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===Revival of The Smashing Pumpkins=== Billy Corgan announced at an April 2004 solo performance that he and Chamberlin intended to work together again in the future. After appearing on ''Life Begins Again'', Corgan announced plans to "renew and revive" the Pumpkins through a full-page advertisement in his hometown's newspaper, the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', on June 21, 2005.<ref>Corgan, Billy. "A Message to Chicago from Billy Corgan". ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', June 21, 2005.</ref> Chamberlin contacted Corgan to accept, and on February 2, 2006, [[MTV|MTV.com]] reported that he and Corgan had signed a new management deal with the Front Line Management, with a spokesperson confirming they had signed under the name "Smashing Pumpkins".<ref>{{cite web| author=Harris, Chris| year=2006| title=Smashing Pumpkins Reunion Is Under Way, According To Sources| publisher=MTV.com| url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1523078/20060202/smashing_pumpkins.jhtml?headlines=true| access-date=February 2, 2006| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529173407/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1523078/smashing-pumpkins-reunion-under-way.jhtml| archive-date=May 29, 2013| url-status=dead}}</ref> Chamberlin and Corgan, without the other original members, decided to record an album alone. They played their first show in Paris on May 22, 2007, with three new band members. On July 10, the new album, ''[[Zeitgeist (The Smashing Pumpkins album)|Zeitgeist]]'', was released. Over the next year and a half, the band released more recordings and toured extensively. On March 20, 2009 the Pumpkins' website announced that Chamberlin was leaving the band. Chamberlin released a blog stating that he left as he felt that the band would not further his commitment to music.<ref>[http://jimmychamberlincomplex.com/blog/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725080100/http://jimmychamberlincomplex.com/blog/|date=July 25, 2014}}</ref> Chamberlin again joined the band as a touring member for the 2015 [[The End Times Tour|End Times Tour]].<ref name="chamberlin2015">{{Cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/06/24/smashing-pumpkins-billy-corgan-jimmy-chamberlin-tour/29157071/ |title=Pumpkins Add Original Member for Summer Tour |last=Mansfield |first=Brian |work=[[USA Today]] |date=June 24, 2015 |access-date=September 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118010353/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/06/24/smashing-pumpkins-billy-corgan-jimmy-chamberlin-tour/29157071/ |archive-date=January 18, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Chamberlin remained in the touring line-up for the subsequent "In Plainsong" Tour in 2016 <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/smashing-pumpkins-plot-acoustic-electro-in-plainsong-tour-20160201|title=Smashing Pumpkins to Go 'Acoustic-Electro' on New Tour|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=February 2016|access-date=December 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223075528/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/smashing-pumpkins-plot-acoustic-electro-in-plainsong-tour-20160201|archive-date=December 23, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Chamberlin and former guitarist [[James Iha]] rejoined on a permanent basis in February 2018, and the band embarked on their reunion tour, the [[Shiny And Oh So Bright Tour]] and released an album at the end of 2018, ''[[Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/smashing-pumpkins-reunion-tour-w516780|title=Smashing Pumpkins Plot Reunion Tour Culling From First Five Albums|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=February 15, 2018|access-date=February 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215225627/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/smashing-pumpkins-reunion-tour-w516780|archive-date=February 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Chamberlin further contributed to the albums ''[[Cyr (album)|Cyr]]'' (2020), ''[[Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts]]'' (2023), and ''[[Aghori Mhori Mei]]'' (2024).
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