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Here are the set times and final line-ups for the Smashing Pumpkins’ The World Is a Vampire festival in Australia

The Pumpkins, Jane's Addiction, Amyl and the Sniffers and more will bring the festival to Australian cities throughout April

With just under two weeks until the Smashing Pumpkins bring their The World Is a Vampire touring festival to Australia, set times and a handful of new additions to the line-up have been announced.

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The Pumpkins will, naturally, close out each night of the festival, performing a two-hour-long set. Jane’s Addiction will play before them, performing for an hour each night, as will Melbourne punks Amyl and the Sniffers .

Sydney septet Battlesnake will be performing 30-minute sets on all dates of the festival, except for the second of two Melbourne shows, on April 27. Per set times, RedHook will no longer be performing in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide or Newcastle.

As previously announced, each show will also feature professional wrestling matches between Billy Corgan’s National Wrestling Alliance and the Wrestling Alliance of Australia. These will be staged between sets, with two to three bouts taking place in each city.

Today’s announcement also reveals a handful of local acts who have been selected to open up selected shows. Those will be PistonFist in Brisbane and Bribie Island, XCalibre in Melbourne (April 22 only), Soda in Adelaide, and The Silencio on the Gold Coast.

See full set times below. Save for the sold-out shows in Sydney (April 18) and Melbourne (April 27), tickets are on sale for the festival here .

The World Is a Vampire Australia’s 2023 set times are:

Saturday, April 15 – Brisbane, Eatons Hill Hotel

1:00pm Doors 1:30-2:00pm PistonFist 2:20-2:50pm Battlesnake 2:55-3:15pm Wrestling 3:15-4:00pm Redhook 4:05-4:25pm Wrestling 4:25-5:25pm Amyl and The Sniffers 5:30-6:00pm Wrestling 6:00-7:00pm Jane’s Addiction 7:45-9:45pm The Smashing Pumpkins

Sunday, April 16 – Bribie Island, Sandstone Point

12:00pm Doors 12:30-1:00pm PistonFist 1:20-1:50pm Battlesnake 1:55-2:15pm Wrestling 2:15-3:00pm Redhook 3:05-3:25pm Wrestling 3:25-4:25pm Amyl and The Sniffers 4:30-5:00pm Wrestling 5:00-6:00pm Jane’s Addiction 6:45-8:45pm The Smashing Pumpkins

Tuesday, April 18 – Sydney, Hordern Pavilion

4:00pm Doors 4:25-4:55pm Battlesnake 5:00-5:30pm Wrestling 5:30-6:30pm Amyl and The Sniffers 6:35-7:05pm Wrestling 7:05-8:05pm Jane’s Addiction 8:50-10:50pm The Smashing Pumpkins

Wednesday, April 19 – Sydney, Hordern Pavilion

Saturday, April 22 – Melbourne, PICA

3:00pm Doors 3:35-4:05pm Calibre 4:10-4:30pm Wrestling 4:30-5:00pm Battlesnake 5:05-5:25pm Wrestling 5:25-6:25pm Amyl and The Sniffers 6:30-7:00pm Wrestling 7:00-8:00pm Jane’s Addiction 8:45-10:45pm The Smashing Pumpkins

Sunday, April 23 – Ballarat, Kryal Castle

2:00pm Doors 3:00-3:30pm Battlesnake 3:50-4:20pm Redhook 4:20-5:20pm Wrestling 5:20-6:10pm Amyl and The Sniffers 6:10-7:15pm Wrestling 7:15-8:15pm Jane’s Addiction 9:00-11:00pm The Smashing Pumpkins

Wednesday, April 26 – Adelaide, Entertainment Centre

4:00pm Doors 4:15-4:35pm Soda 4:55-5:25pm Battlesnake 5:30-5:50pm Wrestling 5:50-6:50pm Amyl and The Sniffers 6:55-7:15pm Wrestling 7:15-8:15pm Jane’s Addiction 9:00-11:00pm The Smashing Pumpkins

Thursday, April 27 – Melbourne, PICA

5:40pm Doors 6:00 – 6:20pm Wrestling 6:20 – 7:00pm Amyl and The Sniffers 7:00 – 7:20pm Wrestling 7:20 – 8:20pm Jane’s Addiction 9:00 – 11:00pm The Smashing Pumpkins

Saturday, April 29 – Newcastle, Entertainment Centre

3:30pm Doors 4:10-4:30pm Wrestling 4:30-5:00pm Battlesnake 5:05-5:25pm Wrestling 5:25-6:25pm Amyl & The Sniffers 6:30-7:00pm Wrestling 7:00-8:00pm Jane’s Addiction 8:45-10:45pm The Smashing Pumpkins

Sunday, April 30 – Gold Coast, Broadwater Parklands

12:00pm Doors 12:30-1:00pm The Silencio 1:20-1:50pm Battlesnake 1:55-2:15pm Wrestling 2:15-3:00pm Redhook 3:05-3:25pm Wrestling 3:25-4:25pm Amyl & The Sniffers 4:30-5:00pm Wrestling 5:00-6:00pm Jane’s Addiction 6:45-8:45pm The Smashing Pumpkins

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C risp autumn sunlight is catching on Kryal Castle’s stone parapets on Sunday as I arrive at regional Victoria’s replica medieval castle to see the Smashing Pumpkins – one of the 90s biggest, multi-platinum-selling alt-rock bands. Fellow 90s icons Jane’s Addiction are here too, as are Australian acts Amyl and the Sniffers , RedHook and Battlesnake. And a troupe of pro wrestlers. Things are primed to get weird.

Believe it or not, the Smashing Pumpkins’ frontman, Billy Corgan , owns a pro-wrestling league, the National Wrestling Alliance, a few of whom he’s flown over to Australia to fight local wrestlers between the early bands’ sets. It took time for the crowd to warm to the spectacle, but they got there in the end.

“Pull his arse hairs out!” screams one encouraging spectator as a burly wrestler in a fur loincloth lifts another Lycra-wrapped man over his head. A knight pumps his gauntleted fist as a violent sunset majestically reflects off his suit of armour. Lord Corgan is spotted smiling politely before returning to his keep. Silly Billy.

