Smashing Pumpkins giving up on night 3 of Chicago homestand

HORRRIBLE version of 'set the controls for the heart of the sun' by pink floyd as performed by the smashing pumpkins on the 3rd night of the chicago 20th anniversary tour

i say 'horrible' only cuz this show was the same exact setlist as night 1 of the chicago homestand, and the whole night was basically the same exact act, the same jokes, the same mannerisms, the same notes, as if fans from chicago weren't going to go to multiple dates and tell the difference.

we also got no encore, as billy was sicky (as he put it). i was happy to hear all the non-hits, but apparently he thought that all we cared for were them playing the hits. he must've judged about 2% of the crowd, because everyone else was happy hearing rarities. minus the awkward version(s) of heavy-metal machine.

this is video of the last 10.5 minutes of the pink floyd cover and billy just walking off stage after setting his guitar down. the crowd waiting 20 minutes afterwards cheering and shouting for the band to come back. house lights went on and the crowd was left empty-handed.

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[hacyl0n]

Umm, giving up? He fucked up his throat so the show had to end. And horrible? I think the rest of the crowd believes otherwise.

[mcferglestein]

he was sick and still managed to play for 2+ hours. that's more than you'll get from most bands on a good night. and i think it's great that they played so many rarities. you don't get to hear live versions of them too often.

[Nero24k]

thisthis was the first night in chicago. this was nov 21 2008 and i was there. this wasnt the third. he cancelled the 2nd show cause he got to sick. and then came back a third time later

[Revr3ndMaynard]

I thought it was a great cover, not HORRIBLE. Also, they played alot more songs than most other bands that night, and put on quite a good show, leaving 90% of the crowd happy. My guess is that everyone at the first Chicago show had the same mindset as you, causing a lackluster crowd. It's good that you're a "true fan" but it doesn't give you any special privileges. As a big Pumpkins fan myself, I can not believe why people thought this show was "HORRIBLE". It was the complete opposite

[misippe]

Beavis and Butthead commenting in the background

[dawoodys1]

He was sick, they postponed the next night's show. I saw them the following monday in Kansas City, they played an encore, 1 song, the crowd was about the same, and he was still a bit under the weather he said.

[lennon54601]

people were sat down and walked out during the acoustic songs...wtf...no effing respect...it was a great show everything i expected...but billy got pissed because the crowd sucked and he wasn't feeling terribly well...people need to grow the fuck up...they only wanna hear the old shit like bullet. when you go to a pumpkins concert expect the musical collage. great show...shitty crowd...we didn't deserve the encore...this version was awesome...i had a blast...pumpkins are awesome

[0hTehN0se]

I was there he didn't give up it was a great show = )

[JackTheRipper54]

Any chance you've got the rest of the night's shows?

Can't say I was thrilled with the ending of the show. Right after Bullet it went downhill pretty fast...

[darkxslaye]

can you tell me what happened here? :)

[unvmeih8u]

Not the rest of the crowd... People booed, others were still yelling after waiting around some 20 minutes after he walked off stage. I, for one, was very disappointed.