On a cold, dreary night at an intimate club in Chicago, The Smashing Pumpkins performed what was advertised, and sure seemed like, their last show ever on December 2, 2000.
It was a week that began with a triumphant 27-song show at the United Center, the 18,000 seat home of the Chicago Bulls; and concluded tearfully with a 37-song epic gig at the 1,100 capacity Metro on the Northside of the city.
Those tears were shed by more than the fans. Both singer/songwriter/frontman Billy Corgan got emotional, as is to be expected from the Pisces, but also from the not-so-secret weapon of the dynamic band – drummer Jimmy Chamberlain.
The 4 1/2 hour grand finale was both a celebration of the group’s 5-album discography that had sold more than 22 million copies, but a reminder that the band could rock as hard as any of its ilk while also having the ability to pull it all back and become soft, flaunting its bipolar nature.
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