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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Album / Upcoming / History Pixies Bring Doolittle to Seattle

Posted by on Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 9:38 AM

It's the 20th anniversary of the Pixies' best album, 1989's Doolittle, and to mark the occasion, the band is performing the album (and its related b-sides) on a limited tour of North America. They're playing two dates in Seattle, November 12th and 13th at the Paramount Theater. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, August 1st.

Here are the tour dates (full press release after the jump):

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 12
21 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - on sale September 12
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

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. Ticket prices and on-sale dates will 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.com/ 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."

"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 U.S. 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, 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 12
21 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - on sale September 12
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

 

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1
August 1 is Sat.
Posted by beef on July 28, 2009 at 10:08 AM
2
Brain melted. Fixed, thank you.
Posted by Eric Grandy on July 28, 2009 at 10:26 AM
3
On the half-empty side, this means I'll have to wait until 2011 for the Trompe Le Monde tour.
Posted by Meatbot 3000 on July 28, 2009 at 3:54 PM
4
Common Knowledge: Surfer Rosa is BY FUCKING FAR the best Pixies record.
Posted by Duh on July 28, 2009 at 5:21 PM
5
That's a tough one, Duh.

Unfortunately, I guess that means there won't be a Surfer Rosa tour.
Posted by Jeddrock on July 29, 2009 at 2:03 PM
6
Although I do think that Surfer Rosa was in fact way better than Doolittle, I'll probably get tickets for both nights. I think Black Francis/Frank Black/Who-the-fuck-ever is doing a solo show at the Triple Door soon so that should be good too.
Posted by Critical on July 29, 2009 at 5:21 PM
7
You fuckin' with me Jeddrock? Did you not get that I'm simply refuting Lizardcoke Grandy's assertion in the FIRST FUCKING LINE of this shit blog? And I quote:

"It's the 20th anniversary of the Pixies' best album, 1989's Doolittle"

Balls to you good sir, balls to you.
Posted by Duh on July 29, 2009 at 5:30 PM
8
wheee. although the pixies site show them going on sale aug 1, the paramont site shows them going on sale july 30.
Posted by beef on July 30, 2009 at 9:00 AM
9
What's to get, that you're arguing with a music critic? Good for you. It doesn't take balls to post comments online.. especially anonymously.
Posted by Jeddrock on July 30, 2009 at 2:16 PM
LEE. 10
am I the only person who thinks the Pixies aren't aging very well? I mean as in their songs, not as people... they've always looked like shite. but every time I hear them the law of diminishing returns kicks in a little harder. at first I thought this was going to happen with the Smiths instead, but then here I am with the Pixies. I blame ex-girlfriends.

and kudos to Duh for the double-pronged insult; "Lizardcoke" sounds waaaaayyy less appealing than space coke or other kinds of high-five worthy cokes out there.
Posted by LEE. http://redeadening.blogspot.com on July 30, 2009 at 6:38 PM
Brian Cook 11
i got Grandy's back on this one. Doolittle over Surfer Rosa any day of the week. Albini's engineering techniques certainly benefit certain bands, but i never thought it really worked for Pixies.
Posted by Brian Cook http://www.last.fm/user/bubblegutz on August 2, 2009 at 3:10 PM

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