The Pixies are an American alternative rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1986. The original lineup consisted of Black Francis (vocals, rhythm guitar), Joey Santiago (lead guitar), Kim Deal (bass, vocals) and David Lovering (drums). The Pixies are associated with the 1990s alternative rock boom, and draw on elements including punk rock and surf rock. Their music is known for dynamic "loud-quiet-loud" shifts and song structures. Francis is the primary songwriter; his often surreal lyrics cover offbeat subjects such as extraterrestrials, incest, and biblical violence. The Pixies' debut release was the mini-LP Come On Pilgrim (1987), followed by the albums Surfer Rosa (1988), Doolittle (1989), Bossanova (1990) and Trompe le Monde (1991). They disbanded in 1993. The Pixies found only modest success in the US, but were more successful in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe. Their alternative rock sound influenced acts such as Nirvana, Radiohead, Modest Mouse, the Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer. The Pixies' popularity grew after their breakup, leading to a 2004 reunion and sold-out world tours. Deal left in 2012, and was replaced with Kim Shattuck for their 2013 tour. She...
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Members
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- 1986–2013Kim Deal — background vocals, electric bass guitar, original
- 1986–Black Francis — guitar, lead vocals, original
- 1986–Dave Lovering — drums (drum set), original
- 1986–Joey Santiago — guitar, original
- 2013–2013Kim Shattuck — background vocals, electric bass guitar
- 2013–2024Paz Lenchantin — background vocals, electric bass guitar
- 2024–Emma Richardson — background vocals
- 2024–Emma Richardson — electric bass guitar
Discography
213 releases from MusicBrainz · ★ 2 in my collection
Albums (11)
- 1988Surfer Rosa
- 1989Doolittle
- 1990★Bossanova
- 1991Trompe le Monde
- 1998Return of the Fat Man
- 2014Indie Cindy
- 2016Head Carrier
- 2017Doolittle Demos
- 2019Beneath the Eyrie
- 2022Doggerel
- 2024The Night the Zombies Came
EPs (8)
- 1987Come On Pilgrim
- 2005Sell Out 2004 Reunion Tour Radio Sampler
- 2013EP1
- 2014EP2
- 2014EP3
- 2014Spotify Sessions
- 2020Beneath the Eyrie Demos, Pt. 1
- 2020Beneath the Eyrie Demos, Pt. 2
Singles (38)
- 1988Gigantic
- 1989Here Comes Your Man
- 1989Monkey Gone to Heaven
- 1990Allison
- 1990Dig for Fire
- 1990Velouria
- 1991Alec Eiffel
- 1991Head On
- 1991Letter to Memphis
- 1991Planet of Sound
- 1997Debaser: Live
- 1997Debaser: Studio
- 2004Bam Thwok
- 2004Where Is My Mind?
- 2013Bagboy
- 2013Greens and Blues
- 2013Ring the Bell
- 2014Women of War
- 2016Classic Masher
- 2016Talent
- 2016Tenement Song
- 2016Um Chagga Lagga
- 2017Baal’s Back
- 2017Bel Esprit
- 2019Catfish Kate
- 2019On Graveyard Hill
- 2020Hear Me Out
- 2020Hear Me Out / Mambo Sun
- 2020Mambo Sun
- 2022Dregs of the Wine
- 2022Human Crime
- 2022There’s a Moon On
- 2022Vault of Heaven
- 2023Crystal Closet Queen
- 2024Chicken
- 2024Motoroller
- 2024Oyster Beds
- 2024You’re So Impatient
More: singles, compilations, live & other releases
Lives (136)
- 1988Vamos
- 19891989-07-31: Malibu Nightclub, Lido Beach, NY, USA
- 1989★Live
- 1989Pixies Live
- 19911989-06-12: Live in Heaven: Messepalast, Vienna, Austria
- 19911991-07-11: Subbacultcha: Leysin Rock Festival, Switzerland
- 19911991‐06‐28 Eurockeennes Festival
- 1991Death to the Pixies: Live!
