Before heading out on tour to open for Guns N' Roses this summer, Smashing Pumpkins have announced a nine-date mini tour on Monday (March 2).
Dubbed the Rock Invasion 2 Tour, the tour is the much-awaited sequel to the band's 1993 Rock Invasion tour. “Prepare for an all-out sonic assault,” the band wrote on the Instagram announcement.
The tour will start on April 23 in Louisville, Kentucky and will run through early May ending in Greensboro, North Carolina. Within the new tour dates, Smashing Pumpkins will hit up a couple music festivals including Beale Street and a headlining set at Shaky Knees.
“It’s been a good while since we’ve played a straight-up, bare-knuckle rock and roll show — one that avoids little in the way of raw power,” lead singer Billy Corgan said in a statement. “So note: this tour won’t be for those faint of heart and will certainly echo the dynamic modes in which we built our live reputation.”
Smashing Pumpkins have confirmed the band plans on releasing a double album this year calling it the first "real album" since reuniting with guitarist James Iha in 2018.
Smashing Pumpkins Rock Invasion 2 Tour dates:
April 23 – Louisville, KY @ The Louisville Palace presented by Cricket Wireless
April 25 – Grand Rapids, MI @ 20 Monroe Live
April 26 – Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
April 28 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
April 29 – East Moline, IL @ The Rust Belt
May 1 – Memphis, TN @ Beale Street Music Festival
May 2 – Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Music Festival
May 3 – Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live
May 5 – North Charleston, SC @ North Charleston Performing Arts Center
May 6 – Columbia, SC @ Township Auditorium
May 8 – Greensboro, NC @ Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts
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