# Former HOLE And SMASHING PUMPKINS Bassist MELISSA AUF DER MAUR Announces First Solo Performances in 15 Years

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/former-hole-and-smashing-pumpkins-bassist-melissa-auf-der-maur-announces-first-solo-performances-in-15-years/
- Published: 2026-11-11T13:56:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T21:57:44+00:00
- Original publisher: Blabbermouth
- Original article: https://blabbermouth.net/news/former-hole-and-smashing-pumpkins-bassist-melissa-auf-der-maur-announces-first-solo-performances-in-15-years
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Melissa Auf Der Maur will return to solo performance in January.
- Her project pairs seven 1990s demos with eight new interludes.
- Vinyl for *Bass Womb Room* is due on 4 December.

## Summary

Melissa Auf Der Maur has announced her first solo performances in 15 years, following a year that has brought a memoir, a museum exhibition and her first new music in more than 15 years. The former Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bassist will perform at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto and Le Gesù in Montreal in January, bringing her archive-based project to the stage.

Her digital release, *Bass Womb Room*, combines seven unreleased demos she recorded at home on a four-track machine in the 1990s with eight new interludes made for her exhibition; the album’s vinyl edition is due on 4 December. The January performances will feature musicians Alex Crow and Betsy Wright, with artist Jessica Moss joining the Montreal show. Auf Der Maur also played on Hole’s *Celebrity Skin* and joined the Smashing Pumpkins for their 1999–2000 farewell tour.

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