The Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer Announce 2024 UK And Ireland Tour
The six-date jaunt kicks off at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham on June 7.
The Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer have announced a major summer tour of the UK and Ireland in 2024. You can see the full routing below. Tickets for the two bands’ UK and Ireland dates go on sale Friday, October 20 at 10am local time.
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When The Smashing Pumpkins first emerged out of Chicago in 1988, the world had never heard a band quite like them. They spun together rock, pop, shoe-gaze, metal, goth, psychedelia, and electronic into a kaleidoscope of saccharine melodies, fuzzy distortion, bombastic orchestration, incendiary fretwork, eloquent songcraft, and unshakable hooks. Upon their formation, their sound was different, iconoclastic, and wholly unique – and it still is today.
As a result, the band has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and collected two Grammy Awards, two MTV VMAs, and an American Music Award. Their catalog is highlighted by the platinum Gish [1991], the quadruple-platinum Siamese Dream [1993], diamond-certified Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness [1995], platinum Adore [1998], and gold Machina/The Machines of God [2000].
In 2018, The Smashing Pumpkins embarked on one of their most successful tours ever, the “Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour,” followed by Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / Lp: No Past. No Future. No Sun. 2020 saw the release of the band’s eleventh full-length and latest double album, CYR. Meanwhile, 2023 has so far seen the release of album ATUM, a rock opera presented in three acts, alongside a massive sold out North American tour.
Weezer, meanwhile, return to the UK following their stint on the “Hella Mega” sold-out stadium tour, the release of their innovative quartet of EPs SZNZ in 2022 and massive sold out headline US tour.
Weezer’s music has been streamed billions of times with the band selling over 10 million albums in the U.S. and over 35 million records worldwide since their debut album’s release in 1994. Their catalogue has included such megahits as “Buddy Holly,” “Undone (The Sweater Song),” “Say It Ain’t So,” “El Scorcho,” “Hash Pipe,” “Island In The Sun,” “Beverly Hills,” “Pork and Beans,” and many more.
The Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer play the following UK and Ireland shows in 2024:
Friday, June 7: Birmingham Utilita Arena
Saturday, June 8: London The O2
Monday, June 10: Dublin 3Arena
Wednesday, June 12: Glasgow OVO Hydro
Thursday, June 13: Manchester Co-op Live
Friday, June 14: Cardiff Castle
