This month will see bring their huge ‘The World Is A Vampire’ World Tour to Australia, and along for the ride will be Jane’s Addiction and Australian rockers Amyl & The Sniffers, RedHook & Battlesnake, plus local acts opening at each show and professional wrestling matches between Billy Corgan’s NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) & the WAOA (Wrestling Alliance of Australia).
For more details on tour, click HERE.
“I grew up in a world where I needed to know bands like Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Cure existed, it meant there was a place for people like me to hang out and belong. That’s what The World Is A Vampire is about. Bringing back that sense of community. If you don’t fit in, you belong here. It’s about having a shared experience and respecting others, but ultimately having fun. A true alternative festival, where all the self-proclaimed weirdos and outsiders of the world can get together and have a party” – Billy Corgan
Prior to the tour hitting our shores, the band have released their brand-new single Spellbinding which received its radio debut during a very special live appearance on The Howard Stern Show, revealing details of their upcoming US tour and the release date for their highly anticipated third and final act of ATUM, which is set for release on May 5. Act 3 will come with a special edition boxset featuring all 33 album tracks plus 10 additional unreleased songs, and is available for pre-order HERE.
The band performed ‘1979’ and ‘EMPIRES’ live in the studio. Watch or listen to their interview on The Howard Stern Show HERE
ATUM features 33-tracks in 3 acts and is the sequel to 1995’s Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and 2000’s Machina/Machine of God. ATUM was written and produced by Corgan over the past 4 years. 22 tracks have been released to date, with Beguiled continuing to climb at both Active Rock (peaked at #6) and Alternative Radio Charts (#12).
In other news, Corgan’s popular podcast series Thirty-Three with William Patrick Corgan continues to quench the thirst of dedicated Pumpkins fans all over the world, offering listeners the chance to hear never-before-released ATUM tracks, as-well as diving into various aspects of the band’s illustrious history. Thirty-Three with William Patrick Corgan is distributed by iHeartPodcasts and available on iHeartRadio and everywhere podcasts are heard. To learn more, click HERE.
When The Smashing Pumpkins first emerged out of Chicago in 1988, the world had never heard a band quite like them. They spun together rock, pop, shoe-gaze, metal, goth, psychedelia, and electronic into a kaleidoscope of saccharine melodies, fuzzy distortion, bombastic orchestration, incendiary fretwork, eloquent songcraft, and unshakable hooks. Upon their formation, their sound was different, iconoclastic, and wholly new—and it still is today. As a result, they’ve sold over 30 million albums worldwide and collected two GRAMMY® Awards, two MTV VMAs, and an American Music Award.
Their catalog is highlighted by the platinum Gish [1991], the quadruple-platinum Siamese Dream [1993], diamond-certified Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness [1995], platinum Adore [1998], and gold Machina/The Machines of God [2000]. In 2018, they embarked on one of their most successful tours ever, the Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour, followed by SHINY AND OH SO BRIGHT, VOL. 1 / LP: NO PAST. NO FUTURE. NO SUN. Meanwhile, 2020 saw the release of the band’s eleventh full-length and latest double album, CYR. As prolific as ever, The Smashing Pumpkins are currently working on new music. More details to come.
THE WORLD IS A VAMPIRE – AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES
April 15 – Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane QLD (18+)
April 16 – Sandstone Point Hotel, Bribie Island QLD (18+)
April 18 – The Hordern Pavilion, Sydney NSW (All ages) *SOLD OUT
April 19 – The Hordern Pavilion, Sydney NSW (All Ages)
April 22 – PICA, Port Melbourne VIC (18+)
April 23 – Kryal Castle, Ballarat VIC (18+)
April 26 – Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide SA (All Ages)
April 27 – PICA, Port Melbourne VIC (18+) *SOLD OUT
April 29 – Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Newcastle NSW (All Ages)
April 30 – Broadwater Parklands, Gold Coast QLD (18+)
