PIXIES ANNOUNCE CONCERT DATES

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONDAY, 9 February 2004



PIXIES ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN CONCERTS

The PIXIES have confirmed a series of North American concert dates, it is announced today. The group will kick off the eleven-city headline dates in Winnipeg, Canada on Wednesday, April 14, traveling through central and western Canada, then down the U.S. west coast, ending on Saturday, May 1 where they will co-headline (with Radiohead and Kraftwerk) the first night of the Coachella Music & Arts Festival held just outside of Palm Springs, CA. Those lucky enough to get tickets to the Pixies "warm up" dates will be able to see the band in intimate venues, making these reunion concerts that much more special.

As was confirmed last week, the Pixies, acclaimed as the most influential pioneer of the late '80s alt/rock movement, whose five albums and six years together blazed the path for groups like Nirvana, Radiohead and Pearl Jam to rise to superstardom, have decided to reunite and will share the stage together as a band for the first time since before they disbanded in 1993. All four members of the original line-up - Frank Black/vocals, guitar; Joey Santiago/guitar; Kim Deal/bass; and David Lovering/drums - are currently in Los Angeles rehearsing for the tour.

In addition to the reunion tour, fans can look forward to the release of "Pixies," a DVD featuring eight of the band's classic videos, a live concert from a London show in 1988, the definitive Pixies documentary entitled "Gouge," and "behind the scenes" footage. And if this isn't enough, a "best of" album with the working title "Wave of Mutilation - Best of Pixies" will also be released. No confirmed release date has been set for either the DVD or CD, but 4AD/The Beggars Group will have both in stores sometime this year.

The complete itinerary for the Pixies' "warm up" dates is listed below. There are no plans for additional dates to be announced on this tour.

APRIL
14 Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg, MB CANADA
15 Doris Knight Ballroom, Regina, SK CANADA
17 Prairieland, Saskatoon, SK CANADA
18 Red's, Edmonton, AB CANADA
19 MacEwan Hall, Calgary, AB CANADA
21 Victoria Curling Club, Victoria, BC CANADA
22-23 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC CANADA
24 Big Easy, Spokane, WA
25 The Big Easy, Boise, ID
27 MacDonald Theatre, Eugene, OR
29 Freeborn Hall, Davis, CA

MAY
1 Coachella Festival, Indio, CA



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[Caution]

1. Arghhh! An MA band with no dates in MA!

How did that happen?!?!?!!?! I was so looking forward to hearing UMass live again for the first time in about a decade!

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

2. nowhere near me, either

confused about the press release. it says 'no additional dates will be announced" is that just for the 'warm-up' tour? i'm assuming a larger tour is coming...

[Loonman]

3. These are "warm up" dates

Don't worry.

[GOPisEvil]

4. Uhhhhh...there IS land east of the Rockies dammit!

Maybe there will be a second leg of the tour...maybe...

[Screaming Lord Byron]

5. YES!!!! CALGARY GETS THE PIXIES! HA!!!

[Screaming Lord Byron]

6. Damnit, I have nobody in the office to share the news with.

Bastards!

[SideshowScott]

7. Dear, Canada, Oregon, Cali and Idaho..YOU SUCK!!!

My eyes lit up like a chistmas tree when i found out my beloved Pixies were getting back together..But No Virginia, Not even a Washington D.C. or even NYC..I would have to go all the way to canada to see them...Man whtta bummer..well i hope someone close by there can go so i can find out how great it was..sigh
The Pixies were one of the best bands of the 90's

[rucky]

8. no Seattle/Portland dates?

Eugene is close enough for me, tho :)

April's gonna be a great month for shows:

Granddaddy, Modest Mouse & the Pixies

:)