Smashing Pumpkins Announce a 2016 Acoustic Tour with Liz Phair
This post originally appeared on Vanyaland.
One of the best tours to hit the area last year was the co-headlining jaunt from Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson, who tag-teamed the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion back in July in a retro-sexual explosion of ’90s alt-rock nostalgia.
Now, Billy Corgan’s side of things is set to head out on the road with another fellow ’90s luminary, Liz Phair, in tow, but it promises to be a much more subtle affair. Bringing back their “In Plainsong” format, the Pumpkins today announced an acoustic tour that hits Boston’s Orpheum Theatre on April 9. Tickets go on sale February 5 at noon.
Liz Phair photo by Matthew Montgomery on Flickr/Creative Commons
For opener Phair, it’ll be her first stateside tour in six years, though we here in Boston just saw her live on stage not too long ago, as she performed at Aimee Mann’s holiday show at the Wilbur back in December.
The Smashing Pumpkins promise that the upcoming tour will be “an evening of acoustic based music and electronic soundscapes,” and the romp includes founding drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. A new album will be recorded after the tour concludes in Houston. Peep the full dates below.
The Smashing Pumpkins + Liz Phair Live Dates
March 22: Portland, OR | Schnitzer Hall
March 23: Seattle, WA | The Paramount
March 25: San Francisco, CA | The Masonic
March 26-27: Los Angeles, CA | The Theatre at Ace Hotel
March 29: Salt Lake City, UT | Kingsbury Hall
March 30: Denver, CO | Ellie Caulkins Opera House
April 1: Detroit, MI | The Fillmore
April 2: Columbus, OH | Palace Theatre
April 4: New York, NY | Beacon Theatre
April 8: Philadelphia, PA | Tower Theatre
April 9: Boston, MA | Orpheum Theatre
April 10: Washington, D. C. | Lincoln Theatre
April 12: Toronto, Ontario | Massey Hall
April 14: Chicago, IL | Civic Opera House
April 15: Louisville, KY | Palace Theatre
April 16: Nashville, TN | Ryman Auditorium
April 18: Dallas, TX | Majestic Theatre
April 19: Austin, TX | Bass Concert Hall
April 20: Houston, TX | Cullen Performance Hall
