Smashing Pumpkins kicked off their 2024 world tour (grab tickets here) over the weekend with an opening performance in Birmingham, England, which saw them play hits, new cuts, rarities, covers, and more. It also marked the debut of the band’s new touring guitarist Kiki Wong.
Part of a leg of UK tour dates with Weezer, the opening night saw Smashing Pumpkins get things started by playing a recording of “ATUM,” the first track on the band’s recently-released concept album, Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts. From there, they performed a few older songs, and then covered U2’s 1991 song, “Zoo Station,” live for the very first time.
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The night also saw Smashing Pumpkins perform a few of their biggest hits, like “Today,” “Bullet with Butterfly Wings,” and “1979,” which must be a sign that the band still enjoys them, considering that Billy Corgan recently said that he feels no obligation to do the hits and won’t “play any songs I don’t want to play.” The band also pulled out a few bust-outs, like the first performances of “Thru the Eyes of Ruby” since 2015 and “Panopticon” since 2013, plus “Gossamer” and “Birch Grove.”
Throughout the night, too, Smashing Pumpkins’ sound was augmented by their new touring guitarist Kiki Wong, who was chosen after the band put out a call for someone to replace previous guitarist Jeff Schroeder this past January. Later, they revealed that they received over 10,000 submissions, but Wong rose to the top.
Watch videos of the tour kickoff and check out the full setlist below.
Following their UK/European jaunt with Weezer, Pumpkins will join Green Day as the main support for the North American leg of their “Saviors Tour.” Get tickets to all of the band’s upcoming tour dates here.
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Setlist — Smashing Pumpkins at Utilita Arena in Birmingham, England, June 7th, 2024
Atum (played from recording)
The Everlasting Gaze
Doomsday Clock
Zoo Station (U2 cover)
Today
Thru the Eyes of Ruby
Spellbinding
Tonight, Tonight
That Which Animates the Spirit
Ava Adore
Disarm
Springtimes
Mayonaise
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Empires
Beguiled
1979
Birch Grove
Panopticon
Shame
Jellybelly
Rhinoceros
Gossamer
Cherub Rock
Zero
Smashing Pumpkins 2024 Tour Dates:
06/10 – Dublin, IE @ 3Arena ^
06/12 – Glasgow, UK @ Hydro ^
06/13 – Manchester, UK @ Co-Op Live ^
06/14 – Cardiff, UK @ Cardiff Castle ^
06/16 – Paris, FR @ Accor Arena *
06/19 – Moenschenglabach, DE @ Sparkassenpark (outdoor) ^^
06/21 – Hannover, DE @ ZAG Arena ^^
06/22 – Berlin, DE @ Wuhlheide ^^
06/24 – Vienna, AT @ Stadthalle ^^
06/26 – Zagreb, HR @ Inmusic Festival
06/28 – Luxembourg @ Luxexpo ^^
06/29 – Rotterdam, NL @ Ahoy ^^
06/30 – Antwerp, BE @ Live is Live
07/02 – Gilwice, PL @ PreZero Arena Gilwice ^^
07/04 – Prague, CZ @ 02 Universum
07/06 – Lucca, IT @ Lucca Festival *
07/10 – Madrid, ES @ Mad Cool Festival
07/11 – Lisbon, PT @ Nos Alive
07/13 – Barcelona, ES @ Cruilla Festival
07/16 – Athens, GR @ OAKA Indoor Arena *
07/29 – Washington, DC @ Nationals Park #
07/31 – Muskoka, ON @ Kee to Bala
08/01 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre #
08/03 – Montreal, Quebec @ Osheaga Festival
08/04 – Bangor, ME @ Maine Savings Bank Amphitheatre %
08/05 – New York, NY @ Citi Field #
08/07 – Boston, MA @ Fenway Park #
08/09 – Philadelphia, PA @ Citizens Bank Park #
08/10 – Hershey, PA @ HersheyPark Stadium #
08/13 – Chicago, IL @ Wrigley Field #
08/14 – Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre !
08/16 – Springfield, IL @ Illinois State Fair !
08/17 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Field #
08/20 – Des Moines, IA @ Vibrant Music Hall %
08/21 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre !
08/22 – Cincinnati, OH @ Great American Ballpark #
08/24 – Milwaukee, WI @ American Family Field #
08/27 – Simpsonville, SC @ CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park !
08/28 – Atlanta, GA @ Truist Park #
08/30 – Nashville, TN @ Geodis Park #
09/01 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PNC Park #
09/04 – Detroit, MI @ Comerica Park #
09/07 – Denver, CO @ Coors Field #
09/10 – Southaven, MS @ BankPlus Amphitheatre at Snowden Grove !
09/11 – Arlington, TX @ Globe Life Field #
09/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium #
09/18 – Phoenix, AZ @ Chase Field #
09/20 – San Francisco, CA @ Oracle Park #
09/21 – Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Resort %
09/23 – Seattle, WA @ T-Mobile Park #
09/24 – Airway Heights, WA @ BECU Live at Northern Quest
09/25 – Portland, OR @ Providence Park #
09/27 – Las Vegas, NV @ BleauLive Theater inside Fontainebleau Las Vegas at Fontainebleau !
09/28 – San Diego, CA @ Petco Park #
^ = w/ Weezer
* = w/ Tom Morello
^^ = w/ Interpol
# = w/ Green Day, Rancid, and The Linda Lindas
% = w/ Glorious Sons
! = w/ PVRIS