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Smashing Pumpkins’ Original Drummer To Join ‘Plot End Times’ Tour

By Jean Mendoza
Published on: 19:38 PST, Jun 23, 2015

Smashing Pumpkins will be on the Plot End Times tour with Marilyn Manson, and the band’s frontman, Billy Corgan, is happy to announce that fans will be seeing a familiar face.

Corgan said that Smashing Pumpkins’ original drummer, Jimmy Chamberlin, will be rejoining the band for the tour. Chamberlin was kicked out of the band in 1996 after he and the Smashing Pumpkins’ touring keyboardist, Jonathan Melvoin, overdosed on heroin. Melvoin died, but Chamberlin was lucky to make it out alive, and the band decided to kick him out as they were concerned about his health and wanted to protect him.

Billy Corgan And Jimmy Chamberlin
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 18: Musicians Billy Corgan (L) and Jimmy Chamberlin of Smashing Pumpkins arrive at Spike TV’s 2008 Scream awards held at the Greek Theater on October 18, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

In 1998, Billy Corgan reinstated Chamberlin as the drummer and went on a farewell tour in 2000. Again, in 2009, Corgan and Chamberlin worked together under the name Smashing Pumpkins, but without the other original members. Chamberlin eventually quit the Smashing Pumpkins in 2009.

Now, Corgan is happy to announce that Chamberlin will be back with the rest of the Smashing Pumpkins. He described what fans can expect from the Plot End Times tour.

“Heavy on the classics, heavy on the rock, and heavy on the attitude.”

Corgan also explained that each concert will last about an hour and 20 minutes, and will be an intense experience for concertgoers, as reported by USA Today.

“It’s like punch to the head, punch to the head, punch to the head, thank you very much.”

Chamberlin was not the first choice for the Smashing Pumpkins tour. However, a deal with a drummer didn’t push through, and Chamberlin was the next best choice.

“You can’t just grab somebody and say, ‘Play drums on this Smashing Pumpkins song.’ Jimmy’s drum parts are so incredibly technical and nuanced that It’s a very rare class of people that can step in and play.”

Jimmy Chamberlin was happy to accept the offer when Corgan called him up.

“It’s a great opportunity not only to celebrate the music, but to celebrate the friendship and the legacy.”

Rolling Stone reports that the Plot End Times tour has 23 dates. If you are a fan of the Smashing Pumpkins or Marilyn Manson, now’s your chance to see them rock the stage once again. Check out the tour dates below.

July 7 — Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion
July 9 — Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 10 — Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
July 11 — Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre
July 13 — Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
July 15 — Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion
July 16 — Houston, TX @ NRG Arena
July 18 — San Antonio, TX @ Freeman Coliseum
July 19 — Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Live
July 20 — New Orleans, LA @ Bold Sphere Music at Champions Square
July 22 — Miami, FL @ Bayfront Park Amphitheatre
July 24 — Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds
July 25 — Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
July 26 — Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater
July 28 — Boston, MA @ Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
July 29 — Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
July 31 — Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
August 1 — Mashantucket, CT @ Foxwoods Resort Casino
August 2 — Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
August 4 — Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
August 5 — Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 7 — Chicago, IL @ FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
August 8 — Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center

[Photo by Frazer Harrison//Mat Szwajkos/Getty Images]

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