Pixies Announce US “Doolittle” Tour

Some shows on sale as early as August 1 for November tour.

By Blurt Staff

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the release of their classic 1989 album Doolittle, the band - Black Francis, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and David Lovering - will kick off US leg of the Doolittle tour at the Palladium in Los Angeles on Wednesday, November 4.  The U.S. tour will hit a total of nine cities, including three dates in New York City.  On-sale dates will vary city to city, but some tickets go on sale as early as this Saturday, August 1 via Ticketbastard. See below for full itinerary and on sale information.

On this tour, the Pixies will perform all of the songs from Doolittle and its related B-sides, "Weird at My School," "Dancing the Manta Ray," and "Bailey's Walk" among them.  Doolittle, the band's third album and the first to chart on Billboard's album charts, includes classics such as "Debaser," "Wave of Mutilation," "Here Comes Your Man," "Hey," and "Gouge Away."

"We wanted to do something special for Doolittle's 20th anniversary," said Black Francis, "and we thought his was a good opportunity to play all of the songs from that album, something we don't normally do at a regular gig."

The US dates will follow the seven-city/12-date "Doolittle" trek of the UK and Europe.  Kicking off on September 30 in Dublin, most dates have already sold out, including a four-night stand at London's Brixton Academy, where some 20,000 tickets vanished in about an hour.  In addition, on August 29, the band will perform a straight-ahead Pixies set of their classic songs spanning their entire career at the Virgin Festival at Burl's Creek Park outside of Toronto.

The Boston-formed Pixies disbanded in 1993 and launched their reunion tour in April, 2004.The US Doolittle tour will be the band's first American trek since 2005. It coincides with the release of the massive Minotaur box (details HERE) which ships in October.

Dates and on sale info for the Pixies US "Doolittle Tour" are as follows:

NOVEMBER

4 The Palladium, Los Angeles, CA - on sale TBA

8 Fox Theater, Oakland, CA - on sale August 16

9 Fox Theater, Oakland, CA - on sale August 16

12 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA - on sale August 1

13 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA - on sale August 1

14 Hult Center, Eugene, OR - on sale August 14

16 The Fillmore, Denver, CO - on sale September 12

20 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - on sale September 12

21 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - on sale September 12

23  Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY - on sale August 14

24 Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY - on sale August 14

25 Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY - on sale August 14

27 Wang Center, Boston, MA - on sale September 12

30 Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C. - on sale September 11

Pixies V Festival and UK/European "Doolittle Tour" dates are:

AUGUST

29 V Festival, Burl's Creek Park, Ontario, Canada

SEPTEMBER

30    Olympia,  Dublin, Ireland - SOLD OUT

OCTOBER

 1 Olympia,  Dublin, Ireland   SOLD OUT

 2 Olympia,  Dublin, Ireland SOLD OUT 

 4 SECC - Hall 4, Glasgow, Scotland

 6 Brixton Academy, London, England   SOLD OUT

 7 Brixton Academy, London, England SOLD OUT

 8  Brixton Academy, London, England SOLD OUT

 9  Brixton Academy, London, England SOLD OUT

11 Jahrhunderhalle, Frankfurt, Germany

13 Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, Holland

14 Forest National, Brussels, Belgium   SOLD OUT

15 Zenith, Paris, France  

16 Zenith, Paris, France