Smashing Pumpkins reschedule US tour dates

The have rescheduled five US shows that were postponed after drummer Jimmy Chamberlain was admitted to the hospital for chest pains.

Chamberlain was taken to an Atlanta hospital on Tuesday (October 30), where he was diagnosed with a partial artery blockage. This led to the rescheduling of five dates.

In a posting on the band's website, Chamberlain wrote: “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.”

The rescheduled dates are:

Nashville, TN Ryman Theater (November 11)
Austin, TX Backyard (13)
Atlanta, GA Fox Theater (15, 16)
Dallas, TX Nokia Theater (18)

--By our Los Angeles staff.
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