Reading the Mega review of the recent Smashing Pumpkins show from @
Shadaloo in the Pumpkins thread reminded me of that show in 2000.
I witnessed one of those "farewell" shows in 2000, and let me tell you... it was TERRIBLE.
The show I saw them at, they were headlining a festival called "Summersault"
You could tell that Billy and friends were already "done" with the band. They were sloppy. They played songs nobody liked or cared about, at a festival mind you!
It was 80% machina stuff, and the crowd just looked at each other in a daze like "WTF is this crap" James Iha even sang/did a brief cover of Rammstein's "Du hast" for some odd reason.
The "popular" songs they did play, were all warped and unrecognizable. Slow songs were sped up, fast songs were slowed down. Odd solos were thrown into placed that solos were not supposed to be. The whole experience just seemed like a big "FUCK YOU" to fans that came out to see them on their final run. You can tell Billy didn't want to go out with a bang using the typical "hits" that made the band popular. He wanted to do things his way, with this obscure setlist that nobody cared about.
Honestly, @
Shadaloo don't feel bad for missing out on that tour. You did the right thing by waiting this long to see the band play. Probably did yourself a favor.