May 5, 2014

The Pixies Extend Tour

PIXIES ANNOUNCE LEG TWO OF NORTH AMERICAN TOUR,
EXTENDING GLOBAL TREK TO FALL 2014
“Indie Cindy,” Band’s First Album In More Than Two Decades
Hits The Streets
“Pixies serve up all the gooey melodies, crunchy riffs, and space-age weirdo tendencies that made them so irresistible in the first place.  Get this album.  A-” – Entertainment Weekly
LOS ANGELES, CA – Monday, May 5, 2014 – It’s not even a year since Pixies surprised the world with “Bagboy,” the band’s first new song in a decade, and they have hardly stopped to take a breath since.  More new music surprises followed in the forms of EP-1EP-2 and EP-3 culminating with the April 29 release of Indy Cindy, (“…well worth the wait…”
USA Today), their first studio album in 22 years, plus ten innovative music videos, and sold out tours across Europe, Australia, North and South America – but they’re not done yet.
Today Pixies announce a second wave of North American dates that will include a special evening under the stars at the famed Hollywood Bowl on September 28.  For registered members of Pixies Fan Club, ticket pre-sale begins today; the public on-sale is set for this Friday, May 9.  Log onto www.pixiesmusic.com for complete purchasing details.
Pixies – Black Francis/guitars, vocals, Joey Santiago/guitars, backing vocals and drummer, backing vocalist David Lovering – will be joined on these dates by touring bassist Paz Lenchantin who joined the touring lineup in January.  Royal Blood will open on the bulk of the tour dates; for the Hollywood Bowl show, Gogol Bordello and Cat Power will provide support.
Confirmed dates for Leg Two of Pixies North American trek are as follows:
SEPTEMBER
27   Humphreys, San Diego, CA
28   Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
30   The Masonic, San Francisco, CA
OCTOBER
 2    Revolution Center, Boise, ID
 3    INB Performing Arts Center, Spokane, WA
 5    MacEwan Hall, Calgary, AB  CANADA
 6    Shaw Conference Center, Edmonton, AB  CANADA
 7    TCU Place, Saskatoon, SK  CANADA
 9    Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg, MB  CANADA
11   State Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
12   Orpheum Theatre, Madison, WI
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