Billy Corgan Reacts to MCR’s Cover of Smashing Pumpkins Classic
SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 19 – My Chemical Romance honored The Smashing Pumpkins with a surprise cover during their 20th anniversary Black Parade tour, which sold out rapidly and features deluxe album reissues.
- My Chemical Romance performed a surprise cover of 'Bullet With Butterfly Wings' at Oracle Park on July 19, 2025.
- As part of their anniversary celebration, My Chemical Romance is on Long Live The Black Parade tour while unveiling a deluxe reissue of Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge.
- Frontman Gerard Way offered a cover with his own twist, with his vocals adding new feeling while the band's playing enriched the sound.
- It thrilled fans and showcased the band's artistic range, gaining widespread media attention, as media reported.
- Meanwhile, Billy Corgan and his band continue their tour on July 26 at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium, with Corgan sharing TikTok memes playing up their resemblance.
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Billy Corgan Reacts to MCR’s Cover of Smashing Pumpkins Classic
My Chemical Romance delivered a nostalgic surprise for fans over the weekend, performing a cover of Smashing Pumpkins’ 1995 classic “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” during their Long Live the Black Parade tour stop at San Francisco’s Oracle Park. The emo rock icons offered a faithful rendition of the Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness hit, with Gerard Way infusing the track’s angst-ridden vocals with his signature theatrical flair. The perfor…


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Watch My Chemical Romance cover The Smashing Pumpkins' 'Bullet With Butterfly Wings'
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Despite all their rage, My Chemical Romance covered The Smashing Pumpkins' 'Bullet with Butterfly Wings'
Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images My Chemical Romance was sent to drain during their concert in San Francisco on Saturday. The set included a surprise cover of The Smashing Pumpkins‘ “Bullet with Butterfly Wings,” which frontman Gerard Way told the crowd was a “really special” song to him and his brother, bassist Mikey Way. The cover caught the ear of the Pumpkins themselves, who responded on Instagram by posting a series of …
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