The opening act, Battlesnake, dressed as demonic Catholic priests, launch into a song called Revenge of the Witch, with lyrics referencing a gangrenous child. A priest, wielding a hot pink keytar, strips down to his jocks and scales the stage scaffolding. Nearby, a punter in wraparound sunnies makes a sincere assessment: “There’s so many good Australian bands, aye?” He’s not wrong.

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One such band is Amyl and the Sniffers , playing third, whose turbocharged singer, Amy Taylor, would have surely given the pro wrestlers performing between sets a run for their money, had she stepped into their ring. That includes the wrestlers Mecha Wolf 450 and Bestia 666, who had shown up for a tag-team match earlier in the day in robot dog and neon skull masks, leather and chains.

US rock band Jane’s Addiction’s lascivious frontman, Perry Farrell, ups the pomp and ceremony. Hopping around on stage like a drunken court jester, he wriggles and writhes in an echo of the “Melbourne shuffle” dance style favoured at the castle’s notorious early 2000s raves. Some blokes nearby whisper disbelief at Farrell’s age (64), but they’re mistakenly thinking in decades rather than centuries, as Farrell is almost certainly an immortal vampire who hoards souls in his tiny hat. After all, the show is a stop on the World is a Vampire tour (named after the opening lyric of the Pumpkins’ seminal track Bullet With Butterfly Wings).

Farrell tries some surfing banter, before realising he’s nowhere near the ocean and course corrects from the track Ocean Size to Mountain Song: both are excellent.

“They told us we’d be playing in a castle and to look out for the crocodiles. But then we look up and see that inflatable chicken,” Farrell says at one point, understandably confused by the inflatable unicorn looming over the ramparts. “Fuck castles. They’re full of kings, they ain’t shit. That’s a silly fuckin’ castle.”

I stake out a spot for the Pumpkins’ set. Three-quarters of the original lineup is present: Corgan (the band’s only constant member), drummer Jimmy Chamberlain and guitarist James Iha. They’re touring the bands new material, ATUM – A Rock Opera in Three Acts (I and II are out now, III arrives in May); and open with its title track: an instrumental synth piece that could soundtrack an Aldi bootleg of the Legend of Zelda.

Still, the band’s holy trinity of albums, Siamese Dream, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, and Adore (this last inclusion isn’t up for debate) contain everything worthwhile in rock music: unforgiving dirges, shredding, screamy bits, pop abandon, gothy synths and sonic experimentation. The band’s hits are unarguable, many of which they play: Today, Bullet With Butterfly Wings, Zero, 1979, Ava Adore. They even throw in a beloved deep cut with We Only Come Out At Night (because, vampires).

Corgan decides to bring two of the wrestlers back on, a man and a woman, who are both blonde, muscular and upset. The woman ends the quarrel by grabbing the man’s head, leaping in the air and bringing his noggin slamming down on her shoulder in a move called a “reverse bulldog”. The crowd is almost entirely uninterested but the show must go on. One got the sense from both the bands and bewildered crowd that, between the rock gods and rock walls, head banging and head-butting, there were perhaps one too many pigeons stuffed in this pie.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness was the first album this music journalist bought on CD: a double-disc behemoth containing enough grandeur, fantasy and imagination to inspire a years-long obsession. With its moats and turrets, the ridiculous castle made more sense as a setting than anyone was willing to admit. So in the spirit of the day’s wrestling ring announcers, it’s safe to say the World is a Vampire tour’s stop at Kryal Castle was: THE MOST ELECTRIFYING DISPLAY OF MEDIEVAL ROCK’N’ROLL SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT IN AUSTRALIAN MUSIC HISTORY.

Smashing Pumpkins’ The World is a Vampire tour continues around Australia until 30 April.

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The rumours are true – legendary rockers The Smashing Pumpkins will take to the stage in Ballarat this autumn.

Set for Sunday 23 April at Kryal Castle , The World Is a Vampire Festival will be one of the American band’s first world tour dates since reforming after nearly two decades apart.

Since their formation in 1988, The Smashing Pumpkins have gone on to become one of the most influential bands in history, with over 30 million records sold worldwide and eight Grammy Award nominations.

Joining the huge music line-up in Ballarat will be:

• alternative rock legends Jane’s Addiction
• Aussie pub rock and punk rock band Amyl and The Sniffers
• Sydney rock group RedHook
• heavy metal seven-piece Battlesnake
• yet-to-be-announced local acts

On top of this, the 18+ event will also feature professional wrestling matches between Billy Corgan’s NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) and the WAOA (Wrestling Alliance of Australia).

Gates open at 1pm, with set times released two weeks prior.

Tickets on sale now at oneworldentertainment.com.au

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The Smashing Pumpkins brought their The World is A Vampire Tour to Kryal Castle, Ballarat on Sunday 23 April 2023.

By day Kryal Castle is a family amusement park; a time machine transporting visitors to medieval times to witness thrilling jousting tournaments and daring sword fights from knights in shining armor, to get lost in the hedged maze labyrinth and to watch Princess Merida-level archery. 

Sitting atop of Leigh Creek overlooking the gold-mining town of Ballarat, Kryal Castle’s magic by day becomes a haunting setting of Dracula proportions by night; fit for the synonymous offering of The World is a Vampire Tour, led by Count Corgan.   

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As we ascended the winding road to the castle gates, we were slightly disappointed that the lair was not open, but instead, the castle foreground was transformed into the festival site. Alas, a striking setting for a rockshow.

Very on-brand to the festival setting, Sydney septet Battlesnake serpentined their way through a piercing-prog set as the first command. Fellow Sydney-siders, RedHook as led by the ferocious Emmy Mack, joined the frontline merely days after the release of debut album Postcard From A Living Hell . They slaughtered the crowd with tracks ‘Bad Decisions’ ‘Cure 4 Psycho’ and ‘Imposter’, donning nurse outfits and straitjackets. Females continued to the front with the animalistic energy of Amyl and the Sniffers, delivering all of their hard-hitting tracks including ‘Security’, ‘Guided By Angels’,  ‘Knifey’ and ‘Hertz’.

Three stellar sets from local musicians all waving the flag for rock and metal in our country with two veteran international bands to come; what more could you want? Definitely not pro-wrestling. With Billy Corgan shifting his gaze to the pro-wrestling promotion game, The World Is A Vampire show became a hybrid music platform and pro-wrestling ring. Let’s not sugar-coat; it was weird, awkwardly received and off-putting. 

