Alternative rock veterans The Smashing Pumpkins hosted a livestreamed event titled ‘Farewell To Zero: A Private Requiem With The Smashing Pumpkins‘ tonight, May 17th. Part fictional memorial service/part concert, the hybrid event bid farewell to the ‘Zero’ persona-adopted by band’s frontman Billy Corgan in the 90s, complete with eulogies and tributes.
Staged at the American Legion Post 43 in Los Angeles, CA, that event also featured a live performance that preceded the announcement of an arena tour that the band will embark upon in support of the 30th anniversary of their diamond-certified double album, 1995’s “Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness“.
That trek, ‘The Rats In A Cage Tour‘, was unveiled during the end of that livestreamed event, which itself was accompanied by an associated merch drop. The performance part of today’s ‘requiem’ boasted the following setlist:
“1979“
“Bullet With Butterfly Wings“
“Edin“
“Luna“
“Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans“
“Here Is No Why” (first time since 1997)
“Tonight, Tonight“
“Jellybelly“
“Bodies“
“Cherub Rock“
“Zero“
“The Everlasting Gaze“
Dates for this run, which will also celebrate, ‘nearly four decades of hits and dark treasures’, will play out as follows:
09/30 Columbus, OH – The Schottenstein Center
10/02 Boston, MA – TD Garden
10/03 Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
10/04 Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
10/06 Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
10/07 Hamilton, ON – TD Coliseum
10/09 Montreal, QC – Centre Bell
10/11 Madison, WI – Kohl Center
10/13 Saint Paul, MN – Grand Casino Arena
10/14 Chicago, IL – United Center
10/16 Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
10/17 Jacksonville, FL – VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
10/18 Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena
10/20 Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse
10/22 Nashville, TN – The Truth
10/24 Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center
10/25 Austin, TX – Moody Center
10/27 Denver, CO – Ball Arena
10/29 Salt Lake City, UT – Delta Center
10/30 Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
11/01 Portland, OR – Moda Center
11/03 Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
11/05 Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
11/06 Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
11/08 San Jose, CA – SAP Center
11/11 Phoenix, AZ – Mortgage Matchup Center
11/12 Inglewood, CA – Kia Forum
11/14 Huntington Beach, CA – Darker Waves
Citi cardholders and Verizon Access presales will be up on Tuesday, May 19th at 10:00am local. A Live Nation All Access ticket presale will launch a day later on Wednesday, May 20th at 10:00am local time. The general onsale will commence Thursday, May, 21st at 10:00am local time.
