The Smashing Pumpkins are coming to the Kia Forum on Thursday, November 12, for the sweetly named Rats in a Cage Tour. They'll be playing two sets, one celebrating their iconic Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness album, and another with jams from across their career.
This is a fun trip down memory lane for your Gen X/millennial clients who grew up on alternative rock, or your younger clients who got in on the '90s TikTok trends and need a good reason to trot out their JNCO jeans and Doc Martens.
I spoke with Lucy Hanson, who handles group sales across the Clippers, Kia Forum, and Intuit Dome. She put together a few box seat options for this show. Her details are below.
Details:
Tour Homepage
Where: Kia Forum, 3900 West Manchester Boulevard, Inglewood
When: Thursday, November 12, 2026, at 8 PM
Tickets: Good seats range from $500-1,500 across Ticketmaster, StubHub, and SeatGeek
Group contact: Lucy Hanson, Account Executive, Group Sales, [email protected] / (213) 210-2536
Added value: Like many a '90s kid, the Smashing Pumpkins were a big part of my angsty teenage years. I honestly didn't really like their music initially and thought it was too grungy. But to fit in with the cool kids, I forced myself to listen to the Mellon Collie album over and over until I came to love it. I suspect there are plenty of clients who'd enjoy reliving some of their angsty teenage years.