Smashing Pumpkins released their blockbuster double album Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness in 1995, so if we're being sticklers here, last year would have been the year to head out on a 30th anniversary tour. But I'm not going to complain about the Pumpkins doing it in 2026. They put on an amazing show when they toured arenas in 2018 focusing on their output from 2000 and earlier (before the CIA got involved and/or Zwan happened). I expect this outing to be similarly entertaining.
The Rats In A Cage Tour will take Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, and their backing band to arenas across North America this fall. They're promising "two unique sets celebrating Mellon Collie at 30 & nearly four decades of unruly hits & dark treasures." According to Corgan's statement, it sounds like the first set will be all Mellon Collie songs and the second set will be career-spanning and ever-shifting:
Staging a Mellon Collie-themed show is something we’ve discussed for over a decade, and finally the stars have aligned and exactly on the terms I’d set: which was to build a special night around its most enduring aspirations and ideas. With set 1 of the Rats In A Cage tour exclusively featuring Mellon Collie songs in a highly theatrical setting, and set 2 drawing from the rest of our canon so that there’s a decent amount of variance as to what songs we’ll play from night to night: from our first in Gish to our last in Aghori Mhori Mei.
There will be a Citi presale starting this Tuesday, May 19 at 10 a.m. local time, as well as a Verizon presale for all US dates starting at the same time. General onsale begins Thursday, May 21 at 10 a.m. local time. Below, watch a trailer for the tour and check out the dates.
TOUR DATES:
09/30 — Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
10/02 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
10/03 — Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
10/04 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
10/06 — Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
10/07 — Hamilton, ON @ TD Coliseum
10/09 — Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
10/11 — Madison, WI @ Kohl Center
10/13 — St. Paul, MN @ Grand Casino Arena
10/14 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
10/16 — Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
10/17 — Jacksonville, FL @ VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
10/18 — Tampa, FL @ Benchmark International Arena
10/20 — Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse
10/22 — Nashville, TN @ The Truth
10/24 — Oklahoma City, OK @ Paycom Center
10/25 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center
10/27 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
10/29 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Delta Center
10/30 — Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
11/01 — Portland, OR @ Moda Center
11/03 — Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome
11/05 — Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
11/06 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
11/08 — San Jose, CA @ SAP Center
11/11 — Phoenix, AZ @ Mortgage Matchup Center
11/12 — Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
