The Smashing Pumpkins (photo: Olivia Bee)
After months of rumors and speculation, The Smashing Pumpkins announced their “Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour,” which hits arenas across North America this summer. Billy Corgan reunites with original members James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin for the trek, alongside recent Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder. The band’s original bassist D’Arcy Wretkzy has been feuding in the press with Corgan in recent days over her exclusion from the tour. The Pumpkins will only play songs from their pre-2000 releases.
“Some 30 years ago, as The Smashing Pumpkins, James Iha and I began a musical journey in the cramped rear bedroom of my Father’s house. And so it’s magic to me that we’re able to coalesce once more around the incredible Jimmy Chamberlin, to celebrate those songs we’ve made together,” Corgan said in a statement.
“This show and staging will be unlike any we’ve ever done, and will feature a set unlike any we’ve ever played. For if this is a chance at a new beginning, we plan on ushering it in with a real bang,” he added.
The Smashing Pumpkins “Shiny and Oh So Bright” Tour Dates:
July 12 – Glendale, AZ
July 14 – Oklahoma City
July 16 – Austin
July 17 – Houston
July 18 – Dallas
July 20 – Nashville
July 21 – Louisville
July 22 – Atlanta
July 24 – Miami
July 25 – Tampa
July 27 – Baltimore
July 28 – Philadelphia
July 29 – Uncasville, CT
July 31 – Boston
August 1 – New York City
August 4 – Pittsburgh
August 5 – Detroit
August 7 – Montreal
August 8 – Toronto
August 11 – Columbus, OH
August 13 – Chicago
August 16 – Kansas City, MO
August 17 – Indianapolis
August 19 – St. Paul, MN
August 20 – Omaha
August 21 – Sioux Falls, SD
August 24 – Seattle
August 25 – Portland, OR
August 27 – Oakland
August 28 – Sacramento
August 30 – Los Angeles
September 1 – San Diego
September 2 – Las Vegas
September 4 – Salt Lake City
September 5 – Denver
September 7 – Boise, ID
