Guitarist Kiki Wong, a social media influencer, was selected from more than 10,000 guitarists who answered The Smashing Pumpkins open casting call.
The Smashing Pumpkins selected guitarist and social influencer Kiki Wong as the newest member of the band. Wong was one of more than 10,000 people who answered the alternative rock band's open casting call. Here frontman Billy Corgan and The Smashing Pumpkins perform at the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival in 2023.
Kiki Wong was one of 10,000 guitarists who applied for the job as part of a public casting call. The band announced in January it was seeking a new guitarist with the departure of Jeff Schroeder, who had played with Smashing Pumpkins for 16 years.. “SP is excited to officially welcome highly-skilled veteran guitarist Kiki Wong. Kiki joins the band’s touring lineup of Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, and James Iha, along with mainstays Jack Bates and Katie Cole.
Smashing Pumpkins formed in 1988 in Chicago. The band broke up in 2000, but re-formed six years later. The band has tour dates scheduled for this summer in the United States and Europe with Green Day and with Weezer.🙏❤️ I am beyond honored and excited to be a part of this new journey with such an incredible and legendary group of musicians. It’s going to be a wild ride! ". “I never thought little ole 15-year-old me playing metal guitar in my bedroom would amount to this moment.
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