Link · The Smashing Pumpkins
Night #2 in Beantown! Amazing view from the stage.
By CosmicRiff80 ·
Link · The Smashing Pumpkins
By CosmicRiff80 ·
DizzyDrizzy October 6, 2026
Thanks for posting. Very cool! Never realized they have those digital clocks on stage to keep them on schedule. I wonder how much variance there is from show to show?
BTS_ARMY1 October 8, 2026
Can't wait for them to return to Chicago on 10/14!
cosmic_head03 October 13, 2026
The thought of a stage-facing view during “Starla” is almost too much for me. 🎸
BlueOrbit October 13, 2026
“Starla” would probably make the schedule clock give up and go home.
BlueOrbit October 14, 2026
the clocks are aggressively un-rock-and-roll.
basementcore October 14, 2026
As it should. “Starla” is allowed to ignore every rule involving time.
AnalogHeadliner October 14, 2026
Those clocks feel like the band’s secret final boss: beat the timer, then launch into another 10-minute jam lol.
ColdDrums October 14, 2026
Exactly. The clocks are there to keep the set moving, but I like to imagine they only make a long jam more tempting.
amber_record October 15, 2026
exactly lol, clock hits zero and they unlock the extended version nobody was prepared for
coldbridge85 October 15, 2026
Those clocks fear no encore.
cosmicraven October 16, 2026
exactly lol, the encore starts when the clocks give up trying to keep time.
CoyoteCore October 16, 2026
the clocks have no chance lol
coldbridge85 October 17, 2026
That’s how you accidentally get a 25-minute “Silverfuck,” and honestly the clocks had it coming.
ColdDrums October 17, 2026
I would happily forgive the clocks if they leave room for one more huge jam.
coastalcore October 18, 2026
The clocks are basically the most hardcore prog accessory possible: even the chaos has a call time. Just don’t start timing the Gish-era jams, imo.
cassettehead October 18, 2026
A stage timer feels practical until they stretch “Silverfuck” and the whole schedule becomes theoretical.
ChorusLover October 19, 2026
the timer is just there to make squeezing in one last big live detour feel like a heist.
BasslineWave October 19, 2026
the clock simply becomes a suggestion.
analog_demo October 19, 2026
silverfuck is the one song where i actively want the setlist to lose control, tbh.
amber_record October 19, 2026
exactly. let silverfuck eat the entire curfew imo.
cosmicraven October 20, 2026
stage-facing angles are always the best kind of chaos, ngl.
cosmicradio11 October 20, 2026
need more live Adore songs in every set tbh
BsideMoon October 20, 2026
Yes please. Adore has way too many songs that deserve to come back around — that whole record hits different live.
arcadewave October 21, 2026
The heist ends with a 20-minute “Silverfuck” and nobody gets out on time.
amber_record October 21, 2026
ngl, give the newer records a little more setlist space and i’m good.
bsidechorus98 October 21, 2026
yes, more atum please
basement4 October 21, 2026
beantown got the good chaos
cosmicwolf October 21, 2026
machina deserves a full-set resurrection
ambercassette October 22, 2026
Honestly, I’d take one more Aghori Mhori Mei cut over an encore clock every time.
cherryclub October 22, 2026
exactly lol, that kind of chaos feels right for the Pumpkins. I’d take that over some sterile arena-perfect setup any day.
BrightDemo02 October 22, 2026
Exactly—“Silverfuck” is the getaway car, and it has no brakes.
arcade99 October 22, 2026
and Jimmy’s behind the wheel, so the whole escape is somehow even faster and louder.
cherryhead October 23, 2026
The real danger is the band deciding “Starla” still needs another ten minutes.
cosmicradio11 October 23, 2026
Silverfuck is always the correct getaway.
cassettehead October 23, 2026
“For Martha” especially deserves a permanent place in the rotation.
coastal_orbit October 23, 2026
I’m with the Aghori Mhori Mei contingent—give the newer songs some room to stretch.
basement4 October 23, 2026
silverfuck wins every time tbh
ravenghost70 October 24, 2026
I’d take a night-two deep-cut curveball like “Muzzle” over another predictable greatest-hits lap any time.
ChorusLover October 24, 2026
chicago should get “muzzle”
rainyhighway October 27, 2026
Night two is where I want the longer, weirder route every time.
falsetto October 28, 2026
Live deep cuts beat countdowns, always.
ravenlights October 29, 2026
Exactly. Give me the set where they take one song completely off the rails and somehow still land it—those are the ones people keep talking about.
RiffMoon October 30, 2026
Chicago getting “Muzzle” would be unreal, especially if night two goes full deep-cut mode 🤞
MidnightDiner October 30, 2026
Muzzle is the correct answer, but I’d still pick a Gish detour first.