Please retain your tickets for the origially scheduled dates.
Tickets for the October 30th performance will be honored for the
November 15th performance — 7:30PM.
Tickets for the October 31st performance will be honored for the
November 16th performance — 7:30PM.
If you have any concerns about your tickets, please direct your questions to where your
purchased your ticket contact (Ticketmaster or the Fox Box Office).
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS have announced the rescheduling of five shows after drummer JIMMY CHAMBERLIN was admitted to a hospital after experiencing some chest discomfort. Chamberlin
was taken to an Atlanta hospital Tuesday (10/30) and was given an angiogram which revealed a partially blocked artery. He rested at the hospital overnight and was released Wednesday (10/31).
Says Chamberlin: “The good news is that my heart checked out. No damage.
Basically a small build up of plaque on one of my arteries. This combined with stress, fatigue and all of the other good things that go along with being on tour was the cause of my pain. So obviously we had to postpone the end of the tour while I recover. It should only be a week or so until JC is ready to rock again.” See below for all of Jimmy’s thoughts that he expressed to fans at www.smashingpumpkins.com
Cities affected include Atlanta (10/30, 31), Austin (11/2), Dallas (11/3) and Nashville (11/5).
All tickets will be honored for the rescheduled dates.
The revised itinerary is below. The rescheduled dates are marked with an asterisk (*).
“Hello everybody. I just want to say ’thank you’ to everyone who sent me energy and love while I was in the hospital. I've had a rough couple of days but thanks to my friends, family, God, and my angels. I have come through this ordeal as best as I could have expected. It all started Tuesday morning when I awoke with what seemed to be indigestion.
I took some antacid and tried to go back to sleep. The pain was increasing and I started to get worried--heart disease runs in my family so it is something I take very seriously. I called [group tour manager] Doug and told him what was going on, and the next thing I knew I was off to the emergency room here in Atlanta. After an EKG showed that something indeed was going on, I was whisked out of the ER and into pre-op. As you can imagine, by this time I was a nervous wreck not knowing if I was going to live or die and the doctor talking about ‘open heart surgery,’ and heart stents.
All very troubling words for a young man like me who sees himself at the peak of health. I do yoga, play drums, don't drink, take drugs, or smoke. Many things were going through my head. Family, career, heaven.............hell. Mortality becomes a very stern face when you are looking it in the eye. The doctor told me that because of the inconclusiveness of the EKG, that he was going to do an angiogram. Basically what this is, is this: they make an incision in a large artery in the upper leg area and thread a tube up through your circulatory system towards your heart. They then inject dye into the bloodstream and watch its progress with an MRI. This all took place in about a 40-minute period. All in all a harrowing experience.
The good news is that my heart checked out. No damage. Basically a small build up of plaque on one of my arteries. This combined with stress, fatigue and all of the other good things that go along with being on tour was the cause of my pain. So obviously we had to postpone the end of the tour while I recover. It should only be a week or so until JC is ready to rock again. Once again I thank all of you from the bottom of my Heart for your prayers, letters, and love.” — Jimmy Chamberlin, 10/31/07
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Smashing Pumpkins - Atlanta dates rescheduled 
