Smashing Pumpkins return to Europe

By M&C News Nov 19, 2007, 16:36 GMT

The Smashing Pumpkins perform during one of the eight Live Earth concerts being held around the world at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, on 07 July 2007. A total of 150 artists will be performing in nine cities, including Sydney, Tokyo and Washington, over 24 hours EPA/JUSTIN LANE

The Smashing Pumpkins have announced they will return to the U.K. and Europe for a major arena headlining tour launching January 27 at Arena in Belgrade, Serbia and encompassing shows in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, France, Ireland, Scotland, England, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland, where the trek wraps March 3 in Helsinki.

This will mark the band's third round of overseas dates in connection with their critically acclaimed ‘Zeitgeist’ album (Martha's Music/Reprise), which entered the album charts in July in the Top Five in the U.S. (#2), Canada (#1), New Zealand (#1), the U.K. (#4), Italy
(#5) and Switzerland (#5), with more Top Ten debuts in Germany (#7), Holland (#7) and Australia (#8).  In the U.S and Canada, a special configuration of ‘Zeitgeist’ - awarded a four-star rating by Rolling Stone-is now available at Best Buy stores with three bonus tracks from the album's original sessions ("Death From Above," "Ma Belle," "Stellar") and a bonus DVD with a 20-minute documentary, Inside the ‘Zeitgeist,’ as well as the music videos for "Tarantula" and "That's the Way (My Love Is)."

The Smashing Pumpkins' extensive 2007 tour schedule commenced in Europe with an intimate sold-out show at the historic, elegantly appointed Grand Rex in Paris (May 22) and wrapped with another sold-out small venue gig at Sheperds Bush Empire in London (June 19). 

In between those shows, the band headlined the major summer European festivals.  Next, they returned to the U.S. for a special performance at Live Earth on July 7 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford NJ; 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; as well as headlining slots at the two Virgin Festivals in North America:
August 5 at Pimlico Park in Washington, D.C. and September 8 at Toronto Island Park in Canada. 

Following the D.C. performance, the band returned overseas to headline festivals in Belgium, England, Greece and Turkey. The Pumpkins' fall our-their first full-scale North American tour since 2000-has been ighlighted by multiple night engagements in Vancouver, Boston, Philadelphia and Atlanta plus headlining performances at the massive KROQ "L.A. Invasion" show at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles on
9/15 and the Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans on 10/27.  The band wraps its North American tour November 18 in Dallas.
 
The Smashing Pumpkins tour dates include:THE SMASHING PUMPKINS complete current tour schedule is:
 
Sun  1/27   Belgrade, Serbia        Arena
Tue  1/29   Budapest, Hungary       Arena
Wed  1/30   Prague, Czech Republic  T-Mobile
Thu  1/31   Vienna, Austria         Stadthalle
Sat  2/2    Milan, Italy            Forum
Sun  2/3    Bologna, Italy          PalaMalaguti
Tue  2/5    Zurich, Switzerland     Hallenstadion
Wed  2/6    Paris, France           Bercy
Sat  2/9    Dublin, Ireland         Royal Dublin Society (RDS)
Sun  2/10   Belfast, N. Ireland     Kings Hall
Tue  2/12   Glasgow, Scotland       SECC Hall
Thu  2/14   Nottingham, England     Nottingham Arena
Tues 2/15   Manchester, England     MEN Arena
Wed  2/16   London, England         O2 Arena
Mon  2/18   Den Bosch, Netherlands  Brabenthalle
Tue  2/19   Brussels, Belgium       Forest National
Thu  2/21   Munich, Germany         Olympiahalle
Tue  2/22   Frankfurt, Germany      Jahrhunderthalle
Wed  2/23   Berlin, Germany         Arena
Thu  2/24   Oberhausen, Germany     Koenig-Pilsener Arena
Sat  2/26   Hamburg, Germany        Colorline Arena
Wed  2/27   Copenhagen, Denmark     Valbyhallen
Fri  2/29   Oslo, Norway            Spektrum
Sat  3/1    Stockholm , Sweden      Hovet
Mon  3/3    Helsinki, Finland       Ice Hall