Billy Corgan has addressed his recent comments about not wanting to play Smashing Pumpkins hits by sharing a recent setlist that is bursting with the band’s biggest songs.The frontman recently spoke to Kerrang!, where he discussed his band’s UK tour dates, which wrapped up in Cardiff last night (June 14).“I don’t play any songs I don’t want to play,” he said. “I don’t care if they’re a classic or not, if I don’t want to play it, I just don’t play it.
I don’t put that on the audience like, ‘Well, I’ve got to play this one for you.’ I think that’s kind of cheese.”Corgan has now followed up on the comments, which were reported widely. “I want to address the elephant (rhinoceros) in the room – about [Smashing Pumpkins] not playing the hits or fan favorites,” he wrote on Instagram.A post shared by The Smashing Pumpkins (@smashingpumpkins)“Just going to leave this here – here is SP not playing the hits in Glasgow at @ovohydro.
Does anyone know any songs on this playlist?” he joked.The setlist in question includes most of the band’s best-known tracks, including ‘1979’, ‘Disarm’, ‘Tonight, Tonight’, ‘Today’ and ‘Cherub Rock’.“Super deep cuts/not fan favorites,” Corgan added dryly. “But thank you Glasgow for being absolutely aff yer HEIDS last night.
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