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Ignore the tumbling, back to the tunes for alt-rock relics, Jane’s Addiction. Leading in with ‘Trip Away’, they delivered eleven high-octane hits, backed by three dancers in red body-suits and 12 inch heels. This felt like a nod to the hair-metal era, where seduction was key and not cringe.

The LA rockers sans Dave Navarro (who is still recovering from the effects of long COVID with fellow ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer subbing in) were living the rock n roll life, as lead Perry Farrell clutched a bottle of red in his motor-cycle gloved hand. His charisma is unparalleled and his commentary quick; “They told us we would be playing in a castle. I was looking forward to the crocodiles and moat and I get here and there’s a fucking inflatable chicken. It’s okay we don’t need fucking castles,” he quipped before playing ‘Jane Says’.  

The castle was a constant cause of commentary, continued by Corgan and co during their epic set; “Who lives at Castle Kryal? Does anyone live there?”. Not quite but the audience there to witness their coronation were living their best life. Loading with ‘Empires’ and set with tour namesake ‘Bullet with Butterfly Wings’, the 90’s heroes held their throne as grunge champions. Momentarily pivoting from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness to Siamese Dream , for the euphonious singalong ‘Today’, they returned to the vampiric ‘We Only Come Out At Night’. Corgan, Iha, Chamberlin, Schroeder, along with touring bassist Jack Bates and vocalist Katie Coles sink into each other effortless on stage with their songs continually elevated, ringing out across the foreground.

“Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to the rockshow,” Corgan announced amidst the swirls of ‘Eye’ before kicking into ‘Ava Adore’. The pièce de résistance came from the marrying of acoustic arrangements The Churches ‘Under The Milky Way’ and a choral offering to the Kryal court which held the following introduction, “To the lovers, to the stoners, to the knights in the crowd, to the queens, to the princesses, and to the non binary, we dedicate this song to you. It’s a song called ‘Tonight Tonight’”.

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Staying at angelic heavenly height, ‘Cherub Rock’ soared, ‘Zero’ shattered and personal favourite, ‘1979’ surged as we harmonized, ‘Lamented and assured / To the lights and towns below / Faster than the speed of sound / Faster than we thought we’d go / Beneath the sound of hope,’ overlooking the sleepy Sunday town of Ballarat. 

The smoke haze of the forgotten WWE component lifted during the conveniently titled ‘Beguiled’ with the ring-routine returning to the stage, thankfully not too distracting given the explosion of sound. To wrap a monstrous event was the eight and a half minute Siamese Dream anthem, ‘Silverfuck’, Corgan, Iha and Schroeder reminding us of their guitar wizardry and the magic of Smashing Pumpkins. 

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Smashing Pumpkins to play at mediaeval Moorabool venue

Kryal Castle is set to host legendary alternative rockers The Smashing Pumpkins for a much-anticipated one-night-only performance at a unique mediaeval venue.

Taking place Sunday, 23rd April 2023, the event will be one of The Smashing Pumpkins’ first world tour dates since reforming after nearly two decades apart.

The World Is A Vampire tour boasts special guests, including alt-rock legends Jane’s Addiction and in-your-face rock from Melbourne’s Amyl & The Sniffers, as well as Sydney’s RedHook, Battlesnake and local acts soon to be announced.

The show will also feature professional wrestling matches between Billy Corgan’s NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) and the WAOA (Wrestling Alliance of Australia).

Having formed in 1988, The Smashing Pumpkins have gone on to become one of the most influential bands in history, with over 30 million records sold worldwide and eight Grammy Award nominations. Revered for their pioneering blend of hard rock, heavy metal and psychedelic influences.

Jane’s Addiction were one of the first bands from the alt-rock movement to gain both mainstream media attention and commercial success, with a sound all their own and their influence can be heard across nearly every sub-genre of rock music.

Kryal Castle chief executive Bart Hamilton said having one of the premier global bands of the 1990s perform at Kryal Castle is a “huge win” for regional Victoria and music fans.

“This is just the first of many gigs to come at Kryal Castle, so I hope the community will get behind the event and enjoy some amazing talent in a spectacular venue,” he said.

Fans are invited to join in the action at Kryal Castle on Sunday, 23rd April 2023, to witness an unforgettable evening of music, entertainment and memories.

Tickets are available online.

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One cannot deny that Kryal Castle is an unusual setting for a massive rock show, a fact commented on by just about every act at Sunday's The World Is A Vampire festival.

From Amy Taylor drawling "Kryal Castle!" as golden hour hit, to the Smashing Pumpkins' guitarist James Iha riffing on "ancient battles", every act looked up to see the stone walls behind the crowd and seemed puzzled.

The Smashing Pumpkins, '90s alt-rock royalty, brought their mates Jane's Addiction for the Australian leg of their Vampire festival tour, and it was a one-two punch.

Frontman Billy Corgan was as powerful as ever, ripping through singles Bullet with Butterfly Wings and Today within the first five songs to the delight of the crowd.

The re-formed band - Jimmy Chamberlin is still one of the best drummers in the business, no one fills quite like him - was touring new material from another multi-part rock opera epic, Atum , but the biggest singalongs were the classics.

Corgan, in a long black coat and facepaint, remarked the crowd seemed more still than some of the other shows - he blamed certain narcotics, but perhaps the real reason there wasn't a massive raging mosh pit was the fact it was about seven degrees.

Among the highlights, it must be said, were a grinding cover of Talking Heads' Once In A Lifetime - far removed from a perfect needledrop moment at last year's Meredith - and Iha and Corgan acoustically covering a bit of The Church's Under The Milky Way before a stunning duo take on Tonight, Tonight .

Earlier in the day, it was bright and sunny - good conditions for an outdoor wrestling ring, perhaps, but despite Corgan bringing his own personal professional wrestling company with him, it was a novelty for most of the crowd.

Instead of music to amp up the crowd between sets, two very enthusiastic commentators followed the wrestling action on the PA, but since there was no video screen, there wasn't much to see apart from people doing the occasional flip off the ropes.

There were some wrestling die-hards down the front, cheering the local stars and booing the trash-talking, but the vibe felt off - maybe they needed Kryal Castle's own Sir Phillip, in full plate, to go a few more rounds.

The music, however, ruled - following keytar enthusiasts Battlesnake, Sydney's RedHook burst onto the stage with a flurry of surgeons.

