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new Smashing Pumpkins revealed -- 2007 Pinkpop Festival

undisputed wes reports….

After first revealing themselves in Paris the other day, the reunited new Smashing Pumpkins played their third new-lineup-first-gigs-since-2000 show today (May 28, 2007) at the legendary Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands. It’s the oldest annual festival in the world, and has been running for 38 years straight in a town not far from where I grew up.

Billy w/ the new James Iha* @ Pinkpop 2007 (CRED)
Smashing Pumpkins @ Pinkpop 2007
* Jeff Schroeder formerly of The Lassie Foundation

Billy Corgan @ Pinkpop 2007 (CRED)
Smashing Pumpkins @ Pinkpop 2007

The new bass player* @ Pinkpop 2007 (CRED)
Smashing Pumpkins @ Pinkpop 2007
* Ginger Reyes formerly of the Halo Friendlies

Other artists at this year’s Pinkpop included Iggy & The Stooges (‘Electric Chair’ live video), Arctic Monkeys, Muse (awesome pic, live fan video of ‘Invincible’), Scissor Sisters, Five O’Clock Heroes (interview, pic), Snow Patrol pic, live fan video of ‘Shut Your Eyes’), Maximo Park (‘Apply Some Pressure’ live video), Linkin Park, Macy Gray (here hilariously labeled as Amy Winehouse), The Fratellis (‘Chelsea Dagger’ live video), Evanescence (painful live video), Korn (‘Freak on a Leash’ and ‘Blind’ live video), Dave Matthews Band ‘Don’t Drink The Water’ live video), The Kooks (‘Sabbator’ live video), The Magic Numbers (‘I See You, You See Me’ live video), Maria Mena (live acoustic sessions video, Paolo Nutini (55 to 1 live video, Wolfmother (Woman live video), Gogol Bordello (2nd band in this live fan video with annoying intro), Razorlight (‘In the City’ live video), Marilyn Manson (pic), 30 Seconds To Mars (video), and more here, and here.

Oxfam took even more pictures. Amy Winehouse was scheduled to play but she called in sick. What else is new?

Most bands allowed their performance to be streamed live on Dutch radio except for 30 Seconds To Mars (potentially REALLY embarrassing?), and The Smashing Pumpkins (nervous because it was their third show?).