from frankblack.net

This is it folks - we have the Official Wordâ?¢ on the Pixies Reunion!

The group is indeed reforming, and they'll be doing a 'warm-up' tour beginning in April that will lead up to the much-anticipated Coachella festival. Touring will continue afterwards, through the US and Canada. It is a safe bet Europe will follow. Of course, you can expect to see the dates and locations as soon as we know.

From NME.com:

PIXIES TO REUNITE FOR TOUR - OFFICIAL!

PIXIES have officially confirmed they are to reunite for a full tour this year.

The indie legends, who split in 1993, had already been announced as one of the acts at this year's Coachella festival in California, where they will appear on May 1.

Speculation has been rife for months now that the band would be playing more shows in 2004, and now a spokesperson for the band has revealed that more shows will be taking place, and are due to be confirmed imminently.

He said: "For a long time, it was far from certain that this would actually happen. However, you may be interested to learn that, at last, the reunion has been confirmed. The band are holding a press conference in Los Angeles today (February 3), and their booking agents have been confirming shows with promoters over the last few days."

The band are expected to play some warm-up shows in Canada before they appear at the Coachella bash. They will go on to visit Europe, with a host of festival appearances planned - slots at the UK's V Festival, T In The Park and Glastonbury are strongly rumoured. The band are also thought to have a number of indooor shows pencilled in, including two nights at London Brixton Academy, as well as a support slot on Red Hot Chili Peppers' summer European tour.

What is definite is that the band's former label 4AD are to release a 'best of' album and DVD sometime this year. The DVD will feature eight Pixies videos, a 1988 concert taped at London's Town And Country Club and the documentary 'Gouge', which features interviews with Radiohead's Thom Yorke, David Bowie and Bono.

Warm-up tour? Can you even imagine if they played the 9:30? OMG…that would be unreal.

If this was true, I would think about following them through the US and Europe.

Isn't it really Kim and Frank being together again as the rest have played with Frank over the years. Joey rules!

Chilli Peppers? Say it ain't so!

I'm listening to "Rock Music" right now. The first concert I ever saw was the Pixies with My Dad is Dead at the Riviera in Chicago, December 3, 1990. To this day, I have never seen band come out on stage the way the Pixies did. They had a curtain up and all the lights went out…the place went nuts and they started playing "Cecilia Ann" behind the curtain. Everyone was just going insane…even back then I think everyone knew this band was special. By the time the song was done, the curtain fell down and they were blazing through "Rock Music". The show was insane…they were flying through songs and were in the middle of "There Goes My Gun" when everything went black…lights, sound, power…all gone. Some idiot predicted an earthquake to hit the midwest that day, and my sister FREAKED…she threw me against the wall and was screaming…I managed to see Black Francis through the darkness. He threw down his guitar and stormed off the stage. A couple of minutes later, they came back as if nothing happened. They played about 2/3 of their songbook, and it was a night I will never forget. I saw them less than a year later at the Citadel Center here in DC…the DJ was playing this horrid polka music before they went on and then finally the Pixies came out…the stage was filled with smoke and they set off strobes that looked like lightning while the sound of thunder rolled on the PA. It was so incredible…and they launched right into the slow version of "Wave of Mutilation". If they play "Where is My Mind" I will just fucking lose it…this band for me still is the ultimate. Husker Du is up there as well. This is such phenomenal news. :)

Originally posted by bunnyman:
Warm-up tour? Can you even imagine if they played the 9:30? OMG…that would be unreal.

warm up shows in CANADA! not DC. canada. but maybe I'll take some of you doodles (and wankers) up to the great white north and show you what a real (cold) country is like!


;)

Canada? Any shot at Toronto? I'd go up there for that one. If it was on a weekend.

if they play one city in Canada it will be Toronto.

actually, Montreal is not much further a drive.

I'd rather just fly…I have a place to crash in Toronto if I want, which would be nice too.

Originally posted by bunnyman:
I'd rather just fly…I have a place to crash in Toronto if I want, which would be nice too.

of course. you air travelling americans :)

well, we'll keep our fingers crossed for Toronto then

Where do you guys think they'd play their DC show?

The Pixies are one band that I've always really regretted not seeing.

The Pixes most def take me back to some good times….once(way back when I still indulged in such things) a friend and I stayed up all night on acid and just listened to "Here Comes Your Man" over and over for at least an hour….just marvelling at what a perfect little pop creation it is. OK, guess you had to be there….

Originally posted by chaz:
Where do you guys think they'd play their DC show?

DAR

Methinks you're right…a better venue would be Bender Arena at AU though. But if they tour with a respectable supporting band, it could even be the Patriot Center. It would be nice if they just did 2 nights at the 9:30 though.

Or Seth could book them into Merriweather.

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:

Originally posted by chaz:
Where do you guys think they'd play their DC show?

DAR

DAR…….worst venue ever!

I think the Pixies will be one of those $40 9:30 Club shows. Sure, they are "indie legends" (whatever that is) but I don't think mainstream America is familiar with them, and their appeal is limited to music nerds like us.

If the Sex Pistols are a 9:30 Club show, the Pixies defintely are as well.

Good point Rutherford…I guess ultimately it's up to the band. That's probably why they're considering a tour with the Chili Peppers. If they headline, it will probably be a 2-night stand at the 9:30 and tickets will be expensive. But hey, I'd rather pay $40 to see them at the 9:30 than $25 to see them at the Patriot Center. Even back in 1990 I think it was $23 to see them. And that was before ticket prices gouged away (sorry, bad joke).

In '89,I got my two tickets and backstage passes from some girl with blue hair for free. The ticket price was like 8 pounds each (~$12 back then).

Are you telling me that Pixies tickets were more expensive on this side of the pond?

Originally posted by bunnyman:
Good point Rutherford…I guess ultimately it's up to the band. That's probably why they're considering a tour with the Chili Peppers. If they headline, it will probably be a 2-night stand at the 9:30 and tickets will be expensive. But hey, I'd rather pay $40 to see them at the 9:30 than $25 to see them at the Patriot Center. Even back in 1990 I think it was $23 to see them. And that was before ticket prices gouged away (sorry, bad joke).