PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — American alternative rock band Smashing Pumpkins was supposed to perform in Portsmouth on May 24, but announced the show was canceled just hours before taking the stage.
The band was set to perform at the Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion.
The venue issued this statement Tuesday:
From The Smashing Pumpkins:
It is with great disappointment that tonight’s show in Portsmouth, VA has been canceled due to non-covid illness. William, Jimmy, James , Jeff and Jack are deeply saddened but this decision was not made easily and was far beyond their control. Refunds can be made at point of purchase. Tickets purchased online will be automatically refunded within 5-10 days with no further action required.
The stop was part the band’s Spring 2022 Rock Invasion 2 tour. The month-long 18 city tour spans across the country from California all the way to Hampton Roads.
The Smashing Pumpkins smashed the musical mainstream with their second album, 1993’s Siamese Dream.
Throughout the years, the band built an audience with tours. In 1995 the band followed up Siamese Dream with the double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart.
The band was one of the most commercially successful bands in the 90s with 30 million albums sold.
