James Iha to miss A Perfect Circle’s 2018 tour dates

James Iha
James Iha (Image credit: Getty)

James Iha won’t tour with A Perfect Circle on their upcoming 2018 tour dates, it’s been announced.

The guitarist has decided to take a set back due to his live commitments with Smashing Pumpkins, with a representative for A Perfect Circle confirming the news to Loudwire.

The statement reads: “As you most likely have heard, James Iha’s original band, the Smashing Pumpkins, have announced a summer tour that James will be taking part in.

“Because James will be busy gearing up for that tour, he won’t be able to join us for our upcoming tour dates.

“James’ temporary replacement will be none other than our longtime friend and one of our favourite guitar players, Greg Edwards (Failure/Autolux). We want to reiterate that this is a temporary situation and James remains a part of A Perfect Circle.”

A Perfect Circle will release their new album Eat The Elephant on April 20 via BMG and head out on tour from next month, with dates planned across the US, Europe and the UK.

Last month, it was confirmed that Iha, along with original Smashing Pumpkins members Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin had reformed along with bassist Jeff Schroeder.

Their North American tour dates will get under way in July, with the band also working on new material.

Find dates for both A Perfect Circle and Smashing Pumpkins below.

A Perfect Circle 2018 tour dates

Apr 14: Tucson Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, AZ
Apr 15: Indio Coachella, CA
Apr 17: Santa Barbara Arlington Theater, CA
Apr 18: San Jose State University Events Center, CA
Apr 20: Las Vegas Las Rageous, NV
Apr 22: Indio Coachella, CA
May 12: Somerset Northern Invasion, WI
May 15: Omaha Baxter Arena, NE
May 16: Columbia Mizzou Arena, MO
May 18: Columbus Rock On The Range, OH
May 22: Somerset Northern Invasion, WI
May 25: Pryor Rocklahoma, OK
May 26: Dallas BFD 2018 At Starplex Pavilion, TX
Jun 01: Nurnberg Rock Im Park, Germany
Jun 02: Nuremberg Rock Im Park, Germany
Jun 05: Stockholm Fryhuset, Sweden
Jun 06: Oslo Spektrum, Norway
Jun 08: Aarhus NorthSide, Denmark
Jun 09: Helsinki Sideways Festival, Finland
Jun 12: Manchester O2 Apollo, UK
Jun 13: London O2 Apollo Brixton, UK
Jun 14: London O2 Academy Brixton, UK
Jun 17: Berlin Zitadelle, Germany
Jun 20: Zurich Halle 622, Switzerland
Jun 21: Clisson Hellfest, France
Jun 23: Esch-Sur-Alzette Rockhal, Luxembourg
Jun 24: Dessel Graspop, Belgium
Jun 26: Paris Olympia, France
Jun 28: Madrid Download, Spain
Jun 29: Barcelona Be Prog! My Friend, Spain
Jul 01: Verona Rock The Castle Festival, Italy

Smashing Pumpkins 2018 Tour Dates

Jul 12: Glendale Gila River Arena, AZ
Jul 14: Oklahoma City Chesapeake Energy Arena, OK
Jul 16: Austin Frank Erwin Center, TX
Jul 17: Houston Toyota Center, TX
Jul 18: Dallas American Airlines Center, TX
Jul 20: Nashville Bridgestone Arena, TN
Jul 21: Louisville KFC Yum! Center, KY
Jul 22: Atlanta Infinite Energy Aerna, GA
Jul 24: Miami American Airlines Arena, FL
Jul 25: Tampa Amalie Arena, FL
Jul 27: Baltimore Royal Farms Arena, MD
Jul 28: Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center, PA
Jul 29: Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena, CT
Jul 31: Boston TD Garden, MA
Aug 01: New York Madison Square Garden, NY
Aug 04: Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena, PA
Aug 05: Detroit Little Caesars Arena, MI
Aug 07: Montreal Centre Bell, QC
Aug 08: Toronto Air Canada Centre, ON
Aug 11: Columbus Schottenstein Center, OH
Aug 13: Chicago United Center, IL
Aug 16: Kansas City Sprint Center, MO
Aug 17: Indianapolis Bankers Life Fieldhouse, IN
Aug 19: St. Paul Xcel Energy Center, MN
Aug 20: Omaha CenturyLink Center, NE
Aug 21: Sioux Falls Denny Sanford Premier Center, SD
Aug 24: Seattle Key Arena, WA
Aug 25: Portland Moda Center, OR
Aug 27: Oakland Oracle Arena, CA
Aug 28: Sacramento Golden 1 Center, CA
Aug 30: Los Angeles The Forum, CA
Sep 01: San Diego Viejas Arena, CA
Sep 02: Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena, NV
Sep 04: Salt Lake City Vivint Smart Home Arena, UT
Sep 05: Denver Pepsi Center, CO
Sep 07: Boise Ford Idaho Center, ID

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