They were theatrical and brash, with proggy-mathy riffs and costume changes, while frontwoman Emmy Mack owned the stage, climbing scaffolds and egging the front rows on.

A brief circle pit opened for Kamikaze before Battlesnake rocked up to throw toilet paper rolls into the crowd for Bad Decisions .

Amyl and the Sniffers, the hottest thing in Melbourne at the moment, recognised by everyone from Gucci to King Gizzard, put on a show for the ages, with frontwoman Amy Taylor in what seemed like a castle-appropriate chainmail bikini top and a drummer in fresh Western Bulldogs kit - complete with Ballarat logo on the shorts.

The high energy on stage was met with coat-and-beanie-wearing nodding instead of crowdsurfing - could this be the tamest show the Sniffers have ever played? - but the band proved they could compete in the same league as the bigger names on the bill.

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The Smashing Pumpkins Announce Tour With Interpol and Stone Temple Pilots

By Matthew Strauss

The Smashing Pumpkins have announced a North American tour in support of their new album, Atum . The band’s The World Is a Vampire Tour will feature support from Interpol , Stone Temple Pilots , and Rival Sons. Find the Smashing Pumpkins’ tour dates below.

In a statement about the tour, the Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan said:

I grew up in a world where I needed to know bands like Siouxsie and the Banshees and the Cure existed, it meant there was a place for people like me to hang out and belong. That’s what The World Is a Vampire is about. Bringing back that sense of community. If you don't fit in, you belong here. It's about having a shared experience and respecting others, but ultimately having fun. A true alternative festival, where all the self-proclaimed weirdos and outsiders of the world can get together and have a party.

The band’s tour title, of course, gets its name from the opening line on the Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness song “ Bullet With Butterfly Wings .” The Smashing Pumpkins have said that Atum —out May 5—is a sequel to Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and also 2000’s Machina/Machine of God . Hear a new Atum song, “Spellbinding,” below.

Stone Temple Pilots shared their latest album, Perdida , in 2020. The record The band features original members Dean DeLeo, Robert DeLeo, and Eric Kretz with vocalist Jeff Gutt, who took over after the deaths of singers Scott Weiland and Chester Bennington .

Interpol released The Other Side of Make-Believe last year.

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04-15 North Wollongong, Australia - Stuart Park 04-16 Bongaree, Australia - Sandstone Point Hotel 04-18 Sydney, Australia - The Hordern Pavilion 04-19 Newcastle Waters, Australia - Newcastle Entertainment Centre 04-22 Hastings, Australia - Hastings Foreshore Reserve 04-23 Ballarat, Australia - Kryal Castle 04-26 Adelaide, Australia - Adelaide Entertainment Centre Arena 04-27 Port Melbourne, Australia - PICA (Port Melbourne Industrial Centre for the Arts) 04-29 Penrith, Australia - Penrith Lakes 04-30 Gold Coast, Australia - Broadwater Parklands 07-28 Las Vegas, NV - The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan 07-30 Las Vegas, NV - The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan 08-01 Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre *# 08-03 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre *# 08-05 Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre *# 08-06 Bend, OR - Hayden Homes Amphitheater *# 08-07 Wheatland, CA - Toyota Amphitheatre *# 08-09 Irvine, CA - FivePoint Amphitheatre *# 08-10 Chula Vista, CA - North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre *# 08-11 - Highland - CA Yaamava’ Resort & Casino * 08-13 Albuquerque, NM - Isleta Amphitheater ^# 08-15 Dallas, TX - Dos Equi Pavilion ^# 08-16 Rogers, AR - Walmart AMP ^# 08-17 Huntsville, AL - The Orion Amphitheater ^# 08-19 West Palm Beach, FL - iThink Financial Amphitheatre ^# 08-20 Tampa, FL - MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre ^# 08-22 Charlotte, NC - PNC Music Pavilion ^# 08-24 Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center ^# 08-25 Gilford, NH - Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion ^# 08-30 Wantagh, NY - Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater ^# 08-31 Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live ^# 09-02 Toronto, Ontario - Budweiser Stage ^# 09-03 Ottawa, Ontario - Canadian Tire Centre ^# 09-06 Clarkston, MI - Pine Knob Music Theatre ^ 09-08 Franklin, TN - FirstBank Amphitheater ^# 09-09 Noblesville, IN - Ruoff Music Center ^#

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Smashing Pumpkins Bringing “The World Is A Vampire Festival Tour” to Australia

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Smashing Pumpkins are bringing their “The World is a Vampire Festival” to Australia in April.

The band will stage the festival — featuring Jane’s Addiction, Amyl And The Sniffers, RedHook, Battlesnake, and local acts — in 10 Australian cities over the course of the month. Along with music, each date feature professional wrestling matches between Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan’s NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) and the WAOA (Wrestling Alliance Of Australia). Check out the full list of Australian dates below, and grab tickets via Vivagogo .

Prior to heading to Australia, Smashing Pumpkins will bring “The World is a Vampire” to Mexico on March 4th . They’ll be joined by Interpol, Turnstile, Peter Hook & The Light, Deafheaven, and more. They’ll also appear at this year’s BottleRock Festival in Napa Valley, California.

The tour dates come in support of Smashing Pumpkins’ new three-part rock opera, ATUM .

Smashing Pumpkins 2023 Tour Dates: 03/04 – Mexico City, MX @ Foro Sol * 04/15 – Wollongong, AU @ Stuart Park * 04/16 – Bribie Island, AU @ Sandstone Point * 04/18 – Sydney, AU @ Hordern Pavilion * 04/19 – Newcastle, AU @ Entertainment Centre * 04/22 – Mornington Peninsula, AU @ Hastings Foreshore * 04/23 – Ballarat, AU @ Kryal Castle * 04/26 – Adelaide, AU @ Entertainment Centre * 04/27 – Port Melbourne, AU @ PICA * 04/28 – Penrith, AU @ Nepean Aerospace Park * 04/30 – Gold Coast, AU @ Broadwater Parklands * 05/26 – Napa Valley, CA @ BottleRock Napa Valley

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The Smashing Pumpkins announce additional shows for The World Is A Vampire concert tour

Save yourself from "Infinite Sadness" when The Smashing Pumpkins come to a venue near you.

The veteran alt-rockers, led by frontman Billy Corgan , are adding a slew of new shows to their upcoming The World Is A Vampire Tour, the group shared on social media Monday. The band announced dates for the European leg of the tour , which kicks off July 6 in England, earlier this month.

