"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 9/23/24)
73
%
Based on
32
critic concert reviews
Real Live Certified
Artists are Real Live Certified if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critic Consensus
Based on 272 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Smashing Pumpkins is rated as a decent live performer, with shows that lack distinction. The Smashing Pumpkins concert reviews describe live shows and performances as expansive, alluring, incredible, masterful, mesmerizing, psychedelic, and meaningful.
ON TOUR
Arena BRB Nilson Nelson, Brasília, Brazil (November 1); Espaço Unimed, São Paulo, Brazil (November 3); Movistar Arena, capital federal, Argentina (November 5); Explanada Ciudad Empresarial, Santiago, Chile (November 8); Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru (November 10); Coliseo General Rumiñahui, Quito, Ecuador (November 12); Movistar Arena, Bogotá, Colombia (November 14); Parque Viva, San José, Costa Rica (November 16)
The Smashing Pumpkins are an alternative rock band, formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1988. Billy Corgan and James Iha met in a record store, and began performing in local nightclubs with their bassist, D'arcy Wretzky, using a drum machine.
Has Performed With
Marilyn Manson, Wolfmother, Metric, Gerard Way, City Riots, Anberlin, Jane's Addiction, Weezer, Green Day
Critic Concert Reviews
Star Tribune (USA)
August 18, 2024
%
Billie Joe Armstrong’s trio played two of its albums in full for the sold-out Target Field crowd.
The Boston music landscape has always had a burgeoning punk scene dating back to the 1970s. Long-gone clubs as The Channel and The Rat hosted many punk shows which featured local legends as Slapshot and Gang Green.