The Sacred and Profane tour

The Sacred and Profane tour was The Smashing Pumpkins' final tour before the 2000 breakup, in support of 2000's Machina/The Machines of God. Corgan had announced the impending breakup in advance, so the tour was billed as a farewell tour. It consisted of 91 dates across 19 countries, beginning on April 8, 2000 in Kansas City, US and ending in Cape Town, South Africa, and included eight dates at the Summersault 2000 festival in Canada.

The lineup included only the core band (with Melissa Auf der Maur on bass), except for the European leg which featured Chris Holmes and Mike Garson on keyboards and piano, and the April 15 show which saw a guest appearance from Corgan's father, William Corgan Sr. Material performed was primarily from Machina, and from Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music which the band released for free on the internet in the middle of the tour.