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The Smashing Pumpkins Announce ‘The World Is A Vampire Tour’, Debut New Single On ‘Stern’ [Listen]

March 28, 2023

The Smashing Pumpkins will bring The World Is A Vampire Tour to North America for a run of 26 shows featuring support from Interpol, Stone Temple Pilots, and Rival Sons on select dates. Along with the tour announcement, the band shared a new single, “Spellbinding”, and appeared on SiriusXM‘s The Howard Stern Show.

After kicking off with sold-out 30,000-plus-capacity shows in Mexico City earlier this year The World Is A Vampire Tour will pick up on Friday, July 28th at The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas before making stops around the U.S. and Canada. The tour is set to conclude at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, IN on September 9th.

“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,” said frontman Billy Corgan. “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.”

Tickets for The World Is A Vampire Tour are available via an artist presale now until Thursday, March 30th at 10 p.m. local venue time. Remaining tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 31st at 10 a.m. local venue time via the band’s website.

The Smashing Pumpkins appeared on The Howard Stern Show Tuesday morning, where they performed “1979” and “Empires” live in the studio and debuted a new track, “Spellbinder”. They also discussed plans to release the highly anticipated third and final act of the band’s rock opera ATUM, which is due out on May 5th. Act 3 will come with a special edition boxset featuring all 33 album tracks plus ten additional unreleased songs. It is available for pre-order here. Watch The Smashing Pumpkins on Stern here.

The Smashing Pumpkins – “Spellbinding”

For more on The Smashing Pumpkins, check out Billy Corgan’s podcast series, Thirty-Three with William Patrick Corgan, featuring premieres of ATUM tracks and deep dives into the band’s history. Click here to learn more.

THE WORLD IS A VAMPIRE – NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

07/28 – The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan – Las Vegas, NV
07/30 – The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan – Las Vegas, NV
08/01 – USANA Amphitheatre – Salt Lake City, UT*
08/03 – Shoreline Amphitheatre – Mountain View, CA*
08/05 – White River Amphitheatre – Auburn, WA*
08/06 – Hayden Homes Amphitheater – Bend, OR*
08/07 – Toyota Amphitheatre – Wheatland, CA*
08/09 – FivePoint Amphitheatre – Irvine, CA*
08/10 – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre – Chula Vista, CA*
08/11 – Yaamava’ Resort & Casino – Highland, CA**
08/13 – Isleta Amphitheater – Albuquerque, NM^
08/15 – Dos Equis Pavillion – Dallas, TX^
08/16 – Walmart AMP – Rogers, AR^
08/17 – The Orion Amphitheater – Huntsville, AL^
08/19 – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre – West Palm Beach, FL^
08/20 – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre – Tampa, FL^
08/22 – PNC Music Pavilion – Charlotte, NC^
08/24 – PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ^
08/25 – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion – Gilford, NH^
08/30 – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater – Wantagh, NY^
08/31 – Jiffy Lube Live – Bristow, VA^
09/02 – Budweiser Stage – Toronto, ON^
09/03 – Canadian Tire Centre – Ottawa, ON^
09/06 – Pine Knob Music Theatre – Clarkston, MI^^
09/08 – FirstBank Amphitheater – Franklin, TN^
09/09 – Ruoff Music Center – Noblesville, IN^
^ w/ Interpol & Rival Sons
* w/ Stone Temple Pilots & Rival Sons
**w/ Stone Temple Pilots
^^ w/ Interpol