Smashing Pumpkins announce massive UK arena date

Following the release of comeback single Solara last week, Smashing Pumpkins have announced a massive headlining date at London's Wembley Arena on October 16. So far, it's the only date of the band's Shiny And Oh So Bright tour to be announced for the UK. The band also announced they will be playing a show at Bolonga's Unipol Arena two days later.

The band announced the tour earlier this year, touting it as a "original members reunion" – amid a very public battle between frontman Billy Corgan and classic-era bassist D'arcy Wretzky, which erupted when it transpired she hadn't been invited to rejoin the band. Instead, long-time collaborator Jeff Schroeder will join the band on bass.

Smashing Pumpkins Shiny And Oh So Bright US & Europe tour dates

Jul 12: Gila River Arena, Glendale, AZ, US
Jul 14: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK, US
Jul 16: Frank C Erwin Special Events Center, Austin, TX, US
Jul 17: Toyota Center, Houston, TX, US
Jul 18: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX, US
Jul 20: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN, US
Jul 21: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY, US
Jul 22: Infinite Energy Arena, Atlanta, GA, US
Jul 24: Americanairlines Arena, Miami, FL, US
Jul 25: Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL, US
Jul 27: Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, MD, US
Jul 28: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA, US
Jul 29: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT, US
Jul 31: TD Garden, Boston, MA, US
Aug 01: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, US
Aug 02: The Smashing Pumpkins 30th Anniversary Series, Holmdel, NJ, US
Aug 04: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, US
Aug 05: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI, US
Aug 07: Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada
Aug 08: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada
Aug 09: Budweiser Gardens, London, Canada
Aug 11: Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH, US
Aug 13: United Center, Chicago, IL, US
Aug 14: United Center, Chicago, IL, US
Aug 16: Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO, US
Aug 17: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN, US
Aug 19: Xcel Energy Center, St Paul, MN, US
Aug 20: Centurylink Center Omaha, Omaha, NE, US
Aug 21: Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, SD, US
Aug 24: Keyarena, Seattle, WA, US
Aug 25: Moda Center, Portland, OR, US
Aug 27: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA, US
Aug 28: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA, US
Aug 30: The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, US
Aug 31: The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, US
Sep 01: Viejas Arena, San Diego, CA, US
Sep 02: T-mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV, US
Sep 04: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, UT, US
Sep 05: Pepsi Center, Denver, CO, US
Sep 07: Ford Idaho Center Arena, Nampa, ID, US
Sep 08: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Canada
Sep 09: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada
Oct 16: Wembley Arena, London, UK
Oct 18: Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy

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