Smashing Pumpkins To Play Metro Next Tuesday

By Tankboy in Arts & Entertainment on Jul 20, 2010 10:55PM

We've given Billy Corgan plenty of guff over the years but the news that he's playing a benefit for Madina Lake's Matthew Leone on Tuesday, July 27 is welcome news we're willing to celebrate. Leone was the victim of a grievous assault stemming from his trying to be a Good Samaritan a couple weeks ago and the resulting medical bills are gargantuan for a young musician with no health insurance. The way tickets are being sold is rather interesting and geared towards rasiing as much as possible to help defray Leone's medical costs.

According to Metro:

There will be a raffle for tickets. Individuals can enter the raffle as many times as they wish for $10 each entry. A majority of the venue will be sold to raffle winners. Each winner will receive two tickets to the concert. Tickets are not transferable and winners must show ID matching their raffle entry. Raffle tickets will be available for sale through Metro website only beginning Wednesday July 21 at noon at . The raffle will end at 2pm on Saturday July 24, 2010, and winners will be notified via email at 5pm on Saturday July 24, 2010.

There are also various levels of VIP tickets available for between $100 and $500 a piece. No snark from us on this one; good job Billy.