Just in time for next summer’s 25th anniversary of landmark album Siamese Dream, rumors have been swirling about a possible reunion of Smashing Pumpkins’ original lineup. As we sit and wait and sit some more for that to materialize, frontman Billy Corgan remains busy on the solo tip.
Today (August 22), under his full name of William Patrick Corgan, the Chicago musician has detailed his upcoming solo record. Stereogum has the deets: It’s called Ogilala, it was produced by Rick Rubin, and it’s out October 13.
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The first track off the LP is a piano number called “Aeronaut”, and it has a very warm, classic feel to it. Once the album hits shelves both digital and physical, Corgan is set to head out on a solo tour, though there are no Boston dates. He does play Brooklyn, Chicago, and San Francisco twice apiece, and pulls a November hat trick at Los Angeles’ Masonic Lodge At Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Full dates below.
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William Patrick Corgan Live Dates 2017
October 14: Brooklyn, NY @ Murmrr Theatre
October 15: Brooklyn, NY @ Murmrr Theatre
October 18: Wilmington, DE @ Grand Opera House
October 20: Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
October 24: Chicago, IL @ Athenaeum Theatre
October 25: Chicago, IL @ Athenaeum Theatre
October 27: Nashville, TN @ CMA Theater
October 29: Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater
November 01: San Francisco, CA @ Herbst Theatre
November 02: San Francisco, CA @ Herbst Theatre
November 09: Los Angeles, CA @ The Masonic Lodge At Hollywood Forever Cemetery
November 10: Los Angeles, CA @ The Masonic Lodge At Hollywood Forever Cemetery
November 11: Los Angeles, CA @ The Masonic Lodge At Hollywood Forever Cemetery