List of the Smashing Pumpkins band members

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(left to right) Ginger Reyes, Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin (Back) and Jeff Schroeder (Lisa Harriton not shown)
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(left to right) Nicole Fiorentino, Billy Corgan, and Jeff Schroeder (Mike Byrne is obscured at the drums)
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(left to right) Jeff Schroeder, Jack Bates, Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, James Iha and Katie Cole
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(left to right) Kiki Wong, Jack Bates, Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, Katie Cole and James Iha.
Five lineups of the Smashing Pumpkins performing in 1991, 2007, 2012, 2018 and 2024

The Smashing Pumpkins is an alternative rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1988. The band was formed by guitarist/vocalist Billy Corgan and guitarist James Iha after the demise of Corgan's first band, the Marked. The two musicians were soon joined by bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. Since its inception, the Smashing Pumpkins has gone through multiple line-up changes, with Corgan the only consistent member.

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Their current formation includes Corgan alongside Iha (who rejoined in 2018) and Chamberlin, who has had four tenures. The band also tours with keyboardist Katie Cole and bassist Jack Bates (both of whom first joined in 2015), and guitarist Kiki Wong (since 2024). [1]

History

After the breakup of his gothic rock band the Marked, singer and guitarist Billy Corgan left St. Petersburg, Florida, to return to his native city of Chicago, where he took a job in a record store. While working there, he met guitarist James Iha. The pair soon began writing songs together with the aid of a drum machine. [2] Corgan met bassist D'arcy Wretzky in mid 1988 after a show by the Dan Reed Network where they argued the merits of the band. After finding out Wretzky played bass, Corgan stated his band's need for a bassist and gave Wretzky his telephone number. Wretzky soon joined the band, and she and Iha later had a short-lived romance. [3]

The first performance of the Smashing Pumpkins was on July 9, 1988, at the Polish bar Chicago 21. This performance included only Corgan and Iha with a drum machine. [4] On August 10, 1988, the band played for the first time as a trio at the Avalon Nightclub. [5] After this show, Cabaret Metro owner Joe Shanahan agreed to book the band on the condition that they replace the drum machine with a live drummer. Jazz drummer Jimmy Chamberlin was recruited for the band after a recommendation from a friend of Corgan's. [5] On October 5, 1988, the complete band took the stage for the first time at the Cabaret Metro. [5]

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Original drummer Jimmy Chamberlin was fired in 1996 and has been in and out of the band several times since.

Soon after the release of their third album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness in 1995, the group recruited keyboardist Jonathan Melvoin to perform on the ensuing tour. However, on July 11, 1996, Melvoin and Chamberlin overdosed on heroin in a New York City hotel room. Melvoin died, and Chamberlin was arrested for drug possession. A few days later, the band announced that Chamberlin had been fired as a result of the incident. [6] The Pumpkins chose to finish the tour, and hired drummer Matt Walker and keyboardist Dennis Flemion as temporary replacements. Corgan later said the decision to continue touring was the worst the band had ever made, damaging both their music and their reputation. [2]

In early 1999, Jimmy Chamberlin rejoined the band; however, the reunion was short-lived, as bassist D'arcy Wretzky announced her departure that September. [7] She was subsequently replaced by former Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur, who performed on the “Sacred and Profane" tour and appeared in music videos. On May 23, 2000, in a live radio interview on KROQ-FM (Los Angeles), Billy Corgan announced the band's decision to break up at the end of that year following additional touring and recording. [8] The Smashing Pumpkins played at the Cabaret Metro on December 2, 2000, before a six-year disbandment.

On July 21, 2005, Corgan stated in full-page advertisements in the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times that he planned to reunite the band. [9] On April 20, 2006, the band's official website confirmed the reunion. [10] Corgan and Chamberlin were verified as participants in the reunion, but it was unclear whether other former members of the band would participate. In April 2007, Iha and Auf der Maur separately confirmed that they were not taking part in the reunion. [11] [12] Wretzky did not make an announcement, but Chamberlin would later state that Iha and Wretzky "didn't want to be a part of" the reunion. [13] The Smashing Pumpkins performed live for the first time since 2000 on May 22, 2007, in Paris, France, with new members Jeff Schroeder on guitar and Ginger Reyes on bass guitar, as well as keyboardist Lisa Harriton. [14]

This line-up toured to promote the 2007 album Zeitgeist and performed again throughout 2008 to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary—this time, the instrumentation was augmented by No Doubt trumpeter Stephen Bradley and trombonist Gabrial McNair, Kristopher Pooley on accordion and keyboards, and Gingger Shankar playing the rare 10-string violin. In March 2009, Corgan announced on the band's website that longtime drummer Jimmy Chamberlin had left the group; [15] Chamberlin stated that the split was amicable, commenting that he was "glad [Corgan] has chosen to continue under the name. It is his right." [16] Corgan later stated that he fired Chamberlin and began searching for his replacement. [17]

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Drummer Mike Byrne and bassist Nicole Fiorentino joined the band in 2009 and 2010, respectively.

