Chicago, IL 11/18-19, 21; 12/8 Chicago Theater/Auditorium Theater; 12/7 Aragon

[Diss N. Chanted]

I think i was right by you guys. i was second row pretty much in front of jeff. Tall guy recording the show. somebody apologised if they ruined the recording. was the girl jeff was into the one with the braided pig tales. And who was the asian guy who kept leaving for beer all night.

sweet show though. i loved the billy and jesse interaction. just plain sweet.

[redbull]

what did Jesse play on Disarm??

http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/gallery/pics/dec7.jpg

[avsfan7733]

sounds like it!

that asian dude was awesome. He went to get beer about 4 times and took like a half an hour to get back each time. He said he doesn't post here, but i know you do!!!!

[avsfan7733]

jesse played tambo on disarm/ava/1979
tambo/marimba/recorder (????) on set the controls

oh and nobody mentioned the frogs, but they were pretty fucking badass. I'll upload some pics pretty soon. The only song i recognized was "Homos", but they legitimately put on a good show

[BlissedandGone2]

i will type up my thoughts in a minute once i warm up a little.

[reprise85]

totally jealous

[sirbillgiles]

Well the people complaining about the setlists for the other shows are probably happy with this one. Crowd definitely more into the show not surprisingly given the hits played. A nice complement to the other sets gonna make a nice collection of live CDs.

I was in the front row on the left side right where the rail turns to the left. For whatever reason the people on the right side seemed to be rockin a lot more than the people around me.

I did the 5 star VIP ticket and previously did the same for the 1st Chicago show. It was a bit of a bust compared to the other shows at least with the minimum promised provided. No sound check, no Q&A with Billy and Jimmy, no chance to shop at the tour stand, just a very brief autograph and photo after the show then hit the road. Not even a real bar open just some cans and bottles stuffed in some ice and the regular food provided. On the plus side Billy did stop by briefly before the show and brought his brother who hung out with us for a while after Billy left.

The Frogs lead singer nearly took my head off with his guitar when he jumped up on the rail. If I hadn't leaned back I couldn't played the strings with my teeth. Dude needs to practice his leaps from the stage thought he bout dd himself in there for a second.

[Pizza Club]

yo avsfan, i was the dude that said "aren't you avsfan?" when you first walked in. the crowd around me was totally rad...they were mostly real fans. i will admit that helping my girlfriend moved tired me out more than i would have liked for the last third of this show.

i took almost a gig worth of pics and a video of medellia, which will go up tomorrow if work isn't too busy. speaking of, i should get some sleep so i can do this again tomorrow.

[Pizza Club]

Originally Posted by sirbillgiles

For whatever reason the people on the right side seemed to be rockin a lot more than the people around me.

That was us.

[BlissedandGone2]

fuck yeah it was.

[avsfan7733]

Originally Posted by Pizza Club

yo avsfan, i was the dude that said "aren't you avsfan?" when you first walked in.

hey man, haha! If i would have known who ya were I woulda said hello!

[redbull]

so did b0llster actually play with the frogs or just mess around?

[slowdawn]

That was fucking great. My legs are gone from jumping around...I got a video of Billy outside afterward, will post up later.

Cherub Rock > Zero > Bodies > United States was brutal. So dehydrated after that.

[BlissedandGone2]

this show was amazing. i felt horrible for the fans who had to wait in the cold for so long, but then again not too horrible.

for everyone i met tonight, youre all good people. except if one of you is that fucking idiot who asked billy and about everyone else on the planet if they had a guitar pick. he ruined any chance of us getting actual information from billy. hopefully he wont be there tomorrow.

rickpat, jriodan, pizza club great hangin with you guys. carapatricia nice meeting you as well, sorry we couldnt chat more.

so about tonight:
the crowd made it really special. everyone around me, (and very well maybe everyone in the whole place), sang along to just about every song. the string of cherub rock/zero/bodies got fucking wild in there. the general admission made this energy so much better than the others ive seen. the new stuff went over really well on this crowd. the old stuff went over even better ha. i really enjoyed myself tonight and think the people i met tonight are good folks.

fuck you guitar pick guy. you're a huge moron. dont show up tomorrow.


im thinking tomorrow might be a better chance for people to meet up before because its not ga and theres no bitchy aragon guards confusing people. if anyone would like to meet up beforehand, pm me or post here or if you have my cell already feel free to give me a call tomorrow.

hope everyone had as much fun as i did!

