Smashing Pumpkins Return For UK Shows
Billy Corgan brings back the classic brand in November...
Smashing Pumpkins are to return to the UK to play a series of shows this autumn. Billy Corgan will be bringing the latest line-up of the classic Chicago band, kicking off in Manchester on November 11.
The 2011 Pumpkins features Corgan, Jeff Schroeder on guitar, Nicole Fiorentino on bass and Mike Byrne on drums and the tour pre-empts the release of a new album, Oceania in early 2012 and a set of reissues of the classic albums from 1991 to 2000.
The full itinerary is:
November 11 O2 Apollo, Manchester
November 13 O2 Academy, Glasgow
November 14 O2 Academy, Newcastle
November 15 O2 Academy, Brixton
November 16 O2 Academy, Brixton
November 18 O2 Academy, Sheffield
November 19 O2 Academy, Birmingham
Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday September 9. See www.xfm.co.uk/gigs for more details.
Tagged as Smashing Pumpkins, Live, Tour Dates
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