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The Smashing Pumpkins
October 20 2012 |
The Smashing Pumpkins will embark on a U.S. tour that includes a stop in Saint Paul at The Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium on Saturday, October 20 at 7:30 p.m. Anberlin will open the show.
Look for the Smashing Pumpkins – singer/guitarist Billy Corgan, guitarist Jeff Schroeder, drummer Mike Byrne and bassist Nicole Fiorentino – to perform their critically acclaimed album “Oceania” in full. For the second half of the show they’ll play classics and deep cuts from their body of work. The Pumpkins will be backed by visuals prepared by Sean Evans, whose most recent project was assisting Roger Waters on the newest staging of “The Wall.” The band will be using new technology in video-mapping to create something new and previously unseen.
A limited amount of VIP Packages will be made available giving fans access to an amazing, exclusive opportunity. In addition to a premium ticket or GA ticket with elevated viewing access, some packages include a three-song backstage performance with the band including a Q&A, an autographed limited edition tour poster, an on-site VIP concierge, a copy of the new CD “Oceania” and exclusive merchandise. Visit www.smashingpumpkins.com or www.citiprivatepass.com for more information on these VIP Packages.
“Oceania” (Martha’s Music/EMI Label Services/Caroline Distribution) was created by the band at Corgan’s private studio in Chicago as a true album experience for listeners to fully immerse themselves in. The powerful 13-song collection was produced by Corgan and Bjorn Thorsrud and mixed by David Bottrill and entered the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart at No. 4 and earned the No. 1 spot on the Independent Albums Chart this past June.
ABOUT THE SMASHING PUMPKINS:
The Smashing Pumpkins have created one of the most acclaimed bodies of work in musical history having sold more than 30 million albums, and won multiple Grammy Awards in the process. Formed in Chicago in 1988, they released “Gish,” their influential and platinum debut in 1991, which was followed by albums including the nine-time platinum “Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness” and the four-time platinum “Siamese Dream,” as well as the platinum certified 1998 album “Adore.” The pivotal group’s many hits defined the alternative music era and continue to resonate on modern rock radio, influencing a whole new generation. The Pumpkins returned in 2007 with their acclaimed sixth album “Zeitgeist.” They have since remained on the cutting edge of music and technology with various online releases. In June 2012, the band released the album “Oceania,” via Martha’s Music/EMI Label Services/Caroline Distribution. Marking The Smashing Pumpkin’s seventh studio record, it is “an album within an album,” part of their 44-song work-in-progress “Teargarden By Kaleidyscope.”
Tickets:
$45 - Reserved Balcony and GA Floor
Tickets on sale Saturday, September 8 at 10 a.m. at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium Box Office, Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.
Parking:
To purchase parking in advance in the RiverCentre Ramp, please click here.
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