[avsfan7733]

billy played drums on one song during the frogs set..no idea what it was though

[avsfan7733]

a few photos
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...82777_4484.jpg
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...82778_1740.jpg
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...82792_4961.jpg
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...82799_9152.jpg

and finally, sorry billy but i have to post this one
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...582805_198.jpg

[Rickpat12]

GUITAR PICK? GUITAR PICK? SIGN MY SHIRT *gets hit by fence* haha Dan.


And Cara...thanks for 11/21 livesmashingpumpkins offer!!!

[Rickpat12]

I'll post pics and a review tomorrow. Got some great ones. Kick asssss fucking show though no doubt!

[slowdawn]

Hey Blissed, I saw the security guard that you gave your CD to on 11/21...he was by the truck in the front. He'll probably be at the Auditorium tomorrow as well.

I still can't get over the Cherub through U.S. part...fucking amazing combo of 4 songs. The Frogs were fucking great as well.

I ended up missing one of Ginger's picks through my fingers and one landed next to me that someone else noticed first :/ .

[BlissedandGone2]

what was that security guard doing at that the aragon? was he just there to mock me? im bringing a new cd tomorrow and im going to use it to kill that dude. and also guitar pick guy and the autograph children. people waiting for billy know what im talking about.

[slowdawn]

I have it all on video so we can shake our heads in disgust later. Way to ruin the Billy convo...!

Just thought of a great moment in the show when behind me, there was what must have been a 5 year old on her dad's/mom's shoulder's (can't remember which, all a blur at the moment) rocking out with a huge smile on her face and the security guard had to tell her off...what a dick!

[SP MediaMilitia]

Show was awesome. Not a bad moment in there, even Set the Controls was quite listenable this time.

Here's a pic!
http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/0zero0/aragon/ballz.jpg

[killtrocity]

maybe the greatest thing i've ever seen

"there's a lot of weed smoke coming this way and its making me paranoid" (I was feeling the same way for a while) but he seemed to be utilizing the high

my god the energy back and forth, just insane. billy screamed so many times. he was really in the zone tonight.



anyone notice when billy's bro SMACKED the back of his head with the tambourine?


the frogs are fucking hilarious! do they have any studio recordings?

[SP MediaMilitia]

any of you guys in this photo???

http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/0zero0/aragon/crowd.jpg

[carapatricia]

Originally Posted by stumpycat

AMAZING. Was it the dude that looks like George Lucas and his wife, or that other guy?

YES!! the same people from vieuphoria when the merch lady is talking about how she likes the red SP shirt. same people! do they work at aragon or with the band??

[carapatricia]

Originally Posted by Diss N. Chanted

I think i was right by you guys. i was second row pretty much in front of jeff. Tall guy recording the show. somebody apologised if they ruined the recording. was the girl jeff was into the one with the braided pig tales. And who was the asian guy who kept leaving for beer all night.

I was the girl with the braided pigtails.

I think jeff was eyeing my friend, because he threw us his picks at the end and they all landed on her boobs. everytime he looked up he noticed we were smiling at him, and he'd get all shy and smiley. love him.

The asian beer guy! he said that was his 27th show (hes 35), and he named his kids "corgan" and "ava". He was really nice, but then he got really drunk and a little sloppy. he was nice , he kept buying us beers but he took off so quick after the show we didnt get a chance to thank him. If you're reading this, thank you!

sweet show though. i loved the billy and jesse interaction. just plain sweet.

hahah i loved when billy was like beating jesse with the timpani drum sticks.
We shook hands with Jesse after the show!

I didn't know you were recording. Which tall guy were you? not the australian we gave a ride home to, right?

[BlissedandGone2]

sp media militia
in the middle of that picture is a kid in a red baseball cap, im right in front of him with my arm um in a grey t-shirt and bracelets.

[carapatricia]

Originally Posted by SP MediaMilitia

any of you guys in this photo???

http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/0zero0/aragon/crowd.jpg

i see a bunch of us. bottom right, next to a bald dude, first row to stage. brown hair with gold headband and feather. behind me in glasses and faux hawk is Aldango. i see mr steelers in the gold and white jersey. you were very nice but i forget which user you are. jriordin in the middle front basked in blue and wearing orange, just where the railing dips inward.

[SP MediaMilitia]

Cool. Show rocked. I hope everyone a great time! The band sure seemed satisfied.

[BlissedandGone2]

Originally Posted by SP MediaMilitia

Cool. Show rocked. I hope everyone a great time! The band sure seemed satisfied.

yeah up until guitarpick dude ruined everything