Phoenix this week: Michael Hooker, The Smashing Pumpkins and more

The Smashing Pumpkins play Mellon Collie in full downtown, Celebrity Theatre hosts two classic-rock nights in a row, and Saturday splits between a folk room and a bass club. Nov. 9–15, night by night.

Phoenix has 51 shows listed for Nov. 9–15, and Wednesday is where the week starts in earnest: an arena show built around a 30-year-old double album, a songwriter whose biggest song is older than that, and a club show at the Rhythm Room, all on the same night. Here's what to plan around.

Wed, Nov 11 — The Smashing Pumpkins at Mortgage Matchup Center, 8pm, $48.90. The Rats In A Cage Tour marks the 30th anniversary of *Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness*, and each night is two full sets: the album in its entirety first, then a second set drawn from nearly four decades of the band's catalog. Phoenix is one of the last stops on the fall run. Budget for a long night.

Wed, Nov 11 — Don McLean at Celebrity Theatre, 7pm. The other Wednesday option, at the 2,650-capacity Celebrity Theatre.

Wed, Nov 11 — Bad Marriage at Rhythm Room, 8pm, $20–$25. A rock show in a 250-capacity room for anyone who'd rather be close enough to see the strings.

Thu, Nov 12 — Todd Rundgren at Celebrity Theatre, 7:30pm. Celebrity Theatre makes it two nights in a row of veteran rock and pop.

Fri, Nov 13 — Michael Hooker at Roosevelt, 9pm. The Friday dance-floor pick.

Sat, Nov 14 — Jake Xerxes Fussell with Dougie Poole at Valley Bar, 7pm, $28.83. The quiet gem of the week, a folk bill in a 250-capacity room.

Sat, Nov 14 — TroyBoi at The Van Buren, 8pm, $43.50–$58.73. The weekend's biggest electronic show, in the 1,800-capacity Van Buren.

Sat, Nov 14 — Lil Texas at 9th & Jackson, 10pm, $14.99–$24.99. The late Saturday option and the cheapest ticket on this list, for anyone with energy left after the Van Buren.

If you only do one, it's Wednesday downtown. Thirty years on, hearing all of *Mellon Collie* in order, then a hits set after it, is a once-a-tour kind of night. If you want something smaller, take Valley Bar on Saturday.

Sources: The Smashing Pumpkins Announce The Rats In A Cage Fall 2026 North American Tour (Mortgage Matchup Center) (mortgagematchupcenter.com); THE SMASHING PUMPKINS Announce Fall 2026 'The Rats In A Cage Tour' (Blabbermouth) (blabbermouth.net); The Smashing Pumpkins Announce 'Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness' 30th Anniversary Tour (JamBase) (jambase.com); The Smashing Pumpkins at Mortgage Matchup Center (JamBase) (jambase.com); Don McLean at Celebrity Theatre (JamBase) (jambase.com); Bad Marriage at Rhythm Room (JamBase) (jambase.com); Todd Rundgren at Celebrity Theatre (JamBase) (jambase.com); Michael Hooker at Roosevelt (JamBase) (jambase.com); Jake Xerxes Fussell at Valley Bar (JamBase) (jambase.com); TroyBoi at The Van Buren (JamBase) (jambase.com); Lil Texas at 9th & Jackson (JamBase) (jambase.com)