Classic '90s rock act celebrates 30th anniversary of its best album on tour

The Smashing Pumpkins are heading our way.

These ’90s alt-rock favorites are set to play the SAP Center in San Jose on Nov. 8.

Its part of Smashing Pumpkins’ The Rats In A Cage Tour, which finds Billy Corgan and company performing two distinct sets — one celebrating the recent 30th anniversary of 1995’s “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness” (which is the band’s best album) and another set that will be “a career-spanning journey through nearly four decades' worth of beloved hits, deep cuts and fan-favorites alike,” according to a news release.

"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," Corgan says. "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.’"

Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. May 21, smashingpumpkins.com. There will also be presales for Citi and Verizon customers beginning at 10 a.m. May 19, as well as a presale for the band’s fan club (aka, Viz Club) running from 9 a.m.-10 p.m. May 20. Visit citientertainment.com, myAccess in the My Verizon app and https://store.smashingpumpkins.com/pages/stay-in-the-know, respectively, for more details.

Tour Itinerary

Wed, Sep 30 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center

Fri, Oct 2 - Boston, MA - TD Garden

Sat, Oct 3 - Baltimore, MD - CFG Bank Arena

Sun, Oct 4 - Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center

Tue, Oct 6 - Pittsburgh, PA - PPG Paints Arena

Wed, Oct 7 - Hamilton, ON - TD Coliseum

Fri, Oct 9 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre

Sun, Oct 11 - Madison, WI - Kohl Center

Tue, Oct 13 - St. Paul, MN - Grand Casino Arena

Wed, Oct 14 - Chicago, IL - United Center

Fri, Oct 16 - Charlotte, NC - Spectrum Center

Sat, Oct 17 - Jacksonville, FL - VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena

Sun, Oct 18 - Tampa, FL - Benchmark International Arena

Tue, Oct 20 - Indianapolis, IN - Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Wed, Oct 22 - Nashville, TN - The Truth

Sat, Oct 24 - Oklahoma City, OK - Paycom Center

Sun, Oct 25 - Austin, TX - Moody Center

Tue, Oct 27 - Denver, CO - Ball Arena

Thu, Oct 29 - Salt Lake City, UT - Delta Center

Fri, Oct 30 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena

Sun, Nov 1 - Portland, OR - Moda Center

Tue, Nov 3 - Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome

Thu, Nov 5 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena

Fri, Nov 6 - Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena

Sun, Nov 8 - San Jose, CA - SAP Center

Wed, Nov 11 - Phoenix, AZ - Mortgage Matchup Center

Thu, Nov 12 - Los Angeles, CA - Kia Forum

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This story was originally published May 18, 2026 at 12:22 PM.