News: The Smashing Pumpkins Announce UK Headline Aghori Tour
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Legendary alternative-rock group, The Smashing Pumpkins have announced a series of major UK headline shows as part of their Aghori tour this August, bringing their era-defining sound to four incredible venues with special guests British rock legends Skunk Anansie* and post-punk indie band White Lies.
Fans can experience the multi-platinum selling, two-time GRAMMY Award-winning band live in London at Gunnersbury Park on Sunday, August 10, TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall, Halifax on Tuesday, August 12, before heading to TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre on Wednesday, August 13, and concluding at the scenic Colchester Castle on Thursday, August 14.
Tickets for all shows go on sale at 10am on Friday, February 14 via ticketmaster.co.uk.
Since emerging from Chicago in 1988, The Smashing Pumpkins have remained one of the most influential and iconoclastic bands of all time, shaping alternative music and culture. Their distinctive fusion of rock, pop, shoegaze, metal, goth, psychedelia, and electronic elements has garnered over 30 million album sales worldwide, as well as two GRAMMY Awards, seven MTV VMAs, and an American Music Award.
The band—Billy Corgan, James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin —has crafted a legendary catalogue that includes the platinum-certified Gish (1991), the quadruple-platinum Siamese Dream (1993), the diamond-certified Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995), the platinum Adore (1998), and the gold-selling Machina/The Machines of God (2000), 2023 release, ATUM, and Aghori Mhori Mei (2024), which marked a return to their signature rock sounds with guitars, bass, drums, and sharp vocals.
Famed for their electrifying sets, this is a rare opportunity to watch one of the greatest bands of alt-rock.
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