Smashing Pumpkins Announce First Batch Of U.S. Concert Dates

March 9, 2000 06:25 PM

LiveDaily Editor

Smashing Pumpkins [ tickets ] will begin a month-long tour of U.S. theaters on April 8 in support of the recently released album "MACHINA / the machines of God." The band is expected to follow that tour with a major arena tour, but details about those shows have yet to surface.

In most markets, tickets for the theater tour go on sale on Saturday (3/11).

In a surprise announcement today (3/10), promoters said that the Pumpkins would play a pair of Canadian club dates over the weekend. On Saturday, the band will appear at Le Spectrum in Montreal at 9 p.m., and on Sunday they are set to perform at The Guvernment in Toronto.

Prior to the release of "MACHINA," the Pumpkins toured extensively in Europe, then embarked on a promotional tour of U.S. record stores that featured autograph-signing sessions and, in a few markets, live performances.

''MACHINA'' will enter the Billboard 200 album chart at No. 3 next week, trailing Santana's "Supernatural" and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's new release, "BTNHResurrection."

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

April
8 - Kansas City, KS - Memorial Hall (on sale 3/11)
10 - St. Louis, MO - American Theatre (on sale now)
12 - Minneapolis, MN - Northrop Auditorium (on sale 3/11)
13 - Milwaukee, WI - Rave at Eagles Ballroom (on sale 3/11)
15, 16 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom (on sale 3/11)
18 - West Lafayette, IN - Elliot Hall, Purdue University (on sale 3/11)
19 - Ann Arbor, MI - Hill Auditorium (on sale 3/17)
21 - Dayton, OH - Hara Arena (on sale 3/11)
23 - Kent, OH - Kent State Auditorium (on sale 3/11)
29 - Lowell, MA - Paul Tsongas Arena (on sale now)
May
5 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall (on sale 3/17)
6 - Sunrise, FL - Sunrise Musical Theatre (on sale 3/17)
8 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live (on sale 3/11)