura of mystery.

[fuzzyroes]

Originally Posted by Ram27

This is probably the best thing anyone's posted about the reunion tour.

Everything's all wonky now with social media. We shouldn't really know that Billy goes on Alex Jones, or that Jimmy has a cute siamese cat, or see Billy's stupid iPad scribbled setlist

everyone kinda just wants demigods coming from behind the curtains

Yeah, I'm sure most would chalk this up to nostalgia, but it seemed more fun following a band when you didn't know their every move and detail. For any little nuggets you'd have to buy rock rags at the local pharmacy and then you'd just stare at pictures of your hero's on these pages. Also, before you'd have to call record stores and listen to the radio all the time just to know when new music was coming out, and when you found out, it was usually accompanied by a new single only a couple months before an albums release. When I was little I literally counted down the days for Green Days Insomniac lol.

As a kid, I had no idea when new music was coming out, I'd watch MTV or rather in my case "Much Music" and then they'd announce a new Smashing Pumpkins video is coming up next and then my first time hearing Bullet With Butterfly Wings was with the new video and it was just like "Holy shit!". Cause you certainly don't expect them to come out looking and playing like that then there's D'arcy with short blue hair and everything and it's like "WTF!?!? THIS IS AWESOME!!!". And hearing 1979 for the first time was the same thing, with the video first. Tonight Tonight too. And that really added to the experience of listening to new music, because you had this great imagery accompanying the song. I think people take it for granted because those videos are such classics now but the 90's was great for that... You know, Buddy Holy, Blackhole Sun, Heart Shape Box ETC.

That's all part of being a kid though, but you know, I think in a lot of cases the less you know about an artist, the better... But of course a great song overrides everything, so if Billy was still putting out face-melting stuff, it wouldn't matter when his bandmates come across as self-obsessed wankers. Hell, Billy Corgan was certainly proof of that in his heyday.

[Funbags]

That's what I liked so much about Billy's demos i.e. Sadlands etc. They were intimate nuggets of gold you had to search for and collect. Now, I don't think there's been a demo leaked since Machina?

[brothahi4L]

Originally Posted by WeilandFan

Katie's a nice girl, and very pretty.

Not bad but too much make up. All these wannabe musician chick who play a bit of a keyboard or flute must gather around an old wannabe rockstar to gain some attention.

Billy your time is gone but u can play the same setlist every day. That will not help u to get some new fans by releasing metalsongs with voice up front and jimmys random jazzdrumming. Funny how iha just cashes and doesnt give a shit about sp future

[Corgan's Bluff]

https://www.goodfreephotos.com/album...expression.jpg

[wounded]

Originally Posted by Funbags

That's what I liked so much about Billy's demos i.e. Sadlands etc. They were intimate nuggets of gold you had to search for and collect. Now, I don't think there's been a demo leaked since Machina?

Do albums even leak anymore? I remember combing through that massive yousendit thread over at Atease forum. It was kind of exciting when something would leak you’ve been waiting for. It may just be that I am much busier these days, but I just wait for it to show up in Apple Music or Spotify .

[Corgan's Bluff]

A lot of Lady GaGa material leaked when she got famous with "The Fame" and "The Fame Monster". Songs that were way better than her next album "Born This Way".

Now she ends for two years playing in Las Vegas...

[amoergosum]

The family of the band @chamberdrums @jjjschroeder @jackbass89 @jamesihaofficial @katiecoleofficial @smashingpumpkins

Ein Beitrag geteilt von WilliamPatrickCorgan (@williampcorgan) am Jul 10, 2018 um 9:23 PDT

This drum and cymbal combo is so sweet. @istanbulagop are bringing these tunes alive up top and laying upon a thundering foundation that is the @yamahadrumsofficial Absolute Maple Hybrid. I’ve got the bass drum wide open with no dampening. It is super focused while remaining “live” in the best way. A testament to the incredible craftsmanship that goes into these instruments. Couldn’t be happier and couldn’t imagine playing anything else for this show. #smashingpumpkins #shinyandohsobrightour2018

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Jimmy Chamberlin (@chamberdrums) am Jul 10, 2018 um 9:44 PDT

[amoergosum]

2007:

https://i.imgur.com/2KVISmi.png


2015:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CIx2INuUMAAl1FG.jpg



2018:

https://i.imgur.com/tQxMONe.png

[topleybird]

Totally agree that the camera on Jimmy's phone has gotten way better

[amoergosum]

Originally Posted by topleybird

Totally agree that the camera on Jimmy's phone has gotten way better

...


I was only able to find a lo-res picture in this Modern Drummer article:

https://www.moderndrummer.com/2007/0...-chamberlin-2/

“We are not going about this to be a heritage act,” Chamberlin explains regarding his band’s very successful reunion. (Zeitgeist debuted at #1 in multiple countries.) “We are going out to reinvigorate the brand name and give ourselves a musical destiny that is going to span the next twenty years.”

