Smashing Pumpkins 'Freaked Out' When Jane's Addiction Came To A Gig In 1992

Smashing Pumpkins and Jane's Addiction are currently on tour together, and to celebrate Billy Corgan and Perry Farrell recently sat down for a chat about their humble beginnings and lasting legacies.

During their conversation, Corgan recalled "[freaking] out" when Farrell and his Jane's bandmate Dave Navarro came out to Pumpkins show in Denver back in 1992.

“There was almost nobody there. It was like a 100 people. So when you guys came in, about halfway through the show, we were like, ‘God, they’re here!’,” Corgan said. “We all freaked out, because now we were just playing for you guys.”

The bands' paths actually crossed even earlier than that, though. In 1988, the Pumpkins opened up for Jane's Addiction. Corgan spoke about that experience during a visit to The Late Late Show earlier this year. “It was our third gig as the original lineup of the band,” he said, “and we got this call: ‘Do you guys want to open for this band Jane’s Addiction?’ We already knew their music, and we were, like, floored. It was literally our third show as a complete lineup. And we’ve known them ever since, so it’s such an honor to play with them.”

Jane's Addiction were forced to drop out of a few shows during the tour after Farrell suffered an injury, but they rejoined over the weekend.