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The Smashing Pumpkins return

Thu 9th Sep, 2010 in Local News

Months after first promising an Australian tour Billy Corgan has finally collected his Smashing Pumpkins crew together to book the flights for a visit in October.

Since the Billy last visited us in 2008 to play at the V Festival he has declared that there won’t be any more Smashing Pumpkins albums ; recruited 20-year-old drummer Mike Byrne ; found a new muse in Jessica Simpson ; held open auditions for new bandmates ; and inducted former Veruca Salt and Spinnerette bassist Nicole Fiorentino into the latest incarnation of the Smashing Pumpkins.

The band has also been releasing the 44-song series Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, with tracks being issued free online one at a time.

FasterLouder presents The Smashing Pumpkins tour:
Tuesday 12 October – Riverside Theatre, Perth
Wednesday 13 October – The Theatre, Adelaide
Friday 15 October – Festival Hall, Melbourne
Saturday 16 October – Big Top, Sydney
Sunday 17 October – The Tivoli, Brisbane

Tickets on sale 12 noon Thursday 16th September.

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radiocide

radiocide said on the 9th Sep, 2010

as in, this october? Wow.

Also, guess this rules them out for Soundwave and BDO. Thank fuck.

shazie

shazie said on the 9th Sep, 2010

I've never seen smashing pumpkins, I really want to see smashing pumkpins, I just don't know if I want to see Billy Corgan new band.

Lucan

Lucan said on the 9th Sep, 2010

5 week lead time is a big surprise.

bigpaddy237

bigpaddy237 said on the 9th Sep, 2010

will be awesome at the tivoli

Hinee

Hinee said on the 9th Sep, 2010

I've never been a massive pumpkins fan but of course love their few mainstream hits. This would be a pretty awesome show at the Tivoli though I can't see tickets being under $80

de-tec-tive

de-tec-tive said on the 9th Sep, 2010

MoRpH

MoRpH said on the 9th Sep, 2010

saw them @ summersonic in japan. they were great at playing the old stuff, but billy put far to much new stuff in the set and the crowd lost interest. the new drummer looks like some high school kid from the central coast.

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 9th Sep, 2010

i'm really torn at whether i want to go or not.

shazie

shazie said on the 9th Sep, 2010

Would you say it's worth going to see them?

doubtfulsounds

doubtfulsounds said on the 9th Sep, 2010

Big Top in Sydney really is a below par venue - the sound is usually terrible.

de-tec-tive

de-tec-tive said on the 9th Sep, 2010

Shazie - if you've never seen them i think it's worth going, even if it's just Billy and a new band

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 9th Sep, 2010

tempted, very tempted...

Chan_Marshall

Chan_Marshall said on the 9th Sep, 2010

nomadiquemc

nomadiquemc said on the 9th Sep, 2010

i don't take acid any more, so i'm not sure this will be as good as the last time i saw 'em...

Phen

Phen said on the 9th Sep, 2010

Riverside Theatre? As in part of the Convention Centre? Odd!

sunnyperth

sunnyperth said on the 9th Sep, 2010

Smashing Pumpkins = Filth

What a fucking waste of time

de-tec-tive

de-tec-tive said on the 9th Sep, 2010

does the tivoli have a barrier?

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 9th Sep, 2010

sometimes they do, sometimes they dont - not sure if they hire it or own it, but they dont use it all the time...

jhf92

jhf92 said on the 9th Sep, 2010

$81 bucks, dayum.

Loomis

Loomis said on the 9th Sep, 2010

Damn, just bought tickets to You Am I for that night. Billy is just messing with me now. I did see them at V Festival, and I had something close to a religious experience. Should I not try and recreate ascension?

Yaki

Yaki said on the 9th Sep, 2010

spintheblackcircle

spintheblackcircle said on the 9th Sep, 2010

If you got something positive out of that V Festival set then you are already a long way in front if you ask me. I'd leave it at that.

Silver Surfer

Silver Surfer said on the 9th Sep, 2010

Bloody great news, always good to see Billy rocking out - even if he can be a bit of a dick.

tweedstring

tweedstring said on the 9th Sep, 2010

they were pretty cool a few years back at v fest. don't know about big top..

Napoleon Solo

Napoleon Solo said on the 9th Sep, 2010

Looking over the recent setlists makes me a sad panda. Not this time Billy.

Siamesedreamer

Siamesedreamer said on the 9th Sep, 2010

random_hero

random_hero said on the 9th Sep, 2010

saw em at the V festival and i gotta say disappointing. its not the smashing pumpkins without james iha, jimmy chamberlin and d'arcy wretzky

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 9th Sep, 2010

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 9th Sep, 2010

Billy Corgan always intrigued me, yet I might leave it as that. No point in going to something that will never live up to any expectations (even the lowest of lows)

Lovelace

Lovelace said on the 10th Sep, 2010

yes? no? will i go and be blown away, or just see a new age weirdo who doesn't think swine flu is real pracing about with whatever female bassist he likes at the moment?

Melanie Lewis

Melanie Lewis said on the 10th Sep, 2010

Saw them 15 years ago and suspect it might be best to leave it there...

stuhawk5 said on the 10th Sep, 2010

i enjoyed the v festival show, as well as the hordern sideshow... i'd not see nthem live before, but into the music in a big way... bring it on.

Lucan

Lucan said on the 10th Sep, 2010

Agreed, the live performances couldn't come close to replicating their studio sound. Was a real shame as they were one of the iconic bands of my youth.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 10th Sep, 2010

When you consider some of the recording techniques used by Corgan this is hardly surprising.

The layering of guitar tracks you hear in Siamese Dream can't really be reproduced live.

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 10th Sep, 2010

soma from siamese dream is meant to have 40 individual guitar tracks, some of them only lasting seconds.

Lucan

Lucan said on the 10th Sep, 2010

When you consider some of the recording techniques used by Corgan this is hardly surprising.
The layering of guitar tracks you hear in Siamese Dream can't really be reproduced live.

Oh yeah, am well aware. BC would also re-record D'Arcy's and James' bits so what was on stage was nothing like what people heard on CD/cassette/vinyl.

Even with all that in mind, I was still a naive teen expecting my favourite band to change the world'.

unlachs

unlachs said on the 10th Sep, 2010

will be hitting it up for sure. haven't been into them for a while, but i'm sure there'll be some nice surprises in there.

de-tec-tive

de-tec-tive said on the 14th Sep, 2010

got tix for melbourne & brisbane

Phen

Phen said on the 14th Sep, 2010

Were fantastic on the Melon Collie tour though...

Matty 182

Matty 182 said on the 22nd Sep, 2010

so excited to see sp again, saw them at festival hall in 08 as a sideshow for v festival, and i loved it billy corgan is genius.

afimelb

afimelb said on the 28th Sep, 2010

you should go! they were amazing at virgin festival best setlist

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 28th Sep, 2010

I saw them at Vfest and their sideshow. As a huge Smashing Pumpkins fan it was cool but without JC I just don't know if they'll be much chop live.