The Smashing Pumpkins will open the North American leg of the tour in Washington, D.C., on July 29. The Grammy-winning band is to set to play in cities such as Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Atlanta and Los Angeles before wrapping the tour in San Diego, California, on Sept. 28.

The band will be joined by Canadian rockers The Glorious Sons and pop rock group Pvris.

Many of the Pumpkins' tour dates are part of their joint summer tour with pop-punk outfit Green Day , which begins July 29.

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A tour pre-sale will take place Tuesday at 10 a.m. local time, during which fans can use the passcode "Vampire" to gain ticket access. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time on livenation.com .

Spanning dream pop, progressive rock and psychedelic, some of the band’s most popular albums remain “Siamese Dream” to “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness,” both released in the 1990s. Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers include “1979,” “Tonight, Tonight” and “Ava Adore.”

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THE SMASHING PUMPKINS Announce Summer 2024 North American Tour Dates

Expanding an already stacked schedule, two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning iconic rock band The Smashing Pumpkins reveal a string of new North American headline performances in 2024. In addition to a combination of arena and headliner festival dates in Europe and North American stadium performances with Green Day, as part of The Saviors Tour , the band added additional solo arena bookings that span July through September. This new run of dates kicks off on July 31 in Muskoka, Ontario at Kee to Bala, rolls through markets such as Kansas City, Cedar Rapids, St. Louis, and concludes on September 27 in Las Vegas, NV at Fontainebleau. Plus, they will close out Osheaga Festival as one of the headlining acts in Montreal, QC on August 3.

Tickets for the new dates will be available starting with an artist presale beginning Tuesday, April 2 at 10am local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning Friday, April 5 at 10am local time at https://smashingpumpkins.com/tour/ .

Last year, The Smashing Pumpkins completed the three-act trilogy ATUM, releasing the 33-track project in its entirety. Among many highlights, it boasted “Beguiled,” which catapulted to #6 at Active Rock and #12 at Alternative Radio Charts. “Spellbinding”emerged as the #1 most-added at Alternative Rock. Plus. Rolling Stone applauded, “ATUM is clearly meant to be the kind of record that requires your full attention, and Act Three makes for a nicely trippy conclusion to the whole project, as well as an intriguing listening experience in and of itself.” In a “4-out-of-5 star” review, NME raved, “This sci-fi-inspired epic is ambitious and complex.”

The Smashing Pumpkins are currently in the studio recording the follow up to ATUM as they prepare to release new music this year.

Recently, National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and President Billy Corgan proudly announced an exclusive streaming deal for NWA with The CW . Under this newly minted all-encompassing partnership, multiple NWA programs will be streaming and on-demand via The CW platform and portal in the United States. Democratizing access to action-packed wrestling from some of the sport’s biggest, boldest, and brightest personalities, all programming is notably available free of charge and without a subscription via The CW app. It represents a monumental power move for NWA. The partnership not only amplifies the brand’s presence throughout popular culture and the zeitgeist, but it also sets a precedent for wrestling, at large.

2024 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES:

^ w/ Weezer

^^ w/ Interpol

** w/ Tom Morello

6/7 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena^

6/8 – London, UK – The O2^

6/10 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena^

6/12 – Glasgow, Scotland – Hydro^

6/13 – Manchester, UK – Co-Op Live^

6/14 – Cardiff, UK – Cardiff Castle^

6/16 – Paris, France – Accor Arena**

6/19 – Moenschenglabach, Germany – Sparkassenpark (outdoor)^^

6/21 – Hannover, Germany – ZAG Arena^^

6/22 – Berlin, Germany – Wuhlheide^^

6/24 – Vienna, Austria – Stadthalle^^

6/26 – Zagreb, Croatia – Inmusic Festival

6/28 – Luxembourg – Luxexpo^^

6/29 – Rotterdam, Netherlands – Ahoy^^

6/30 – Antwerp, Belgium – Live is Live

7/2 – Gilwice, Poland – PreZero Arena Gilwice^^

7/4 – Prague, Czech Republic – 02 Universum*

7/6 – Lucca, Italy – Lucca Festival**

7/10 – Madrid, Spain – Mad Cool

7/11 – Lisbon, Portugal – Nos Alive

7/13 – Barcelona, Spain – Cruilla Festival

7/16 – Athens, Greece – OAKA Indoor Arena**

2024 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:

*The Saviors Tour with Green Day

Newly announced dates in BOLD

7/29 – Washington, DC – Nationals Park*

7/31 – Muskoka, ON – Kee to Bala

8/1 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre*

8/3 – Montreal, Quebec – Osheaga Festival

8/4 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Bank Amphitheatre

8/5 – New York, NY – Citi Field*

8/7 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park*

8/9 – Philadelphia, PA – Citizens Bank Park*

8/10 – Hershey, PA – HersheyPark Stadium*

8/13 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field*

8/14 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre

8/16 – Springfield, IL – Illinois State Fair

8/17 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Field*

8/20 – Des Moines, IA – Vibrant Music Hall

8/21 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

8/22 – Cincinnati, OH – Great American Ballpark*

8/24 – Milwaukee, WI – American Family Field*

8/27 – Simpsonville, SC – CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park

8/28 – Atlanta, GA – Truist Park*

8/30 – Nashville, TN – Geodis Park*

9/1 – Pittsburgh, PA – PNC Park*

9/4 – Detroit, MI – Comerica Park*

9/7 – Denver, CO – Coors Field*

9/10 – Southaven, MS – BankPlus Amphitheatre at Snowden Grove

9/11 – Arlington, TX – Globe Life Field*

9/14 – Los Angeles, CA – SoFi Stadium*

918 – Phoenix, AZ – Chase Field*

9/20 – San Francisco, CA – Oracle Park*

9/21 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort

9/23 – Seattle, WA – T-Mobile Park*

9/24 – Airway Heights, WA – BECU Live at Northern Quest

9/25 – Portland, OR – Providence Park*

9/27 – Las Vegas, NV – BleauLive Theater inside Fontainebleau Las Vegas at Fontainebleau

9/28 – San Diego, CA – Petco Park*

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SMASHING PUMPKINS announce new summer North American headline tour dates

The Smashing Pumpkins ' packed 2024 just got busier.

