Pixies Extends North American Tour

Pixies adds a second leg of dates to its North American tour, including stops in Cleveland, Denver, Detroit and Pittsburghh.

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Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Empire Polo Field, Indio, Calif.

More than half of the shows on the first leg of the tour are already sold out. Fans visiting the band’s website will see that the sold out shows include a note saying, “Please do not buy tickets from touts / secondary ticketing agents at inflated prices. Thank you.”

As you might have guessed, Pixies is not a fan of scalpers.

“On this tour, we are asking the promoters and the venues to make available as many tickets as possible for presales,” manager Richard Jones said. “That way, we can help insure that tickets get into the hands of the fans and not the scalpers. We’ve also asked the promoters to remove any secondary site links and to use their anti-tout teams and technology to help combat the scalper market.”

The 2017 tour features a new stage set designed by longtime production manager Simon Foster and lighting designer Myles Mangino. The sleek new look features special pods that house all of the lighting. As for the setlist, it will change somewhat from night to night, with songs ranging from classics and catalogue rarities to tunes from the band’s latest album, Head Carrier.

Public Access T.V., Cymbals Eat Guitars, Sunflower Bean, and Mitski appear on select shows.

Here’s the North American routing, with the new dates bolded:

April 21 – Pomona, Calif., Fox Theater Pomona
April 22 – San Diego, Calif., Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
April 23 – Anaheim, Calif., House Of Blues
April 25 – Los Angeles, Calif., The Theatre At Ace Hotel
April 29 – Dallas, Texas, The Bomb Factory
April 30 – Houston, Texas, White Oak Music Hall
May 1 – Austin, Texas, Stubb’s Bar-B-Q
May 3 – New Orleans, La., Saenger Theatre
May 5 – Nashville, Tenn., Ryman Auditorium
May 6 – Covington, Ky., Madison Theater
May 7 – Columbus, Ohio, Express Live!
May 9 – Richmond, Va., The National
May 11 – Durham, N.C., Durham Performing Arts Center
May 12 – Atlanta, Ga., Centennial Olympic Park (Shaky Knees Music Festival)
May 14 – Baltimore, Md., Rams Head Live!
May 16 – Washington, DC, Lincoln Theatre
May 17 – Washington, DC, Lincoln Theatre
May 19 – Boston, Mass., House Of Blues Boston
May 20 – Boston, Mass., House Of Blues Boston
May 21 – Boston, Mass., Paradise Rock Club
May 23 – Philadelphia, Pa., Electric Factory
May 24 – New York, N.Y., Webster Hall
May 25 – Brooklyn, N.Y., Brooklyn Steel
May 26 – Brooklyn, N.Y., Brooklyn Steel
Sept. 19 – New Haven, Conn., College Street Music Hall
Sept. 22 – Westbury, N.Y., The Space At Westbury
Sept. 23 – Asbury Park, N.J., Stone Pony Summer Stage
Sept. 24 – Port Chester, N.Y., The Capitol Theatre
Sept. 26 – Portland, Maine, State Theatre
Sept. 27 – Montreal, Quebec, Metropolis
Sept. 29 – Toronto, Ontario, Massey Hall
Sept. 30 – Toronto, Ontario, Massey Hall
Oct. 1 – Buffalo, N.Y., UB Center For The Arts
Oct. 3 – Cleveland, Ohio, Agora Theatre
Oct. 4 – Pittsburgh, Pa., Stage AE
Oct. 6 – Detroit, Mich., The Fillmore Detroit
Oct. 7 – Grand Rapids, Mich., 20 Monroe Live
Oct. 8 – Chicago, Ill., Chicago Theatre
Oct. 11 – St. Paul, Minn., Palace Theatre
Oct. 14 – St. Louis, Mo., Peabody Opera House
Oct. 15 – Kansas City, Mo., Arvest Bank Theatre At The Midland
Oct. 18 – Denver, Colo., Fillmore Auditorium
Oct. 21 – Las Vegas, Nev., The Chelsea At The Cosmopolitan

The support schedule is as follows: Public Access TV April 21-30, May 1-7; Cymbals Eat Guitars May 9-26; Sunflower Bean Sept. 19-30, Oct. 3-6; and Mitski Oct. 7-21.

A presale for the new dates began today with the password Masher. The general onsale starts Feb. 24.

Visit PixiesMusic.com for more information.