When pioneering alt-rockers Smashing Pumpkins announced an intimate club date at Rams Head Live, the response from fans was swift.
The 1,400 tickets for Monday's show sold out in five minutes, according to Sarah Sample, the venue's marketing director.
The Smashing Pumpkins are "something a lot of us grew up with," Sample said. "They fit into the soundtrack of your life. It's a huge opportunity to see them live."
Though frontman Billy Corgan is the only original member in this incarnation, he has long been the heart and soul of the Pumpkins. On this tour, the band has pledged to reach back through their catalog and pull out songs from albums new and old. The latest album, "Teargarden by Kaleidyscope," is a concept piece with dozens of songs released in small batches.
When the Pumpkins broke out in the early '90s, they were lumped in at first with the rest of the grunge movement, which annoyed Corgan. But the band soon set itself apart from bands such as Nirvana and Pearl Jam with the biting, influential 1993 album "Siamese Dream."
"At the time, it was very abstract, but also very user-friendly for a lot of people, even if it wasn't their thing," Sample said.
Monday's show, which starts at 8 p.m., opens with Kill Hannah and Bad City.