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Story: Jack Foley
LEGENDARY rockers, The Pixies - responsible for such seminal
hits as Where Is My Mind? and Monkey Gone to Heaven
- have reformed and will be playing two dates in London, this
coming June.
The dates, at Brixton Academy, will mark the first UK shows in
13 years for the band, which will comprise the original line-up
of Frank Black, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and David Lovering.
The dates to look out for are Wednesday and Thursday, June 2
and 3, although both gigs sold out within minutes, once tickets
became available on February 7.
Further tour news is expected in due course, given that the band
has already extended its US leg.
Rumours have been rife for some time that Black and co would
reunite, particularly as the lead singer admitted that the band
did enjoy getting back together for 'private jams' that weren't
for 'public consumption'.
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Prior to the UK dates, the alt-rock specialists will play a series
of warm-up shows in North America, before co-headlining Coachella
in California on May 1, alongside Radiohead and Kraftwerk.
The comeback trail will then take in Europe for a selection of
headline shows, festival appearances and a support slot on the
Red Hot Chili Peppers' Summer arena tour.
The band will then travel to Balado, near Glasgow, to appear
on the main stage at this year’s T in the Park Festival,
on the first day of the event, which takes place over the July
10 and 11 weekend.
To mark the reunion, The Pixies' former label, 4AD, will release
a 23-track 'Best Of' album, called Wave Of Mutilation,
as well as a DVD, called Pixies, later in the year.
The DVD will feature eight promos, a 1988 concert taped at London's
Town And Country Club and the documentary 'Gouge', featuring interviews
with Radiohead's Thom Yorke, David Bowie and Bono.
The confirmed tour dates, so far,are as follows:
May 1 - 2: Coachella, California
June 2 - 3: Brixton Academy, London
June 12 - Phoenix Park, Dublin (with Red Hot Chili Peppers) sold
out
June 15 - Parc Des Princes, Paris (with Red Hot Chili Peppers),
sold out
July 10 - 11: T in the Park, Glasgow
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