Already booked to play arenas and festivals in Europe and to rock North American stadiums opening for Green Day on The Saviors Tour, Billy Corgan and Co. have now added a slew of solo arena shows in the U.S. and Canda. The new dates kick off on July 31st in Muskoka, Ontario, and wraps up September 27th in Las Vegas.

Tickets for the just-announced shows will become available starting with an artist presale launching Tuesday, April 2nd at 10 a.m. local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week, with the general onsale beginning Friday, April 5th at 10 a.m. local time at smashingpumpkins.com/tour .

Check out the Pumpkins' full North American itinerary below.

Smashing Pumpkins 2024 North American tour dates: (Newly announced dates in bold) 7/29 – Washington, DC – Nationals Park* 7/31 – Muskoka, ON – Kee to Bala 8/1 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre* 8/3 – Montreal, Quebec – Osheaga Festival 8/4 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Bank Amphitheatre 8/5 – New York, NY – Citi Field* 8/7 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park* 8/9 – Philadelphia, PA – Citizens Bank Park* 8/10 – Hershey, PA – HersheyPark Stadium* 8/13 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field* 8/14 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre 8/16 – Springfield, IL - Illinois State Fair 8/17 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Field* 8/20 – Des Moines, IA – Vibrant Music Hall 8/21 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 8/22 – Cincinnati, OH – Great American Ballpark* 8/24 – Milwaukee, WI – American Family Field* 8/27 - Simpsonville, SC - CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park 8/28 – Atlanta, GA – Truist Park* 8/30 – Nashville, TN – Geodis Park* 9/1 – Pittsburgh, PA – PNC Park* 9/4 – Detroit, MI – Comerica Park* 9/7 – Denver, CO – Coors Field* 9/10 – Southaven, MS – BankPlus Amphitheatre at Snowden Grove 9/11 – Arlington, TX – Globe Life Field* 9/14 – Los Angeles, CA – SoFi Stadium* 918 – Phoenix, AZ – Chase Field* 9/20 – San Francisco, CA – Oracle Park* 9/21 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort 9/23 – Seattle, WA – T-Mobile Park* 9/24 – Airway Heights, WA – BECU Live at Northern Quest 9/25 – Portland, OR – Providence Park* 9/27 – Las Vegas, NV – BleauLive Theater inside Fontainebleau Las Vegas at Fontainebleau 9/28 – San Diego, CA – Petco Park*

*The Saviors Tour with Green Day

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THE SMASHING PUMPKINS Announce New Summer 2024 North American Headline Tour Dates

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Expanding an already stacked schedule, two-time Grammy Award-winning iconic rock band, The Smashing Pumpkins, reveal a string of new North American headline performances in 2024.

In addition to a combination of arena and headliner festival dates in Europe and North American stadium performances with Green Day, as part of The Saviors Tour, the band added additional solo arena bookings that span July through September. This new run of dates kicks off on July 31 in Muskoka, Ontario at Kee to Bala, rolls through markets such as Kansas City, Cedar Rapids, St. Louis, and concludes on September 27 in Las Vegas, NV at Fontainebleau. Plus, they will close out Osheaga Festival as one of the headlining acts in Montreal, QC on August 3.

Tickets for the new dates will be available starting with an artist presale beginning Tuesday, April 2 at 10 AM, local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning Friday, April 5 at 10 AM, local time, here .

Check out the band’s full confirmed tour itinerary below.

European dates:

June 7 - Birmingham, UK - Utilita Arena^ 8 - London, UK - The O2^ 10 - Dublin, Ireland - 3Arena^ 12 - Glasgow, Scotland - Hydro^ 13 - Manchester, UK - Co-Op Live^ 14 - Cardiff, UK - Cardiff Castle^ 16 - Paris, France - Accor Arena** 19 - Moenschenglabach, Germany - Sparkassenpark (outdoor)^^ 21 - Hannover, Germany - ZAG Arena^^ 22 - Berlin, Germany - Wuhlheide^^ 24 - Vienna, Austria - Stadthalle^^ 26 - Zagreb, Croatia - Inmusic Festival 28 - Luxembourg - Luxexpo^^ 29 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Ahoy^^ 30 - Antwerp, Belgium - Live is Live

July 2 - Gilwice, Poland - PreZero Arena Gilwice^^ 4 - Prague, Czech Republic - 02 Universum* 6 - Lucca, Italy - Lucca Festival** 10 - Madrid, Spain - Mad Cool 11 - Lisbon, Portugal - Nos Alive 13 - Barcelona, Spain - Cruilla Festival 16 - Athens, Greece - OAKA Indoor Arena**

^ with Weezer ^^ with Interpol * TBA ** with Tom Morello

North American dates:

July 29 - Washington, DC - Nationals Park* 31 - Muskoka, ON - Kee to Bala

August 1 - Toronto, ON - Rogers Centre* 3 - Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga Festival 4 - Bangor, ME - Maine Savings Bank Amphitheatre 5 - New York, NY - Citi Field* 7 - Boston, MA - Fenway Park* 9 - Philadelphia, PA - Citizens Bank Park* 10 - Hershey, PA - HersheyPark Stadium* 13 - Chicago, IL - Wrigley Field* 14 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre 16 - Springfield, IL - Illinois State Fair 17 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Field* 20 - Des Moines, IA - Vibrant Music Hall 21 - St. Louis, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 22 - Cincinnati, OH - Great American Ballpark* 24 - Milwaukee, WI - American Family Field* 27 - Simpsonville, SC - CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park 28 - Atlanta, GA - Truist Park* 30 - Nashville, TN - Geodis Park*

September 1 - Pittsburgh, PA - PNC Park* 4 - Detroit, MI - Comerica Park* 7 - Denver, CO - Coors Field* 10 - Southaven, MS - BankPlus Amphitheatre at Snowden Grove 11 - Arlington, TX - Globe Life Field* 14 - Los Angeles, CA - SoFi Stadium* 18 - Phoenix, AZ - Chase Field* 20 - San Francisco, CA - Oracle Park* 21 - Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Resort 23 - Seattle, WA - T-Mobile Park* 24 - Airway Heights, WA - BECU Live at Northern Quest 25 - Portland, OR - Providence Park* 27 - Las Vegas, NV - BleauLive Theater inside Fontainebleau Las Vegas at Fontainebleau 28 - San Diego, CA - Petco Park*

* The Saviors Tour with Green Day

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The Smashing Pumpkins Announce 2024 North American Tour

T he Smashing Pumpkins announced their upcoming world tour a little while ago, but they just announced a North American extension to the tour that will go well into September of this year! The band will be touring with a number of different guests, including Green Day, The Glorious Sons, PVRIS, and more. This is going to be a huge tour, and tickets are not going to last long.

