Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins has taken the band’s 1995 album Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness” and “reimagined” it; this time with a full orchestra.
Corgan is bringing a 60 piece orchestra for a handful of UK and European dates in September.
Via the press release, Corgin is looking to paying homage to the album while expanding the “definition and intention of opera.”
Tickets for the dates are on sale now.
Billy Corgan “A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness” tour dates:
Sept 1 & 2 at the Royal Festival Hall in London, UK
Sept 6 at the Queen Elisabeth Hall in Antwerp, Belgium – 2 shows
Sept 8 & 9 at Salle Pleye in Paris, France
Sept 11 at Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid, Spain
Last year, Smashing Pumpkins released a 30th anniversary of “Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness”.