25-11-2025 22:55 via chicagoreader.com

A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness redeems the Smashing Pumpkins’ biggest excesses

In 1995, the Smashing Pumpkins were one of the biggest bands in the country. The Chicago alt-rock outfit caught fire with their 1991 debut, Gish, and broke into the mainstream with their 1993 masterpiece, the quadruple platinum Siamese Dream. The four-piece spent most of the next 13 months touring in support of that release, including […]
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