Kill Hannah To Support The Smashing Pumpkins On U.S. Tour!
Kill Hannah have been hand-selected by Billy Corgan of The
Smashing Pumpkins for a special U.S. run of intimate venues
beginning July 6th in Cleveland. Billy has championed Kill
Hannah for years as “the future of Chicago rock,” and this
is a chance for the Smashing Pumpkin fans to see why.
“We haven’t been this excited about a tour, ever.” Says
Kill Hannah frontman, Mat Devine. “There may be 3 million
people in Chicago, but only one band here that we grew up
idolizing. I often get asked about our “dream lineup”, and
I ALWAYS say The Pumpkins.”
Recently returned home from their 7th successful headlining
tour of Europe and UK, (where they recently were nominated
for a Kerrang Award as “Best International Newcomer”) Kill
Hannah plans to showcase songs from their new album, Wake
Up the Sleepers (OSR/Universal Motown) as well as familiar
favorites, like their Modern Rock hits “Kennedy” and “Lips
Like Morphine” (rated 4-STARS in Q Magazine)
Devine, who also writes the wildly popular blog The Raccoon
Society for FUSE.TV continues, “This has been a long time
coming. I don’t know if I’m more thrilled to perform, or to
watch the Pumpkins. I’m expecting every night to be
unforgettable,”
On or off the radio, Kill Hannah appreciates their legion
of fanatics, hard-fought after years in Chicago’s
underground (thousands of whom now proudly display tattoos
of Kill Hannah’s now-iconic “sniper heart” logo), and who
they admit, are the lifeblood of their career.
“Naturally, there’s a great deal of mutual love and respect
between our fans, who are also part of the dedicated SP fan
community. This tour is news they’ve been dying to hear!”
Those planning to attend these rare shows are encouraged to
come early. Kill Hannah’s friends, the explosive Bad City,
will open every night… Yet another Chicago band, even a
younger generation, who site SP as a major musical
influence.
Aside from the Smashing Pumpkins, Kill Hannah also site The Cure, The Smiths, and Catherine Wheel as their largest musical influences.
