Live Essentials—Halloween 1993
In an interview on 120 Minutes, when asked if he did Saturday Night Live specifically because of the whole Halloween thing, Billy Corgan replied, “Actually, […]
Live Essentials
Live Essentials: The Fillmore—7/29/2007
San Francisco, CA This show the 18th of the Zeitgeist Residency Tour and a stand-out one. The tour consisted of an exhausting 21 shows in […]
Live Essentials: Gish 20 Mixtape
When Gish turned 20, our friends down-under—Ozphoria—created a great mixtape to celebrate the milestone. Using their own live collection and the Live Media Archive, they […]
Live Essentials: Siamese Dream Live (1991-96)
1991–1996 We all know what an epic album Siamese Dream is, but an album only tells part of a band’s story. This fantastic compilation adds […]
Live Essentials: The Marquee—7/28/2005
Sydney, AU 2005 This show is a stand-out on the TheFutureEmbrace tour. It’s a beautiful acoustic show with 2 sets, a very engaged and respectful audience, […]
Live Essentials: XM Artist Confidential—9/13/2007
In 2007 The Smashing Pumpkins played for a live audience at XM’s D.C. studios. This show is a great mix of interview, stories, and music. […]
Live Essentials: Glastonbury Festival 06/27/1997
The Glastonbury Festival took place in Pilton, UK from Friday, June 27 – Sunday, June 29, 1997. The festival featured many big acts in addition […]
Live Essentials: Greater London Radio on 08/23/1992
We’re going pre-Siamese Dream this week. This is a short, charming live-acoustic set from an FM broadcast on Greater London Radio. To start, we are […]
Live Essentials: London Hotel Room—09/01/1991
London, UK, 1991—This is a classic show that features a stunning solo-acoustic performance by Billy (from the “Fish” Era) and short interviews between songs. With […]
Live Essentials: Viper Room—01/15/1998
West Hollywood, CA, 1998—This show took place during the the recording of the Adore album. Taking on all of the responsibility of the record, Billy […]