Smashing Pumpkins Set North American, European Tours

Billy Corgan has been busy with the Smashing Pumpkins' reissue of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and cutting promo ads for furniture stores with his wrestling company; now he'll hit the road in the spring. After playing Cumbre Tajin Festival in Mexico on March 23rd, the Smashing Pumpkins will kick off their tour on April 29th at Melbourne, Florida's King Center for the Performing Arts. They'll wrap up their U.S. dates on May 18th at Rock on the Range in Columbus, Ohio.

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After their U.S. leg, the Smashing Pumpkins will visit Europe, starting June 20th at Cologne, Germany's Live Music Hall. They'll close the tour at London's Wembley Arena on July 22nd. Full tour dates are listed below. For more information and tickets, visit the Smashing Pumpkins' website.

3/23 Mexico – Cumbre Tajin Festival
4/29 Melbourne, FL – King Center for the Performing Arts
5/2 St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheater
5/3 Tampa, FL – Funshine Music Festival
5/5 Memphis, TN – Beale Street Music Festival
5/7 Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
5/8 Charlotte, NC – Time Warner Amphitheater
5/10 Atlanta, GA – Chastain Amphitheater
5/11 Gulfport, MS – Gulfport Music Festival
5/14 Dallas, TX – Palladium
5/18 Columbus, OH – Rock on the Range
6/20 Cologne, Germany – Live Music Hall
6/21-23 Germany – Southside Festival
6/21-23 Germany – Hurricane Festival
6/24 Paris, France – Zenith
6/25 Nantes, France – Zenith
6/28 Azkena Music Festival
7/1 Manchester, UK – Academy
7/2 Glasgow, UK – Academy
7/4 Lille, France – Zenith
7/9 Luxembourg – Rockhal
7/10 Vienna, Austria – Open Air Arena
7/12 Slovakia – Pohoda Festival
7/14 Italy – Rock in Roma Festival
7/16 Vienne, France – Theatre Antique
7/18 Portugal – Mares Vivas Festival
7/20 Switzerland – Gurten Festival
7/21 Belgium – Dour Music Festival
7/22 London, UK – Wembley Arena

This article originally appeared on Rolling Stone: Smashing Pumpkins Set North American, European Tours

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