PIXIES ANNOUNCE U.S. "DOOLITTLE" TOUR DATES
LOS ANGELES, CA - July 28, 2009
Europe
may get them first, but the Pixies will tour the USA late this year. In
celebration of the 20th anniversary of the release of their classic
1989 album Doolittle, the band - Black Francis, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago
and David Lovering - will kick off the very special US "Doolittle Tour"
at the Palladium in Los Angeles on Wednesday, November 4. The U.S. tour
will hit a total of nine cities, including three dates in New York
City. On sale dates with vary city to city, but some tickets go on sale
as early as this Saturday, August 1 and can be purchased at the venues'
box offices or online at
http://www.ticketmaster.co..m/.
See below for full itinerary and on sale information. On this tour, the
Pixies will perform all of the songs from Doolittle and its related
B-sides, "Weird at My School," "Dancing the Manta Ray," and "Bailey's
Walk" among them. Doolittle, the band's third album and the first to
chart on Billboard's album charts, includes classics such as "Debaser,"
"Wave of Mutilation," "Here Comes Your Man," "Hey," and "Gouge Away.
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"We wanted to do something special for Doolittle's 20th anniversary,"
said Black Francis, "and we thought his was a good opportunity to play
all of the songs from that album, something we don't normally do at a
regular gig. "With the first date in the UK still three months away,
the band is brainstorming on Doolittle-related surprises that will also
comprise the nights' entertainment. The US dates will follow the
seven-city/12-date "Doolittle" trek of the UK and Europe. Kicking off
on September 30 in Dublin, most dates have already sold out, including
a four-night stand at London's Brixton Academy, where some 20,000
tickets vanished in about an hour. In addition, on August 29, the band
will perform a straight-ahead Pixies set of their classic songs
spanning their entire career at the Virgin Festival at Burl's Creek
Park outside of Toronto.
The Boston-formed Pixies have been acclaimed
as the most influential pioneering band of the late 80s alt/rock
movement. Their five studio releases and six years together effectively
blazed the path for groups like Nirvana, Radiohead and Pearl Jam to
rise to superstardom. They disbanded in 1993 and launched their reunion
tour in April, 2004 when virtually every, single date sold out within
minutes and fans traveled hundred of miles to attend a show. In
post-Pixies years, Black Francis has enjoyed a successful solo career
as Frank Black, Kim Deal went on to form the Platinum-selling band the
Breeders, Joey Santiago started the band The Martinis and has carved a
career as a music composer for film and TV, and David Lovering performs
as a magician and continues to drum. The US "Doolittle Tour" will be
the band's first American trek since 2005. The "Doolittle Tour" will
coincide with the release of the ultimate Pixies Collector's Set,
Minotaur, which ships to purchasers in early October and will hit
stores around the same time. To find out more about Minotaur and to
order a Set, log onto www.ainr.com.
Dates and on sale info for the Pixies US "Doolittle Tour" are as follows:
NOVEMBER
4 The Palladium, Los Angeles, CA - on sale TBA
8 Fox Theater, Oakland, CA - on sale August 16
9 Fox Theater, Oakland, CA - on sale August 16
12 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA - on sale August 1
13 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA - on sale August 1
14 Hult Center, Eugene, OR - on sale August 14
16 The Fillmore, Denver, CO - on sale September 12
20 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - on sale September 19
21 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - on sale September 19
23 Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY - on sale August 14
24 Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY - on sale August 14
25 Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY - on sale August 14
27 Wang Center, Boston, MA - on sale September 12
30 Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C. - on sale September 11
Pixies V Festival and UK/European "Doolittle Tour" dates are:
AUGUST
29 V Festival, Burl's Creek Park, Ontario, Canada
SEPTEMBER
30 Olympia, Dublin, Ireland - SOLD OUT
OCTOBER
1 Olympia, Dublin, Ireland SOLD OUT
2 Olympia, Dublin, Ireland SOLD OUT
4 SECC - Hall 4, Glasgow, Scotland
6 Brixton Academy, London, England SOLD OUT
7 Brixton Academy, London, England SOLD OUT
8 Brixton Academy, London, England SOLD OUT
9 Brixton Academy, London, England SOLD OUT
11 Jahrhunderhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
13 Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, Holland
14 Forest National, Brussels, Belgium SOLD OUT
15 Zenith, Paris, France
16 Zenith, Paris, France