Reunion tour mania continues. The Smashing Pumpkins just announced a national tour this morning that brings them to Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Sept. 30.
This is the band’s first full-scale tour since 2000, when the Chicago group fronted by Billy Corgan took on North America in support of its last album, “MACHINA/The Machines of God.” Now the band is supporting “Zeitgeist,” its first new studio album in seven years.
Currently the Pumpkins – founding members Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin joined by guitarist Jeff Shroeder, bass player Ginger Reyes and keyboardist Lisa Harriton – are getting tour-ready with a sold-out nine-show residency in Asheville, N.C., that leads directly into an 11-show residency at The Fillmore in San Francisco, which is also sold-out.
The group’s first single, “Tarantula,” is currently at No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. The band has two dates on “Late Night With David Letterman,” July 9 and July 13.
Tickets for the Denver show go on sale July 14 via Ticketmaster, but the band is saying that those who preorder “Zeitgeist” on iTunes will get a unique password to buy pre-sale concert tickets.
Pop music critic Ricardo Baca can be reached at 303-954-1394 or rbaca@denverpost.com.
