The Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour was the Smashing Pumpkins' headlining reunion tour after Jimmy Chamberlin and James Iha formally rejoined the band in early 2018. Prior to the tour, there were some notable exchanges from frontman Billy Corgan and founding bassist D'arcy Wretzky over her absence from the reunited band. The tour was noted also for having a three-hour setlist with material solely from the band's first five albums, except for four covers and the 2018 single "Solara".
Background For many years after the band's initial breakup, they had toured with a litany of members, including Chamberlin himself when the band first reformed in 2006, although he quickly departed by early 2009. In 2015 he made a return to the band as a touring member for The End Times Tour with Marilyn Manson and 2016's In Plainsong tour, which was “acoustic-electro” and saw the band reach into their catalog of rarities alongside some hits. James Iha made a few surprise returns on this tour as well, marking the first time he had shared a stage with Corgan since December 2, 2000. On February 15, 2018, the band announced both Chamberlin and Iha would return on a full-member basis, alongside now longtime member Jeff Schroeder, making the band's first ever lineup with three permanent guitarists.
This tour would be the band's first arena trek since the Oceania tour, which itself was a mixture of arenas and theaters. Before the tour kicked off its arena stops across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Italy, two warmup shows were played at The Troubadour in Los Angeles, which saw AFI's Davey Havok make a guest appearance to perform the Joy Division song "Transmission", and a small backyard house show where the band had filmed the "1979" music video years earlier.
Reception Reviews of the tour were mixed, but leaned towards positive more often. Many praised the tour for how much ground the setlist covered throughout the performance. Others pointed out the tour's focus on fans' nostalgia, and that the tour performed every hit song along with several rarities and cover songs. The band's performance of Led Zeppelin's renowned song "Stairway to Heaven" also garnered lots of attention for being authentic to the original. Some complaints raised by some who reviewed the tour included the extensive length that the band performed, as they had a set spanning three and a quarter hours, and others pointed out the lack of any material from the band's catalog after Machina/The Machines of God.
Set list Typical set list during the tour. "Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness" "Disarm" "Rocket" "Siva" "Rhinoceros" "Space Oddity" "Drown" "Zero" "The Everlasting Gaze" "Stand Inside Your Love" "Thirty-Three" "Eye" "Soma" "Blew Away" "For Martha" "To Sheila" "Mayonaise" "Porcelina of the Vast Oceans" "Landslide" "Tonight, Tonight" "Stairway to Heaven" "Cherub Rock" "1979" "Ava Adore" "Try, Try, Try" "The Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning" "Hummer" "Today" "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" "Muzzle" Encore "Solara" "Baby Mine"
Notes On the two European shows in October 2018, the band performed "Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)" in the encore instead of "Solara." Also on the two European shows, the band performed "Landslide" with Amalie Bruun from their opening band Myrkur.
Tour dates + List of 2018 concertsDateCityCountryVenueOpening actJuly 12, 2018GlendaleUnited StatesGila River ArenaMetricJuly 14, 2018Oklahoma CityChesapeake Energy ArenaJuly 16, 2018AustinFrank Erwin CenterJuly 17, 2018HoustonToyota CenterJuly 18, 2018DallasAmerican Airlines CenterJuly 20, 2018NashvilleBridgestone ArenaJuly 21, 2018LouisvilleKFC Yum! CenterJuly 22, 2018DuluthInfinite Energy ArenaJuly 24, 2018MiamiAmerican Airlines ArenaJuly 25, 2018TampaAmalie ArenaJuly 27, 2018BaltimoreRoyal Farms ArenaJuly 28, 2018PhiladelphiaWells Fargo CenterJuly 29, 2018UncasvilleMohegan Sun ArenaJuly 31, 2018BostonTD GardenAugust 1, 2018New York CityMadison Square GardenAugust 4, 2018PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaAugust 5, 2018DetroitLittle Caesars ArenaAugust 7, 2018MontrealCanadaBell CentreAugust 8, 2018TorontoScotiabank ArenaAugust 9, 2018LondonBudweiser GardensAugust 11, 2018ColumbusUnited StatesSchottenstein CenterAugust 13, 2018ChicagoUnited CenterAugust 14, 2018August 16, 2018Kansas CitySprint CenterAugust 17, 2018IndianapolisBankers Life FieldhouseAugust 19, 2018Saint PaulXcel Energy CenterAugust 20, 2018OmahaCenturyLink CenterAugust 21, 2018Sioux FallsDenny Sanford Premier CenterAugust 24, 2018SeattleKeyArenaAugust 25, 2018PortlandModa CenterAugust 27, 2018OaklandOracle ArenaAugust 28, 2018SacramentoGolden 1 CenterAugust 30, 2018InglewoodThe ForumAugust 31, 2018September 1, 2018San DiegoViejas ArenaSeptember 2, 2018Las VegasT-Mobile ArenaSeptember 4, 2018Salt Lake CityVivint Smart Home ArenaSeptember 5, 2018DenverPepsi CenterSeptember 8, 2018CalgaryCanadaScotiabank Saddledomerowspan="2" September 9, 2018EdmontonRogers PlaceOctober 16, 2018LondonEnglandThe SSE Arena, WembleyMyrkurOctober 18, 2018Casalecchio di RenoItalyUnipol Arena
Cancelled dates + List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation Date City Country Venue ReasonSeptember 7, 2018NampaUnited StatesFord Idaho CenterAlleged low ticket sales
Personnel Billy Corgan - lead vocals, guitar, piano on "For Martha," "To Sheila," and "Stairway to Heaven" James Iha - backing vocals, guitar, lead vocals on "Blew Away" Jimmy Chamberlin - drums, ukulele on "Baby Mine" Jeff Schroeder - guitar Katie Cole - backing vocals, keyboards, guitar Jack Bates - bass
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