"The news you have been waiting for has finally arrived," the band announced on social media last week. "SP is excited to officially welcome highly-skilled veteran guitarist Kiki Wong. Kiki joins the band's touring lineup of Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, and James Iha, along with mainstays Jack Bates and Katie Cole."

Smashing Pumpkins announced Kiki Wong as their new touring guitarist following an open casting call that drew 10,000 applicants.

The Smashing Pumpkins have officially bagged themselves a new guitarist. After throwing the door open to axe-slingers worldwide back in January and sifting through over 10,000 online applications, the grunge icons have just announced their pick for the big gig.

After holding an open audition, Smashing Pumpkins have named Kiki Wong their new guitarist, replacing Jeff Schroeder

The Smashing Pumpkins have revealed Kiki Wong as their new guitarist after welcoming auditions from fans, with 10,000 applying for the role.

This summer, the Smashing Pumpkins will head out on a gigantic stadium tour with Green Day and Rancid. It’s their highest-profile tour in a very long time, and they’ll do it without guitarist Jeff Schroeder,

The months-long “herculean” hunt for a new member is finally over, and The Smashing Pumpkins have just announced that they’ve found their guitarist!

It wasn’t an easy decision with how much great guitar playing we were lucky enough to hear and see over the past few months," The Smashing Pumpkins lead singer Billy Corgan said in the announcement, posted to Instagram last week.