The Smashing Pumpkins announced Aeroplane reissue on 2 October
Published on 10/07/2026 at 06:42 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael MĂĽller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSThe Smashing Pumpkins announced a reissue of The Aeroplane Flies High on 2 October 2026, with UMe due to release the collection on 18 December 2026. The package will return an archive title in two vinyl formats while the band continue their 2026 live run.
The Aeroplane Flies High returns on 18 December
UMe will issue the collection on 18 December 2026 as a standard five-LP set and a limited-edition colour LP set. Blabbermouth details the announcement as a 30th-anniversary reissue and identifies both formats. The release combines a fixed date with a clearly defined physical edition.
The set expands five singles from Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness: Bullet With Butterfly Wings, 1979, Zero, Tonight, Tonight and Thirty-Three. It also includes covers, B-sides and rarities, broadening the collection beyond the five central tracks.
The Smashing Pumpkins connect archive and live plans
The release sits within a catalogue that includes Gish, Siamese Dream, Adore and Machina / The Machines Of God. It also sits beside Atum: A Rock Opera In Three Acts and Aghori Mhori Mei. The band’s official catalogue also lists deluxe, remastered and anniversary editions.
That places The Aeroplane Flies High alongside the band’s continuing archival programme rather than presenting it as a new studio album. Its design connects the expanded single collections to the broader Pumpkins catalogue, with UMe handling the new vinyl issue.
Five singles anchor the expanded vinyl collection
The reissue also arrives alongside The Rats In A Cage Tour, which the band’s current programme frames around two distinct sets. One centres on Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness, while the other surveys songs from across the group’s career.
The pairing gives the 2 October announcement a live counterpart: the archive release and the stage programme both draw on the group’s long-running catalogue. The two projects remain separate, with the reissue arriving through UMe on 18 December 2026.
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- The Smashing Pumpkins announced The Aeroplane Flies High reissue on 2 October 2026; UMe will release it on 18 December 2026.
- The edition is a standard five-LP set or a limited-edition colour LP set, with covers, B-sides and rarities included.
- The band’s official catalogue and tour information are at smashingpumpkins.com.
The reissue will join the band’s catalogue on 18 December 2026.
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When will The Smashing Pumpkins release The Aeroplane Flies High?
UMe will release it on 18 December 2026 as a standard five-LP set and a limited-edition colour LP set.
What formats will The Aeroplane Flies High have?
It will appear as a standard five-LP set and a limited-edition colour LP set.
Which songs anchor The Aeroplane Flies High?
The collection expands five singles from Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness. It also includes covers, B-sides and rarities.
