Sombr Brings Out Billy Corgan
Sombr invited Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan onstage to perform “1979,” a moment that generated a large social spike with hundreds of thousands of views and thousands of likes. (A viral post showing the filmed collaboration racked up roughly 4,473 likes and 387k views in the first day.) (x.com)
Sombr brought Billy Corgan onstage at Coachella on April 11 and performed Smashing Pumpkins’ “1979” during his sunset set at the Outdoor Theatre. (setlist.fm) The collaboration happened during Sombr’s 7:05 p.m. set in Indio, California, and Corgan’s appearance marked his first time performing at Coachella, according to NME. (coachella.com) (nme.com) Setlist.fm lists “1979” in the middle of Sombr’s 10-song set, between “undressed” and the live debut of “potential.” Rolling Stone reported that the pair also performed “Speed.” (setlist.fm) (rollingstone.com) The guest spot landed as Sombr’s audience was already expanding fast. Billboard reported in November that the 20-year-old New York artist had sold more than 100,000 tickets across two dozen countries after a 2025 breakout year. (billboard.com) That rise came on the back of chart hits. Billboard reported that “Back To Friends” peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, “Undressed” reached No. 16, and debut album *I Barely Know Her* hit No. 10 on the Billboard 200 in September 2025. (billboard.com) Billboard also reported that Sombr, whose real name is Shane Boose, was the only credited songwriter on “Undressed,” “Back to Friends,” and “12 to 12” when he topped the Hot 100 Songwriters chart in October 2025. (billboard.com) Corgan arrived with his own long arc of rock history. Britannica says he founded Smashing Pumpkins in Chicago in 1988, and the band became one of the defining alternative rock acts of the 1990s. (britannica.com) “1979” comes from *Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness*, the 1995 Smashing Pumpkins album that debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard album chart and sold more than four million copies in the United States, according to Britannica. (britannica.com) NME reported that “1979” had been resurging with younger listeners in recent weeks as the song trended on TikTok and Instagram before the Coachella duet. (nme.com) By the end of the set, Rolling Stone reported, Sombr closed with “12 to 12” and told the crowd, “See you back here when I fucking headline.” (rollingstone.com)
