Pitchfork

In anticipation of the July release of their long-awaited new album, Zeitgeist, the partially reformed Smashing Pumpkins have announced live residencies in Asheville, North Carolina and San Francisco surrounding their appearance at Live Earth.

The Asheville residency comes first and will feature the band at the city's Orange Peel club, playing nine shows between June 23 and July 5. The San Francisco residency will consist of eight shows at the Fillmore between July 22 and August 1.

At the residencies, Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, and co. will vary their set lists nightly as they play material from Zeitgeist as well as their extensive back catalog. They also plan to rework songs from the cutting room floor of the Zeitgeist sessions and perform songs written the day of each show.

The Pumpkins have also changed Zeitgeist's release date to a Tuesday in alignment with industry standards. The record will now come out July 10 instead of July 7, but don't let those three extra days convince you to go stealing anything.

As for who, exactly, is in the Smashing Pumpkins right now, rumors are swirling that bassist Ginger Reyes from the Halo Friendlies is playing the D'Arcy/Melissa Auf Der Maur role, while guitarist Jeff Schroeder from the Lassie Foundation is the new James Iha.

The rest of the band's tour dates are still mostly at European festivals, but they begin with a non-festival date in Paris on May 22.

Dates:

05-22 Paris, France - Grand Rex
05-24 Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Den Atelier
05-26 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
05-28 Landgraaf, Netherlands - Megaland (Pinkpop Festival)
05-31 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival
06-02 Nürburgring, Germany - Nürburgring Race Track (Rock am Ring)
06-03 Nuremburg, Germany - Zeppelinfeld (Rock im Park)
06-06 Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
06-09 Lisbon, Portugal - Oeiras Alive!
06-12 Madrid, Spain - Pepe World Festival
06-15 Nickelsdorf, Austria - Nova Rock Festival
06-16 Venice, Italy - Heineken Jammin' Festival
06-17 Interlaken, Switzerland - Greenfield Festival
06-23 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
06-24 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
06-26 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
06-27 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
06-29 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
06-30 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
07-02 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
07-03 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
07-05 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
07-07 East Rutherford, NJ - Giants Stadium (Live Earth Festival)
07-22 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
07-24 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
07-25 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
07-27 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
07-28 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
07-30 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
07-31 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
08-01 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
08-05 Baltimore, MD - Pimlico Park (Virgin Festival)
08-17 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop
08-24 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-26 Reading, England - Reading Festival
09-01 Istanbul, Turkey - Rock n Coke Festival
09-08 Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga Festival
09-09 Toronto, Ontario - Virgin Festival