Will The Smashing Pumpkins ever play The Sphere? Here’s what Billy Corgan thinks about it
Author Benedetta Baldin - 22.5.2026
Billy Corgan, the frontman of The Smashing Pumpkins, was asked if he and his bandmates would be interested in performing a residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada, in a recent interview with the “Klein. Ally. Show.” on the Los Angeles radio station KROQ, as per Blabbermouth.
Absolutely. It’s a no-doubter for us. We just haven’t been asked yet. If the Sphere came to us and said, ‘We’d love you to do all of ‘Mellon Collie [And The Infinite Sadness]’ with that production,’ now that makes sense to me. That makes sense to me, to do something like that, to build a show around the album, much like we’ve done the opera with The Lyric [Opera] in Chicago, and now it’s going to Europe. That makes sense to me because then you have a chance to recast the songs and the music in a different dynamic. But playing a 30-year-old album with that pacing and that song order, and expect everyone to sit there and be happy, I think that’s asking a lot of the audience. That’s why we fought against just going out and playing the record.
Confirmed shows:
Tuesday, September 01, 2026 – Royal Festival Hall, London, UK
Wednesday, September 02, 2026 – Royal Festival Hall, London, UK
Sunday, September 06, 2026 – Queen Elizabeth Hall, Antwerpen, Belgium (two shows)
Tuesday, September 08, 2026 – Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
Wednesday, September 09, 2026 – Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
Friday, September 11, 2026 – Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid, Spain
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 – The Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH, US
Friday, October 02, 2026 – TD Garden, Boston, MA, US
Saturday, October 03, 2026 – CFG Bank Arena, Baltimore, MD, US
Sunday, October 04, 2026 – Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY, US
Tuesday, October 06, 2026 – PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, US
Wednesday, October 07, 2026 – TD Coliseum, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Friday, October 09, 2026 – Centre Bell, Montreal, QC, Canada
Sunday, October 11, 2026 – Kohl Center, Madison, WI, US
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 – Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN, US
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 – United Center, Chicago, IL, US
Friday, October 16, 2026 – Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC, US
Saturday, October 17, 2026 – VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, FL, US
Sunday, October 18, 2026 – Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL, US
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 – Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN, US
Thursday, October 22, 2026 – The Truth, Nashville, TN, US
Saturday, October 24, 2026 – Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK, US
Sunday, October 25, 2026 – Moody Center, Austin, TX, US
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 – Ball Arena, Denver, CO, US
Thursday, October 29, 2026 – Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT, US
Friday, October 30, 2026 – MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV, US
Sunday, November 01, 2026 – Moda Center, Portland, OR, US
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 – Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, AB, Canada
Thursday, November 05, 2026 – Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Friday, November 06, 2026 – Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA, US
Sunday, November 08, 2026 – SAP Center, San Jose, CA, US
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 – Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, AZ, US
Thursday, November 12, 2026 – Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA, US
Saturday, November 14, 2026 – Darker Waves, Huntington Beach, CA, US
