The Smashing Pumpkins will be sending fans in waves with the news that the band will be doing something special for the 30th anniversary of “Siamese Dream”. At frontmans Billy Corgans coffee shop Madame Zuzu’s ,in Highland Park, Illinois, the band will recreate it to look like Tower Records for a pop up event.
Tower Records was infamous on July 27, 1993 when the band did a special performance at midnight to celebrate to the release of “Siamese Dream” and it drew an estimated 3,000 fans to where Chicago Police had to shut down the streets around the store due to the large crowd that had drawn.
Aside from recreating Tower Records the band will be appearing for 2 acoustic sets performing the setlist they did on that infamous night.
A short supply of tickets for both shows are on-sale HERE. Additionally, the second performance will be livestreamed for free on Veeps at 9PM CT. Fans can claim a livestream ticket link at https://veeps.events/smashingpumpkins.
“The Smashing Pumpkins played an unforgettable in store performance at Tower Records, Chicago. We’re excited to celebrate Siamese Dream once again, 30 years after hosting the original album release party.” Said Danny Zeijdel, President of Tower Records. “In the future, we intend to provide the same platform for young, emerging artists. We will continue with this at Tower in Brooklyn and new online experiences forthcoming.”
