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The Smashing Pumpkins Reunion Tour Adds Dates to Chicago and Los Angeles
Due to sold out shows in both cities, Grammy Award-winning, acclaimed alternative rock pioneers, The Smashing Pumpkins announced they are adding additional dates in Chicago, IL and Los Angeles, CA on their upcoming Shiny And Oh So Bright Tour. The band will perform additional nights at Chicago, IL’s United Center on August 14, 2018, and Los Angeles, CA’s The Forum on August 31, 2018. Tickets for the shows will go on sale to the general public starting this Monday, March 5th at 10:00am local time and be available at www.smashingpumpkins.com, LiveNation.com, and via the Live Nation App.
The Shiny And Oh So Bright Tour is The Smashing Pumpkins’ first tour in nearly 20 years to feature founding members Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, and James Iha. Produced by Live Nation, the 36-city tour will kick off in Glendale, AZ on July 12, 2018 and visit North American arenas throughout the summer. Tickets for the tour’s previously announced dates are on sale now. Additional dates to be announced.
The monumental tour, which coincides with the 30th anniversary of the band’s formation, will highlight music from the group’s inception through 2000, and will exclusively feature material from their groundbreaking debut Gish through Siamese Dream, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Adore, and Machina. Longtime Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder will also take part, as the band moves to a three-guitar lineup to better emulate the signature tones and textures of their albums.
Formed in Chicago, IL in 1988, The Smashing Pumpkins released their heralded debut album Gish in 1991 and found mainstream success with 1993’s 4x multi-platinum Siamese Dream and 1995’s 10x multi-platinum Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. With nine studio albums and over 30 million albums sold to date, the Grammy, MTV VMA, and American Music Award-winning band remain an influential force in alternative rock.
July 12, 2018
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Glendale, AZ
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Gila River Arena
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July 14, 2018
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Oklahoma City, OK
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Chesapeake Energy Arena
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July 16, 2018
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Austin, TX
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Frank Erwin Center
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July 17, 2018
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Houston, TX
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Toyota Center
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July 18, 2018
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Dallas, TX
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American Airlines Center
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July 20, 2018
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Nashville, TN
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Bridgestone Arena
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July 21, 2018
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Louisville, KY
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KFC Yum! Center
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July 22, 2018
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Atlanta, GA
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Infinite Energy Arena
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July 24, 2018
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Miami, FL
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AmericanAirlines Arena
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July 25, 2018
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Tampa, FL
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Amalie Arena
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July 27, 2018
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Baltimore, MD
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Royal Farms Arena
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July 28, 2018
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Philadelphia, PA
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Wells Fargo Center
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July 29, 2018
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Uncasville, CT
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Mohegan Sun Arena
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July 31, 2018
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Boston, MA
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TD Garden
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August 01, 2018
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New York City, NY
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Madison Square Garden
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August 04, 2018
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Pittsburgh, PA
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PPG Paints Arena
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August 05, 2018
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Detroit, MI
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Little Caesars Arena
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August 07, 2018
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Montreal
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Centre Bell
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August 08, 2018
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Toronto
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Air Canada Centre
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August 11, 2018
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Columbus, OH
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Schottenstein Center
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August 13, 2018
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Chicago, IL
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United Center – SOLD OUT
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August 14, 2018
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Chicago, IL | United Center – On Sale Mon Mar 5 |
August 16, 2018
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Kansas City, MO
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Sprint Center
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August 17, 2018
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Indianapolis, IN
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Bankers Life Fieldhouse
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August 19, 2018
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St. Paul, MN
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Xcel Energy Center
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August 20, 2018
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Omaha, NE
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CenturyLink Center
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August 21, 2018
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Sioux Falls, SD
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Denny Sanford Premier Center
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August 24, 2018
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Seattle, WA
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KeyArena
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August 25, 2018
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Portland, OR
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Moda Center
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August 27, 2018
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Oakland, CA
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Oracle Arena
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August 28, 2018
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Sacramento, CA
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Golden 1 Center
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August 30, 2018
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Los Angeles, CA
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The Forum – SOLD OUT
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August 31, 2018 | Los Angeles, CA | The Forum – On Sale Mon Mar 5 |
September 01, 2018
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San Diego, CA
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Viejas Arena
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September 02, 2018
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Las Vegas, NV
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T-Mobile Arena
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September 04, 2018
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Vivint Smart Home Arena
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September 05, 2018
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Denver, CO
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Pepsi Center
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September 07, 2018
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Boise, ID
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Ford Idaho Center
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Music
“He Walks By Night” – Listen to a Brand New John Carpenter Song NOW!
It’s a new day, and you’ve got new John Carpenter to listen to. John Carpenter, Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter have released the new track He Walks By Night this morning, the second single off their upcoming album Lost Themes IV: Noir, out May 3 on Sacred Bones Records.
Lost Themes IV: Noir is the latest installment in a series that sees Carpenter releasing new music for John Carpenter movies that don’t actually exist. The first Lost Themes was released in 2015, followed by Lost Themes II in 2016 and Lost Themes III: Alive After Death in 2021.
Sacred Bones previews, “It’s been a decade since John Carpenter recorded the material that would become Lost Themes, his debut album of non-film music and the opening salvo in one of Hollywood’s great second acts. Those vibrant, synth-driven songs, made in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies, kickstarted a musical renaissance for the pioneering composer and director. With Lost Themes IV: Noir, they’ve struck gold again, this time mining the rich history of the film noir genre for inspiration.
“Since the first Lost Themes, John has referred to these compositions as “soundtracks for the movies in your mind.” On the fourth installment in the series, those movies are noirs. Like the film genre they were influenced by, what makes these songs “noirish” is sometimes slippery and hard to define, and not merely reducible to a collection of tropes. The scores for the great American noir pictures were largely orchestral, while the Carpenters and Davies work off a sturdy synth-and-guitar backbone.
“The trio’s free-flowing chemistry means Lost Themes IV: Noir runs like a well-oiled machine—the 1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster from Kiss Me Deadly, perhaps, or the 1958 Plymouth Fury from John’s own Christine. It’s a chemistry that’s helped power one of the most productive stretches of John’s creative life, and Noir proves that it’s nowhere near done yielding brilliant results.”
You can pre-save Lost Themes IV: Noir right now! And listen to the new track below…
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