Influential alt-rockers the Pixies [ tickets ] are in rehearsals in Southern California, working together for the first time since disbanding in 1993.

The band will play an 11-city tour of the U.S. in April in preparation for its previously reported May 1 performance at Southern California's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. A European tour will follow, running from May 28 through July 10. The tour itinerary will be released "shortly," according to their publicist..

Rumors about a potential Pixies reunion have been circulating for months, and word of the Coachella appearance leaked out last month. Wednesday's (2/4) announcement was the first official confirmation from the group.

The upcoming dates will feature the original Pixies line-up: vocalist/guitarist Frank Black [ tickets ] (a.k.a. Black Francis and Charles Thompson), guitarist Joey Santiago, bassist Kim Deal and drummer David Lovering. The group last played together in 1992, when it supported on U2's Zoo TV tour.

Meanwhile, some new Pixies material will land in stores later this year. The band's label 4AD/Beggars Banquet will release a DVD titled "Pixies," which will include eight Pixies videos ("Debaser," "Here Comes Your Man," "Monkey Gone to Heaven," "Velouria," "Dig For Fire/Allison," "Alec Eiffel," and "Head On"); a concert filmed in 1988 at the Town & Country Club in London; the band documentary "Gouge"; and behind-the-scenes material.

A new Pixies best-of album, tentatively titled "Wave of Mutilation - Best of Pixies," is also in the works. It will feature 23 tracks, including "Here Comes Your Man," "Gigantic," "Allison," "Nimrod's Son," "Dig For Fire," Monkey Gone to Heaven" and a remixed version of "Debaser."

Specific release dates for the DVD and best-of albums haven't been announced.

The Pixies formed in Boston in 1986, and released five albums over six years. Nirvana's Kurt Cobain cited the group as a heavy influence.