Rumor: Smashing Pumpkins at 9:30 Club July 10th

[pearsojd]

Hey all.  Despite taking up 45 minutes of my precious vacation time in Montreal to try to get tix, I failed.  I stood outside the show for about two hours hoping to score some last minute tix from a fellow fan or any last minute releases from the box office.  I gave up at about 9:30 (coincidentally).  Did anyone get any tix after that time?
 
 I have seen SP three times now - once at the 700 Club in Columbus, Ohio on the Gish tour, once at Lolapalooza and once at some stupid arena in Cleveland.  I'm sure the show last night rivaled two of the three although it's tough to beat seeing them in what is today a lobster restaurant.    Too bad it's only 1/2 the original gang.

[hemisphire]

Originally posted by bnyced0:
 The bad luck starts 24 hours before showtime, listening to a band your going to see.  Other no-no's, wearing the band's merch on show nite, and the biggie looking at the set list of the last time they played.  Superstitious, yes, but having gone to a hell of a lot of shows following those few rules have served me well.  BTW Gish seems to be relatively off limits so far on this tour.

That's funny, I go to a lot of shows too and follow the opposite rules (except for wearing the shirt).  I like listening to the music beforehand and looking at setlists - gets me pumped for the show.

[miss pretentious]

overall - the show was fanfuckingtastic. i would go as far as to give it an 8.5 or 9/10 again... the crowd left some left to be desired. i had a really annoying guy behind me that insisted on trying to talk to everyone about how much he loved the pumpkins but then asked where D'Arby was. *ahem* but i digress...
 
 preshow i managed to meet up with julian and ratbastard, and got several dirty looks from folks who thought i was skipping line.
 
 i had a fabulous time in the front, was lucky enough to be one of the first 200 folks in (and i didn't even get there till a bit after 5) and really enjoyed the preshow theatrics. highlights of the set for me were the acoustic version of 'rocket,' 'fuck you,' 'aeroplane' and of course 'starla.' i do admit that i did get a bit irritated during 'gossamer' but jimmy's drumming helped me through.
 
 after the show it was great meeting everyone and putting names with faces - sweetcell, bnyced, nkotb, director. luckily i didn't have to invoke the creepy clause  

[distance]

Originally posted by bizou311®:
 
 Cherub Rock
 --------
 Fuck You
 Silverfuck
 --------
 To Shelia
 With Every Light
 --------
 Gossamer

encore was actually 3 encores / 3 songs.
 1: cherub rock
 2: gossmer
 3: fuck you
 it was diffrent than what htey had on the setlist/computer.
 
 edit: nm/thatguy corrected it a bit already.

[6949]

Originally posted by eros:
  WTF was "Celebration"?  By the time we got in we were only able to catch the last 2 or 3 songs.  Maybe that was a blessing in disguise.
 
 Hippie drum circle + screaming chick + Hammond organ someone found at a garage sale.
 
 Ugh.

During the last song they brought their friends up on stage, it was like we were forced to watch a high school drama club reunion.  I would've prefered to listen to the barber shop quartet for those 30 mins.  Actually silence would've been better.

[kcjones119]

Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
  after the show it was great meeting everyone and putting names with faces - sweetcell, bnyced, nkotb, director. luckily i didn't have to invoke the creepy clause    

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[Epstein]

Originally posted by 6949:
   

Originally posted by eros:
  WTF was "Celebration"?  By the time we got in we were only able to catch the last 2 or 3 songs.  Maybe that was a blessing in disguise.
 
 Hippie drum circle + screaming chick + Hammond organ someone found at a garage sale.
 
 Ugh.

During the last song they brought their friends up on stage, it was like we were forced to watch a high school drama club reunion.  I would've prefered to listen to the barber shop quartet for those 30 mins.  Actually dead silence would've been better. [/b]

what in the hell are you talking about?

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by Epstein:
  You have someone in your band from the lassie foundation (the new guitar player), who put out some of the most underrated shoegaze/pop albums in years (go check out pacifico awesome awesome record) yet you don't utilize any of if on the songs?

wow, i didn't realize that, i absolutely love The Lassie Foundation ... are they completely done now then?

[Epstein]

yeah they put out a 2 disc discography thing last year...killer

[Driveway]

I'd give the show a 7.5.  It was really great for the most part, but 'blue skies bring tears' really slowed the energy down imo.  That version of Heavy Metal Machine was pretty bad too...  But they played AEROPLANE and HUMMER...  Shit yeah, amazing stuff.  Fuck You destroyed as well.

[MindCage]

BIG BIG BIG Thank you to the club for making this run smoothly and getting everyone in before the show actually started. Had to wait maybe 15 minutes to get to the will call spot and that was starting out all the way around the block.  The bartenders were working their asses off but hardly had to wait in line for a beverage. There was some problems here and there with people not getting enough fluids in their system as they just collapsed to the ground. Staph was immediate on the response both times I saw it happen.
 
 I was a bit surprised at the energy of the crowd from the beginning. Jimmy fucking Chamberlin comes out after the B#s and starts beating on the toms and the crowd let out a half-hearted cheer.  
 
 MindCage
 Mindless Faith
 Deep6 Productions

[eros]

Originally posted by MindCage:
 There was some problems here and there with people not getting enough fluids in their system as they just collapsed to the ground. Staph was immediate on the response both times I saw it happen.

Did anyone else catch the guy getting escorted/carried out the doors at the end?  Something tells me he wasn't suffering from dehydration...

[floyd1975]

Originally posted by MindCage:
  I've always thought Billy to be one hell of a guitar player and last night was no different. It was almost like seeing Hendrix up there with the experimentation and jamming. You can tell where Billy picked up his influence from    
 
 MindCage
 Mindless Faith
 Deep6 Productions

Was this why the guy was selling the Hendrix shirts in line before the show?

[miss pretentious]

Originally posted by eros:
   

Originally posted by MindCage:
 There was some problems here and there with people not getting enough fluids in their system as they just collapsed to the ground. Staph was immediate on the response both times I saw it happen.

Did anyone else catch the guy getting escorted/carried out the doors at the end?  Something tells me he wasn't suffering from dehydration... [/b]

i think i did... the guy that was like kicking an flailing... wearing glasses i think? sorta skinny lanky guy?

[skevin007]

Originally posted by MindCage:
  BIG BIG BIG Thank you to the club for making this run smoothly and getting everyone in before the show actually started. Had to wait maybe 15 minutes to get to the will call spot and that was starting out all the way around the block.  The bartenders were working their asses off but hardly had to wait in line for a beverage. There was some problems here and there with people not getting enough fluids in their system as they just collapsed to the ground. Staph was immediate on the response both times I saw it happen.
 
 I was a bit surprised at the energy of the crowd from the beginning. Jimmy fucking Chamberlin comes out after the B#s and starts beating on the toms and the crowd let out a half-hearted cheer.    
 
 MindCage
 Mindless Faith
 Deep6 Productions

I was standing next to this girl in the front who had been to SEVEN of the nine Asheville shows. She passed out near the beginning of the set. I felt bad that she passed out, but not horrible since she had been to SEVEN of freaking nine Asheville shows.
 
 But yea, staff handled the pass-outers very well, and afterwards starting handing out free water.