Pixies to kick it in the grass
US alternative rockers, Pixies, have a two-city tour of SA lined up to showcase material off their new album
ROCK icons, Pixies, are set to tour South Africa in March, Amp Events has announced. Marking their first visit to the country, Pixies will headline the inaugural Rock on the Lawns music festival on the Festival Lawns at Carnival City, Joburg, and will play under the stars at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens in Cape Town.
Pixies are considered to be one of the most influential alternative rock bands of all time. Their string of anthems include Gigantic, Where is My Mind, Here Comes Your Man and Monkey Gone to Heaven.
At the Rock on the Lawns music festival at Carnival City, Pixies will be supported by the cream of the South African rock scene: Springbok Nude Girls, Prime Circle, aKing, CrashCarBurn, Shortstraw, The Sweet Resistance and The Robfather (DJ).
The outdoor setting provides the perfect venue for large-scale music festivals.
The Cape Town Rock on the Lawns concert will be a more intimate experience as fans will enjoy Pixies under the stars at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens supported by Springbok Nude Girls.
Pixies recently released their new album, Head Carrier. The 12-track collection of the band’s unique aural mix of surrealism, psychedelia, dissonance and surf rock was produced by Tom Dalgety (Killing Joke, Royal Blood) and recorded at London’s Rak Studios from mid-February through to mid-March this year.
A special limited edition deluxe box set of Head Carrier is available exclusively through Pixiesmusic.com, which includes the CD, the album on heavy-weight/180g black vinyl, and a 24-page, oversized booklet with the first single, Um Chagga Lagga’s lyrics and Vaughan Oliver’s evocative, original artwork.
Also available only through the band’s website is a special bundle that includes the deluxe box set, a T-shirt, and a special 12” x 12” record sleeve-sized poster. – Tonight Reporter
TOUR DETAILS
Cape Town: Kirstenbosch Gardens on March 16 next year. Joburg: Festival Lawns, Carnival City, March 18 next year.
Tickets are priced from R495 and will be available from 9am tomorrow at computicket.com
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