There has been a lot of news coming from one of my all-time favorite bands in the past two weeks, with the Official PIXIES Statement on founding member and bass player/vocalist Kim Deal’s departure from the band, Friday’s surprise release of a new song, “Bagboy” (with music video and free MP3 download of the track), the discovery that the backing vocals that sound like Kim Deal is actually the voice of Black Francis friend Jeremy Dubs, and tonight the announcement of Kim Deal’s replacement (Kim Shattuck from The Muffs) and a new World Tour with dates in Europe and the UK.Watch “Bagboy”:
Below is the official news release from the band on the world tour:
July 1, 2013
PIXIES ANNOUNCE FIRST LEG OF WORLD TOUR
THE PIXIES ANNOUNCE LEG ONE OF EXTENSIVE WORLDWIDE TOUR
Band Will Debut Brand New Pixies MaterialArmed with “Bagboy,” the band’s first new song in nine years, the Pixies will launch the first leg of what will be a massive global tour on Sunday, September 29 in Paris, France. This will kick off the first tour the Pixies have done in nearly two years, and will give them an opportunity to do something they haven’t been able to do in two decades : premiere brand new Pixies songs, the first collection of new material since 1991’s Trompe le Monde.
Log onto pixiesmusic.com/new for complete on-sale dates and ticket purchasing information.
For this tour, which will feature a brand new stage set and production, the Pixies – Black Francis – guitar/vocals, Joey Santiago – guitars/backing vocals, and David Lovering – drums/backing vocals – will be joined by bassist Kim Shattuck. Shattuck played bass for the all-girl L.A. garage rock band The Pandoras, and then was the guitarist for the pop punk band The Muffs. The four have been holed up in an L.A. rehearsal space getting ready to offer the most wide-ranging concert set-lists of Pixies music in the band’s career.
“Along with everyone’s favorites, we’ll be playing songs that we haven’t played in ages or never played live before,” said Black Francis. “Songs like ‘Brick is Red,’ ‘Havalina,’ ‘Tony’s Theme.’ and ‘Sad Punk.’ We’ve probably rehearsed some 80 songs, so we’ll be able to change up the set at the last minute if we feel like it. We’re all really looking forward to this tour.”
SEPTEMBER
29 – Olympia, PARIS, FRANCEOCTOBER
02 – Ancienne Belgique, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
05 – Paradiso, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
08 – Huxleys, BERLIN, GERMANY
10 – Lucerna Music Hall, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLICNOVEMBER
01 – Gasometer, VIENNA, AUSTRIA
02 – Thonex, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
04 – Alcatraz, MILAN, ITALY
07 – La Riviera, MADRID, SPAIN
09 – Coliseum, LISBON, PORTUGAL
13 – Falkoner, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
14 – Sentrum Scene, OLSO, NORWAY
15 – Munchen Brewery, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
18 – Olympia, DUBLIN, IRELAND
21 – Apollo, MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM
22 – Barrowlands, GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM
24 – Hammersmith Apollo, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
Click on the image below for the latest and up to date full Rock Subculture Journal schedule of pop and rock music concerts/tours coming up for review (2013 Rock Subculture Schedule):
Jason DeBord