{"id":20128,"date":"2026-07-28T18:47:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T13:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20128"},"modified":"2026-07-28T18:47:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T13:47:38","slug":"smashing-pumpkins-announce-pumpkinpalooza-events-before-lollapalooza-gig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20128","title":{"rendered":"Smashing Pumpkins Announce &#8216;Pumpkinpalooza&#8217; Events Before Lollapalooza Gig"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAs it turns out, you can go home again, but in the case of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/the-smashing-pumpkins\/\">Smashing Pumpkins<\/a>, it might just take 32 years to do it. The Chicago-bred indie rock heroes are gearing up to celebrate their first headlining slot at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/lollapalooza\/\" id=\"auto-tag_lollapalooza\" data-tag=\"lollapalooza\">Lollapalooza<\/a> in more than three decades with a rare underplay show, pop-ups and other events leading up to Friday night\u2019s (July 31) main stage performance on the Bud Light stage at the festival that\u2019s been held on the lakefront of their beloved hometown since 2005.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-related-artists \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-1 lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-u-margin-l-00@desktop-xl a-glue@desktop-xl lrv-a-glue--t-0 lrv-a-glue--l-0 u-margin-t-29px@desktop u-margin-t-250@mobile-max u-margin-lr-auto@desktop-xl-max u-max-width-400@desktop-xl-max u-width-100p@mobile-max u-max-width-80@desktop-xl\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-white a-font-primary-fancy-m 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lrv-u-border-radius-50p u-width-20 u-height-20 a-icon-related-artist lrv-a-icon-after\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Pumpkins last played Lolla back in its original touring iteration in 1994 \u2014\u00a0in year four of the OG alt rock festival \u2014\u00a0during which they shared the stage with the Beastie Boys, George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars, The Breeders, A Tribe Called Quest, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, L7, Green Day and many more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTo celebrate, the band is rolling out \u201cPumpkinpalooza,\u201d a multiday celebration of their return to the Lolla stage that will include a sold-out underplay show at the 2,500-capacity Riviera Theatre in Chicago\u2019s Uptown neighborhood on Wednesday (July 29). Then, from Wednesday through Friday, they will host a merch pop-up just a few blocks from Lolla\u2019s Grant Park home \u2014\u00a0at 900 S. Wabash Ave. \u2014\u00a0from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn addition, all weekend long, fans can dip into Madame Zuzu\u2019s Celestial Lounge, a roving version of the Highland Park teahouse owned and operated by Corgan and wife Chlo\u00e9 Mendel. The Lounge will offer matcha, vinyl, exclusive merchandise and other specials, while Chicago cocktail lounge the Aviary will be serve the limited-edition <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Da0ZMQ-u-qm\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\">Infinite Mellons specialty cocktail<\/a>, made up of shochu, litchi blossom, honeydew melon and cantaloupe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cAs a Chicagoan, born and raised, I take great pride in contributing to our city\u2019s immense and colorful cultural fabric,\u201d said singer\/guitarist Billy Corgan in a statement.\u00a0\u201cAnd so this year\u2019s already historic Lollapalooza is that chance to make new memories, new friends, and have a bit of Midwest fun, too as only we might.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Pumpkins will play a 90-minute set at the far North end of the park on Friday as Charli xcx takes the stage around the same time, more than a mile South on the T-Mobile stage; other acts on the bill that day include Major Lazer, Lil Uzi Vert, Yungblud, Zara Larsson, Suki Waterhouse and Freddie Gibbs, among others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFollowing the Lolla slot, the Pumpkins will gear up for one of their most ambitious outings to date, this fall\u2019s The Rats in the Cage tour, which will be split into two sets: one celebrating the 30th anniversary of their Diamond-certified 1995 classic <em>Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness<\/em>, and a second, career-spanning set of hits, deep cuts and fan-favorites. 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