Uhhh...Pixies anyone?

I can't believe there isn't a roll call yet? Has everyone already lost interest in them? I know its in Columbia but it really isn't that far…

Can't go. However, I am going to take the risk and wait for a show at the 9:30 club, hate shows at DAR or other places such as the one where they are playing tonight. If I have to wait a few years, no problem, saw them in Brazil last year.

Going. Great show at DAR. If they could play 1/10 of what they did in December, I won't care about going out on a work night this evening and getting up tomorrow with 4-5 hours of sleep.

pixies? who are they. i thought people were going to see bloc party, and to relive how easy the parking is at merriweather.

dar is the bomb, yo, g-money. my backwards hat says so. and the parking is great, too. plus you can shoot up, smoke joints, and stab blondes without even asking what the policy is.

Well that didn't suck.

Seeing the Pixies receive their gold records for Surfer Rosa is going down as one of my favorite concert memories. I'm a fucking pansy and I admit it, I had tears in my eyes. It was so hilarious to see Kim Deal jump up and down like a little kid…they looked so damn happy and I feel lucky that I was there to see that. Hey, they're my favorite band…they're good people and I'm glad for them.

As for the performance, it was REALLY solid I thought, except for the occasional mess-up like on "Dead". The sound was a bit muddy on a few of the louder songs, but the humidity doesn't help much. Given that it was so hot and there wasn't a breeze, I really can forgive them for only playing about an hour and 20 minutes. It was just BRUTAL.

I think this was the setlist:

In Heaven
Wave of Mutilation UK Surf
*presentation of gold records*
Where Is My Mind?
Nimrod's Son
Vamos
Bone Machine
Allison (woo-hoo!!! FINALLY!!)
Crackity Jones
Stormy Weather (another surprise)
Tame
Monkey Gone To Heaven
#13 Baby
Cactus
I Bleed
Broken Face
Levitate Me
Hey
Gouge Away
Dead
Debaser
UMass
Isla De Encanta
Caribou (though Something Against You was on the setlist)
Ed is Dead
Planet of Sound
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Gigantic

My ears are ringing slightly but it was worth it. Not sold out by any means, but that was cool. I missed Bloc Party but the guys were standing right by me during the show. Looking forward to seeing them on Thursday.

i was there. it was good. the sound was way better than it was in norfolk last year.
today's experience @ merriweather was 1000 times better than my last one.
it's almost 3am, though. i think it's time to sleep.

yup once again the pixies dusted the competition, didn't stay for all of it but it was fierce, solid stuff… again no nostalgia here folks, so many current hit bands wish they could be as good as the pixies.

caught part of the show from the pit area, where I spied several forumites bopping along on the right side near the stacks. getting into that area is a close to experiencing the same show at the club, as one can get for a large venue concert. the pixies were right up on the edge of stage… i'm hoping that those two White Stripes shows listed elsewhere are at the club and not some other soul sucking dc venue. would much rather see the fury of jack at merriweather then connedstitutional hall.

oh yeah and bring on D-E-V-O some more wannabies need taking out..

i think they knew about the riaa beforehand because its noted down on my set list between wave of mutiliation and where is my mind. that said, i so wish i had a camera for that. absolutely priceless moment. if anyone has pics, please pm me.

the gold record moment was fun to witness, especially for a 17 year old one… and i guess kim's reaction was for the fact the record was released so many years ago, seeing as the breeders got platinum for "last splash" and doolittle went gold in 95.

Originally posted by bearman:

My ears are ringing slightly but it was worth it. Not sold out by any means, but that was cool. I missed Bloc Party but the guys were standing right by me during the show. Looking forward to seeing them on Thursday. [/QB]

>>>Have to agree.The show was spectacular from my pit seats!….Really cool seeing them get the gold records also….The Bloc Party guys were standing right in front of me to the left the entire show….who was the guy wearing the badass Stooges "Funhouse" t-shirt??…was that you bear??

Holy. Fucking. Shit.

jonas, you, me, and bearman were all about 15 feet from each other all night and never even knew it! and kosmo was standing in front of me. it was a like a secret forum party but nobody knew where anyone else was!

i spied everyone on the right side and pretty sure i saw ggw rocking out in the middle somewhere

Great show. I got there on the early side and caught most of the BellRays set. The slower more soulful stuff didn't play too well, but when they are hitting their stride, they are fantastic.

Bloc Party were excellent. They came across as a lot stronger than the other flavor-of-the-week bands. I'm looking forward to the Thursday show.

The Pixies were supreme. 'nuff said.

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
i spied everyone on the right side and pretty sure i saw ggw rocking out in the middle somewhere

Indeed. 3rd row. Was quite nice, if quite hot.

Indeed. 3rd row. Was quite nice, if quite hot.

what was hotter, merriweather in june or DAR in december? missed last nite, but that december show was swwwwwwwweaty.

Yep, that was me in the Funhouse shirt totally losing my shit (especially during Caribou). I have NO control when I'm at a Pixies show. I think my friends who were with me were a little scared, but I didn't care. I just do my thing and try not to get in anyone's way. I think if anything they were mildly entertained or at least had a good laugh. I've said it before…the Pixies changed the way I listen to music. Those songs are tattooed on my brain, I know pretty much every single word. It goes without saying that for anyone who saw me going nuts, yes my neck and back are sore today :)