Despite all their rage, Smashing Pumpkins still announced their “The Rats in a Cage” anniversary tour over the weekend. The upcoming trip celebrates the 30th anniversary of their third album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, and the tour will feature two distinct sets for the album and “nearly four decades of hits and dark treasures.”
The tour was announced during their “A Funeral for Zero” livestream on Sunday (May 17th), which took place at Los Angeles, California’s Hollywood Forever Cemetery. The event featured a memorial for Billy Corgan’s “Zero” persona, followed by a live set by The Smashing Pumpkins that included the first performance of “Here Is No Why” since 1997.
“Staging a Mellon Collie-themed show is something we’ve discussed for over a decade, and finally the stars have aligned and exactly on the terms I’d set: which was to build a special night around its most enduring aspirations and ideas,” Corgan said in a statement.
He confirmed that the first set of the night exclusively showcases Mellon Collie songs “in a highly theatrical setting,” while the Pumpkins’ second set will rotate through songs between debut LP Gish and 2024’s Aghori Mhori Mei.
Corgan and Co.’s “Rats in a Cage” tour begins September 30th at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio, and proceeds to hit both coasts and a bunch of Canadian dates before wrapping up at Los Angeles, California’s Kia Forum on November 12th. They then hit the Darker Waves festival in Huntington Beach, California on November 14th.
Tickets for all of the fall headline go on sale this Thursday (May 21st) at 10 AM local time. You’ll find the full schedule below.
Smashing Pumpkins tour dates 2026:
07/31 Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza Chicago 2026
09/30 Columbus, OH – 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, Ontario – TD Coliseum
10/09 Montreal, Quebec – Bell Centre
10/11 Madison, WI – Kohl Center
10/13 Saint Paul, MN – Grand Casino Arena
10/14 Chicago, IL – United Center
10/16 Charlotte, North Carolina – 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, Alberta – Scotiabank Saddledome
11/05 Vancouver, British Columbia – 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 Los Angeles, CA – The Kia Forum
11/14 Huntington Beach, CA – Darker Waves
This article was originally published on BrooklynVegan.com and has been edited by Revolver.