Tsp1990-09-22

The Smashing Pumpkins
Date	1990-09-22
Venue	7th Street Entry
Location	Minneapolis, MN, US
Venue Type	Club
Capacity	250
Lineup	Corgan, Iha, Wretzky, Chamberlin
Order of Bands	Treecar, The Smashing Pumpkins, Thee Hypnotics

Setlist

Replaces previously unconfirmed date: https://www.splra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Tsp1990-09-XXF
Setlist is incomplete
Godzilla with Bob English on vocals

From Billy's The Pre-Gish Pumpkin Tour Diary: MINNEAPOLIS- THREE HYPNOTICS last show before their car crash. We saw them moments before this near fatal wreck very spooky. We sucked, but let me tell you about their set. At the end of their first set, they went offstage and got very little encore-type applause. The house lights came up and the band came back onstage with very little applause. (Uses my best English accent) "TURN OUT THE F*CKING LIGHTS!" This went on for a while and the band got frustrated and walked off. Two minutes later they returned, again with little fanfare. Bars close at 1 AM in Minn. and it was now five minutes to one. Forgetting about the lights being on, the band launched into their encore. It lasted nearly 30 minutes (one song) and was one of the most incredible things I had ever seen. Fifteen minutes after close, the management began to freak out, and they threatened to shut off the power. The manager signaled they they would be ending soon- and when they didn't end after three warnings, they shut off the P.A. power, but the band kept playing. The song ended up with the guitar player up against his amp, feeding back, while a member of the audience climbed onstage and worked his wah-wah pedal. Very Spinal Tap-pish, very awesome.

From the Siamese Dream remaster liner notes references this show as the basis for how Silverfuck was inspired "Silverfuck: An endless jam that we beat into submission, using the club crowds as test dummies for what needs to be a ever-infinite magnum opus. We are inspired by a date we play in Minneapolis by a UK band called Thee Hypnotics, who play a thirty minute encore that goes on for so long that the club cuts the power, yet the band refuses to stop. A fistfight breaks out. We stand in awe of their magical power. One can only find these hidden realms by pushing past the bounds of time and expectation. Eventually this song will stretch in 45 minutes, driving half the crowd for the exits. Managers warn that this song alone is costing us t-shirt sales. I end the song by breaking every string off with my bare hands. We are all fucked. It doesn't matter what t-shirt you are wearing when you figure that out."

2018 article with band Thee Hypnotics indicates this show may have been at the Prince’s "Glam Slam Club". However, Venue Poster, Star Tribune article, Billy's Pre-Gish blog from Lemonheads tour ("Nevertheless, we did reach the 7th street entry- site of the Three Hypnotics accident and for some mysterious reason, played a really great show, probably one of the best we've ever played. I only wish you all could have been there to appreciate it..", and comments from gig attendees confirm that the venue is 7th St Entry, a sideroom of the First Avenue concert venue

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