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The new lineup of METAL CHURCH made its live debut last night (Sunday, May 17) at the San Luis Metal Fest at Teatro del Pueblo in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Fan-filmed video of the show can be seen below. METAL CHURCH's current lineup consists of founding guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof alongside longtime...

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 202609/30 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center10/02 Boston, MA TD Garden10/03 Baltimore, MD CFG Bank Arena10/04 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center10/06 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena10/07 Hamilton, Ontario TD Coliseum10/09 Montreal, Quebec Bell Centre10/11 Madison, WI Kohl Center10/13 Saint Paul, MN Grand Casino Arena10/14 Chicago, IL United Center10/16 Charlotte, North Carolina Spectrum Center10/17 Jacksonville, FL VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena10/18 Tampa, FL Benchmark International Arena10/20 Indianapolis, IN Gainbridge Fieldhouse10/22 Nashville, TN The Truth10/24 Oklahoma City, OK Paycom Center10/25 Austin, TX Moody Center10/27 Denver, CO Ball Arena10/29 Salt Lake City, UT Delta Center10/30 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena11/01 Portland, OR Moda Center11/03 Calgary, Alberta Scotiabank Saddledome11/05 Vancouver, British Columbia Rogers Arena11/06 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena11/08 San Jose, CA SAP Center11/11 Phoenix, AZ Mortgage Matchup Center11/12 Los Angeles, CA The Kia Forum11/14 Huntington Beach, CA Darker Waves This article was originally published on BrooklynVegan.com and has been edited by Revolver. View this post on Instagram