The Smashing Pumpkins announce additional shows for The World Is A Vampire concert tour
Save yourself from "Infinite Sadness" when The Smashing Pumpkins come to a venue near you.
The veteran alt-rockers, led by frontman Billy Corgan, are adding a slew of new shows to their upcoming The World Is A Vampire Tour, the group shared on social media Monday. The band announced dates for the European leg of the tour, which kicks off July 6 in England, earlier this month.
The Smashing Pumpkins will open the North American leg of the tour in Washington, D.C., on July 29. The Grammy-winning band is to set to play in cities such as Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Atlanta and Los Angeles before wrapping the tour in San Diego, California, on Sept. 28.
The band will be joined by Canadian rockers The Glorious Sons and pop rock group Pvris.
Many of the Pumpkins' tour dates are part of their joint summer tour with pop-punk outfit Green Day, which begins July 29.
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A tour pre-sale will take place Tuesday at 10 a.m. local time, during which fans can use the passcode "Vampire" to gain ticket access. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time on livenation.com.
Spanning dream pop, progressive rock and psychedelic, some of the band’s most popular albums remain “Siamese Dream” to “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness,” both released in the 1990s. Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers include “1979,” “Tonight, Tonight” and “Ava Adore.”
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