Multi-platinum emo stars My Chemical Romance‘s decision to recently begin covering The Smashing Pumpkins live didn’t go unnoticed. During their July 19th, 2025 set at Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA, MCR rolled out their rendition of The Smashing Pumpkins‘ 1995 gold-certified hit single “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” for the first time.
Yesterday night (August 30th) saw the emo rock champs touchdown in the home turf of The Smashing Pumpkins, Chicago, IL, for a set at Soldier Field. The group once again pulled out that cover, however, this time around it closed out the night, complete with a guest spot from The Smashing Pumpkins vocalist/guitarist Billy Corgan. Fan-filmed footage of that has since been shared online below.
