Smashing Pumpkins and Metric at Oracle Arena

Post Author: Greg Chow

The Smashing Pumpkins’ “Shiny And Oh So Bright” quasi-reunion tour (featuring the return of founding guitarist James Iha joining Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin) played Oracle Arena in Oakland on August 27th. The band played a three-hour set focusing on their first five records, mixing in a handful of covers, and one new single. Canadian dance-rockers Metric opened with a strong set of their own.