The Smashing Pumpkins 1997-06-23

The June 23, 1997 performance was a secret show. The band were billed as Audio Vanguard Association. The Frogs opened with a set of Smashing Pumpkins covers, before the Pumpkins hit the stage at 10:15 PM. Members of Filter, Pearl Jam and Cupcakes were in attendance. At times the crowd thrashed so hard that the floor bounced.

On the hottest day of the year, in the coolest city in the country, the biggest band in the world played a surprise show