After the Smashing Pumpkins' overseas dates conclude August 29th in Athens, Greece, they return to North America for a busy fall. The band will headline their own shows and top the bill at the massive KROQ “L.A. Invasion” show 9/15 at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles which also features Velvet Revolver and Foo Fighters.
Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins during their performance at the 2007 Virgin Festival at Pimlico Racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland USA 05 August 2007. The Virgin Festival made its U.S. debut last year in Baltimore, with 40,000 fans and such acts as the Who. Now, it returns to Pimlico Race Course with an expanded, two-day lineup of big names such as the Police and Amy Winehouse. EPA/SHAWN THEW EDITORIAL USE ONLY
The Smashing Pumpkins - currently headlining festivals and their own shows in Europe for the second time this year-have just released "That's The Way (My Love Is)," the second single from ‘Zeitgeist’ (Martha's Music/Reprise), their critically acclaimed and worldwide chart-topping album. “That's The Way (My Love Is)” follows the success of “Tarantula,” which peaked at #2 on Billboard's "Modern Rock Tracks" chart. The Pumpkins debuted “That's The Way (My Love Is)” Friday, July 13 on “The Late Show with David Letterman” after having opened the week by performing “Tarantula” July 9th on the show.
Meanwhile, look for the Paul Brown-directed video of “That's The Way (My Love Is),” recently shot in Los Angeles, to emerge in the coming weeks. Other high profile appearances include headlining the Virgin Festival in Toronto (9/9) and the Voodoo Music Experience at New Orleans' City Park during Halloween weekend (10/27). The Pumpkins' fall tour-their first full-scale North American tour since 2000 – will take the band to theatres and amphitheatres including Red Rocks in Denver and is highlighted by multiple night engagements in Vancouver, Boston, Philadelphia and Atlanta. Joining the Pumpkins on tour are The Bravery (9/24-10/9) and then Explosions in the Sky (10/11 to mid-November, except in Dallas). The return of The Smashing Pumpkins has been highlighted by a true sense of renewal and artistic vitality, as particularly evidenced by their sold-out residencies at the Orange Peel in Asheville, NC (nine shows between 6/23-7/5) and the historic Fillmore (11 shows between 7/15-8/1) in San Francisco, CA.
On the road, main singer-songwriter and guitarist Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin have welcomed Jeff Schroeder (guitar) and Ginger Reyes (bass) to the line-up, which is supported by keyboardist Lisa Harriton. Throughout their residencies, the Pumpkins rotated over 70 songs, digging deep into its catalog of hits, album cuts and B-sides. With all shows spanning an impressive three hours, the intimate gigs encompassed rarities and fan favorites (“Day Dream,” “Drown,” “Aeroplane Flies High”) as well as classic Pumpkins tunes and the potent material from their sixth album ‘Zeitgeist.’
These shows were marked by acoustic versions of Pumpkins material that gave the songs different dimensions as well as sprawling electric improvisatory flights that took the band-and the audience-in exciting new directions. As Corgan explained to fans on the band's website: "...our stated hope for playing so many shows in a fixed locale is to foster an environment of creativity, risk taking, and mutual community...to attempt to find some new forms (musically and aesthetically) that will point us future forward...this means playing songs not yet written, digging thru some forgotten ones, and a whole lot of rehearsing during the days ahead so the nights will be filled with chance...we hope that each of these performances can be a great adventure, and look fully to capture the spirit of the moment, wherever we all may be... " The Smashing Pumpkins fall tour itinerary is as follows: DATE CITY VENUE
Wed 8/22 Glasgow, Scotland Glasgow Academy Fri 8/24 Leeds, England Leeds Festival Sun 8/26 Reading, England Reading Festival Wed 8/29 Athens, Greece Terra Vibe Park Sat 9/8 Montreal, QC Parc Jean Drapeau Sun 9/9 Toronto, CAN Virgin Festival Thu 9/13 Las Vegas, NV The Pearl Sat 9/15 Los Angeles, CA Home Depot Center Sun 9/16 Tucson, AZ Tucson Electric Park Tue 9/18 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theater Wed 9/19 San Diego, CA SDSU Open Air Theatre Fri 9/21 Ridgefield, WA Clark County Amphitheatre Sat 9/22 Seattle, WA Quest Field w/ The Bravery Mon 9/24 Vancouver, BC PNE Forum Wed 9/26 Vancouver, BC PNE Forum Fri 9/28 Salt Lake City, UT McKay Center (U of U) Sun 9/30 Denver, CO Red Rocks Tue 10/2 St. Paul, MN Wilkins Aud. Thu 10/4 Normal, IL Braden Aud. Sat 10/6 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center Sun 10/7 Detroit, MI Fox Theater Tue 10/9 Pittsburgh, PA Palumbo Cntr (Duquesne U) w/ Explosions in the Sky Thu 10/11 Columbus, OH LC Pavilion Sat 10/13 Boston, MA Orpheum Mon 10/15 Boston, MA Orpheum Tue 10/16 Boston, MA Orpheum Fri 10/19 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theater Sun 10/21 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theater Mon 10/22 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theater Thu 10/25 Memphis, TN Mud Island Amp Sat 10/27 New Orleans, LA City Park Tue 10/30 Atlanta, GA Fox Theater Wed 10/31 Atlanta, GA Fox Theater Sat 11/3 Dallas, TX Nokia Theater Mon 11/5 Nashville, TN Ryman Theater Fri 11/9 TBA TBA
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