SMASHING PUMPKINS Announce 20th-Anniversary Tour

September 23, 2008

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 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".

SMASHING PUMPKINS 20th-anniversary tour dates:

Nov. 01 - Cleveland, OH - Palace Theatre
Nov. 03 - Toronto, ONT - Massey Hall
Nov. 04 - Toronto, ONT - Massey Hall
Nov. 06 - New York, NY - United Palace Theatre
Nov. 07 - New York, NY - United Palace Theatre
Nov. 08 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata
Nov. 11 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
Nov. 12 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
Nov. 14 - Boston, MA - Wang Center
Nov. 15 - Boston, MA - Wang Center
Nov. 16 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
Nov. 18 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
Nov. 19 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
Nov. 21 - Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theatre
Nov. 22 - Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theatre
Nov. 26 - St. Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
Nov. 30 - San Diego, CA - RIMAC Arena
Dec. 02 - Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre
Dec. 03 - Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre

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