MUSIC NEWS- Now with sold out shows in Austin, Tulsa, Kansas City and Nashville, the Pixies today announced they're adding more shows to their 2010 U.S. "Doolittle Tour." A second show in Nashville on September 11 at the Ryman, a second Austin show confirmed for September 21, as well as dates in Charlotte, NC (September 9) and Asheville, NC (September 12), are now on the "Doolittle Tour" itinerary (see below for details).
The 2010 U.S. "Doolittle Tour" extends the 20th anniversary celebration of the release of the band's classic 1989 album, Doolittle, as the Pixies; Black Francis, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and David Lovering - will perform the album from beginning to end, and its related B-sides: "Weird at My School," "Dancing the Mantra Ray," and "Bailey's Walk," among them.
You also get an imaginative cinematic production at the "Doolittle Tour" shows. Designed by long-time Pixies lighting designer Myles Mangino and designer Paul Normandale, the set features four huge, undulating, eyeball-like spheres flown just below the lighting rig and are part of the concert's light show. Filmmakers Judy Jacobs, Tom Winkler, Brent Felix and Melinda Tupling were retained to create 11 films especially for the production. The films are projected onto a massive backdrop video screen to accompany 12 of the 21 songs that comprise the show.
The concert opens with the showing of the 1929 silent surrealist short film, "Un Chien Andalou," which was produced in France by Spanish director Luis Bunuel and artist Salvador Dali, and provided the impetus for Black Francis in writing "Debaser."
The "Doolittle Tour" launched on September 30, 2009 in Dublin, Ireland, and played sold-out shows around the globe; Scotland, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, and to 20,000 fans over four nights in London before coming to America last November, playing multiple-night sell-outs from Los Angeles to Chicago to New York City, and then in March, 2010 sold-out shows were performed in five Australian cities.
Updated, Confirmed dates for the Pixies' 2010 U.S. Doolittle Tour are-
SEPTEMBER
7 Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA*
9 Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, NC*
10 Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN*
11 Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN*
12 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, NC*
13 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA*
16 Orpheum Theatre, Omaha, NE
17 Uptown Theatre, Kansas City, MO
18 Brady Theatre, Tulsa, OK**
19 Verizon Theatre, Dallas, TX*
20 Verizon Wireless Theatre, Houston, TX
21& 22 Austin Music Hall, Austin, TX***
24 Mesa Amphitheatre, Mesa, AZ (tix sold through the venue)
25 The Joint, Las Vegas, NV*
26 RIMAC Arena, San Diego, CA*
* Tickets sold through Ticketmaster ** Tickets sold through Protix *** Tickets sold through Frontgate
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