Tuesday night, Billy Corgan and Smashing Pumpjins played a benefit to help pay Madina Lake’s Matthew Leone.
The concert was a huge success, raising a mind bending $800,00.
Corgan spoke to the Chicago Tribune and said: “I was inspired by Matthew’s courageous defense of a woman he didn’t even know. What pushed me to do the benefit for his medical fund was how much he is loved by close friends of mine who know him well. I spoke to his family at the benefit and they all said that it didn’t surprise them at all that he did what he did to stop an injustice.
“I was blown away by the Chicago community coming together to put this benefit on so quickly. It put an emotional charge into our show that was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. I was absolutely honoured to be standing on the Metro stage, my musical home, showing our support for one of our own. It was a great night in the long, storied history of Chicago. And an epic show.”