The Smashing Pumpkins have announced a tour stop in Bangkok, marking their first return to the city in nearly three decades. The last time they performed on Thai soil was in 1996, at the Thai-Japanese Stadium, back when 1979 felt eerily prescient rather than tinged with longing.
This October, they’re set to play Union Hall, with a setlist that could include familiar favourites – ‘Tonight, Tonight’, ‘Bullet with Butterfly Wings’ and the aforemontioned ‘90s anthem – alongside tracks from recent projects Agohori Mhori Mei and the sprawling Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts. It’s a glimpse into nearly four decades of noise, angst and unexpectedly tender chaos.Tickets are now officially on sale, which means the countdown begins – for fans old enough to remember the first round, and those who’ve only known The Smashing Pumpkins as a name scrawled across a vintage T-shirt.
Heading to Union Hall to catch the show? Here's what you need to know: timings, setlist predictions, and whether there’s still time to secure a spot.
When are The Smashing Pumpkins playing at Union Hall?
Wednesday, 1 October. Mark your diary with something permanent.
What are the timings?
Doors open at 6.30pm. If recent shows are any indication, the band tends to go on around 7pm and finish by 9pm.
When do The Smashing Pumpkins tickets go on sale?
General sale starts at 10am on Friday, May 16. Available via Trip.com here.
Ticket prices
Prices are split by zone: CAT V is B6,000, CAT S is B5,000 and CAT A comes in at B4,000.
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What’s the setlist?
While nothing’s been confirmed for Bangkok yet, their Baltimore show in June featured a cocktail of career-spanning hits. Expect a similar curation of loud, melancholic, and oddly uplifting.
Three decades on, The Smashing Pumpkins are still a band that somehow makes sadness sound euphoric. Their return to Bangkok is less a concert and more a cultural déjà vu – only now, the kids who once scrawled lyrics on their schoolbags are old enough to afford front row. Or at least consider it.