This article is from the Smashing Pumpkins FAQ, by Mike Hamilton michaelh@ualberta.ca with numerous contributions by others.
Billy and James first appeared in a Polish bar called Track in 1988.
Their first radio broadcast was on WNUR in Evanston that year. (Info
from the March '93 fan club newsletter). The first gig as a complete
band was on 07.09.88 (July 9, 1988) at Chicago 21. This show did not
include Jimmy, as he had not yet been hired. It consisted of James,
D'arcy, and of course, Billy.
 
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