In August 2009, Corgan confirmed on the band's website that drummer Mike Byrne had replaced Chamberlin after a series of open auditions. [18] Keyboardist Lisa Harriton quietly left the group in 2009. [19] In March 2010, bassist Ginger Reyes (now Ginger Pooley) officially left the band in order to focus on her family [19] and was briefly replaced by Mark Tulin of the Electric Prunes. In May 2010, Nicole Fiorentino was announced as the official replacement for Pooley. [20] However, she was later dismissed from the band in 2014, [21] alongside Byrne. [22]

Mötley Crüe's Tommy Lee played on Monuments to an Elegy and Brad Wilk toured with the band, alongside bassist Mark Stoermer for tour dates in late 2014 and early 2015. [23] [24] In 2015, the band were to be joined by drummer Robin Diaz and bassist Katie Cole; [25] however, Diaz was replaced by original drummer Chamberlin on a touring basis. [26] Cole was also replaced by Jack Bates during the tour. [27] Cole returned in 2016, this time on keyboards and guitar, while Sierra Swan joined on bass, keyboards and other instruments. [28]

In February 2018, Iha and Chamberlin officially rejoined for the Shiny And Oh So Bright Tour with touring members Cole and Bates. [29] [30] On October 24, 2023, it was announced on the band's social media that Jeff Schroeder had decided to leave the band "to explore a slightly different path". [31] In April 2024, the band revealed Kiki Wong as new touring guitarist. [1]

Band members

Current members

Current members of The Smashing Pumpkins
ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributions
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Billy Corgan
  • 1988–2000
  • 2006–present
  • lead vocals
  • guitars
  • bass
  • keyboards
All of The Smashing Pumpkins' releases.
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James Iha
  • 1988–2000
  • 2016 (guest)
  • 2018–present
[32]
  • guitars
  • bass
  • backing and occasional lead vocals
All releases from Gish (1991) to Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music (2000) and Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. (2018) onward.
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Jimmy Chamberlin
  • 1988–1996
  • 1999–2000
  • 2006–2009
  • 2015–2017 (touring only)
  • 2018–present
  • drums
  • percussion
All of The Smashing Pumpkins' releases up to 1996, from 1999–2000, 2007 to 2009, and 2018 onward.

Current touring members

Current touring musicians for The Smashing Pumpkins
ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributions
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Katie Cole
  • 2015
  • 2016–present
  • keyboards
  • guitar
  • bass
  • backing vocals
  • various other instruments
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Jack Bates [33]
  • 2015
  • 2018–present
bassnone
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Kiki Wong [1] 2024–presentguitar

Former members

Former members of The Smashing Pumpkins
ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributions
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D'arcy Wretzky 1988–1999
  • bass
  • backing and occasional lead vocals
All of the Smashing Pumpkins' releases up to Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music (2000)
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Melissa Auf der Maur 1999–2000
  • bass
  • backing vocals
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Ginger Reyes 2007–2010 [19] American Gothic (2008)
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Lisa Harriton 2007–2009 [34]
  • keyboards
  • backing vocals
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Jeff Schroeder 2006–2023
  • guitars
  • backing vocals
  • keyboards
All of The Smashing Pumpkins' releases starting with If All Goes Wrong (2008) until Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts (2023).
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Mike Byrne 2009–2014
  • drums
  • percussion
  • backing vocals
  • keyboards
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Nicole Fiorentino 2010–2014
  • bass
  • keyboards
  • backing vocals

Former touring members

Former touring musicians with The Smashing Pumpkins
ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributions
Eric Remschneider1992–1994 [35] [36] cello
Jonathan Melvoin 1995–1996 (his death) [37]
  • keyboards
  • backing vocals
The Aeroplane Flies High (1996)
Dennis Flemion 1996–1997 (died 2012) [37]
  • The Aeroplane Flies High (1996)
  • Adore (1998)
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Matt Walker 1996–1997 [37] [38]
  • drums
  • percussion
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Mike Garson 1998–2000 [39]
  • piano
  • keyboards
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Kenny Aronoff [40] 1998
  • drums
  • percussion
none
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Stephen Hodges [41] percussion
Dan Morris [41] 1998 (died 2007)
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Chris Holmes 2000 [42]
  • keyboards
  • vocoder
Live at Cabaret Metro 10-5-88 (2000)
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Stephen Bradley [43] 2008 [44]
  • trumpet
  • backing vocals
[45]
none
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Gabrial McNair
  • trombone
  • backing vocals
[45]
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Kristopher Pooley
  • keyboards
  • accordion
  • backing vocals
[45]
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Gingger Shankar 10-string violin
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Mark Tulin 2010 (died 2011) [46] bassTeargarden by Kaleidyscope (2009–2014)
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Mark Stoermer 2014–2015 [23] none
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Brad Wilk drums
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Sierra Swan [47] 2016–2017
  • bass
  • keyboards
  • backing vocals
  • various other instruments
  • Cyr (2020)
  • Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts (2023)

