On Tuesday morning, Math 28th, the Smashing Pumpkins announced a major North American summer tour. The Chicago native band will be on the road from late July through early September of 2023.
Dubbed, The World is a Vampire Tour — a nod to an iconic line from 1995’s “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” — The 26-date Live Nation-produced outing is slated to kick off on July 28th. Kicking off with two nights in Vegas at The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan, followed by gigs in Albuquerque, Dallas, West Palm Beach, Toronto, Ottawa and Franklin, Tennessee. The tour will wrap up on September 9th at the Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana.
A rotating cast of opening acts, including Interpol, Stone Temple Pilots and Rival Sons will support The Smashing Pumpkins throughout this iconic tour. The presale for the shows opened on Tuesday and will run through 10PM local time on Thursday, March 30th. The General on sale will start on Friday, March 31st at 10AM local time
Check out The World Is a Vampire tour dates below:
July 28 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan
July 30 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan
August 1 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre *
August 3 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre *
August 5 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre *
August 6 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater *
August 7 – Wheatland, CA @ Toyota Amphitheatre *
August 9 – Irvine, CA @ FivePoint Amphitheatre *
August 10 – Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre *
August 11 – Highland, CA @ Yaamava’ Resort & Casino **
August 13 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater ^
August 15 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavillion ^
August 16 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP ^
August 17 – Huntsville, AL @ The Orion Amphitheater ^
August 19 – West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre ^
August 20 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre ^
August 22 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion ^
August 24 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center ^
August 25 – Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion ^
August 30 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater ^
August 31 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live ^
Sept. 2 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage ^
Sept. 3 – Ottawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Centre ^
Sept. 6 – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre ^^
Sept. 8 – Franklin, TN @ FirstBank Amphitheater ^
Sept. 9 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center ^
^ w/ Interpol & Rival Sons
* w/ Stone Temple Pilots & Rival Sons
**w/ Stone Temple Pilots
^^ w/ Interpol
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