The Smashing Pumpkins Expand “Shiny And Oh So Bright” Reunion Tour, Announce Support
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The Smashing Pumpkins have announced more North American shows on their upcoming “Shiny And Oh So Bright” tour.
The band added three additional Canadian dates to the upcoming reunion tour on Wednesday, bringing their tour to London, Ontario on Aug. 9, Calgary, Alberta on Sept. 8 and Edmonton, Alberta on Sept. 9. Tickets for the three shows will go on sale to the general public this Monday, May 14, at 10 a.m. local time via www.smashingpumpkins.com, LiveNation.com and via the Live Nation App. Tickets for the tour’s previously announced dates are on sale now.
The Smashing Pumpkins also announced today that Canadian indie rockers Metric will support them on the tour. The tour starts on July 12, in Glendale, Ariz., and it will feature original band members Billy Corgan, James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin onstage for the first time in nearly 20 years. The upcoming tour coincides with the 30-year anniversary of the band’s formation and it will highlight the band’s back catalogue from their inception until the year 2000, exclusively featuring Pumpkins songs from that time period, including their breakthrough albums Siamese Dream (1993) and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995).
The band’s reunion was not without controversy, as the band’s original bassist D’arcy Wretzky said Corgan invited, then disinvited her from The Smashing Pumpkins’ reunion. Wretzky didn’t get into specifics of the reasoning, though and simply said, “That is a whole other can of worms and a big, ugly one! Another time.”
Earlier this year, Corgan confirmed that the band were in the studio working on a new album alongside producer Rick Rubin.
Check out the band’s upcoming reunion tour dates below.
Smashing Pumpkins Tour Dates:
July
12 – Glendale, Ariz. @ Gila River Arena
14 – Oklahoma City, Okla. @ Chesapeake Energy Arena
16 – Austin, Texas @ Frank Erwin Center
17 – Houston, Texas @ Toyota Center
18 – Dallas, Texas @ American Airlines Center
20 – Nashville, Tenn. @ Bridgestone Arena
21 – Louisville, Ky. @ KFY Yum! Center*
22 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Infinite Energy Arena
24 – Miami, Fla. @ American Airlines Arena
25 – Tampa, Fla. @ Amalie Arena
27 – Baltimore, Md. @ Royal Farms Arena
28 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Wells Fargo Center
29 – Uncasville, Conn. @ Mohegan Sun Arena
31 – Boston, Mass. @ TD Garden
August
01 – New York City, N.Y. @ Madison Square Garden
04 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ PPG Paints Arena
05 – Detroit, Mich. @ Little Caesars Arena
07 – Montreal, Quebec @ Centtre Bell
08 – Toronto, Ontario @ Air Canada Centre*
09 – London, Ontario @ Budweiser Gardens
11 – Columbus, Ohio @ Schottenstein Center
13 – Chicago, Ill. @ United Center (SOLD OUT)
14 – Chicago, Ill. @ United Center
16 – Kansas City, Mo. @ Sprint Center
17 – Indianapolis, Ind. @ Bankers Life Fieldhouse
19 – St. Paul, Minn. @ Xcel Energy Center
20 – Omaha, Neb. @ CenturyLink Center
21 – Sioux Falls, S.D. @ Denny Sanford Premier Center
24 – Seattle, Wash. @ KeyArena
25 – Portland, Ore. @ Moda Center
27 – Oakland, Calif. @ Oracle Arena
28 – Sacramento, Calif. @ Golden 1 Center (SOLD OUT)
30 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Forum (SOLD OUT)
31 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Forum
September
01 – San Diego, Calif. @ Viejas Arena
02 – Las Vegas, Nev. @ T-Mobile Arena
04 – Salt Lake City, Utah. @ Vivint Smart Home Arena
05 – Denver, Colo. @ Pepsi Center
07 – Boise, Idaho @ Ford Idaho Center
08 – Calgary, Alberta @ Scotiabank Saddledome*
09 – Edmonton, Alberta @ Rogers Place*
(* – without Metric)