Pixies unveil Big Apple shows
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The Pixies , who recently announced plans to play their first L.A. shows since 1991, will end an equally long New York City drought with a pair of December headlining stops.
As part of its fall tour, which kicks off on Sept. 4, the group will perform at the Big Apple's Hammerstein Ballroom on Dec. 12-13, marking its first headlining dates in the city since a Nov. 23, 1991 performance at The Ritz.
Tickets for the New York concerts will go on sale on Friday (8/13) at all Ticketmaster outlets, according to a press release. (Ticketmaster is liveDaily's parent company.)
So far, the Pixies have sold out shows in a number of cities, including four consecutive nights at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom. Other sellouts include Atlanta, Vancouver, Berkeley, Orlando, Minneapolis, Toronto, Montreal and Philadelphia.
More tour dates will be announced, and the outing is expected to run until Christmas, according to the group's publicist.
Earlier this year, the original Pixies lineup--vocalist/guitarist Frank Black (a.k.a. Black Francis and Charles Thompson), guitarist Joey Santiago, bassist Kim Deal and drummer David Lovering--reunited and toured together for the first time since holding down the opening slot on U2's 1992 Zoo TV tour.
Last month, the group released via Apple's iTunes Music Store their first new song in 13 years. Deal wrote the track, titled "Bam Thwok," and handles lead vocals.
September 2004
4 - Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater
6 - Seattle, WA - Seattle Center (Bumbershoot Festival)
7 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Plaza of Nations
18 - Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Music Festival)
20 - Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre
21 - San Diego, CA - RIMAC Arena
22, 23 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
24-26 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
28 - Las Vegas, NV - Aladdin Hotel
30 - Denver, CO - Magness Arena
October 2004
1 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre
2 - Lincoln, NE - Pershing Auditorium
4 - Cedar Rapids, IA - U.S. Cellular Center
5 - Columbia, MO - Hearnes Center
6 - Nashville, TN - Grand Ole Opry
8 - Tampa, FL - USF Sun Dome
9 - Boca Raton, FL - Mizner Park Amphitheatre
10 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
12 - Birmingham, AL - Boutwell Auditorium
13, 14 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre
16 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans City Park (Voodoo Music Experience)
17 - Houston, TX - Reliant Arena
19 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Live
November 2004
9 - Milwaukee, WI - Milwaukee Theatre
10, 11 - Saint Paul, MN - Roy Wilkins Auditorium
13-16 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
18 - Detroit, MI - State Theatre
20 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
21 - Akron, OH - Rhodes Arena
22 - Columbus, OH - Veterans Memorial Auditorium
24, 25 - Toronto, Ontario - Arrow Hall
26, 27 - Montreal, Quebec - CEPSUM Arena
December 2004
1 - Amherst, MA - Mullins Center
3 - Pittsburgh, PA - Palumbo Center
4, 5 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
6-8 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution
12, 13 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom (on sale 8/13)
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