Melissa Auf der Maur Books First Solo Shows in 15 Years, Announces Vinyl Release for ’90s Demos

Melissa Auf der Maur, former bassist for Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins, has booked her first solo shows in 15 years. She has also announced a vinyl pressing of her recent release BASS WOMB ROOM: My ’90s 4-Track Demos x Field Recordings.

Auf der Maur will play the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario) in Toronto on January 15th (performance included with general admission to the gallery) and Montreal’s Le Gesù on January 17th (tickets here). The bassist currently has an exhibition at the AGO titled Melissa Auf der Maur: My ‘90s Rock Photographs, running through June 6th, 2026.

Meanwhile, BASS WOMB ROOM: My ’90s 4-Track Demos x Field Recordings, which was announced in July and arrived on digital and cassette in September, will be released on vinyl on December 4th via Envision Records (order here).

Per a press release, “BASS WOMB ROOM features seven never-before-heard 4-track tape recorder demos written and recorded by Auf der Maur in the ’90s, as well as eight new ‘interludes’ created for her museum exhibition, co-produced by Auf der Maur and Alex Crow.”

In addition to her two performances in January, Auf der Maur is in the midst of a UK/European book tour promoting her recent autobiography Even the Good Girls Will Cry: A ’90s Rock Memoir (order here) and 240-page photobook My ’90s Rock Photographs (order here).

Check out Melissa Auf der Maur’s book tour and performance dates below, and see where The Smashing Pumpkins and Hole landed on Consequence’s list of the 100 Best Bands of All Time.

Melissa Auf der Maur 2026 Book Tour Dates:
11/11 – London, UK @ Waterstones Gower Street
11/13 – Paris, FR @ Yvon Lambert (in convo with Sophie Hackett)
11/14 – Paris, FR @ Gaité Lyrique Auditorium
11/17 – Berlin, DE @ Fotografiska Berlin
11/19 – Berlin, DE @ Rough Trade Berlin

Melissa Auf der Maur 2027 Performance Dates:
01/15 – Toronto, ON @ Art Gallery of Ontario
01/17 – Montreal, QC @ Le Gesù