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Nineties’ group Smashing Pumpkins are bringing their The Rats In A Cage Tour to Hamilton this fall.
The trek will feature the band playing two distinct sets: One celebrating their 1995 release Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness’ recent 30th anniversary, and the other a career-spanning journey featuring hits, deep cuts, and fan favourites.
Tickets for the Oct. 7 show at TD Coliseum started selling Tuesday morning with Citi and Verizon presales. Additional presales will run ahead of the general on-sale beginning Thursday at 10 a.m. local on smashingpumpkins.com .
Fans will also have access to an exclusive presale through the band’s official fan club, VIZ CLUB, beginning on Wednesday at 9 a.m. local until 10 p.m. local time.
The only other Canadian dates on the trek are Oct. 9 at Montreal’s Bell Centre, Nov. 3 at Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome, and Nov. 5 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.
Show has been talked about for decade
“Staging a Mellon Collie-themed show is something we’ve discussed for over a decade, and finally the stars have aligned and exactly on the terms I’d set: which was to build a special night around its most enduring aspirations and ideas,” frontman Billy Corgan said in a statement.
“With set 1 of the Rats In A Cage tour exclusively featuring Mellon Collie songs in a highly theatrical setting, and set 2 drawing from the rest of our canon so that there’s a decent amount of variance as to what songs we’ll play from night to night: from our first in ‘Gish’ to our last in ‘Aghori Mhori Mei’.”
Before the tour kicks off, The Smashing Pumpkins will headline their hometown Chicago’s famed Lollapalooza on July 31 for the first time in more than 30 years.
Other local concert news
Meanwhile, country duo Dan + Shay will play RBC Amphitheatre on Oct. 1 with tickets on sale Friday at 10 a.m. at livenation.com .
The artist presale began Tuesday morning and additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning on Friday at 10 a.m. local time at danandshay.com .