October dates in Canada frame Pumpkins’ North American tour 12:42 pm // Monday, August 20, 2012
Posted by susan in canada, news, tour, venues.trackback
The Smashing Pumpkins have expanded their North American tour in support of Oceania to a second country with the addition of six shows in Canada during the month of October. Tickets are already on sale for two shows in Mexico on September 22 and 23. There is a week-long gap between the second Mexican date and the start of the Canadian shows on October 2 in Winnipeg. The Pumpkins will follow the Winnipeg gig with shows in Calgary on the 4th, Edmonton on the 5th, and Vancouver on the 7th. After Vancouver, there is a gap of over two weeks before the band hits Toronto on the 25th of October and Montreal on the 28th. We are still awaiting U.S. tour dates that will presumably fill in some of the gaps between current bookings; the rumored Halloween show in Brooklyn would slot in nicely after Montreal.
According to today’s Winnipeg Free Press, the band intends to sell VIP passes to the show, “which may include a premium ticket, a three-song backstage performance and interview session with the band, an autographed tour poster, a copy of Oceania and some special merch.” Details of the VIP passes are supposed to be available at SmashingPumpkins.com, but as yet I don’t see this information posted.
These dates comprise the band’s first visit to Canada since 2008, and the first stops in Winnipeg, Calgary, and Edmonton since the reformation of the band. In order to accommodate the band’s complex Oceania stage show, they are visiting large venues, primarily NHL hockey arenas. For all the details of the tour, check out SPFC.org.
Tickets for the first five Canadian shows go on sale Friday at 10am at Ticketmaster.ca, with a presale promised tomorrow at 10am. The Montreal show will be vended via Evenko.ca.
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That is just SO awesome! Yay!
where would one find these vip passes you mention
these venue choices are ridiculous. enjoy 3/5 empty hockey arenas, bill & co!
There is a way to set the Bell Center up as a theater. Like 7000-8000 persons. It will be perfect that way with the visual and all.
i’d prefer a 3/5 fill arenas. that way i don’t have any drunk sweaty knobs rubbing against yelling wooo play bullet! over and over and over.
Wow, these are the same venues that Justin Bieber plays. Pretty ambitious. Hopefully, they’ll do a good job of promoting this and not end up having to cancel any dates.
yeah, SP at Rexall in 1996 was incredible and sold out….now? It will be weird.
I’m kinda debating getting a VIP pass depending on the cost but I’ll probably just see if I can get decent floor tickets. Even if Jimmy was still in the band I’d be more excited to do the backstage, meet-the-band thing. Now I’m wondering whether or not I actually would want to meet Billy in person. :)
Wow, tickets are $65-$95? I think this is more expensive than Pearl Jam was and that show was sold out.
The Barclay Center where they’re rumored to be playing in Brooklyn has essentially the same capacity as Madison Square Garden. Bieber’s playing there 2 weeks later…
why does everyone know so much about where and when Justin Bieber is playing?
@Matt Because he is the future of music.
It needs…
Gravy, gravy, gravy, Ooooooooh-ahh!
Gravy, gravy, gravy, Ooooooooh-ahh!
Gravy, gravy, gravy, Ooooooooh-ahh!
I just don’t like my meat to be dry!
Howard Stern was giving away tickets to the “New York City show October 31st” on the radio today. Didn’t mention a venue
got my vip tix for toronto. meh
for those who might not know, there is a link for vip and standard tickets presale on this site http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/tour/
400$ for the premier vip tix:
1 Premium Seat or GA Floor Ticket
3 Song Backstage Performance (not songs from set that night)
Mini Press Conference (Q&A after Performance)
On site VIP Concierge
1 Exclusive Autographed Tour Poster
1 Exclusive Smashing Pumpkins Tour Passport
1 Commemorative 3D Laminate
1 Copy of Oceania, the new Smashing Pumpkins CD
I bought the regular one for 73$
@Is he one : yeah, the seating chart shows they will use half of the arena.
i got the super elite premier vip ticket. similar to the other vip packages except you get to bring home one of the band members in a burlap sack and keep them chained up in your basement. eeeeeeeee!
i must be slow…can’t see where one can get the VIP tix…
ticketmaster.ca
password: teargarden
also the vip tickets only go on sale at 10am local time
The configuration for the Bell Center seems totally realistic! It should welcome 6000 to 8000 persons, which is really fine.
Just got my floor tickets, 59$ each. Very reasonnable. I am so thrilled!!!!!
Hell yes!!!!
whatever happened to corgan’s tea shack? remember when that was the only reportable sp news on hu.
Yikes, $65-95? It just got a bit harder for me to see them with any of my friends, who aren’t all THAT into the band.
@Is he one : 59$ + 19 $ … still a very decent price. Is it your first time seeing the pumpkins in mtl?
@17 no, third time in Montréal, twice in 2000 and once in 2007. The price is totally reasonnable IMO.
I hope they keep playing XYU until then! :)
Can anybody confirm if open taping/LMA uploads will be allowed for the VIP performances?
@EW
I just asked @SmashingPumpkin about it.
Anyone know anything about an opening band for the Canadian dates? Will there be one, and if so, who? I don’t really care so much, just trying to figure out when SP might realistically take the stage, as unfortunately I’m going to have to arrive a little bit late for the show (Toronto).
According to the Crestfallen webmaster, in a post at the Smashing Pumpkins oboard, it hasn’t been determined if there will be open taping allowed at the VIP performances.
http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/board_new/index.php?showtopic=20368&view=findpost&p=709599
Susan, if history has showed us, taping will most likely not be allowed but somehow someone will sneak it in.
If there are VIP tickets available for the New York show (rumored) then I will for sure go considering I am moving from California to New Jersey in two weeks. It seems fitting to splurge on my new home–the east coat.
@Just_Erick
I tend to agree with you. Particularly if they are going to debut any kind of new music, as they did with the public soundchecks in 2010, I would guess they would not allow recording. But maybe they won’t do new songs. We’ll see.
@susan: thanks for asking the right folks :> (and wow, the o-board still exists?!)
@Just_Erick: yeah, I’m hoping the 2010 soundcheck situation can be avoided.
This time around, folks are paying money (a lot, even) for the extra performance, so I’m hoping they’ll be allowed to record this experience.
NEVER HAS TO DO WITH HU
“hey wanna hear me play 3 songs in a pissed off mood? 400 dollars please.”
now THATS fucking selling out.
not sure about the other venues, but the acc (toronto) tends to be against taping.
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