Studio and guest musicians

Musical collaborators with The Smashing Pumpkins
ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributions
Mary Gaines1990–1991cello on "Daydream" Gish (1991)
Chris Wagnerviolin and viola on "Daydream"
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Mike Mills 1992–1993piano on "Soma" Siamese Dream (1993)
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David Ragsdale string arrangements and violin on "Disarm" and "Luna"
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Kerry Brown 1994
  • drums
  • congas
Pisces Iscariot (1994)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1995 orchestra in "Tonight, Tonight" Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995)
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Greg Leisz pedal and lap steel guitar on "Take Me Down"'
Jimmy Flemion
  • 1996
  • 1997–1998
  • instruments
  • additional vocals
Bill Corgan Sr.1996guitar solo on "The Last Song"The Aeroplane Flies High (1996)
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Nina Gordon vocals on "...Said Sadly"
Keith Brownpiano
Chris Martinpiano on "My Blue Heaven"
Adam Schlesingerpiano on "The Bells"
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Matt Cameron 1997–1998drums on "For Martha"Adore (1998)
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Joey Waronker
  • drums on "Perfect"
  • additional drums on "Once Upon a Time" and "Pug"
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Bon Harris
  • additional programming on tracks 2–5, 7–9 and 13
  • additional vocals in "For Martha"
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Brad Wood
  • additional vocals in "Behold! The Night Mare"
  • organ in "Blank Page"
Bjorn Thorsrud 1998–1999 (died 2021)programming Machina/The Machines of God (2000)
Ysanne Spevack 2010
  • violin
  • viola
Teargarden by Kaleidyscope (2010)
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Linda Strawberry backing vocals
Kevin Dippold2011 Oceania (2012)
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Tommy Lee 2014
  • drums
  • percussion
Monuments to an Elegy (2014)
Sstaria (Sheri Shaw)backing vocals on "Anaise!"
Daphne Chen – violin2018strings on "Knights of Malta" and "Alienation" Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. (2018)
Eric Forman – violin
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Richard Dodd – cello
Leah Katz – viola
Charissa Nielsenadditional background vocals on "Knights of Malta"
Briana Lee
Missi Hale

