Smashing Pumpkins announce dates for U.S. 'Oceania' tour

In a video posted today to the Smashing Pumpkins’ official YouTube account, bandleader Billy Corgan gives fans an introduction to the band’s ongoing Oceania tour.  Corgan discusses topics including how the band went about translating the songs of Oceania to the stage, the writing process for “Panopticon,” the process of selecting of songs for the tour, the creation of the tour’s complex visuals, and his bandmates’ contributions to Oceania.

The band’s U.S. tour includes the following dates:

October 10 – Everett, WA – Comcast Arena
October 12 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
October 13 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena
October 14 – Universal City, CA – Gibson Amphitheatre
October 16 – Broomfield, CO –1st Bank Center
October 18 – St Louis, MO – Chaifetz Arena
October 19 – Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena
October 20 – St. Paul, MN – Roy Wilkens Auditorium
October 23 – Auburn Hills, MI – Palace of Auburn Hills
October 27 – Boston, MA – Agganis Arena
October 31 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
November 2 – Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
November 3 – Fairfax, VA – Patriot Center
November 4 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena

UPDATE: According to Pumpkins friend site Crestfallen.com, the Smashing Pumpkins are planning a southern leg of the United States Oceania tour. There is a rumored South American tour date at a Chilean music festival that runs November 10-11, around a week after the Pumpkins’ Connecticut gig; if that rumor proves to be true, the proposed southern leg may not directly follow the northern leg.