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Pixies - 2009 Doolittle Tour

jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
edited July 2009 in Other Music
Hell yeah!!!

http://spin.com/articles/exclusive-pixi ... ttle-shows

Alt-rock kingpins the Pixies will make their live return to the U.S. this fall!

Frontman Frank Black tells SPIN.com that the Boston-born quartet will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their groundbreaking release, Doolittle, by playing the album in its entirety in Oakland, Los Angeles, Seattle, Denver, Chicago, Boston, Washington DC, New York City, and "maybe Montreal" this fall.

"I believe we're doing the Wang Center in Boston," he says of his hometown gig at the 3,600-capacity venue.

Exact dates have yet to be confirmed. The U.S. tour is expected to follow a run of Doolittle shows in Europe scheduled for October.

The gigs will coincide with the release of the Pixies' ambitious Minotaur box set, which will arrive in October on 4AD Records (order yours now via Artist in Residence).

Black notes that 2010 will mark the 20th anniversary of Bossa Nova, and didn't dismiss the idea of performing that album's songs back-to-back, too.

"We don't want to get blood out of a stone or anything. It's not like we're seeking offers -- but the phone just always rings." One recent call was a proposal to open for Neil Young at the U.K.'s Isle of Wight festival this past June.

"You get that phone call and you go," enthuses Black. "Neil Young? Yeah, I'll be there; I'll sing the old songs -- sure!"
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  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,711
    Very cool.....great to see them cashing-in on the "album in its entirety" concert trend.
  • EquallyWorthlessEquallyWorthless Posts: 3,993
    awesome i am so there in seattle.
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  • blacknapkinsblacknapkins Posts: 2,177
    This is monumental, people ... go if you can.
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  • leafs4everleafs4ever Posts: 833
    just found out that the pixies are playing at the virgin fest here in ontario. I can't believe it, Pixies followed by Ben Harper... that's so awesome
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  • darthvedderdarthvedder Posts: 2,602
    I'm thinking Oakland= Fox Theater

    Opening for Neil Young @ Isle of Wight = pixies @ bridge school benefit?
  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    darthvedder wrote:
    I'm thinking Oakland= Fox Theater

    Opening for Neil Young @ Isle of Wight = pixies @ bridge school benefit?

    Or maybe just Frank Black solo?

    Man, if somehow the Pixies and PJ show up at Brdige ... I will poop my pants with excitement.
    "You're one of the few Red Sox fans I don't mind." - Newch91

    "I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
  • OlivavuOlivavu England Posts: 1,683
    I am going to see them at Brixton Academy on 9th October.

    I've seen them twice before, but not in their own gig.
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  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,240
    No Atlanta. Fuck I need to get out of this city.
    Charlotte 00
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    Asheville 04
    Atlanta 12
    Greenville 16, Columbia 16
    Seattle 18 
    Nashville 22
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  • lukinvedderlukinvedder Posts: 203
    thats cool
    Christchurch, New Zealand 2009

  • PJGARDENPJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    Oh wow!!!! Thanks for posting. I think this is going to be one of those, I'll do whatever it takes to make one of these shows. :mrgreen:
  • OlivavuOlivavu England Posts: 1,683
    I didn't realise that we get them in Europe before the US do!

    We also got Faith No More first as well.

    If Pearl Jam start playing 'Backspacer' songs over here in August, does that mean we get them first too..? :D
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  • toddiet123toddiet123 Posts: 271
    The wild part about the Pixies....

    ..before they disbanded and reformed of course...

    At that time the bands biggest show EVER in their hometown of Boston was a sell out at the Orpheum Theater (about 2800 capacity). Sure they opened for U2 as well on the indoor Zoo TV tour but even in their hometown they were never as huge as they were overseas. Another band that suffers the same fate is Buffalo Tom. I used to work w/a guy from Scotland who nearly passed out when I told him he could see them at the Paradise (cap 550) when in his homeland they'd headline the major festivals.
  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    toddiet123 wrote:
    The wild part about the Pixies....

    ..before they disbanded and reformed of course...

    At that time the bands biggest show EVER in their hometown of Boston was a sell out at the Orpheum Theater (about 2800 capacity). Sure they opened for U2 as well on the indoor Zoo TV tour but even in their hometown they were never as huge as they were overseas. Another band that suffers the same fate is Buffalo Tom. I used to work w/a guy from Scotland who nearly passed out when I told him he could see them at the Paradise (cap 550) when in his homeland they'd headline the major festivals.

    The love at Coachella for the Pixies (their first US appearance on the reunion tour) was off the chart ... I'd say 40 of the 50 thousand people on site were at the main stage, crammed to see them play.

    I've seen Buffalo Tom between 12-15 times over the years, only band that is on par with PJ as my favorite band.

    Always a bit baffled at the fact Buffalo Tom were not a bigger band ... "Let Me Come Over" still remains my favorite album by any band, ever.

    I saw them here in San Francisco last year ... and wow, what a different experience from seeing them in Boston ... they played a place about as big as the Paradise, but it was only 3/4 full ... and the crowd was really lame ... and Bill was not his usual talkative self ... odd vibe.

    Fact, PJ once played a show where they were on before Buffalo Tom, Lemonheads were the headliner.

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    "I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
  • ilockyerilockyer Posts: 2,271
    Got tickets for Pixies in London on 9 October as well. Really looking forward to it, saw them at the V Festival in 2004 and left before the Strokes came on (not a fan), was worth the day ticket to see them and Thea Gilmore, there wasn't anything else of note on that day. Saw them the next year in Edinburgh (supported by Idlewild) which was excellent but really looking forward to seeing them play an indoor gig.
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  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    US dates & sale times announced .... two Oakland shows ... hell yeah.

    http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/i ... -november/

    Nov. 4 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Palladium (on sale TBA)
    Nov. 8 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater (on sale August 16)
    Nov. 9 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater (on sale August 16)
    Nov. 12 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre (on sale August 1)
    Nov. 13 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre (on sale August 1)
    Nov. 14 - Eugene, OR @ Hult Center (on sale August 14)
    Nov. 16 - Denver, CO @ The Fillmore (on sale September 12)
    Nov. 20 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom (on sale September 12)
    Nov. 21 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom (on sale September 12)
    Nov. 23 - New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom (on sale August 14)
    Nov. 24 - New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom (on sale August 14)
    Nov. 25 - New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom (on sale August 14)
    Nov. 27 - Boston, MA @ Wang Center (on sale September 12)
    Nov. 30 - Washington, D.C. @ Constitution Hall (on sale September 11)
    "You're one of the few Red Sox fans I don't mind." - Newch91

    "I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
  • EquallyWorthlessEquallyWorthless Posts: 3,993
    awesome, i think i will go to seattle 2
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,522
    I'll make it to one NYC show. I wish I would've caught them at the reunion tour in 2004.
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  • Gary CarterGary Carter Posts: 14,067
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    I'll make it to one NYC show. I wish I would've caught them at the reunion tour in 2004.
    +1
    Ron: I just don't feel like going out tonight
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  • mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,954
    bleh, not a fan of the paramount for concerts (even though it is a beautiful venue).

    so I'm out
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  • theboxerorthebagtheboxerorthebag Posts: 1,774
    one Seattle 2 for me as well! So glad I checked out this post!!!!!!!!
  • theboxerorthebagtheboxerorthebag Posts: 1,774
    got my ticket for Seattle today.
  • musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    I am psyched. They played Eugene in 2003/ or 2004 I think they co headlined a show with Modest Mouse. Its a show that has always haunted me, as I never got to go.
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