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The tour was announced on the ''[[w:The Howard Stern Show|The Howard Stern Show]]'' on [[The Smashing Pumpkins 2022-05-11|May 11, 2022]],<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/smashing-pumpkins-janes-addiction-tour-1351718/|access-date=May 11, 2022|website=Rolling Stone|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|title=Smashing Pumpkins, Jane's Addiction to Embark on 'Spirits on Fire' Tour}}</ref> and included supporting acts by [[w:Poppy (entertainer)|Poppy]] and [[w:Meg Myers|Meg Myers]]. In celebration of the tour and their career, the day following the announcement, [[Billy Corgan]], [[Jimmy Chamberlin]] and [[Jeff Schroeder]] added their hand prints to the cement outside the famous [[w:Grauman's Chinese Theatre|Grauman's Chinese Theatre]] in Hollywood.<ref name="rollingstone" /> [[James Iha]] was not feeling well and was unable to make the ceremony.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdb9nVcpBtA/</ref>

~~The~~ ''Spirits On Fire'' tour was the biggest tour The Smashing Pumpkins had since 1997.<ref name="podcast">{{Cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-thirty-three-with-william-101982283/episode/beyond-the-vale-with-lisa-vale-104311316/|first=Billy|last=Corgan|title=Beyond the Vale (with Lisa Vale)|access-date=December 8, 2022|website=iHeartPodcasts}}</ref> It also notable as being among the band's first tours, if not the very first, to offer unique show posters for each date, usually designed by a local artist from ~~that~~ city. The effort was in cooperation with [https://instagram.com/collectionzz Collectionzz]. Each poster had its own trading card variant as well that could be purchased through The Smashing Pumpkins store<ref>https://store.smashingpumpkins.com/collections/tour-22/products/the-smashing-pumpkins-los-angeles-november-19-2022-exclusive-gas-trading-card</ref> or through the Collectionzz store.<ref>https://iconic.collectionzz.com/collections/the-smashing-pumpkins/size_2-5x3-5</ref>

Corgan has stated that the ''Spirits On Fire'' tour was the biggest tour The Smashing Pumpkins had since 1997,<ref name="podcast">{{Cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-thirty-three-with-william-101982283/episode/beyond-the-vale-with-lisa-vale-104311316/|first=Billy|last=Corgan|title=Beyond the Vale (with Lisa Vale)|access-date=December 8, 2022|website=iHeartPodcasts}}</ref> though it's unclear by which figures this is referring to. The tour is also notable as being among the band's first tours, if not the very first, to offer unique show posters for each date, usually designed by a local artist from the hosting city. The effort was in cooperation with [https://instagram.com/collectionzz Collectionzz]. Each poster had its own trading card variant as well that could be purchased through The Smashing Pumpkins store<ref>https://store.smashingpumpkins.com/collections/tour-22/products/the-smashing-pumpkins-los-angeles-november-19-2022-exclusive-gas-trading-card</ref> or through the Collectionzz store.<ref>https://iconic.collectionzz.com/collections/the-smashing-pumpkins/size_2-5x3-5</ref>

The tour had a couple of notable personnel changes on the Jane's Addiction side. Guitarist [[Dave Navarro]], who collaborated with [[Billy Corgan]] on the 2009 [[Spirits in the Sky]] tour, sat out the tour due to the effects of [[w:long COVID|long COVID]] and was replaced by [[w:Troy Van Leeuwen|Troy Van Leeuwen]]. In addition, original Jane's bassist [[w:Eric Avery|Eric Avery]] returned to the lineup for the first time in over 10 years.