Smashing Pumpkins Unveil Live Debuts and Rarities in Opening Night of Mellon Collie 30th Anniversary Tour

The Smashing Pumpkins’ landmark double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness turned 30 last year, yet the band only now marks the milestone with a new arena trek. Earlier this year they unveiled the Rats In A Cage Tour, promising “two distinct sets honoring Mellon Collie at 30, plus almost four decades of ferocious hits and deep‑cut rarities.” The tour launched in Columbus last night, giving fans a first glimpse of that vision.

Last night the Smashing Pumpkins took the stage at Columbus’ Value City Arena without an opening act, delivering a sprawling 32‑song set packed with live rarities and a handful of debuts. In the first half, they ran through 16 of the 28 tracks from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, reviving numbers such as “Cupid De Locke,” “Fuck You (An Ode to No One)” and the soaring “Galapogos”—songs that haven’t appeared in their setlist for close to 20 years.

The second set spanned the band’s catalog, moving from beloved Siamese Dream anthems to deeper‑cut later‑era tracks. Along the way they premiered the ultra‑early demo “Jesus Is The Sun,” a song never before performed live. The production featured striking lighting and elaborate stage costumes. Fans can view videos from the show and the full setlist on Setlist.fm below.

SETLIST:
10 “1979”
02 “Bullet With Butterfly Wings”
03 “Cupid de Locke” (first time since 2008)
04 “Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans”
05 “Jellybelly”
06 “Bodies”
07 “Galapogos” (first time since 2008)
08 “Thirty-Three”
09 “Tonight, Tonight”
10 “Here Is No Why”
11 “To Forgive”
12 “Fuck You (An Ode to No One)” (first time since 2007)
13 “Zero” (with “Tales Of A Scorched Earth” tease)
14 “Muzzle”
15 “By Starlight” (first time since 2010)
16 “Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness” (first time since 2018)
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17 “Machina, Machina” (live debut)
18 “Sojourner” (live debut)
19 “Edin”
20 “Pentagrams”
21 “Disarm” (with “Blew Away” intro tease)
22 “Ava Adore”
23 “War Dreams Of Itself”
24 “Mayonaise”
25 “Dorian”
26 “As Rome Burns” (first time since 2010)
27 “Stand Inside Your Love”
28 “Today”
29 “Cherub Rock”
30 “Jesus Is The Sun” (live debut)
31 “The Everlasting Gaze”
32 “Superchrist” (first time since 2019)

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