Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour explained

Concert Tour Name:Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour
Type:Concert
Location:North America, Europe
Album:
Artist:The Smashing Pumpkins
Start Date:July 12, 2018
End Date:October 18, 2018
Number Of Legs:2
Number Of Shows:42
Last Tour:In Plainsong
(2016)
This Tour:Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour
(2018)
Next Tour:30th Anniversary Series
(2018)

The Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour was the Smashing Pumpkins' headlining reunion tour after Jimmy Chamberlin and James Iha formally rejoined the band in early 2018.[1] Prior to the tour, there were some notable exchanges from frontman Billy Corgan and founding bassist D'arcy Wretzky over her absence from the reunited band.[2] [3] The tour was noted also for having a three-hour setlist with material solely from the band's first five albums, except for four covers and the 2018 single "Solara".[4] [5] [6]

Background

For many years after the band's initial breakup, they had toured with a litany of members, including Chamberlin himself when the band first reformed in 2006, although he quickly departed by early 2009. In 2015 he made a return to the band as a touring member for The End Times Tour with Marilyn Manson and 2016's In Plainsong tour, which was “acoustic-electro” and saw the band reach into their catalog of rarities alongside some hits.[7] [8] James Iha made a few surprise returns on this tour as well, marking the first time he had shared a stage with Corgan since December 2, 2000.[9] On February 15, 2018, the band announced both Chamberlin and Iha would return on a full-member basis, alongside now longtime member Jeff Schroeder, making the band's first ever lineup with three permanent guitarists.

This tour would be the band's first arena trek since the Oceania tour, which itself was a mixture of arenas and theaters. Before the tour kicked off its arena stops across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Italy, two warmup shows were played at The Troubadour in Los Angeles, which saw AFI's Davey Havok make a guest appearance to perform the Joy Division song "Transmission", and a small backyard house show where the band had filmed the "1979" music video years earlier.[10] [11]

Reception

Reviews of the tour were mixed, but leaned towards positive more often. Many praised the tour for how much ground the setlist covered throughout the performance.[12] Others pointed out the tour's focus on fans' nostalgia, and that the tour performed every hit song along with several rarities and cover songs.[13] The band's performance of Led Zeppelin's renowned song "Stairway to Heaven" also garnered lots of attention for being authentic to the original.[14] Some complaints raised by some who reviewed the tour included the extensive length that the band performed, as they had a set spanning three and a quarter hours, and others pointed out the lack of any material from the band's catalog after Machina/The Machines of God.[15]

Set list

Typical setlist during the tour[16]

  1. "Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness"
  2. "Disarm"
  3. "Rocket"
  4. "Siva"
  5. "Rhinoceros"
  6. "Space Oddity"
  7. "Drown"
  8. "Zero"
  9. "The Everlasting Gaze"
  10. "Stand Inside Your Love"
  11. "Thirty-Three"
  12. "Eye"
  13. "Soma"
  14. "Blew Away"
  15. "For Martha"
  16. "To Sheila"
  17. "Mayonaise"
  18. "Porcelina of the Vast Oceans"
  19. "Landslide"
  20. "Tonight, Tonight"
  21. "Stairway to Heaven"
  22. "Cherub Rock"
  23. "1979"
  24. "Ava Adore"
  25. "Try, Try, Try"
  26. "The Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning"
  27. "Hummer"
  28. "Today"
  29. "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"
  30. "Muzzle"
Encore:
  2. "Solara"
  4. "Baby Mine"

Notes

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueOpening act
Leg 1: North America[18]
July 12, 2018GlendaleUnited StatesGila River ArenaMetric
July 14, 2018Oklahoma CityChesapeake Energy Arena
July 16, 2018AustinFrank Erwin Center
July 17, 2018HoustonToyota Center
July 18, 2018DallasAmerican Airlines Center
July 20, 2018NashvilleBridgestone Arena
July 21, 2018LouisvilleKFC Yum! Center
July 22, 2018DuluthInfinite Energy Arena
July 24, 2018MiamiAmerican Airlines Arena
July 25, 2018TampaAmalie Arena
July 27, 2018BaltimoreRoyal Farms Arena
July 28, 2018PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center
July 29, 2018UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena
July 31, 2018BostonTD Garden
August 1, 2018New York CityMadison Square Garden
August 4, 2018PittsburghPPG Paints Arena
August 5, 2018DetroitLittle Caesars Arena
August 7, 2018MontrealCanadaBell Centre
August 8, 2018TorontoScotiabank Arena
August 9, 2018LondonBudweiser Gardens
August 11, 2018ColumbusUnited StatesSchottenstein Center
August 13, 2018ChicagoUnited Center
August 14, 2018
August 16, 2018Kansas CitySprint Center
August 17, 2018IndianapolisBankers Life Fieldhouse
August 19, 2018Saint PaulXcel Energy Center
August 20, 2018OmahaCenturyLink Center
August 21, 2018Sioux FallsDenny Sanford Premier Center
August 24, 2018SeattleKeyArena
August 25, 2018PortlandModa Center
August 27, 2018OaklandOracle Arena
August 28, 2018SacramentoGolden 1 Center
August 30, 2018InglewoodThe Forum
August 31, 2018
September 1, 2018San DiegoViejas Arena
September 2, 2018Las VegasT-Mobile Arena
September 4, 2018Salt Lake CityVivint Smart Home Arena
September 5, 2018DenverPepsi Center
September 8, 2018CalgaryCanadaScotiabank Saddledomerowspan="2"
September 9, 2018EdmontonRogers Place
Leg 2: Europe[19]
October 16, 2018LondonEnglandThe SSE Arena, WembleyMyrkur
October 18, 2018Casalecchio di RenoItalyUnipol Arena

