Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness live in London

02 September 2026, 18:42

Words by Best Fit

Original Photography by Burak Cingi

(Billy Corgan) (The Smashing Pumpkins)

Billy Corgan and James Lowe's orchestral and operatic arrangement of the Smashing Pumpkins' magnum opus, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, plays majestically at London's Royal Festival Hall. Burak Cingi captures the evening in pictures.

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