The Smashing Pumpkins have unveiled their new guitarist. Back in January, the Chicago alt-rock giants announced that they were looking for a new six-stringer after the departure of long-serving member Jeff Schroeder, who had played with the group since they reunited in 2007. After putting out an open call and prompting many a 90s rock fan to go up to the loft and dust down their old guitar, the band stated that they had received over 10,000 submissions vying for the position, stating that there were eight people “working full-time to review each and every one”.
This afternoon, the band announced the winner, ending the dream for Dave from Milton Keynes and 9,998 others who thought this could be their big break. Writing on their social media channels, they said, “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. Please join us in welcoming Kiki to the SP family.”
