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"Smashing Pumpkins Announce U.S. Residencies In anticipation of the July release of their long-awaited new album, Zeitgeist, the partially reformed Smashing Pumpkins have announced live residencies in Asheville, North Carolina and San Francisco surrounding their appearance at Live Earth. The Asheville residency comes first and will feature the band at the city's Orange Peel club, playing nine shows between June 23 and July 5. The San Francisco residency will consist of eight shows at the Fillmore between July 22 and August 1. At the residencies, Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, and co. will vary their set lists nightly as they play material from Zeitgeist as well as their extensive back catalog. They also plan to rework songs from the cutting room floor of the Zeitgeist sessions and perform songs written the day of each show. The Pumpkins have also changed Zeitgeist's release date to a Tuesday in alignment with industry standards. The record will now come out July 10 instead of July 7, but don't let those three extra days convince you to go stealing anything. As for who, exactly, is in the Smashing Pumpkins right now, rumors are swirling that bassist Ginger Reyes from the Halo Friendlies is playing the D'Arcy/Melissa Auf Der Maur role, while guitarist Jeff Schroeder from the Lassie Foundation is the new James Iha. The rest of the band's tour dates are still mostly at European festivals, but they begin with a non-festival date in Paris on May 22. Dates: 05-22 Paris, France - Grand Rex 05-24 Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Den Atelier 05-26 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique 05-28 Landgraaf, Netherlands - Megaland (Pinkpop Festival) 05-31 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival 06-02 Nürburgring, Germany - Nürburgring Race Track (Rock am Ring) 06-03 Nuremburg, Germany - Zeppelinfeld (Rock im Park) 06-06 Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle 06-09 Lisbon, Portugal - Oeiras Alive! 06-12 Madrid, Spain - Pepe World Festival 06-15 Nickelsdorf, Austria - Nova Rock Festival 06-16 Venice, Italy - Heineken Jammin' Festival 06-17 Interlaken, Switzerland - Greenfield Festival 06-23 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel 06-24 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel 06-26 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel 06-27 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel 06-29 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel 06-30 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel 07-02 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel 07-03 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel 07-05 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel 07-07 East Rutherford, NJ - Giants Stadium (Live Earth Festival) 07-22 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore 07-24 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore 07-25 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore 07-27 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore 07-28 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore 07-30 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore 07-31 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore 08-01 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore 08-05 Baltimore, MD - Pimlico Park (Virgin Festival) 08-17 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop 08-24 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival 08-26 Reading, England - Reading Festival 09-01 Istanbul, Turkey - Rock n Coke Festival 09-08 Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga Festival 09-09 Toronto, Ontario - Virgin Festival "

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/42906-smashing-pumpkins-announce-us-residencies

i'm not a big smashing pumpkins fan but this looks like it could be really cool. giving you pumpkins fans a heads-up.

[Edited on May 14, 2007 at 12:01 PM. Reason : link]

5/14/2007 12:00:26 PM

what the fucking fuck

awesomescaryweird

5/14/2007 12:02:36 PM

not a big fan of em. But this looks interesting.

5/14/2007 12:03:16 PM

I have to go to Statesville around the end of June to take care of my parent's dogs but I might go to one of these.

5/14/2007 12:07:52 PM

If this were 1997 I would have moved to Asheville for those two weeks.

As it stands now, I'm not sure I'll even go see one show.

5/14/2007 12:14:16 PM

oh_my_fucking_ god.....

the smashing pumpkins to play a residency in my hometown on my fucking birthday...... god bless you, asheville.

5/14/2007 12:15:53 PM

pretty fucking sweet

5/14/2007 12:16:45 PM

yeah, sounds pretty damn awesome

5/14/2007 12:21:54 PM

i think i just alerted everyone i know that would care

5/14/2007 12:24:07 PM

more info about tickets.

http://www.theorangepeel.net/sppress.php

5/14/2007 12:29:18 PM

(summary of ^: $20 per day, limit of 2 tickets per person. they go on sale sunday may 20 at 1PM on http://ticketweb.com

[Edited on May 14, 2007 at 12:32 PM. Reason : duh]

5/14/2007 12:31:54 PM

ticketholders must immediately enter venue? must be anticipating craziness.

5/14/2007 12:34:41 PM

That's just so you can't scalp the tickets.

5/14/2007 12:36:02 PM

oh ok

5/14/2007 12:39:09 PM

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"If this were 1997 I would have moved to Asheville for those two weeks. As it stands now, I'm not sure I'll even go see one show."

5/14/2007 1:16:16 PM

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"what the fucking fuck awesomescaryweird "

5/14/2007 1:17:58 PM

OMFG

it seriously does not get any better than this

for anybody who has never seen a show at the orange peel, you're in for a treat

5/14/2007 1:21:01 PM

weekends for me

5/14/2007 1:27:06 PM

23rd and 24th

looks to be a great fucking weekend

5/14/2007 1:35:21 PM

nice

i'll definitely be there

5/14/2007 2:06:10 PM

29th and 30th

looks to be a great fucking weekend

5/14/2007 2:07:12 PM

wow. i may have to check this out. never had a chance to see them play.

