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As promised, Billy Corgan and his Smashing Pumpkins will ThePastEmbrace on an extensive "20th Anniversary Tour", set to kick off November 1 in Cleveland, Ohio.

The month-long jaunt includes several two-night stands in larger North American cities, plus a four-night run in the Pumpkins' home base of Chicago. About damn time, you guys! Fans who hit up both nights in a given city are promised two completely different sets, and the Pumpkins have even come up with totally hokey names for these alternating sets: "Black Sunshine" and "White Crosses". Black5un5h1ne is so my new AIM screen name.

For each of the cities with just one Pumpkins anniversary gig, the band "plan[s] to deliver a unique one-off set," according to a press release.

As previously reported, the Pumpkins are also embracing both the future, with new song "G.L.O.W." set to debut in an add-on pack for the upcoming Guitar Hero World Tour video game, and the recent past, with that DVD chronicling the band's reunion residencies due November 11.

Back here in the present, the group has a gig at Neil and Pegi Young's Bridge School Benefit on October 26, and a performance of "G.L.O.W." on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" scheduled for October 24.

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10-26 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre (Bridge School Benefit)
11-01 Cleveland, OH - Palace Theatre
11-03 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall ("Black Sunshine")
11-04 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall ("White Crosses")
11-06 New York, NY - United Palace Theatre ("Black Sunshine")
11-07 New York, NY - United Palace Theatre ("White Crosses")
11-08 Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata
11-11 Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall ("Black Sunshine")
11-12 Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall ("White Crosses")
11-14 Boston, MA - Wang Center ("Black Sunshine")
11-15 Boston, MA - Wang Center ("White Crosses")
11-16 Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
11-18 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre ("Black Sunshine")
11-19 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre ("White Crosses")
11-21 Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theatre ("Black Sunshine")
11-22 Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theatre ("White Crosses")
11-26 St. Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
11-30 San Diego, CA - RIMAC Arena
12-02 Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre ("Black Sunshine")
12-03 Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre ("White Crosses")