The Smashing Pumpkins earned US platinum certifications on 2 October
Published on 10/03/2026 at 07:39 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSThe Smashing Pumpkins received new US platinum certifications on 2 October 2026, while the same update detailed a vinyl reissue of The Aeroplane Flies High. The collection is due on 18 December 2026 through UMe.
New US certifications accompany the vinyl reissue
The new US certifications apply to Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness and Siamese Dream. The band’s new US platinum certifications were announced as the group prepared to continue its live programme.
The accompanying vinyl project is a 30th anniversary reissue of The Aeroplane Flies High. It will arrive as a standard five-LP set and a limited-edition colour LP set, as the announced vinyl editions detail.
The Aeroplane Flies High expands a key Pumpkins era
The five-LP package is arranged around expanded editions linked to five songs: Bullet With Butterfly Wings, 1979, Zero, Tonight, Tonight and Thirty-Three. The set also includes covers, B-sides and rarities, giving the release a broad view of the material surrounding its central album cycle.
Each LP carries one of the five song-led sections, while the additional tracks widen the collection beyond the best-known singles. The format therefore presents the project as an archival package rather than a short-form reissue, with the physical sequence preserving the connection between the individual releases.
Rats In A Cage carries the anniversary programme
The reissue arrives while The Smashing Pumpkins’ Rats In A Cage Tour runs through November 2026. The programme features two distinct sets: one celebrating the anniversary of Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness and another spanning the band’s wider catalogue.
That pairing links the new vinyl edition with a live presentation built around the same period of the group’s work. The touring programme includes familiar songs, deeper catalogue material and performances drawn from nearly four decades of alternative rock.
The Smashing Pumpkins’ alternative rock catalogue around the reissue
Formed in Chicago, The Smashing Pumpkins have built a catalogue that includes Gish, Siamese Dream, Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness, Adore, Machina/The Machines of God, CYR, ATUM and Aghori Mhori Mei. The band’s catalogue moves between guitar-led alternative rock, expansive album structures and carefully sequenced physical editions.
The Aeroplane Flies High places that approach in a compact five-part design. Its combination of single expansions, covers, B-sides and rarities makes the reissue a concentrated entry point into one of the group’s most extensively developed bodies of work.
The Smashing Pumpkins: what fans in Germany need to know
- The Smashing Pumpkins received new US platinum certifications on 2 October 2026 for Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness and Siamese Dream.
- The Aeroplane Flies High will be released on 18 December 2026 through UMe as a standard five-LP set and a limited-edition colour LP set.
- The reissue contains expanded sections linked to Bullet With Butterfly Wings, 1979, Zero, Tonight, Tonight and Thirty-Three, plus covers, B-sides and rarities.
- The Rats In A Cage Tour runs through November 2026 with one set centred on Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness and another covering the wider catalogue.
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The Smashing Pumpkins: frequently asked questions
What US certifications did The Smashing Pumpkins receive?
The band received new platinum certifications in the United States on 2 October 2026.
When is The Aeroplane Flies High released?
The collection will be released on 18 December 2026 through UMe.
What is on The Aeroplane Flies High?
The five-LP set contains expanded song sections, covers, B-sides and rarities.
