12 Inch Poll: Pick One FleetCenter Show From 1996
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For last week’s 12 Inch Poll, you picked one show from Madison Square Garden’s insane 1987 concert schedule. This week, we’re back in Boston.
Once upon a time, twenty-five years ago, the Garden was called the FleetCenter. And their 1996 lineup was pretty damn impressive. Hell, you might have even been at one of the shows!
Same deal as last week: you can have tickets to one show and one show only. So which show? Cast your vote below. Me? I’m going with Smashing Pumpkins. Why? Because I was supposed to be at that show 25 years ago! I had to catch the band in Hartford instead. That Infinite Sadness Tour is an all-timer. And with Garbage supporting? It’s a no-brainer.
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