Cancelled dates

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. News: Coscarelli . Joe . Smashing Pumpkins Say They're Happy Now. Can They Keep It Together? . The New York Times . 22 March 2018 . 9 May 2023.
  2. Web site: A Complete Timeline of All the Smashing Pumpkins Reunion Drama. Corinna. Burford. February 15, 2018. Vulture.com.
  3. Web site: Bacharach . Jeremy . Three-Fourths of The Smashing Pumpkins Reunite For Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour Dates . mxdwn . February 15, 2018 . May 8, 2023.
  4. Web site: Smashing Pumpkins Announce 'Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour'. Ultimate Classic Rock. February 15, 2018 .
  5. Web site: Serota . Maggie . Even Billy Corgan Is Having Fun On Smashing Pumpkins' Reunion Tour . Spin . May 8, 2023.
  6. Web site: Daly . Rhian . Smashing Pumpkins' mammoth NYC 'Shiny And Oh So Bright' show is a nostalgic, emotional and full-hearted trip . NME . August 3, 2018 . NME Networks . May 8, 2023.
  7. Brown . Eric . Smashing Pumpkins original drummer Jimmy Chamberlin to rejoin band for summer tour . Entertainment Weekly . Meredith Corporate . May 9, 2023.
  8. Web site: Walden . Eric . Concert preview: Smashing Pumpkins bring stripped-down show to Kingsbury Hall . The Salt Lake Tribune . May 9, 2023.
  9. Web site: Fulmer . Elimas . Review: James Iha Returns To Smashing Pumpkins & Band Debuts New Music In LA . Alternative Nation . March 27, 2016 . BWB Media Inc. . May 9, 2023.
  10. Web site: Smashing Pumpkins cover Joy Division and welcome Davey Havok on stage during tiny comeback show at L.A.'s Troubadour. Nme.com. June 28, 2018.
  11. Smashing Pumpkins House Show Shut Down by Police. Billboard.
  12. Web site: Ramirez . Kaylie . The Smashing Pumpkins Craft Sonic Scrapbook for Reunion Tour . The Heights . August 2, 2018 . The Heights, Inc. . May 9, 2023.
  13. Web site: Cascaldo . Casey . Concert Review: The Smashing Pumpkins Revive Nostalgia and 1990s Sound In the Schott . The Lantern . August 14, 2018 . The Lantern Media Group . May 9, 2023.
  14. Kreps . Daniel . Watch Smashing Pumpkins Cover Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven' at Reunion Tour Kickoff . Rolling Stone . July 13, 2018 . Penske Media Corporation . May 9, 2023.
  15. Web site: Harrington . Jim . Smashing Pumpkins: A night of ego, food poisoning and 'Cherub Rock' (with photos) . The Mercury News . August 27, 2018 . MediaNews Group . May 9, 2023.
  16. Web site: Kielty . Martin . Smashing Pumpkins Kick Off 2018 U.S. Tour: Videos, Set List . Ultimate Classic Rock . July 13, 2018 . Townsquare Media, Inc. . May 8, 2023.
  17. Web site: Edwards . Briony . This is the setlist from Smashing Pumpkins' ridiculous Wembley Arena show . Louder . October 17, 2018 . Future Publishing Limited Quay House . May 8, 2023.
  18. Web site: Pape . Hendrick . SMASHING PUMPKINS ADD MORE DATES TO SHINY AND OH SO BRIGHT TOUR . Sound Check Entertainment . May 10, 2018 . May 9, 2023.
  19. Web site: Childers . Chad . Smashing Pumpkins Add Late 2018 Dates to 'Shiny and Oh So Bright' Tour . Loudwire . October 2018 . Townsquare Media, Inc. . May 9, 2023.
  20. Web site: Jannetta . Greg . Smashing Pumpkins Cancel Ford Idaho Center Arena Show . July 23, 2018 . 98.3 The Snake . October 28, 2023.

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