The Smashing Pumpkins 2026 Tour Announcement – The Rats in a Cage Tour Schedule
The Smashing Pumpkins are putting one of their biggest albums back under the spotlight in 2026 with “The Rats In A Cage Tour,” a North American run celebrating 30 years of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. The tour kicks off September 30 in Columbus, OH, before hitting cities like Boston, Brooklyn, Chicago, Nashville, Austin, Denver, Las Vegas, Seattle, Los Angeles and more. They’ll also play Darker Waves in Huntington Beach on November 14.
One thing to know about The Smashing Pumpkins? They’re unapologetically weird, and never do anything by the book. They commonly release 30-song concept albums and play random shows (like the one they just did in Los Angeles) without a care in the world. When their longtime guitarist Jeff Schroeder left the band in 2023, they chose not to call on an A-list musician to replace him, but hold an open call instead.
Therefore, is it any surprise that they’re going the same route with the 2026 The Smashing Pumpkins tour? They’re playing “two unique sets” at every show that pay tribute to Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness — which wasn’t your average ’90s alternative record. It was a double-album fever dream packed with rage, romance, weirdness, and songs that somehow made teenage doom sound extremely cinematic.
“Bullet With Butterfly Wings,” “1979,” “Tonight, Tonight,” and “Zero” all came from the same sprawling universe, which still feels slightly insane 30 years later. Just ask frontman Billy Corgan, who can’t wait to take this iconic record on the road. “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,” he says.
“Which was to build a special night around its most enduring aspirations and ideas. 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’.” When you’ve been around as long as the Smashing Pumpkins, you have a lot to pull from…and this will be the mother of all anniversary treks for any alternative rock fan.
And really, that’s the whole point of this tour. The Smashing Pumpkins are turning Mellon Collie into a strange, oversized spectacle that’s so much more than nostalgia. Thirty years later, the album still sounds ambitious, dramatic, and a little unhinged, which is exactly why it deserves this treatment. This is one of those anniversary tours that actually feels worthy of the word “event,” and you can get your verified resale tickets now for The Smashing Pumpkins’ 2026 “Rats In A Cage Tour.”
Smashing Pumpkins 2026 Tour Dates
July 30 – 31, 2026 – Chicago, IL – Hutchinson Field at Grant Park
September 30, 2026 – Columbus, OH – Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center
October 2, 2026 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
October 3, 2026 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
October 4 – 5, 2026 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
October 6, 2026 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
October 7, 2026 – Hamilton, ON – TD Coliseum
October 9, 2026 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
October 11, 2026 – Madison, WI – Kohl Center
October 13, 2026 – Saint Paul, MN – Grand Casino Arena
October 14, 2026 – Chicago, IL – United Center
October 16, 2026 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
October 17, 2026 – Jacksonville, FL – Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena
October 18, 2026 – Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena
October 20, 2026 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse
October 22, 2026 – Nashville, TN – The Truth
October 24, 2026 – Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center
October 25, 2026 – Austin, TX – Moody Center ATX
October 27, 2026 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
October 29, 2026 – Salt Lake City, UT – Delta Center
October 30, 2026 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
November 1, 2026 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
November 3, 2026 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
November 5, 2026 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
November 6, 2026 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
November 8, 2026 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center
November 11, 2026 – Phoenix, AZ – Mortgage Matchup Center
November 12, 2026 – Inglewood, CA – Kia Forum
November 14, 2026 – Huntington Beach, CA – Huntington Beach Pier
Smashing Pumpkins tickets are available on the secondary marketplace, TicketSales.com. Stay tuned for more announcements!
