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== Background == | == Background == | ||
The performance was a critical turning point for the band. In 2012, [[Billy Corgan]] and The Metro owner [[W:Joe Shanahan|Joe Shanahan]] were interviewed on [[W:WBEZ 91.5 FM|WBEZ 91.5 FM]], recalling how the 1988 show unfolded, including Joe's persistence that they hire a drummer, which indirectly paved the way for their success. Corgan, comparing Shanahan as the "wizard behind the curtain", explained how important it was to get a show at the Metro, which he considered the cultural center for the emerging alternative rock scene. What won Shanahan over was an early Smashing Pumpkins [[Fall 1988 – Eddy Street|demo cassette]] given to him. His only complaint was the use of a drum machine, which he felt didn't pair well with the Pumpkins' more psychedelic, guitar-driven sound. After Chamberlin was recruited, the Metro show was booked, and the rest is history. It would be less than a month later that the band performed outside Chicago for the first time. | The performance was a critical turning point for the band. In 2012, [[Billy Corgan]] and The Metro owner [[W:Joe Shanahan|Joe Shanahan]] were interviewed on [[W:WBEZ 91.5 FM|WBEZ 91.5 FM]], recalling how the 1988 show unfolded, including Joe's persistence that they hire a drummer, which indirectly paved the way for their success. Corgan, comparing Shanahan as the "wizard behind the curtain", explained how important it was to get a show at the Metro, which he considered the cultural center for the emerging alternative rock scene. What won Shanahan over was an early Smashing Pumpkins [[Fall 1988 – Eddy Street|demo cassette]] given to him. His only complaint was the use of a drum machine, which he felt didn't pair well with the Pumpkins' more psychedelic, guitar-driven sound. After Chamberlin was recruited, the Metro show was booked, and the rest is history. It would be less than a month later that the band performed outside Chicago for the first time. | ||
== Setlist == | == Setlist == | ||