The Smashing Pumpkins Line Up 20th Anniversary Tour

July 9, 2008

The Smashing Pumpkins Line Up 20th Anniversary Tour • The Gish tour is moving to '09, the August shows will be small and loose, and the November SP20 shows will be a Big Deal. Says Billy: "The August tour is going to be a blast... Expect a very loud and raucous show from us...and we are very, very happy to know we will finally be playing our own shows come November in New York, L.A., and Chicago... The 20th Anniversary shows will be magical... We are already working on lots of surprises." More at smashingpumpkins.com.

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12 Comments

Maybe one surprise will be having more than half the original lineup playing?

Posted by: Jonathon at 07/09/08 2:14 PM | Reply
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They're not bad...for an all girl band.

Posted by: mdkdl at 07/09/08 2:25 PM | Reply
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what does "know we will finally be playing our own shows come November"
have they NOT been playing their own shows? I mean... they did tour zeitgeist
or was that some sort of clone/lookalike band...?

Posted by: joethelion at 07/09/08 2:46 PM | Reply
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I saw the current edition of the band on the Zeitgeist tour, and yes I was mighty impressed when they played stuff from Gish and Siamese Dream (and even Mellon Collie). I was much less impressed with the recent material. So, even if this is a cash grab playing on people's nostalgia, it could still make for some profoundly excellent concerts.

Posted by: Johnnyboy at 07/09/08 3:18 PM | Reply
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"have they NOT been playing their own shows?"

A lot of the shows they played on the Zeitgeist tour were of music festivals. Sure they had residency shows, but those were just in two cities. A lot of the others were "Blah Blah festival '08". This was true both in the US and internationally.

Posted by: CL at 07/09/08 3:33 PM | Reply
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Give it up Billy...seriously. We don't care.

Posted by: Paul at 07/09/08 4:32 PM | Reply
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Nature kids

Posted by: SM at 07/09/08 4:33 PM | Reply
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...they don't have no function.

Posted by: Paul at 07/09/08 4:36 PM | Reply
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um guys, i think the moniker "SP20" should be reserved for the sub pop fest called....um...SP20

I don't know, sometimes I can't tell what's a joke with you guys anymore...

Posted by: christian at 07/09/08 8:29 PM | Reply
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Dear Billy Corgan,

Your band sounds boring and hollow without James Iha.