GRAMMY® Award-winning, acclaimed alternative rock pioneers, The Smashing Pumpkins today announced additional dates on their upcoming Shiny And Oh So Bright Tour.
Metric performs at WayHome Music and Arts Festival in 2016 photo Mike Highfield
The Smashing Pumpkins today also announced indie rock band Metric will support them on the tour. A complete list of upcoming Shiny And Oh So Bright Tour dates can be found below. Tickets for the tour’s previously announced dates are on sale now.
Produced by Live Nation, the Shiny And Oh So Bright Tour is The Smashing Pumpkins’ first outing in nearly 20 years to feature founding members Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, and James Iha. Produced by Live Nation, the 39-city tour will kick off in Glendale, AZ on July 12, 2018 and visit North American arenas throughout the summer.
The monumental tour, which coincides with the 30th anniversary of the band’s formation, will highlight music from the group’s inception through 2000, and will exclusively feature material from their groundbreaking debut Gish through Siamese Dream, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Adore, and Machina. Longtime Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder will also take part, as the band moves to a three guitar lineup to better emulate the signature tones and textures of their albums.
Formed in Chicago, IL in 1988, The Smashing Pumpkins released their heralded debut album Gish in 1991 and found mainstream success with 1993’s 4x multi-platinum Siamese Dream and 1995’s 10x multi-platinum Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. With nine studio albums and over 30 million albums sold to date, the GRAMMY®, MTV VMA, and American Music Award winning band remains an influential force in alternative rock.
The Smashing Pumpkins are represented by Velvet Hammer Music and Management Group.
In 2009, Metric self-released their 4th studio album Fantasies, which sold over 500,000 albums and millions of singles worldwide. Fantasies was followed by the band’s 5th studio album Synthetica (2012), and more recently Pagans in Vegas (2015). The band has completed their next album, which is expected out in 2018. Metric became the first band in history to have a Top 20 hit at US commercial radio without the backing of a label. Metric also collaborated with legendary composer Howard Shore on writing the official theme song and score music for the Twilight saga’s blockbuster film Eclipse, which was nominated for both Grammy and Oscar awards.
The band will perform in London, Ontario on August 9th, Calgary, Alberta on September 8, and Edmonton, Alberta on September 9. Tickets for the shows will go on sale to the general public starting this Monday, May 14th at 10:00am local time and be available at www.smashingpumpkins.com, LiveNation.com, and via the Live Nation App.
Smashing Pumpkins 2018 North American Tour Dates
| July 12, 2018 | Glendale, AZ | Gila River Arena |
| July 14, 2018 | Oklahoma City, OK | Chesapeake Energy Arena |
| July 16, 2018 | Austin, TX | Frank Erwin Center |
| July 17, 2018 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center |
| July 18, 2018 | Dallas, TX | American Airlines Center |
| July 20, 2018 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena |
| July 21, 2018 | Louisville, KY | KFC Yum! Center* |
| July 22, 2018 | Atlanta, GA | Infinite Energy Arena |
| July 24, 2018 | Miami, FL | American Airlines Arena |
| July 25, 2018 | Tampa, FL | Amalie Arena |
| July 27, 2018 | Baltimore, MD | Royal Farms Arena |
| July 28, 2018 | Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Center |
| July 29, 2018 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| July 31, 2018 | Boston, MA | TD Garden |
| August 01, 2018 | New York City, NY | Madison Square Garden |
| August 04, 2018 | Pittsburgh, PA | PPG Paints Arena |
| August 05, 2018 | Detroit, MI | Little Caesars Arena |
| August 07, 2018 | Montreal, Québec | Centre Bell |
| August 08, 2018 | Toronto, Ontario | Air Canada Centre* |
| August 09, 2018 | London, Ontario | Budweiser Gardens – On Sale May 14 |
| August 11, 2018 | Columbus, OH | Schottenstein Center |
| August 13, 2018 | Chicago, IL | United Center – SOLD OUT |
| August 14, 2018 | Chicago, IL | United Center |
| August 16, 2018 | Kansas City, MO | Sprint Center |
| August 17, 2018 | Indianapolis, IN | Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
| August 19, 2018 | St. Paul, MN | Xcel Energy Center |
| August 20, 2018 | Omaha, NE | CenturyLink Center |
| August 21, 2018 | Sioux Falls, SD | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
| August 24, 2018 | Seattle, WA | KeyArena |
| August 25, 2018 | Portland, OR | Moda Center |
| August 27, 2018 | Oakland, CA | Oracle Arena |
| August 28, 2018 | Sacramento, CA | Golden 1 Center |
| August 30, 2018 | Los Angeles, CA | The Forum – SOLD OUT |
| August 31, 2018 | Los Angeles, CA | The Forum |
| September 01, 2018 | San Diego, CA | Viejas Arena |
| September 02, 2018 | Las Vegas, NV | T-Mobile Arena |
| September 04, 2018 | Salt Lake City, UT | Vivint Smart Home Arena |
| September 05, 2018 | Denver, CO | Pepsi Center |
| September 07, 2018 | Boise, ID | Ford Idaho Center |
| September 08, 2018 | Calgary, Alberta | Scotiabank Saddledome – On Sale May 14* |
| September 09, 2018 | Edmonton, Alberta | Rogers Place – On Sale May 14* |
*Without Metric
