invisible_r Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 (nme) Smashing Pumpkins set to reform for festivals Live dates this year looking more likely Smashing Pumpkins are strongly rumoured to be reforming this summer for live shows - with Coachella touted as their comeback. Singer Billy Corgan has made no secret of the fact he wants to reform his old band, and NME.COM has learned the band are set to make their comeback at the Californian festival on April 30. Writing recently on his webpage, Corgan hinted reformation plans were coming along. "The surprise I have in store for you all will be announced soon enough," he said. "Hold on to your horses. After all, good things surely comes to those who wait....Don't you just love the suspense?" Corgan remains friends with former Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlain, and is also in contact with the band's second bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur, having collaborated with her on her forthcoming second solo album. The first rumours of the band reforming came when the singer took out an advert in the local Chicago Tribune newspaper where he said "his heart" remains with his old band. He wrote: "When I played the final Smashing Pumpkins show on the night of December 2, 2000, I walked off the stage believing that I was forever leaving a piece of my life behind. I naively tried to start a new band, but found that my heart wasn't in it. I moved away to pursue a love that I once had but got lost. So I moved back home to heal what was broken in me, and to my surprise I found what I was looking or. I found that my heart is in Chicago, and that my heart is in the Smashing Pumpkins. "For a year now I have walked around with a secret, a secret I chose to keep. But now I want you to be among the first to know that I have made plans to renew and revive the Smashing Pumpkins. I want my band back, and my songs, and my dreams. In this desire I feel I have come home again." Smashing Pumpkins split in 2000 after the release of their final album 'Machina'. Following the split Corgan formed Zwan, who split after one record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulGirl Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please say it's true! they are one of my regret bands - one that i regret not having seen that is. but if they reform they have to do more than just a few american festivals. they have to come to europe please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daslied Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 I saw them once, and they were awesome. I hope they get back to the "Gish" and "Siamese Dream" era, and avoid the concept stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted January 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 I saw them when ava adore came out. i can't say I remember it very well but it was a good gig. and they came to greece back then so I am assuming they did tour alot around europe, perhaps that will be repeated this time round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyguitar Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 I saw them in Friday 25th 1994....I know because I'm looking at the ticket right now (Lordy I wish I'd kept ALL my tickets from that era...some classics) Pumpkins were OK but I preferred the Buffalo Tom gig the following week...just me really, I always like the ones that never make it big.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulGirl Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 I saw them in Friday 25th 1994....I know because I'm looking at the ticket right now friday 25th of what now johnny?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Batman Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 I wanted to name my traditional Irish group "The Smashing Potatoes" or possible "The Mashing Potatoes." I was the only one who thought it was funny or clever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Buffalo Tom were really good! I remember hearing them first on My So-Called Life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Visual Interlude: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyguitar Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Buffalo Tom were really good! I remember hearing them first on My So-Called Life. If you ever see the album 'Big Red Letter Day' going cheap then it's well worth a dabble...excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 My So-Called Life. I loved that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyguitar Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Another two reasons to have the wub wub's...(you and the music) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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