5/14/2007 2:13:22 PM

HOLY SHIT OMFG

5/14/2007 2:27:35 PM

I have alerted everyone I know who was at the secret Cat's Cradle Machina show.

Hopefully that entire crew will be there.

5/14/2007 2:44:26 PM

this really is a dream scenario

5/14/2007 2:45:25 PM

look under 5-21

30 second clip of "Tarantula"

this shit needs to leak

http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16697

[Edited on May 14, 2007 at 2:49 PM. Reason : .]

5/14/2007 2:49:26 PM

O....M....G

5/14/2007 3:15:54 PM

why cant Sonic Youth do something like this.

5/14/2007 3:18:18 PM

o snap, when do tickets go on sale, ima try and make the june 30th show

nvm sun may 20th

[Edited on May 14, 2007 at 3:20 PM. Reason : .]

5/14/2007 3:18:42 PM

i imagine tickets will sell out in about 30 seconds.

but i'm gonna try and make the june 30th show.

5/14/2007 3:38:27 PM

I'll try to make at least one show.

5/14/2007 3:43:15 PM

omfg

5/14/2007 3:56:22 PM

this is all that i have thought about all fucking day... I just want to be at ONE of those shows, but the 30th is my preference as it's my birthday.

5/14/2007 4:31:13 PM

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"General admission tickets for these all-ages shows go on sale Sunday, May 20. For the Asheville show, tickets ($20.00 each) will go on sale at 1:00 PM Eastern at http://www.theorangepeel.net or http://www.ticketweb.com. The San Francisco tickets ($25.00 each) and will be available at 10:00 AM Pacific via http://www.ticketmaster.com and http://www.livenation.com PLEASE NOTE: Tickets for both shows will be available through internet ONLY. Tickets will NOT be available at either box offices, charge-by-phone or ticket outlets. Two-ticket limit per person. Purchaser must pick up tickets at the box office night-of-show only. Ticket-holders must immediately enter the venue. Photo ID required for ticket pick-up. Tickets are non-transferable. No refunds or exchanges. A service charge is added to each ticket price."

5/14/2007 5:12:04 PM

I'm trying to figure out if that means two tickets per show, or two tickets total per person.

5/14/2007 5:19:27 PM

i would imagine it just means you can only buy two at a time when you're buying tickets (and you buy one day at a time ---> 2 per person) that's how i took it at least

5/14/2007 5:20:49 PM

I'm guessing two per show.

Though I wonder if I'll even get tickets to one show.

5/14/2007 5:21:25 PM

That's what I figured, but I want some confirmation on the ambiguous wording before Sunday rolls around.

5/14/2007 5:21:42 PM

you can call The Orange Peel's ticket line at 1-866-468-7630

they might know

5/14/2007 5:23:08 PM

I almost pissed myself when I saw that on myspace earlier today, Im going to as many shows as possible, I promise you that.

5/14/2007 5:52:06 PM

this is more bizarre than anything

seen em twice

1996 = fucking awesome
2000 = meh

plot these 2 points, follow the trend, and there could be trouble

5/14/2007 6:50:56 PM

i picked a swell time to be out of town...

just swell...

5/14/2007 7:25:47 PM

i cant get over how wierd this is

no chicago dates?

I wouldnt go but i cant believe they arent playing the hometown

5/14/2007 7:55:09 PM

I saw them twice in '00, once was meh and once was fucking amazing.

I'm definitely not making any assumptions one way or the other.

5/14/2007 7:55:45 PM

was one of those 2000 shows that greensboro gig?

if so was that the fucking amazing or the meh

5/14/2007 8:26:51 PM

i was at the gboro one at war memorial auditorium...it was pretty good, better than 98 in charlotte one adore crap...i wish i had seem them in the early 90's

i read on http://www.pollstar.com that setlists will be a mix of new cd, old stuff, and then songs they just made that day supposedly

5/14/2007 9:31:17 PM

saw them in 96 at charlotte coliseum, 3rd row of seats on the floor center...so yeah, that was pretty sweet

i remember being at the kroger ticketmaster in WS mighty early that morning to get tickets

it was the aeroplane flies high tour

5/14/2007 9:35:40 PM

What are the chances that more music leaks before the 20th, so I can make a decision about whether or not to go?

Quote :

"bassist Ginger Reyes from the Halo Friendlies is playing the D'Arcy/Melissa Auf Der Maur role"

That strike anyone else as weird? I mean, Melissa Auf Der Maur was willing to take the gig and, if these rumors are to believed, they opted for someone else...so she's either a better bassist or there were problems with Auf Der Maur or, as a friend just pointed out, they just wanted a "hot girl in the band."

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"while guitarist Jeff Schroeder from the Lassie Foundation is the new James Iha."

This is so, so wrong.

5/14/2007 9:47:45 PM

saw em in 94 and they were fantastic, course that was before melancollie

5/14/2007 10:37:34 PM

^^ No one liked Melissa. I'm glad she's gone.

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"was one of those 2000 shows that greensboro gig? if so was that the fucking amazing or the meh"

Greensboro was meh, Cat's Cradle was amazing.

5/14/2007 11:42:41 PM