Watch Billy Corgan Join Porno for Pyros to Cover Led Zeppelin

Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan joined fellow ‘90s rockers Porno for Pyros at Lollapalooza for a rendition of Led Zeppelin’s “When the Levee Breaks.”

The shock collaboration got here in the direction of the top of Porno for Pyros’ set. The group — which changed Perry Farrell’s better-known band, Jane’s Dependancy, on the Lollapalooza lineup — was 9 songs into their efficiency after they welcomed Corgan to the stage.

“I like you all, Chicago,” Farrell declared to the gang. “We have now a really expensive good friend, Billy Corgan, that we obtained collectively [with]. Reunited this day trip. We wish to do a correct Chicago music for you collectively, is that cool?”

The musicians then powered via an emphatic rendition of “When the Levee Breaks,” with Farrell dealing with vocals whereas Corgan joined on guitar. The Delta blues monitor was initially written in 1929 and recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie, but it surely was made well-known in 1971 when Led Zeppelin launched their model on Led Zeppelin IV.

Watch footage of the Lollapalooza efficiency beneath (Corgan’s look begins at 37:38).

The pageant collaboration capped a busy week for each artists. Corgan, a Chicago native, hosted a profit live performance on July 27 to help victims of the July 4 Highland Park mass taking pictures. Throughout the occasion, the Smashing Pumpkins frontman premiered “{Photograph},” a brand new music impressed by the tragedy. The singer defined that he’d discovered an image of himself “standing within the very spot the place this horrible factor occurred,” main him to view the picture in a completely totally different approach. “Good issues turn out to be dangerous, dangerous issues turn out to be good, easy issues turn out to be sophisticated,” he famous, describing how the music got here collectively.

Farrell additionally appeared on the profit occasion, becoming a member of Corgan for a rendition of Jane’s Dependancy’s 1988 hit “Jane Says.”

Smashing Pumpkins and Jane’s Dependancy are scheduled to hit the street collectively within the fall for the Spirits on Fireplace tour.

Watch Porno for Pyros Carry out at Lollapalooza 2022