The Smashing Pumpkins live in concert.
ON TOUR

The Smashing Pumpkins

256
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

70
%
Based on 
256
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
73
%
Based on 
16
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critic Consensus

Based on 256 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Smashing Pumpkins is rated as a decent live performer, with shows that lack distinction. The Smashing Pumpkins concert reviews describe live shows and performances as expansive, alluring, incredible, masterful, mesmerizing, psychedelic, and meaningful.

ON TOUR

Wrigley Field; Utilita Arena Birmingham, Chicago, IL, United States; Birmingham, United Kingdom (August 13; Jun 7); O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom (June 8); 3 Arena, Dublin, Ireland (June 10); The OVO Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom (June 12); Co-op Live, Manchester, UK, United Kingdom (June 13); Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, United Kingdom (June 14); Accor Arena, Paris, France (June 16); SparkassenPark, Mönchengladbach, Germany (June 19); ZAG Arena, Hannover, Germany (June 21); Parkbühne Wuhlheide, Berlin, Germany (June 22); Otok mladeži, RSC Jarun, Zagreb, Croatia (June 24); Wiener Stadthalle, Wien, Austria (June 24); Middenvijver Linkeroever, Antwerp, Belgium (June 28); Luxexpo The Box, Luxembourg, Luxembourg (June 28); PreZero Arena Gliwice, Gliwice, Poland (July 2); O2 Universum, Praha, Czech Republic (July 4); Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland (July 5); Lucca Summer Festival, Lucca, Italy (July 6); Parc del Forum, Barcelona, Spain (July 10); Iberdrola Music, Madrid, Spain (July 10); Passeio Marítimo de Algés, Oeiras, Portugal (July 11); SEF stadium, Athens, Greece (July 16); Nationals Park, Washington DC, United States (July 29); Nationals Park, Washington DC, United States (July 29); The Kee to Bala, Bala, ON, Canada (July 31); Rogers Centre, Toronto, Canada (August 1); Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montréal, Canada (August 2);

Latest Release

ATUM: A Rock Opera in Three Acts (April 21, 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Chicago, United States (1988 - present) (1988 – present)
Bio
The Smashing Pumpkins are an alternative rock band, formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1988. Billy Corgan and James Iha met in a record store, and began performing in local nightclubs with their bassist, D'arcy Wretzky, using a drum machine.
Has Performed With
Marilyn Manson, Wolfmother, Metric, Gerard Way, City Riots, Anberlin, Jane's Addiction

Critic Concert Reviews

Exclaim (Canada)

September 5, 2023
%
Smashing Pumpkins Were Happy and Agreeable — Really! — in Ottawa

Parklife DC (USA)

September 5, 2023
%
The Smashing Pumpkins perform at Jiffy Lube Live on August 31, 2023.

Live in Limbo (Canada)

September 5, 2023
%
The Smashing Pumpkins Live In Concert

Queen City Nerve (USA)

August 23, 2023
%
Smashing Pumpkins Keep Things Rocking in Charlotte

Melodic Magazine

August 20, 2023
%
The World is a Vampire Tour Digs its Fangs into Huntsville, Alabama

Pass The Aux (USA)

August 14, 2023
%
Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Temple Pilots rock FivePoint Amphitheatre

Utah Concert Review (USA)

August 7, 2023
%
The Smashing Pumpkins Live In Concert

Past critic reviews published in

The Music (Australia), Silver Tiger Media (Australia), Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), Music-News.com (UK), The AU Review (Australia) and more

Image Credit

Kriss Likes [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons