YUNGBLUD has tapped the Smashing Pumpkins for a brand new model of “Zombie” from his current album, IDOLS. After assembly lead singer Billy Corgan at Black Sabbath’s farewell live performance, Again To The Starting, final summer time, YUNGBLUD requested if the band would reimagine the monitor. The characteristic marks the primary time the Smashing Pumpkins have collaborated with one other artist on a music.
“Siamese Dream was an album that was there for me greater than I might ever clarify once I was rising, so to be making music with the band that created it’s actually fairly exhausting to understand,” YUNGBLUD says. “Billy has at all times been such an enormous inspiration to me, however extra just lately, an enormous mentor of mine. His outlook on the significance of fact in artwork is one thing that I’ve at all times held near my coronary heart.”
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The monitor, which was produced by Matt Schwartz and Corgan, is accompanied by a video directed by Charlie Sarsfield. In it, the Smashing Pumpkins and YUNGBLUD carry out in a snowy, desolate graveyard and church.
“YUNGBLUD’s star shines brilliant, so it’s been nice enjoyable to lend our zig-zag voice to his ‘Zombie,’ which he’s stated was impressed by considered one of our personal,” Corgan says of the collaboration. “Therefore the encouragement that we make this rendition as private as potential, and I’m proud to say we’ve achieved that; if solely to honor him in return.”
Final 12 months, YUNGBLUD carried out a sold-out North American headline tour in help of IDOLS. Later this spring, he’ll embark on a second leg of the tour. Take a look at YUNGBLUD’s 2026 tour dates and the video for “Zombie” beneath.
YUNGBLUD 2026 tour dates
05/01 – Sterling Heights, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre
05/02 – Toronto, ON @ Coca-Cola Coliseum
05/04 – Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Dwell! – Outside Amphitheater
05/06 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Middle
05/07 – Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amp at White River
05/09 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory
05/11 – Morrison, CO @ Pink Rocks Amphitheatre
05/13 – Orem, UT @ UCCU Middle
05/15 – Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theater
05/16 – Portland, OR @ Theater of the Clouds
05/19 – Las Vegas, NV @ PH Dwell at Planet Hollywood Resort & On line casino
05/20 – San Diego, CA @ The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
05/22 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
05/25 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Monetary Theatre
05/28 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Manufacturing facility
05/29 – Austin, TX @ Moody Amphitheater
06/01 – Orlando, FL @ Addition Monetary Area
06/02 – Hollywood, FL @ Arduous Rock Dwell at Seminole Arduous Rock Resort & On line casino Hollywood
06/04 – Charlotte, NC @ Skyla Credit score Union Amphitheatre
06/06 – Atlantic Metropolis, NJ @ Arduous Rock Dwell at Etess Area
06/07 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem
06/09 – Boston, MA @ Chief Financial institution Pavilion
06/10 – New York, NY @ Radio Metropolis Music Corridor
06/13 – Atlanta, GA @ Synovus Financial institution Amphitheater