The first stop on The Smashing Pumpkins 2024 Tour will be on June 7 in Birmingham, United Kingdom at Utilita Arena with Weezer. The first of the North American dates will be July 29 in Washington, DC at Nationals Park with Green Day. The tour will end on September 28 in San Diego, California at Petco Park with Green Day, unless more tour dates are added.

Tickets to the new tour dates will be available for presale on April 2 at 10:00 am local with the artist presale code “VAMPIRE”. You can learn more about the presale via The Smashing Pumpkins’ website . There will also be a few more presale events for the supporting artists and VIP packages via Ticketmaster .

General on-sale kicks off on April 5 at 10:00 am local. We recommend looking for non-US tour date tickets on Viagogo for the best deals and best chance at scoring tickets to sold-out dates. For North American fans, Stubhub will be your best bet for finding good seats, especially if your tour date of choice is sold out by the time the presale events end.

Get your tickets now before they’re gone!

The Smashing Pumpkins 2024 Tour Dates

June 7 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena (with Weezer)

June 8 – London, UK – The O2 (with Weezer)

June 10 – Dublin, IE – 3Arena (with Weezer)

June 12 – Glasgow, UK – Hydro (with Weezer)

June 13 – Manchester, UK – Co-Op Live (with Weezer)

June 14 – Cardiff, UK – Cardiff Castle (with Weezer)

June 16 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena (with Tom Morello)

June 19 – Moenschenglabach, DE – Sparkassenpark (with Interpol)

June 21 – Hannover, DE – ZAG Arena (with Interpol)

June 22 – Berlin, DE – Wuhlheide (with Interpol)

June 24 – Vienna, AT – Stadthalle (with Interpol)

June 26 – Zagreb, HR – Inmusic Festival

June 28 – Luxembourg – Luxexpo (with Interpol)

June 29 – Rotterdam, NL – Ahoy (with Interpol)

June 30 – Antwerp, BE – Live is Live

July 2 – Gilwice, PL – PreZero Arena Gilwice (with Interpol)

July 4 – Prague, CZ – 02 Universum

July 6 – Lucca, IT – Lucca Festival (with Tom Morello)

July 10 – Madrid, ES – Mad Cool Festival

July 11 – Lisbon, PT – Nos Alive

July 13 – Barcelona, ES – Cruilla Festival

July 16 – Athens, GR – OAKA Indoor Arena (with Tom Morello)

July 29 – Washington, DC – Nationals Park (with Green Day) (NEW!)

July 31 – Muskoka, ON – Kee to Bala (NEW!)

August 1 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre (with Green Day) (NEW!)

August 3 – Montreal, Quebec – Osheaga Festival (NEW!)

August 4 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Bank Amphitheatre (with Glorious Sons) (NEW!)

August 5 – New York, NY – Citi Field (with Green Day) (NEW!)

August 7 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park (with Green Day) (NEW!)

August 9 – Philadelphia, PA – Citizens Bank Park (with Green Day) (NEW!)

August 10 – Hershey, PA – Hershey Park Stadium (with Green Day) (NEW!)

August 13 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field (with Green Day) (NEW!)

August 14 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre (with PVRIS) (NEW!)

August 16 – Springfield, IL – Illinois State Fair (with PVRIS) (NEW!)

August 17 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Field (with Green Day) (NEW!)

August 20 – Des Moines, IA – Vibrant Music Hall (with Glorious Sons) (NEW!)

August 21 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (with PVRIS) (NEW!)

August 22 – Cincinnati, OH – Great American Ballpark (with Green Day) (NEW!)

August 24 – Milwaukee, WI – American Family Field (with Green Day) (NEW!)

August 27 – Simpsonville, SC – CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park (with PVRIS) (NEW!)

August 28 – Atlanta, GA – Truist Park (with Green Day) (NEW!)

August 30 – Nashville, TN – Geodis Park (with Green Day) (NEW!)

September 1 – Pittsburgh, PA – PNC Park (with Green Day) (NEW!)

September 4 – Detroit, MI – Comerica Park (with Green Day) (NEW!)

September 7 – Denver, CO – Coors Field (with Green Day) (NEW!)

September 10 – Southaven, MS – BankPlus Amphitheatre (with PVRIS) (NEW!)

September 11 – Arlington, TX – Globe Life Field (with Green Day) (NEW!)

September 14 – Los Angeles, CA – SoFi Stadium (with Green Day) (NEW!)

September 18 – Phoenix, AZ – Chase Field (with Green Day) (NEW!)

September 20 – San Francisco, CA – Oracle Park (with Green Day) (NEW!)

September 21 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort (with Glorious Sons) (NEW!)

September 23 – Seattle, WA – T-Mobile Park (with Green Day) (NEW!)

September 24 – Airway Heights, WA – BECU Live (NEW!)

September 25 – Portland, OR – Providence Park (with Green Day) (NEW!)

September 27 – Las Vegas, NV – BleauLive Theater (with PVRIS)

September 28 – San Diego, CA – Petco Park (with Green Day)

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Moscow Metro

The Moscow Metro Tour is included in most guided tours’ itineraries. Opened in 1935, under Stalin’s regime, the metro was not only meant to solve transport problems, but also was hailed as “a people’s palace”. Every station you will see during your Moscow metro tour looks like a palace room. There are bright paintings, mosaics, stained glass, bronze statues… Our Moscow metro tour includes the most impressive stations best architects and designers worked at - Ploshchad Revolutsii, Mayakovskaya, Komsomolskaya, Kievskaya, Novoslobodskaya and some others.

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The guide will not only help you navigate the metro, but will also provide you with fascinating background tales for the images you see and a history of each station.

And there some stories to be told during the Moscow metro tour! The deepest station - Park Pobedy - is 84 metres under the ground with the world longest escalator of 140 meters. Parts of the so-called Metro-2, a secret strategic system of underground tunnels, was used for its construction.