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/a/(KGrH...g~~/s-l300.jpg

[Shallowed]

Billy and Jimmy talked a lot about the "brand" of Smashing Pumpkins back then. I've never heard of any band refer to themselves like that so much. It's kind of gross.

[fluxequalsrad]

Originally Posted by Shallowed

Billy and Jimmy talked a lot about the "brand" of Smashing Pumpkins back then. I've never heard of any band refer to themselves like that so much. It's kind of gross.

Yeah you could almost stomach it if they hadn't decided that the Zeitgeist aesthetic was their core "brand" in 2018.

[amoergosum]

While Im on the road with @smashingpumpkins I’ll be doing #backstagetuesday . Today Im performing “Natural Woman” by Carole King / Aretha Franklin from my hotel room in Arizona. I never could decide which version I liked better, but the good news is I dont have to. Enjoy. #naturalwoman #caroleking #arethafranklin #tapestry #yamaha #onstagestands #tour #musician #singersongwriter #instagood #smashingpumpkins #sorrytoguestshere #imakealotofnoise #australia

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Katie Cole (@katiecoleofficial) am Jul 10, 2018 um 12:35 PDT

[Corgan's Bluff]

Wearing a tie while showing your bellybutton... #naturalwomanatcomedycentral

Don't they be shiny and bright enough to have at least black tea bags against bruises?
Someone could die this tour with such bad medical support... #deadnation

[Corgan's Bluff]

Originally Posted by WeilandFan

Katie's a nice girl, and very pretty.

Ja, ja...

Making headlines. Thanks @alternativenationofficial for the shoutout. And cheers to @stpband for letting me share the stage. ✌️. Source: https://www.alternativenation.net/st...mpkins-member/ #stonetemplepilots #smashingpumpkins #nashville

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Katie Cole (@katiecoleofficial) am Mai 23, 2018 um 8:20 PDT

#tbt to 5.11.18 when I had 1/2 a voice but Stone Temple Pilots asked me to sing with them.... the answer was yes and thanks to Ricola and a LOT of prescription meds it happened. 📷: @howardwilling_thebear . pictured left to right. Eric Kretz, Robert DeLeo, me, Dean DeLeo. Jeff Gutt (not present). Thanks! #singersongwriter #alternative #americana #nashville #classphoto #stonetemplepilots

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Katie Cole (@katiecoleofficial) am Mai 24, 2018 um 6:59 PDT

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/a1/8d/95/a...-fun-stuff.jpg

[amoergosum]

Originally Posted by Corgan's Bluff

Ja, ja...

Making headlines. Thanks @alternativenationofficial for the shoutout. And cheers to @stpband for letting me share the stage. ✌️. Source: https://www.alternativenation.net/st...mpkins-member/ #stonetemplepilots #smashingpumpkins #nashville

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Katie Cole (@katiecoleofficial) am Mai 23, 2018 um 8:20 PDT

The new lead singer of STP used to be a contestant on X-Factor:

[FoolofaTook]

jeff gutt more like jeff butt

[Corgan's Bluff]

Originally Posted by Corgan's Bluff

A bunch of tickets in the second row at the first show in Glendale is now for $200.00.
Let's see how they are doing the last three days...

https://www1.ticketmaster.com/the-sm...00544EE0913A57

Two of the six $200.00 tickets got sold within a day. There's also some movement now at all in the last days...

[Corgan's Bluff]

First Katie postet this picture...

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Katie Cole (@katiecoleofficial) am Jun 1, 2018 um 6:54 PDT

...then this one in a row.

We’re all the same!!! So... Everyone is invited to “Jamies Jam” songwriter round at @belcourttaps 7pm startin Nashville (im on at 8pm). Be advised... Please clap on 2 & 4. ��

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Katie Cole (@katiecoleofficial) am Jun 2, 2018 um 10:59 PDT

Really smart woman. We're all a shame...

[Corgan's Bluff]

Originally Posted by amoergosum

The new lead singer of STP used to be a contestant on X-Factor:

Jeff Gutt didn't have the guts to sing "deaD"... Or was it just censorship?

Did he ran to a tattoo studio and bleach his hair to become a more credible rocker...?

[amoergosum]

[Corgan's Bluff]

Way better.

Even Adam Lambert started theatrical...

[Corgan's Bluff]

Auggie's first "Vegas" show

A born rocker, #AugustusJuppiter #smashingpumpkins @smashingpumpkins I @chamberdrums @jamesihaofficial @jjjschroeder @jackbass89 I @katiecoleofficial

Ein Beitrag geteilt von WilliamPatrickCorgan (@williampcorgan) am Jul 11, 2018 um 12:39 PDT