THE SMASHING PUMPKINS ANNOUNCE “20TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR”

TOUR TO INCLUDE MULTIPLE-NIGHT STOPS IN MOST CITIES WITH DIFFERENT SET LISTS WHERE NO SONGS WILL BE REPEATED; GROUP TO PERFORM NEW SINGLE “G.L.O.W.” ON “JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE” OCTOBER 24; BRIDGE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE AND DVD RELEASE ALSO CONFIRMED

This fall marks one of the busiest and most creative times in the history of THE SMASHING PUMPKINS.  They are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 1988 formation with a unique fall tour, a precedent-setting new single (“G.L.O.W.,” to be released via the Guitar Hero® World Tour game) and a revealing two-DVD set (If All Goes Wrong via Coming Home Media) filmed at their residencies last year in San Francisco and Asheville, NC.

The band—always one of rock’s most forward-thinking, influential, and often misunderstood musical forces—commence their North American “20th Anniversary Tour” November 1.  The five-week run will be highlighted by multi-night stops in such cities as Chicago, Toronto, New York, Washington, Boston, Kansas City and Los Angeles. With such a vast repertoire, the Pumpkins are coming prepared with completely different set lists in each of the multi-night engagements with no songs being repeated over the course of the two night run.  Night #1 is being called “Black Sunshine,” while night #2 will be dubbed “White Crosses.”  A special two-night ticket bundle will be available for all multi-night engagements.
 
In Chicago—where singer/guitarist BILLY CORGAN and drummer JIMMY CHAMBERLIN continue to be based—the Pumpkins will play four shows at two different venues.  In cities where the band is set to play one night, they plan to deliver a unique one-off set.

“I am extremely proud of the work we have done,” says CHAMBERLIN. “It certainly doesn't seem like 20 years! The Pumpkins will always be about moving forward and although I’m excited to play these shows, I’m just as excited to move our music into the next decade.”

Before the anniversary tour’s kick-off, the Pumpkins will make a return performance at the annual Bridge School benefit hosted by Neil Young in Shoreline, CA on October 26 (the second of the two-night engagement).  The band last performed at this annual event—benefiting children with severe speech and physical impairments—in 1999.

The Pumpkins have also confirmed a national television appearance for Friday, October 24 when they’ll perform “G.L.O.W.” on the outdoor stage at ABC-TV’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” The song will be released via the upcoming Guitar Hero® World Tour game, marking the first time a band has recorded a new song exclusively for the franchise which will be released afterwards, giving Guitar Hero® fans exclusive access to Smashing Pumpkins music before anyone else.  The new track, bundled with two other rocking Smashing Pumpkins hits—“1979” and “The Everlasting Gaze”—will be available post-launch of the game as a three-song downloaded content pack. Additionally, on-disc with the release of Guitar Hero World Tour this fall, Corgan will appear as an in-game character and will bring with him “Today,” the band’s smash hit from their pivotal and four-times platinum 1993 album Siamese Dream.

The band’s upcoming two-DVD set If All Goes Wrong is due out November 11 and consists of a 105-minute documentary, also titled If All Goes Wrong, plus The Fillmore Residency, a full concert filmed in late July and early August of 2007 over five of the 11 sold-out nights at the famed Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, CA. From the opening note to the final chord, the documentary If All Goes Wrong showcases a band returning with an “enveloping epic force” (Los Angeles Times) as it traces the Pumpkins during their 19-show residency, which began with eight shows at Asheville, NC’s Orange Peel in late June and continued through 11 sold-out nights at San Francisco’s famed Fillmore Auditorium. Interviews with band members, fans, journalists and fellow musicians reveal the fears, excitement, determination, exhaustion and tension inherent in Billy Corgan and his newly revitalized musical unit.

DATE                         CITY                                        VENUE                    

Sat      11/1             Cleveland, OH                         Palace Theatre

Mon     11/3              Toronto, ONT                          Massey Hall

Tue      11/4             Toronto, ONT                          Massey Hall

Thu      11/6             New York, NY                          United Palace Theatre

Fri       11/7            New York, NY                          United Palace Theatre

Sat      11/8             Atlantic City, NJ                     Borgata

Tue      11/11            Washington, DC                     DAR Constitution Hall

Wed    11/12              Washington, DC                        DAR Constitution Hall

Fri       11/14           Boston, MA                            Wang Center

Sat      11/15            Boston, MA                            Wang Center

Sun     11/16             Uncasville, CT                        Mohegan Sun Arena

Tue      11/18            Chicago, IL                           Chicago Theatre

Wed    11/19              Chicago, IL                           Chicago Theatre

Fri       11/21           Chicago, IL                           Auditorium Theatre

Sat      11/22            Chicago, IL                           Auditorium Theatre

Wed    11/26              St. Louis, MO                         Fox Theatre

Sun     11/30             San Diego, CA                         RIMAC Arena

Tue      12/2             Los Angeles, CA                       Gibson Amphitheatre

Wed    12/3               Los Angeles, CA                       Gibson Amphitheatre

About The Smashing Pumpkins:

The Smashing Pumpkins have created one of the most acclaimed bodies of work in musical history and sold over 30 million albums.  Formed in Chicago in 1988, they released Gish, their influential (and platinum) debut in 1991, which was followed by more platinum and multi-platinum albums including the nine-time platinum Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness and the four-time platinum Siamese Dream as well as the platinum certified 1998 album Adore.   The pivotal group’s many hits defined the alternative music era and continue to resonate on modern rock radio, influencing a whole new generation.   The Pumpkins returned in 2007 with their gold-certified and acclaimed sixth album Zeitgeist,   which entered the charts in July at Number 2 in the U.S and in the Top Ten internationally.    Since their triumphant return to the stage in 2007, the Pumpkins have headlined some of the biggest events around the globe including the Reading Festival, Rock Am Ring, and the V fest.  Earlier this year, the band was inducted into Hollywood’s RockWalk. Their first post-major label release was the song “Superchrist,” issued via the Guitar Center CD Fresh Cuts Vol. 2.  They subsequently recorded the song “G.L.O.W.” for the upcoming Guitar Hero® World Tour game, marking the first time a band has recorded a new song exclusively for the franchise.  On November 11, 2008, the band will release their first live DVD, If All Goes Wrong.

 

 

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