SMASHING PUMPKINS PLAY PARIS FOR FIRST REUNION SHOW

Cherry-Bomb Productions · 03-29-2007, 05:16 PM

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The reunited Smashing Pumpkins will end their six-and-a-half year hiatus on May 22 when they play a theater show in Paris, the first date of a tour of European festivals, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
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Besides original members
Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, it is unknown who else is in the lineup. The band will unveil songs from its upcoming Reprise Records album "Zeitgeist," its first CD since 2000's "Machina/The Machines of God." A release date has not been set.

Amid increasing intra-band tensions, the Pumpkins played a marathon farewell show in their Chicago hometown on December 2, 2000. Corgan and Chamberlin were supplemented by guitarist
James Iha and bass player Melissa Auf Der Maur,( From Hole), who had replaced D'arcy Wretzky in 1999.

Since the breakup, Corgan pursued various solo projects with little success. In 2005, he took out a full-page ad in a Chicago newspaper to announce reunion plans.

After the May 22 show at the Grand Rex, the Pumpkins will head to the Dutch city of Landgraf for the Pinkpop festival on May 28. They will subsequently travel to Spain, Germany, Portugal, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and England. They will also play the North American V Festival shows in Washington, D.C. on August 5 and Toronto on September 8. A statement said to "stay tuned" for news on more North American dates.

Reuters

clockworkengine · 03-29-2007, 06:40 PM

Aww, shroot!

xush · 03-29-2007, 08:48 PM

really weird that they won't say who's in the band yet.
What's the deal with that?

clockworkengine · 03-29-2007, 10:16 PM

My guess:
Corgan hasn't gotten word from Iha and Wretzky and is going to wait until the last possible moment to announce their fill-ins. If they don't rejoin, I don't anticipate the new pumpkins to hold out for long. And that would be a dag-nabbin' shame.

03-29-2007, 05:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cherry-Bomb Productions MODERATOR BY DAY / NINJA BY NIGHT GCB Senior Citizen Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A Padded Cell Posts: 2,735 Rep Power: 46	SMASHING PUMPKINS PLAY PARIS FOR FIRST REUNION SHOW LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The reunited Smashing Pumpkins will end their six-and-a-half year hiatus on May 22 when they play a theater show in Paris, the first date of a tour of European festivals, a spokesman said on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT Besides original members Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, it is unknown who else is in the lineup. The band will unveil songs from its upcoming Reprise Records album "Zeitgeist," its first CD since 2000's "Machina/The Machines of God." A release date has not been set. Amid increasing intra-band tensions, the Pumpkins played a marathon farewell show in their Chicago hometown on December 2, 2000. Corgan and Chamberlin were supplemented by guitarist James Iha and bass player Melissa Auf Der Maur,( From Hole), who had replaced D'arcy Wretzky in 1999. Since the breakup, Corgan pursued various solo projects with little success. In 2005, he took out a full-page ad in a Chicago newspaper to announce reunion plans. After the May 22 show at the Grand Rex, the Pumpkins will head to the Dutch city of Landgraf for the Pinkpop festival on May 28. They will subsequently travel to Spain, Germany, Portugal, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and England. They will also play the North American V Festival shows in Washington, D.C. on August 5 and Toronto on September 8. A statement said to "stay tuned" for news on more North American dates. Reuters __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.myspace.com/cherry_bomb_productions www.myspace.com/octavedownband नमस्ते THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A TRAIL OF BLOOD TO HELP YOU FIND YOUR WAY BACK HOME!!! 7

03-29-2007, 06:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
clockworkengine Band Member Band Whore Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Henry, CO Age: 25 Posts: 461 Rep Power: 46	Aww, shroot! __________________ Censor this, bitch.

03-29-2007, 10:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
clockworkengine Band Member Band Whore Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Henry, CO Age: 25 Posts: 461 Rep Power: 46	My guess: Corgan hasn't gotten word from Iha and Wretzky and is going to wait until the last possible moment to announce their fill-ins. If they don't rejoin, I don't anticipate the new pumpkins to hold out for long. And that would be a dag-nabbin' shame. __________________ Censor this, bitch.

03-29-2007, 08:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
xush Band Member Band Whore Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: mark side of the dune Posts: 460 Rep Power: 46	really weird that they won't say who's in the band yet. What's the deal with that?