Smashing Pumpkins brought Shiny and Oh So Bright: Vol 1 to Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday night, performing two tracks as part of Kimmel’s Mercedes Benz Concert Series.
The band’s not-quite-reunion album (featuring original members Billy Corgan, James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin, but missing D’Arcy Wretzky ) was their first release with those founding members in 18 years . This year has been a busy one for the Pumpkins, who celebrated their 30th anniversary in August before setting off on the Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour , which set another landmark as the band’s first in over 20 years with the current lineup . In the midst of all of this, the band released two music videos, “Solara ” and Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts) , and the latter has clearly provided some live inspiration to the band, as vocalist Corgan donned a similar look for last night’s performance.
On Kimmel , the Pumpkins performed “Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)” and “Knights of Malta.” The performances were fairly laid-back—it’s not the ‘90s anymore—but even 30 years in, they’ve definitely still got it.
Check out the performances below, plus a 1997 Pumpkins performance from the Paste archives.
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