Timeline

List of the Smashing Pumpkins band members

Line-ups

The Smashing Pumpkins line-ups
PeriodMembersReleases
early 1988none – one live performance each
mid 1988
  • Billy Corgan – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • James Iha – guitar, backing vocals
  • D'arcy Wretzky – bass, backing vocals
October 1988 – June 1992
  • Billy Corgan – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • James Iha – guitar, backing vocals
  • D'arcy Wretzky – bass, backing vocals
  • Jimmy Chamberlin – drums, percussion
July 1992 – early 1995
  • Billy Corgan – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • James Iha – guitar, backing vocals
  • D'arcy Wretzky – bass, backing vocals
  • Jimmy Chamberlin – drums, percussion
  • Eric Remschneider – cello (touring/session)
early 1995 – July 1996
  • Billy Corgan – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • James Iha – guitar, backing vocals
  • D'arcy Wretzky – bass, backing vocals
  • Jimmy Chamberlin – drums, percussion
  • Jonathan Melvoin – keyboards (touring)
July 1996 – March 1998
  • Billy Corgan – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • James Iha – guitar, backing vocals
  • D'arcy Wretzky – bass, backing vocals
  • Matt Walker – drums, percussion (touring/session)
  • Dennis Flemion – keyboards, backing vocals (touring/session)
April – September 1998
  • Billy Corgan – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • James Iha – guitar, backing vocals
  • D'arcy Wretzky – bass, backing vocals
  • Kenny Aronoff – drums, percussion (touring)
  • Mike Garson – piano, keyboards (touring)
  • Dan Morris – percussion (touring)
  • Stephen Hodges – percussion (touring)
none – live performances only
October 1998 – early 1999
  • Billy Corgan – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • James Iha – guitar, backing vocals
  • D'arcy Wretzky – bass, backing vocals
  • Kenny Aronoff – drums, percussion (touring)
  • Mike Garson – piano, keyboards (touring)
early – September 1999
  • Billy Corgan – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • James Iha – guitar, backing vocals
  • D'arcy Wretzky – bass, backing vocals
  • Mike Garson – piano, keyboards (touring/session)
  • Jimmy Chamberlin – drums, percussion
September – December 1999
  • Billy Corgan – lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
  • James Iha – guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Mike Garson – piano, keyboards (touring/session)
  • Jimmy Chamberlin – drums, percussion
December 1999 – December 2000
  • Billy Corgan – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • James Iha – guitar, backing vocals
  • Mike Garson – piano, keyboards (touring)
  • Jimmy Chamberlin – drums, percussion
  • Melissa Auf der Maur – bass, backing vocals
none – live performances only
2000–2006Band inactive
April 2006 – April 2007
  • Billy Corgan – lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Jimmy Chamberlin – drums, percussion
April 2007 – October 2008
  • Billy Corgan – lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Jimmy Chamberlin – drums, percussion
  • Jeff Schroeder – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Ginger Reyes – bass, backing vocals (touring)
  • Lisa Harriton – keyboards, backing vocals (touring)
October – December 2008
  • Billy Corgan – lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Jimmy Chamberlin – drums, percussion
  • Jeff Schroeder – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Ginger Reyes – bass, backing vocals (touring)
  • Lisa Harriton – keyboards, backing vocals (touring)
  • Kristopher Pooley – keyboards, accordion (touring)
  • Stephen Bradley – trumpet (touring)
  • Gabriel McNair – trombone (touring)
  • Gingger Shankar – 10-string violin (touring)
none – live performances only
December 2008 – March 2009
  • Billy Corgan – lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Jimmy Chamberlin – drums, percussion
  • Jeff Schroeder – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Ginger Reyes – bass, backing vocals (touring)
  • Lisa Harriton – keyboards, backing vocals (touring)
none – rehearsals only
August 2009 – March 2010
  • Billy Corgan – lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Jeff Schroeder – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Ginger Reyes – bass, backing vocals (touring)
  • Lisa Harriton – keyboards, backing vocals (touring)
  • Mike Byrne – drums, backing vocals
April 2010
  • Billy Corgan – lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Jeff Schroeder – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Mark Tulin – bass (touring)
  • Mike Byrne – drums, percussion, backing vocals, keyboards
none – live performances only
May 2010 – mid 2014
  • Billy Corgan – lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Jeff Schroeder – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Mike Byrne – drums, percussion, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Nicole Fiorentino – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
March – July 2014
  • Billy Corgan – lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Jeff Schroeder – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Tommy Lee – drums, percussion (session)
November 2014 – April 2015
  • Billy Corgan – lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Jeff Schroeder – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Mark Stoermer – bass (touring)
  • Brad Wilk – drums, percussion (touring)
none – live performances only
June 2015
  • Billy Corgan – lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Jeff Schroeder – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Jimmy Chamberlin – drums, percussion (touring)
  • Katie Cole – bass, backing vocals (touring)
July – August 2015
  • Billy Corgan – lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Jeff Schroeder – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Jimmy Chamberlin – drums, percussion (touring)
  • Jack Bates – bass (touring)
March – May 2016
  • Billy Corgan – lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Jeff Schroeder – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Jimmy Chamberlin – drums, percussion (touring)
  • Katie Cole – keyboards, guitar, bass, backing vocals (touring)
  • Sierra Swan – bass, keyboards, backing vocals (touring)
March 2018 – October 2023
  • Billy Corgan – lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Jeff Schroeder – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Jimmy Chamberlin – drums, percussion
  • Katie Cole – keyboards, guitar, [48] backing vocals (touring/session)
  • James Iha – guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Jack Bates – bass (touring)
April 2024 – present
  • Billy Corgan – lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
  • James Iha – guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Jimmy Chamberlin – drums, percussion
  • Katie Cole – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals (touring/session)
  • Jack Bates – bass (touring)
  • Kiki Wong – guitar (touring)

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"Solara" is a song by American rock band Smashing Pumpkins. It was the band's first song to be released after reforming three fourths of the band's original lineup in 2018, featuring Billy Corgan, James Iha, and Jimmy Chamberlin performing on a track together for the first time since 2000's Machina/The Machines of God album and subsequent non-album single "Untitled" prior to their original breakup. It was released as a single on June 8, 2018, as the first song from a set of two upcoming EPs that were set for release in 2018 before a full-length album titled Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. was announced in September. The song peaked at number 47 on the US Hot Rock Songs chart.

<i>Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.</i> 2018 studio album by The Smashing Pumpkins

Shiny and Oh So Bright Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. is the tenth studio album by the American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, released on November 16, 2018 through Napalm Records. Produced by Rick Rubin, it is the band's first album to feature founding members James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin since Machina II/The Friends and Enemies of Modern Music (2000) and Zeitgeist (2007), respectively.

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".

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