The Smashing Pumpkins launch ‘Rats in a Cage’ tour

The Smashing Pumpkins launched their ‘Rats in a Cage’ tour on Wednesday night in Columbus, Ohio. The tour serves as a 30th-anniversary celebration of the band’s 1995 triple-album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.

The performance featured a 32-song setlist divided into two parts. The first 16-song set focused heavily on the Mellon Collie era, including hits such as ‘1979’ and ‘Bullet With Butterfly Wings.’ The band also performed several songs for the first time since 2008, including ‘Cupid de Locke’ and ‘Galapagos.’

The second set drew from the band’s broader catalog, featuring live debuts of ‘Jesus is the Sun’ (a demo from the Gish era) and ‘Sojourner’ (from 2023’s ATUM: Act Three). The lineup for the performance included Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, Kiki Wong, and Jack Bates. The tour is scheduled to continue through November 12 in Inglewood, with an upcoming stop in Boston.