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Time Out
08-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
The Smashing Pumpkins at London's Gunnersbury Park: timings, set list, last-minute tickets and everything you need to know
Billy Corgan, James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin, AKA the core trio that makes up legendary rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, are landing in west London this weekend. Following on from the release of their 13th studio album Aghori Mhori Mei last summer, it's the first of four open-air shows they're playing here in the UK, with others lined up for Halifax, Scarborough and Colchester. They last played London in summer 2024, on a joint-headlining bill with fellow US alt-rock legends Weezer. Gearing up to belt along to '1979', 'Mayonaise' and 'Bullet with Butterfly Wings'? Thinking of making some last-minute plans? Here's everything you need to know about the gig. When are Smashing Pumpkins playing Gunnersbury Park? The band will be headlining at the west London park on Sunday, August 10. What time do doors open? Fans can enter the park from 1pm. Last entry will be at 9pm. You can expect Smashing Pumpkins' set to start at roughly 8.05pm. What's the setlist? We can't say for sure what songs Smashing Pumpkins will play on Sunday but this was the band's setlist at a recent show in Berlin. Glass' Theme Heavy Metal Machine Where Boys Fear to Tread Pentagrams Today Bullet With Butterfly Wings Muzzle 1979 Edin Porcelina of the Vast Oceans Sighommi Mayonaise Take My Breath Away (Berlin cover) 999 Disarm Tonight, Tonight Cherub Rock Jellybelly If There Is a God Bodies Ava Adore Stand Inside Your Love Zero The Everlasting Gaze Are there any support acts? The band will be joined by special guests Skunk Anasie (on stage at 6.15pm), White Lies (5pm), experiment London-based band Unpeople (3.55pm) and Los Angeles rock band Rocket (3pm). Speaking about the gig to NME, Billy Corgan said: 'The nice thing about playing all these years, especially together, is you now know how to handle those bigger moments. I'm really proud that this particular line-up of the band knows how to rise to those occasions.' Can you still get tickets? You can still get your hands on some last-minute Smashing Pumpkins tickets on Ticketmaster. General admission starts from £67.20 and VIP tickets begin at £106.40. Bag policy Each person can only take in one bag of A4 size (W21cm x H30cm x D8cm) or smaller. There won't be any cloakrooms or storage facilities for bags to be left at. Banned items Lots of the event's prohibited items are just common sense – no explosives, no knives, no blowtorches, etc. You also won't be allowed to bring in camping chairs, alcohol or liquids over 100ml. Here's the full list of Gunnersbury Park's banned items: Aerosols over 250ml Air Horns / megaphones Alcohol All gas canisters of any size (including nitrous oxide) Animals (other than registered hearing dogs or guide dogs) Any goods for unauthorised trading with unauthorised logos Anything that could reasonably be considered for use as a weapon including oversized lighters or any item which may cause danger, offence or disruption to any other person Audio recorders Balloons Balaclavas, ski masks, face coverings Barbeques, any kind of cooking apparatus and cutlery Bicycles Blowtorches Chairs / stools / inflatable loungers / floor seating / shooting sticks / camping chairs Catapults Clothing/garments/items which promote cultural appropriation Cool bags/boxes (large) Drones and other flying devices Face covering(s) or balaclavas Fireworks/pyrotechnics, flares/distress flares Flags, flags on poles, banners Food - Excessive amounts of (i.e. more than for personal consumption) Gazebos and parasols Gas cylinders/canisters Generators of any kind Glass bottles, jars, containers (including glass makeup and perfume bottles) Inflatable furniture of any kind Liquids, gels or lotions (over 100ml) Weather forecast Sunday promises to be hot and sunny for the Pumpkins gig. The temperature is expected to climb to 26C by 7pm. Who else is headlining Gunnersbury Park this summer? Pawsa is at Gunnersbury on August 8, The Libertines on Saturday, August 9 and Texas trio Khruangbin will be there for their biggest headline show to date on Friday, August 15. Then, Martin Garrix is playing in west London on Saturday, August 16 and Annie Mac will be bringing her Before Midnight party on September 12.
CairoScene
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CairoScene
The Smashing Pumpkins to Play First-Ever UAE Show at Etihad Arena
The legendary alt-rock band is bringing its 'Rock Invasion' tour to Abu Dhabi on October 9th with a career-spanning setlist. May 23, 2025 The Smashing Pumpkins are heading to Abu Dhabi for the very first time, bringing decades of alt-rock anthems to Etihad Arena on Thursday, October 9th, as part of their globe-spanning Rock Invasion tour. The Chicago-born icons, led by frontman Billy Corgan alongside original members James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin, are set to ignite the capital with a career-spanning set that blends grunge-era nostalgia with their latest sonic experiments. Fans can expect to be swept up in the emotional swell of classics like 'Tonight, Tonight', scream along to the angst-fuelled chorus of 'Bullet with Butterfly Wings', and drift back to teenage memories with the shimmering dream-pop of '1979'. But this won't be just a greatest hits show—the band's newer material, including tracks like 'Empires' and 'Beguiled' from their recent albums, will keep things fresh and furious. With over 30 million albums sold, Grammy wins, and a legacy that helped shape the alt-rock movement of the '90s, The Smashing Pumpkins remain one of rock's most dynamic acts—balancing poetry, distortion, and the occasional existential scream. Tickets go live this Friday, May 23rd, at 10 AM via Live Nation Middle East's official website. Set your alarms—because in the words of Billy Corgan, the world is a vampire, and this show will sell fast.
