The Smashing Pumpkins Show That ENDED In TRAGEDY!

the Smashing Pumpkins show in Dublin, Ireland in 1996 that ended in tragedy

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The Smashing Pumpkins third release 1995’s Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness would represent a commercial high for the band, but the tour for the record was an emotional roller coaster. They would run into trouble with drummer Jimmy Chamberlin who was dealing with drug addiction and they would lose touring keyboardist Jonathan Melvoin to an overdose. The band’s turmoil wasnt just limited to their own bandmates, but also included their fans as well. During a Spring stopover in Dublin, Ireland, one of the concert goers would end up losing their life and to some fans the band have never been the same since.
Prior to the events in Dublin,, the Smashing Pumpkins were known to be a band who was against moshing and other ritualistic rock n’ roll behavior. From 1994 to 1996 there was a fair deal of press coverage on moshing with a big focus being on recent fans deaths and injuries. These events resulted in litigation against venues, promoters, and the artists themselves. In fact, the smashing pumpkins were known to be openly against moshing with Corgan being quoted as saying in the mid 90’s “”It’s time has come and gone. It’s ceased to be a spontaneous act.” A year prior to the Dublin show, Corgan was quoted by MTV as telling an audience in Chicago
I just want to say one thing to you, you young, college lughead-types. I've been watchin' people like you sluggin' around other people for seven years. And you know what? It's the same s***. I wish you'd understand that in an environment like this, and in a setting like this, it's fairly inappropriate and unfair to the rest of the people around you. I, and we, publicly take a stand against moshing!
The band’s show at the Point Theater in Dublin, Ireland took place on May 11, 1996. News reports have varied on the exact crowd size, but it seems to range anywhere from 7,000 to 8,500 fans. The concert promoters claimed the venue was within capacity requirements. There were about 110 security guards working the event for a gig that was general admission affair, meaning no chairs on the main floor.
Even before the band hit the stage, there seemed to be issues during Filter’s opening set. The police in Dublin held an inquiry following the tragic concert and heard testimony from concert goers. One concert named Robert Acton told the inquiry "A number of people were coming in. People were sitting in the balconies and they started moving down. This was when I started to worry. The security men were behind barriers. I was being squashed and crushed.
"A guy fell down. I put out my hand to help him up. The crowd was moving from side to side. I tell. I could see the crowd coming over my head and tramping my head and rib cage. Someone kicked me on the bottom of my nose and I lost consciousness. "Four guys were trying to lift me and get me to the Red Cross. I could not breathe, I'm slightly asthmatic. I asked for an inhaler. They did not have one, but they put me on a nebuliser."
Acton would reveal how he lost consciousness again, was given an injection and placed on a stretcher. After a period of time he returned to the crowd and people were now jumping up and down. He noticed a lot of people were now on the ground and he would find his friends and leave the show. He would visit the doctor the next day and got an x-ray that showed he had broken one of his ribs.
Another attendee for the inquiry would be quoted as saying "there was no room whatsoever for dancing. People were preoccupied with keeping themselves straight, and alive".
Throughout the Smashing Pumpkins set, the crowd was rowdy with Corgan having to stop the show several times. The first stoppage happened three songs into the set. Here’s what Billy Said. Then five songs later, Billy stopped the show again for six minutes to calm down the crowd.Five songs later, Corgan again stops the show with word getting to the band that a young girl was seriously injured. The band would cut their set short, playing an 11 song show that ended with Cherub rock. Here’s Corgan and bassist D’Arcy Wretzky addressing the crowd.

Some posters on the Ireland subreddit would describe the experience of attending the gig with one redditor writing