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The Smashing Pumpkins Perform “Knights Of Malta” On Colbert’s “Late Show” (Watch Now)

The veteran band took the stage on Wednesday’s “Late Show.”

Smashing Pumpkins on Colbert | Scott Kowalchyk/CBS

Update: On the eve of their tour launch, The Smashing Pumpkins dropped by “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.”

The band performed “Knights Of Malta” in the closing segment of the episode.

A video of the performance and photos from the taping follow.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Smashing Pumpkins during Wednesday’s August 7, 2019 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2019 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Smashing Pumpkins during Wednesday’s August 7, 2019 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2019 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Smashing Pumpkins during Wednesday’s August 7, 2019 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2019 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Jared Harris during Wednesday’s August 7, 2019 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2019 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Tiffany Haddish during Wednesday’s August 7, 2019 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2019 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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The Smashing Pumpkins will kick off their tour with Noel Gallagher this Thursday in Camden, NJ.

Ahead of the event, the band pays a visit to the New York-based “Late Show With Stephen Colbert.”

The Smashing Pumpkins deliver the musical performance on Wednesday’s edition of the talk show. The performance follows host Stephen Colbert’s interviews with Tiffany Haddish and Jared Harris.

Taped in advance, the episode will air at 11:35PM ET/PT on CBS. The Smashing Pumpkins performance should start at around the 50-minute mark.

Brian Cantor

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