Billy Corgan To Play Solo Gig At Olympia In June

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Billy Corgan To Play Solo Gig

The Smashing Pumpkins frontman, Billy Corgan has announced a solo tour in Europe hitting Paris, Dublin, Bucharest and more.

Two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning, acclaimed singer-songwriter will embark on a solo acoustic European tour that kicks off on June 17 in Glasgow, Scotland and wraps up on July 8th in Bucharest, Romania.

These intimate performances will see Corgan perform songs from The Smashing Pumpkins, Zwan, WPC, and more.

Tickets for the Dublin show at The Olympia on June 19 are on sale now and are available HERE.

In 2017, Billy Corgan embarked on a solo tour across North America that included stops in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, San Francisco and more. Billy released his second solo album, Ogilala.  on October 13, 2017.

The album, produced by Rick Rubin and recorded at Shangri La studios in Malibu, CA, presents Corgan’s distinctive vocals and melodies across a sparse, but rich palette of acoustic guitar, piano, and strings.

Billy Corgan is a singer, songwriter, producer, and frontman of celebrated alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. Formed in Chicago, IL in 1988, the band released their heralded debut album Gish in 1991 and found mainstream success with 1993’s 4x multi-platinum Siamese Dream and 1995’s 10x multi-platinum Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Following the band’s 2000 dissolution, Corgan helmed the alternative rock band Zwan before releasing his debut solo album TheFutureEmbrace and reforming The Smashing Pumpkins in 2005.

With over 30 million albums sold, the MTV Video Music Award, American Music Award, and two-time GRAMMY ® award-winning band remains one of the most influential alternative bands of all time.

Complete List of Upcoming European Dates:

17 June – Glasgow, UK

19 June – Dublin, Ireland

21 June – Luxembourg City, Lux

22 June – Hamburg, Germany

24 June – Paris, France

25 June – Utrecht, Netherlands

8 July – Bucharest, Romania