3/4ths of the Original Smashing Pumpkins Line-Up Is Reuniting
Rosenberg’s Rule of Reunions says that every band will reunite sooner or later… but as of today, I’m adding an addendum. And that addendum is this: there will be some kind of wrinkle. For either health reasons (Carcass’ Ken Owen) or financial reasons (Guns N’ Roses’ Izzy Stradlin) or drama reasons (Faith No More’s Jim Martin) or simply lack of availability (Alice in Chains’ Layne Staley), there’s usually someone missing.
In the case of the The Smashing Pumpkins, who have just confirmed their long-rumored reunion tour, that person is bassist D’arcy Wretzky. While guitarist/vocalist Billy Corgan, guitarist James Iha, and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin have all kissed and made nice, Wretzky still does not have any nice things to say about Corgan. She’ll be replaced by Jeff Schroeder, who was previously doing Iha’s job. It seems unlikely that D’arcy’s absence will hurt the band’s ticket sales, but I’m sure some fans will feel let down.
If you’re goin’ anyway, dates are below (via Team Rock):
Jul 12: Glendale Gila River Arena, AZ
Jul 14: Oklahoma City Chesapeake Energy Arena, OK
Jul 16: Austin Frank Erwin Center, TX
Jul 17: Houston Toyota Center, TX
Jul 18: Dallas American Airlines Center, TX
Jul 20: Nashville Bridgestone Arena, TN
Jul 21: Louisville KFC Yum! Center, KY
Jul 22: Atlanta Infinite Energy Aerna, GA
Jul 24: Miami American Airlines Arena, FL
Jul 25: Tampa Amalie Arena, FL
Jul 27: Baltimore Royal Farms Arena, MD
Jul 28: Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center, PA
Jul 29: Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena, CT
Jul 31: Boston TD Garden, MA
Aug 01: New York Madison Square Garden, NY
Aug 04: Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena, PA
Aug 05: Detroit Little Caesars Arena, MI
Aug 07: Montreal Centre Bell, QC
Aug 08: Toronto Air Canada Centre, ON
Aug 11: Columbus Schottenstein Center, OH
Aug 13: Chicago United Center, IL
Aug 16: Kansas City Sprint Center, MO
Aug 17: Indianapolis Bankers Life Fieldhouse, IN
Aug 19: St. Paul Xcel Energy Center, MN
Aug 20: Omaha CenturyLink Center, NE
Aug 21: Sioux Falls Denny Sanford Premier Center, SD
Aug 24: Seattle Key Arena, WA
Aug 25: Portland Moda Center, OR
Aug 27: Oakland Oracle Arena, CA
Aug 28: Sacramento Golden 1 Center, CA
Aug 30: Los Angeles The Forum, CA
Sep 01: San Diego Viejas Arena, CA
Sep 02: Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena, NV
Sep 04: Salt Lake City Vivint Smart Home Arena, UT
Sep 05: Denver Pepsi Center, CO
Sep 07: Boise Ford Idaho Center, ID
