City Riots land Pumpkinssupports

Tue 14th Sep, 2010 in Local News

Adelaide’s City Riots have been “handpicked” by Billy Corgan as supports for the Smashing Pumpkins upcoming Australian tour.

The four-piece, who have been working on their debut album with Pumpkins producer Bjorn Thorsrud in the US, will perform five shows with the ’90s rock icons in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in October.

The news follows a near-death experience for the band’s lead singer Ricky Kradolfer, who was held at knife point in his local post office in suburban Adelaide a few weeks ago. The band have since dusted themselves off, playing a “packed-out” showcase at Brisbane’s BIGSOUND conference last week.

They’ll soon be hitting the road for dual headline shows with Perth’s The Chemist at the Northcote Social Club in Melbourne on 17th September and Jive in Adelaide on 18th September; a show at Spectrum in Sydney on 24th September; and a festival performance at Coaster on the NSW central coast on 25th September.

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