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Smashing Pumpkins Debut New Track at Lollapalooza, Mark 30-Year Anniversary

7/31/2026

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Smashing Pumpkins performed with Barry Williams at Lollapalooza in Chicago, playing “It’s a Sunshine Day.”
Melissa Auf der Maur sang “The Everlasting Gaze,” last performed in 2000.
They debuted “War Dreams of Itself,” a track from their 2024 album Aghori Mhori Mei.
The set, on Hulu and Disney+, precedes the band’s “Rats in a Cage Tour” launch in September, marking the 30th anniversary of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness.

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Smashing Pumpkins performed with Barry Williams at Lollapalooza in Chicago, playing “It’s a Sunshine Day.”
Melissa Auf der Maur sang “The Everlasting Gaze,” last performed in 2000.
They debuted “War Dreams of Itself,” a track from their 2024 album Aghori Mhori Mei.
The set, on Hulu and Disney+, precedes the band’s “Rats in a Cage Tour” launch in September, marking the 30th anniversary of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness.