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The '''''Shiny and Oh So Bright'' tour''' was a large-scale arena tour and the first with [[James Iha]] in the lineup since the [[The Sacred and Profane tour|''The Sacred and Profane'' tour]] in 2000. [[Linda Strawberry]] was the creative director, with her company Coloma Productions and another company called Nimblist handling general production and lighting, while TAIT Towers was responsible for the stage hardware.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/SmashingPumpkins/comments/92y659/who_did_the_stage_production_for_the_shiny_and_oh/</ref>

~~The~~ tour ~~included select dates billed as the ''~~[[~~30th Anniversary Series tour|30th Anniversary Series~~]]'', ~~and are organized separately here~~. ~~The most notable show was [[~~The Smashing Pumpkins 2018-08-02|~~August 2~~, 2018]] ~~in New Jersey which occurred during the middle of the other '~~'Shiny'' ~~shows~~. ~~Other shows in November and December were later booked with the "30th Anniversary Series" moniker, all offering varying setlists~~.

Prior to the tour, there were some notable exchanges from frontman [[Billy Corgan]] and founding bassist [[D'arcy Wretzky]] over her absence from the reunited band.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/02/a-complete-timeline-of-the-smashing-pumpkins-reunion-drama.html|title=A Complete Timeline of All the Smashing Pumpkins Reunion Drama|first=Corinna|last=Burford|date=February 15, 2018|website=Vulture.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Bacharach|first1=Jeremy|title=Three-Fourths of The Smashing Pumpkins Reunite For Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour Dates|url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2018/02/15/news/three-fourths-of-the-smashing-pumpkins-reunite-for-shiny-and-oh-so-bright-tour-dates/|website=mxdwn|date=15 February 2018|access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref> The tour was noted also for having a three-hour setlist with material solely from the band's first five albums, except for four covers and the 2018 single "[[Solara]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/smashing-pumpkins-reunion-tour/|title=Smashing Pumpkins Announce 'Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour'|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|date=15 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Serota|first1=Maggie|title=Even Billy Corgan Is Having Fun On Smashing Pumpkins' Reunion Tour|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/08/smashing-pumpkins-reunion-review-madison-square-garden/|website=Spin|access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>

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The tour also included select dates billed as the ''[[30th Anniversary Series tour|30th Anniversary Series]]'', and are organized separately here. The most notable show was [[The Smashing Pumpkins 2018-08-02|August 2, 2018]] in New Jersey which occurred during the middle of the other ''Shiny'' shows. Other shows in November and December were later booked with the "30th Anniversary Series" moniker, all offering varying setlists.

== Background ==

For many years after the band’s initial breakup, they had toured with a litany of members, including Chamberlin himself when the band first reformed in 2006, although he quickly departed by early 2009. In 2015 he made a return to the band as a touring member for [[The End Times tour|''The End Times'' tour]] with [[Marilyn Manson]] and 2016’s [[In Plainsong tour|''In Plainsong'' tour]], which was "acoustic-electro" and saw the band reach into their catalog of rarities alongside some hits.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Brown|first1=Eric|title=Smashing Pumpkins original drummer Jimmy Chamberlin to rejoin band for summer tour|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/06/24/smashing-pumpkins-tour-jimmy-chamberlin/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Meredith Corporate|access-date=9 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Walden|first1=Eric|title=Concert preview: Smashing Pumpkins bring stripped-down show to Kingsbury Hall|url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=3698498&itype=CMSID|website=The Salt Lake Tribune|access-date=9 May 2023}}</ref> James Iha made a few surprise returns on this tour as well, marking the first time he had shared a stage with Corgan since [[The Smashing Pumpkins 2000-12-02|December 2, 2000]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fulmer|first1=Elimas|title=Review: James Iha Returns To Smashing Pumpkins & Band Debuts New Music In LA|url=https://www.alternativenation.net/review-smashing-pumpkins-james-iha-new-album-la/|website=Alternative Nation|date=27 March 2016|publisher=BWB Media Inc.|access-date=9 May 2023}}</ref> On February 15, 2018 the band announced both Chamberlin and Iha would return on a full-member basis, alongside now longtime member [[Jeff Schroeder]], making the band's first ever lineup with three permanent guitarists.

This tour would be the band's first arena trek since the [[Oceania tour|''Oceania'' tour]], which itself was a mixture of arenas and theaters. Before the tour kicked off its arena stops across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Italy, two warmup shows were played at The Troubadour in Los Angeles on [[The Smashing Pumpkins 2018-06-27|June 27, 2018]], which saw [[w:AFI (band)|AFI]]'s [[w:Davey Havok|Davey Havok]] make a guest appearance to perform the [[w:Joy Division|Joy Division]] song "[[Transmission]]", and a small [[The Smashing Pumpkins 2018-06-28|backyard house show]] where the band had filmed the "[[1979]]" music video years earlier.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/smashing-pumpkins-troubadour-setlist-pictures-davey-havok-2346304|title=Smashing Pumpkins cover Joy Division and welcome Davey Havok on stage during tiny comeback show at L.A.'s Troubadour|website=Nme.com|date=June 28, 2018}}</ref>

== Reception ==

Reviews of the tour most often were positive. Many praised the tour for how much ground the setlist covered throughout the performance.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ramirez|first1=Kaylie|title=The Smashing Pumpkins Craft Sonic Scrapbook for Reunion Tour|url=https://www.bcheights.com/2018/08/01/smashing-pumpkins-reunion/|website=The Heights|date=2 August 2018|publisher=The Heights, Inc.|access-date=9 May 2023}}</ref> Others pointed out the tour's focus on fans' nostalgia, and that the tour performed every hit song along with several rarities and cover songs.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cascaldo|first1=Casey|title=Concert Review: The Smashing Pumpkins Revive Nostalgia and 1990s Sound In the Schott|url=https://www.thelantern.com/2018/08/concert-review-the-smashing-pumpkins-revive-nostalgia-and-1990s-sound-in-the-schott/|website=The Lantern|date=14 August 2018|publisher=The Lantern Media Group|access-date=9 May 2023}}</ref> The band's performance of [[w:Led Zeppelin|Led Zeppelin]]'s renowned song "[[Stairway to Heaven]]" also garnered lots of attention for being authentic to the original.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Kreps|first1=Daniel|title=Watch Smashing Pumpkins Cover Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven' at Reunion Tour Kickoff|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-smashing-pumpkins-cover-led-zeppelins-stairway-to-heaven-at-reunion-tour-kickoff-699062/|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=13 July 2018|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|access-date=9 May 2023}}</ref>{{tour history|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|tour=Shiny and Oh So Bright}}

== References ==