Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne: Billy Corgan Was a “Raging A**hole” on Lollapalooza
Billy Corgan rubbed a lot of people the wrong way when The Smashing Pumpkins headlined Lollapalooza in 1994, at least according to several musicians and crew members in the new book Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock’s Wildest Festival (available here).
The Pumpkins headlined the traveling festival that summer, leading a lineup that also included Beastie Boys, The Breeders, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, L7, Green Day, and others on the main stage, with The Flaming Lips, Guided By Voices, and The Verve among the acts on the second stage.
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As the book notes, Nirvana were being eyed to headline the ’94 edition of Lollapalooza, but the band apparently dropped out shortly before Kurt Cobain tragically took his own life that spring. As a result, the Pumpkins moved up to the headlining slot.
“Lollapalooza was supposed to be Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys, and then...
The Pumpkins headlined the traveling festival that summer, leading a lineup that also included Beastie Boys, The Breeders, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, L7, Green Day, and others on the main stage, with The Flaming Lips, Guided By Voices, and The Verve among the acts on the second stage.
Get Billy Corgan Tickets Here
As the book notes, Nirvana were being eyed to headline the ’94 edition of Lollapalooza, but the band apparently dropped out shortly before Kurt Cobain tragically took his own life that spring. As a result, the Pumpkins moved up to the headlining slot.
“Lollapalooza was supposed to be Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys, and then...
- 4/9/2025
- by Heavy Consequence Staff
- Consequence - Music
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