I was a mere 17 years old, a spotty A-level student in rural Shropshire, when Chicago rockers The Smashing Pumpkins released their seminal global smash Siamese Dream in 1993. I absolutely loved the album back then and still do to this day. So, it is to my eternal shame that it has taken me 31 years to finally get around to seeing them live.
Sporting their most recognisable line up, lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter Billy Corgan took to the Utilita Arena Birmingham stage alongside guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin as they kicked off the 2024 dates on their The World is a Vampire tour. If you have seen Corgan's recent musings in the music press, you will know he has been keen to play down the 2024 shows slipping lazily into a greatest hits set list of songs predominantly from the band's 1990s heyday. Read more: Nickelback at Utilita Arena Birmingham review - 'this is one band that won't ever be cancelled' I was a mere 17 years old, a spotty A-level student in rural Shropshire, when Chicago rockers The Smashing Pumpkins released their seminal global smash Siamese Dream in 1993.
I absolutely loved the album back then and still do to this day. So, it is to my eternal shame that it has taken me 31 years to finally get around to seeing them live. Sporting their most recognisable line up, lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter Billy Corgan took to the Utilita Arena Birmingham stage alongside guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin as the.