During the Second World War the metro itself became a strategic asset: it was turned into the city's biggest bomb-shelter and one of the stations even became a library. 217 children were born here in 1941-1942! The metro is the most effective means of transport in the capital.

There are almost 200 stations 196 at the moment and trains run every 90 seconds! The guide of your Moscow metro tour can explain to you how to buy tickets and find your way if you plan to get around by yourself.

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Moscow metro private tours.

• 2-hour tour $87:  10 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with hotel pick-up and drop-off
• 3-hour tour $137:  20 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with Russian lunch in beautifully-decorated Metro Diner + hotel pick-up and drop off. 
• Metro pass is included in the price of both tours.

Highlight of Metro Tour

• Visit 10 must-see stations of Moscow metro on 2-hr tour and 20 Metro stations on 3-hr tour, including grand Komsomolskaya station with its distinctive Baroque décor, aristocratic Mayakovskaya station with Soviet mosaics, legendary Revolution Square station with 72 bronze sculptures and more!
• Explore Museum of Moscow Metro and learn a ton of technical and historical facts;
• Listen to the secrets about the Metro-2, a secret line supposedly used by the government and KGB;
• Experience a selection of most striking features of Moscow Metro hidden from most tourists and even locals;
• Discover the underground treasure of Russian Soviet past – from mosaics to bronzes, paintings, marble arches, stained glass and even paleontological elements;
• Learn fun stories and myths about Coffee Ring, Zodiac signs of Moscow Metro and more;
• Admire Soviet-era architecture of pre- and post- World War II perious;
• Enjoy panoramic views of Sparrow Hills from Luzhniki Metro Bridge – MetroMost, the only station of Moscow Metro located over water and the highest station above ground level;
• If lucky, catch a unique «Aquarelle Train» – a wheeled picture gallery, brightly painted with images of peony, chrysanthemums, daisies, sunflowers and each car unit is unique;
• Become an expert at navigating the legendary Moscow Metro system;
• Have fun time with a very friendly local;
• + Atmospheric Metro lunch in Moscow’s the only Metro Diner (included in a 3-hr tour)

Hotel Pick-up

Metro stations:.

Komsomolskaya

Novoslobodskaya

Prospekt Mira

Belorusskaya

Mayakovskaya

Novokuznetskaya

Revolution Square

Sparrow Hills

+ for 3-hour tour

Victory Park

Slavic Boulevard

Vystavochnaya

Dostoevskaya

Elektrozavodskaya

Partizanskaya

Museum of Moscow Metro

• Drop-off  at your hotel, Novodevichy Convent, Sparrow Hills or any place you wish
• + Russian lunch  in Metro Diner with artistic metro-style interior for 3-hour tour

Fun facts from our Moscow Metro Tours:

From the very first days of its existence, the Moscow Metro was the object of civil defense, used as a bomb shelter, and designed as a defense for a possible attack on the Soviet Union.

At a depth of 50 to 120 meters lies the second, the coded system of Metro-2 of Moscow subway, which is equipped with everything you need, from food storage to the nuclear button.

According to some sources, the total length of Metro-2 reaches over 150 kilometers.

The Museum was opened on Sportivnaya metro station on November 6, 1967. It features the most interesting models of trains and stations.

Coffee Ring

The first scheme of Moscow Metro looked like a bunch of separate lines. Listen to a myth about Joseph Stalin and the main brown line of Moscow Metro.

Zodiac Metro

According to some astrologers, each of the 12 stops of the Moscow Ring Line corresponds to a particular sign of the zodiac and divides the city into astrological sector.

Astrologers believe that being in a particular zadiac sector of Moscow for a long time, you attract certain energy and events into your life.

Paleontological finds 

Red marble walls of some of the Metro stations hide in themselves petrified inhabitants of ancient seas. Try and find some!

• Every day each car in  Moscow metro passes  more than 600 km, which is the distance from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
• Moscow subway system is the  5th in the intensity  of use (after the subways of Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai).
• The interval in the movement of trains in rush hour is  90 seconds .

What you get:

• + A friend in Moscow.
• + Private & customized Moscow tour.
• + An exciting pastime, not just boring history lessons.
• + An authentic experience of local life.
• + Flexibility during the walking tour: changes can be made at any time to suit individual preferences.
• + Amazing deals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the very best cafes & restaurants. Discounts on weekdays (Mon-Fri).
• + A photo session amongst spectacular Moscow scenery that can be treasured for a lifetime.
• + Good value for souvenirs, taxis, and hotels.
• + Expert advice on what to do, where to go, and how to make the most of your time in Moscow.

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Tour Details

Moscow metro tour: architectural styles of the subway.

Duration: 2 hours

Categories: Culture & History, Sightseeing

This metro tour of Russia’s capital and most populous city, Moscow, is your chance to get a unique insight into the beautiful and impressive architecture of the city's underground stations. Admire their marble walls and high ceilings representing Stalin's desire for glory after World War 2, and see first-hand how the interiors change with the rise of new political eras. Your guide will lead you through the complex network, which is one of the most heavily used rapid transit systems worldwide, with over two billion travelers in 2011.

Opened in 1935, Moscow’s underground system, now 190 miles (305 km) long with 185 stations, is today one the largest and most heavily used rapid transit systems in the world. On this Moscow metro tour, discover the impressive architecture of Moscow’s underground stations and learn how they reflect the Soviet era.

Getting around by metro, your local guide will take you through parts of Moscow’s infamous history. Stop at stations built during the time of the USSR (Soviet Union) that are praised as one of the most extravagant architectural projects from Stalin’s time. After World War 2, he was keen on establishing Stalinist architecture to represent his rising regime and a recognized empire. Learn how when his successor started the de-Stalinization of the former Soviet Union in 1953, the extravagancy of the architecture was toned down.

Discover how the unique character of each station reflected several different eras. While stations like Kievskaya and Slavyansky Bulvar have pompous halls and high stucco ceilings brimming with extravagant decorations, those built later, like Volzhskaya, are lightly adorned with sparse furnishings. Architect Alexey Dushkin and painter Alexander Deyneka were just two of the many artists who made these magnificent landmarks possible.

Revel in Moscow's glory days, as well as the years of scarcity, on this fascinating Moscow metro experience. Conclude your tour at one of the central stations in Moscow. If you're lucky, you may even find the secret entrance to the unconfirmed Metro-2, a parallel underground system used by the government -- a mystery which has neither been denied nor confirmed today.

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