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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 ~~is especially~~ 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>

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>

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.