Often mislabeled as 04.10.88 or band’s first show
October 5th, 2008 by jjbtags: history
The Associated Press has this out on the wires:
Today in Entertainment History …
In 1988, Smashing Pumpkins played their first show together, at a club in Chicago. They earned $50.
If you lean heavily on the word together, arguably this is true: the October 5, 1988 show at Metro was (probably) the band’s first public appearance with Jimmy Chamberlin on drums, and thus the first concert with all four of the Original Pumpkins. So it’s fair if you want to pull out a copy of CR-05, grill a hot dog and celebrate 20 years of Corgan and Chamberlin — but even as you look back, know that they are waiting ’til next year.
October 5th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Nitpickers United.
October 5th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Happy birthday, Jonathan.
October 5th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
i was born the morning after the pumpkins played their first show…
sign.
October 5th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
How much is the 12/2/00 gift worth now? I have one.