Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer, Three Arena, 10th June 2024

Great gig from both bands. Many of the crowd appeared to be auld lads accompanied by one or two offspring (like me). SP highlight for me was Bullet with Butterfly Wings. Plus Billy's kids were cute.

Great gig by the Pumpkins and nicely paced in terms of 'hits' etc

How long did teen mortgage play ??

Whooper gig by both bands. Weezer played a hitastic set. The pumpkins had enough absolute classics in there to keep everyone happy. Highlights 1979,Zero, Mayonnaise. Jimmy is such an amazing drummer. The star of the show.

Didn't expect no big screens

A really superb double bill.

Thought Weezer were the dictionary definition of going through the motions. At least pretend like we're the best audience on the tour. No interaction at all beyond saying it's a dream come true to play with the Smashing Pumpkins. Honestly thought Celebrity Skin was the highlight for them.

Pumpkins were mixed. The crowd much preferred the old stuff so there were peaks and troughs. Just as the crowd would get going they'd change it up and the momentum was lost. Cherub Rock and Zero were the highlights for me. About half way through a group of security guards came down and stood about 20 feet from the centre stage to stop anything too rowdy which was a bit heavy handed as the crowd were well behaved.

Overall lots of hits but a few misses.

With their history of the venue I'm not surprised about the security. They will always remember the point in 96. It was on bullet as well I think that the accident happened. I was in the first few rows that night and it was horrible. They were fantastic last night

Was 4 or 5 rows from the front, great show. Didn’t really think anything of Teen Mortgage, thought Weezer were amazing, Only In Dreams was phenomenal. Perfect Situation and In The Garage also great. Although I thought the sound was rubbish for the first ~4 songs.

Pumpkins were also very good, though I thought the same about the sound for them. Spellbinding was a highlight for me, along with Gossamer, Cherub Rock, Zero and Bullet With Butterfly Wings.

I was on the fence about going due to other family financial commitments this month but couldn't resist after seeing the set list for Birmingham. Having been a (very bad) drummer in a grunge band in the 90s it was a bucket list mission to see Jimmy C live and he did not fail to deliver. Thru the Eyes of Ruby and Jelly Belly and Bullet were the highlights for me.

It was up there with seeing Dave Gilmour do Comfortably Numb live at the Albert hall.

Katie Cole at least provides female backing vocals which were on the original songs from 90s, I've no idea why Kiki Wong is there. They gave her a solo on one of the newer songs towards the end of the set but other than that I don't think I could make out a note she was playing all night. They ended up with 3 guitarists when James Iha rejoined but when Jeff Schroeder left they really didn't need to replace him.

Bringing his kids on was bizarre too. I watched a gig of theirs from last year on YouTube a while back and he did it there too so he just wheels them out on stage for a song at every gig?

I had bought an extra ticket and unfortunately, has to sell. Went on toutless (I'm on there years) and had a pretty crap experience for the first time. One wanted it for free (not even a tenner) so I explained nicely that having spent 90e to see a band such as the pumpkins, that was a bit of an insult.

Another contacted me and agreed a price and told me he was 20 mins away. Therefore, the start of my gig was waiting around the entrance (so I could get a signal) for someone who didn't show.

Ended up contacting another who got their for 9.

My specific intentions with Weezer was to be up the front. Very disappointed as a result to have to watch from the back.

Their set however was brilliant. I loved the blue and green albums so much and it was amazing to see them live.

Like another here, after Zwan I zoned out of the Pumpkins and while it was absolutely fantastic to see them too, I selfishly would have liked some more off Siamese Dream. The songs I did know were sublime. (Didn't think Zoo Station worked btw). Would love to see them again, whenever that might be.

I don't think it was drink or drugs. The old point used to have barriers at various sections on the floor. On that occasion there was a.surge to the front stage as the band played some of the heavier songs from meloncollie. There were quite a lot of younger people at the front and they simply couldn't take pressure coming from behind and collapsed. Unfortunately that poor girl didn't survive the crush. Several of my friends also got caught in it. One broke her leg . No one realised what had happened and the band tried to play on until D'Arcy tearfully announced someone had died.

Zoo Station was fantastic. Thru the eyes of Ruby was sublime, sound was as good as it gets in the point the stuff from Atum was poorly placed in the set as it killed momentum.

We had brilliant seats in Block D, but id say anyone in the nose bleeds might have been miffed at no screen.

Saying that, the amount of people who were up & down to the bar, arriving late, leaving early and so on was mad for the cost of the ticket.

Also a few people chancing their arm sitting other people's seats, which is such shite.

Weezer - unfortunately only caught the end. Night was as much about seeing them as SP, so was happy that insaw the few songs I did.

SP - enjoyed them very much. Im not a mega fan by any stretch so like a few have posted, the firat half of the show wa s better than the second.

Disarm my favourite SP song so that was great to hear live Everlasting Gaze is a great early track, Spellbinding also brilliant.

My main take away was that it was great to be at a proper rock gig, feels.like an eternity since ive seen a heavy guitar show.