After years out of the spotlight, 1990s indie stars The Smashing Pumpkins have announced that they are going out on the road, hitting 36 cities with the Shiny And Oh So Bright tour, announced by Live Nation on Thursday morning. The dates will be the first in nearly 20 years to feature founding members Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, and James Iha. Founding bassist D’arcy Wretzky was left off the tour – more on that later.
“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,” Billy Corgan said in the release announcing the tour.
The tour coincides with the 30th anniversary of the group’s founding in 1988. It will reportedly feature material from that point through the year 2000.
Kicking off on July 12 with a stop at Glendale Arizona’s Gila River Arena, the tour winds through the U.S. and Canada throughout the summer, concluding on September 7. The full schedule is included below.
The lone founding member left off the bill, Wretzky didn’t mince words in a Rolling Stone piece discussing the upcoming tour. She says she had been exchanging text messages with Corgan regarding the reunion, only to find out he had already hired Jack Bates to perform as the bass player on the tour, relegating her to “special appearance” status on some dates.
“That was apparently the plan all along. He had Jack Bates already, it was just unbelievable, really just disgusting,” Wretzky said. “The fucking nerve, and then for him to come back and say, ‘Well, we haven’t seen you in this long, and you haven’t done this, and you couldn’t even make it to this. Everyone has shown up, and you didn’t?’ How could I, I didn’t even know you were there?”
She also commented negatively on the singer’s occasionally bizarre behavior and reported support of the Trump administration, adding “I was just so out of that world for the longest time, I wasn’t aware of a lot of the crazy stuff… I honestly think he may have a brain tumor. He’s always been insufferable.”
Smashing Pumpkins 2018 North American Tour Dates
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July 12, 2018 |
Glendale, AZ |
Gila River Arena |
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July 14, 2018 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
Chesapeake Energy Arena |
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July 16, 2018 |
Austin, TX |
Frank Erwin Center |
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July 17, 2018 |
Houston, TX |
Toyota Center |
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July 18, 2018 |
Dallas, TX |
American Airlines Center |
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July 20, 2018 |
Nashville, TN |
Bridgestone Arena |
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July 21, 2018 |
Louisville, KY |
KFC Yum! Center |
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July 22, 2018 |
Atlanta, GA |
Infinite Energy Arena |
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July 24, 2018 |
Miami, FL |
AmericanAirlines Arena |
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July 25, 2018 |
Tampa, FL |
Amalie Arena |
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July 27, 2018 |
Baltimore, MD |
Royal Farms Arena |
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July 28, 2018 |
Philadelphia, PA |
Wells Fargo Center |
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July 29, 2018 |
Uncasville, CT |
Mohegan Sun Arena |
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July 31, 2018 |
Boston, MA |
TD Garden |
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August 01, 2018 |
New York City, NY |
Madison Square Garden |
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August 04, 2018 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
PPG Paints Arena |
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August 05, 2018 |
Detroit, MI |
Little Caesars Arena |
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August 07, 2018 |
Montreal |
Centre Bell |
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August 08, 2018 |
Toronto |
Air Canada Centre |
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August 11, 2018 |
Columbus, OH |
Schottenstein Center |
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August 13, 2018 |
Chicago, IL |
United Center |
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August 16, 2018 |
Kansas City, MO |
Sprint Center |
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August 17, 2018 |
Indianapolis, IN |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
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August 19, 2018 |
St. Paul, MN |
Xcel Energy Center |
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August 20, 2018 |
Omaha, NE |
CenturyLink Center |
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August 21, 2018 |
Sioux Falls, SD |
Denny Sanford Premier Center |
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August 24, 2018 |
Seattle, WA |
KeyArena |
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August 25, 2018 |
Portland, OR |
Moda Center |
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August 27, 2018 |
Oakland, CA |
Oracle Arena |
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August 28, 2018 |
Sacramento, CA |
Golden 1 Center |
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August 30, 2018 |
Los Angeles, CA |
The Forum |
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September 01, 2018 |
San Diego, CA |
Viejas Arena |
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September 02, 2018 |
Las Vegas, NV |
T-Mobile Arena |
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September 04, 2018 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
Vivint Smart Home Arena |
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September 05, 2018 |
Denver, CO |
Pepsi Center |
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September 07, 2018 |
Boise, ID |
Ford Idaho Center |
