GUITARIST Joey Santiago recently declared “we don’t want to be a Pixies cover band” when discussing the group releasing new music 40 years on. The Night The Zombies Came is the Boston band’s ninth studio album and comes just a brief 23 months after their last. 1 Pixies have been relentlessly touring the world while recording fresh material Credit: Getty After reuniting two decades ago, Pixies have been relentlessly touring the world while recording fresh material.
Drummer David Lovering said: “We’re still doing it and we feel we’re still viable...
it’s what we do: ‘Wash, Rinse, Repeat!’” Standing on Glasgow’s O2 Academy stage last night, the Boston band proved they still have it and didn’t show any signs of slowing down. In their typical no-frills fashion , Frank Black and co swaggered onto the stage with no greetings or pleasantries offered – blasting straight into an old faithful with Gouge Away. Read more music BEAUTIFUL ONES Manic Street Preachers and Suede storm Edinburgh Castle with sell-out show GRAND STAND The Saw Doctors bring party to Kelvingrove Bandstand in uplifting summershow Despite the lack of chat, fans were not given a moment’s rest with a full-on head rush of classics as the band buzzed through a 27-song setlist which highlighted their 40-year-old career.
Treating life-long supporters to classics such as Wave of Mutilation, Hey and Isla de Encanta, Pixies even gave a nod to Scotland with their much-loved cover of East Kilbride rockers The Jesus and Mary Chain's Head On. Where is My Mind and Here Comes Your Man – predictably, were the highlights, but diehards were treated to a few gems such as Is She Weird , Cactus and The Happening. Mid-set Frank and co worked through three tracks from their forthcoming album; Chicken, Motoroller and The Vegas Suite.
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Setlist for Pixies at Glasgow's O2 Academy Gouge Away Wave of Mutilation Head On (The Jesus and Mary Chain cover) Isla de Encanta All Over the World Caribou Hey Subbacultcha Cactus The Navajo Know Ana Chicken Motoroller The Vegas Suite Velouria The Happening Monkey Gone to Heaven Death Horizon Motorway to Roswell Is She Weird Mr. Grieves Debaser Here Comes Your Man In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator Song)(Peter Ivers & David Lynch cover) Wave of Mutilation Where Is My Mind? Winterlong (Neil Young cover).