- 1991Jaap Edenhall
- 1991Timeless Stars
- 19921989-06-10: Zurich 1989: Rote Fabrik, Zurich, Switzerland
- 19921992-02-29: Situation Red: Civic Center, Lakeland, FL, USA
- 1992All Over the World
- 1992Black Hunter
- 1992Planet of Sound — 1992-04-16: Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, USA
- 19941991-12-22: The Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 1995Rough Diamonds: Studio Sessions 1987–1991
- 1998Pixies at the BBC
- 20021989-05-03: Liverpool, UK
- 20042004-04-13: Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- 20042004-04-14: Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- 20042004-04-15: Doris Knight Hall, Regina, SK, Canada
- 20042004-04-17: Prairieland Exhibition Park, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
- 20042004-04-18: Red's, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- 20042004-04-19: MacEwan Hall, Calgary, AB, Canada
- 20042004-04-21: Curling Club, Victoria, BC, Canada
- 20042004-04-22: Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- 20042004-04-23: Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- 20042004-04-24: Big Easy, Spokane, WA, USA
- 20042004-04-27: Eugene, OR, USA
- 20042004-04-28: McDonald Theatre, Eugene, OR, USA
- 20042004-06-02: Brixton Academy, London, UK
- 20042004-06-03: Brixton Academy, London, UK
- 20042004-06-04: Brixton Academy, London, UK
- 20042004-06-05: Brixton Academy, London, UK
- 20042004-10-11: Live in Saint Paul, MN, USA
- 20042004-10-16: Voodoo Fest, New Orleans, LA
- 20042004-11-13: Chicago, IL, USA
- 20042004-11-17: Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USA
- 20042004-11-18: State Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA
- 20042004-11-20: Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA
- 20042004-11-24: Toronto, ON, Canada
- 20042004-11-30: Amherst, MA, USA
- 20042004-12-09: Boston, MA, USA
- 20042004-12-18: New York City, NY, USA (late)
- 20042004‐05‐01: Coachella, Indio, CA, USA
- 20042004‐12‐16: New York City, NY, USA
- 2004Live At Fuji-Rock '04 - 07.30.04
- 2004Live at the Commodore Ballroom
- 2004Live in Akron, OH: 11.21.04
- 2004Live in Boise, ID – 04.25.2004
- 2004Live in D.C., December 7th 2004
- 2004Live in D.C., December 8th 2004
- 2004Live in Detroit, MI: 11.22.04
- 2004Live in Hull, PQ – 11.28.04
- 2004Live in Montreal, PQ: 11.26.04
- 2004Live in Saint Paul, MN: 11.11.04
- 2004Live in Toronto, ON: 11.25.04
- 2004Pixies — Live at The Town & Country Club 1988
- 200505 30 August: Manchester, England
- 200507 July: Milwaukee, WI
- 200509-10 July: Toronto & Montreal
- 20052005-05-30: Early Show, San Francisco, CA, USA
- 20052005-05-30: Late Show, San Francisco, CA, USA
- 20052005-06-07: Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- 20052005-06-13: Washington, D.C., USA
- 20052005-06-15: Boston, MA, USA
- 20052005-08-06: Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI, USA
- 20052005-08-26: Reading Festival, UK
- 20052005-08-31: London, UK
- 200523 August: Dublin, Ireland
- 200527 August: Leeds, England
- 2005Pixies 05: 08 June: Cleveland OH: Special Performance
- 2005Pixies 05: 08 June: Cleveland, OH
- 2005Pixies 05: 09 June: Pittsburgh, PA
- 2005Pixies 05: 31 May: San Jose, CA
- 2005Sell Out 2004 Reunion Tour
- 2006“Hey” – Live Pixies 2004–2005
- 2006Live at the Paradise in Boston
- 20092009-10-06/09: Doolittle Live: Brixton Academy, London, UK
- 20092009-10-08: Doolittle Live: Brixton Academy, London, UK
- 20092009-10-13: Doolittle Live: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 20092009-10-14: Doolittle Live: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
- 20092009-10-16: Doolittle Live: The Zenith, Paris, France
- 20092009-11-19: Doolittle Live: The Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USA
- 20101988-10-03: International 2, Manchester, UK
- 20102010-03-12: Doolittle Live: Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand
- 20102010-03-14: Doolittle Live: Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
- 20102010-03-15: Doolittle Live: Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
- 20102010-03-20: Doolittle Live: Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
- 20102010-03-21: Doolittle Live: Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
- 20102010-03-22: Doolittle Live: Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
- 2010Doolittle - Live at the Hordern Pavilion 16/3/2010
- 2012Coachella ’04 EP
- 2014Pixies Live EP
- 2015The Boston Broadcast 1987: Live at Emerson College January ’87
- 20162016‐11‐27: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
- 2016Cabaret Metro Chicago ’89
- 2016Everything Is Fine
- 2018Live From the Fallout Shelter
- 20211991‐05‐27: Live From Le Transbordeur, Lyon, France
- 20211991‐06‐01: Live From Espace Médoquine, Bordeaux, France
- 2021Live from Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver, CO. June 5th, 2005
- 2021Live From Roseland Theater, Portland, OR. May 26th, 2005
- 2021Live From the Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA. May 28th, 2005
- 2021Live From Wiltern LG Theatre, Los Angeles, CA. June 2nd, 2005
- 2022Live From Disco Rodeo, Raleigh, NC. June 12th, 2005
- 2022Live From Music Midtown, Atlanta, GA. June 11th, 2005
- 2022Live in Brixton
- 2023Come On Pilgrim…It’s Surfer Rosa Live in London
- 2023John Peel Sessions 1988-1991
- 2025Bossanova / Trompe Le Monde (live)
- 2026Planet of Sound (live)
- —1988-04-15: Effenaar, Eindhoven, Netherlands
- —1988-04-23: Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Germany
- —1988-09-24: Utrecht, Tivoli, Netherlands
- —1989-05-10: Town & Country Club, London, UK
- —1989-05-15: Pinkpop, Megaland, Landgraaf, Netherlands
- —1989-05-20: Athens, Greece
- —1989-06-16: Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, UK
- —1989-08-08: Return of the Fat Man: London, UK
- —1991-06-25: Brixton Academy, London, UK
- —1992-04-25: Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- —2004-04-29: Davis, CA, USA
- —2004-04-30: The Glass House, Pomona, CA, USA
- —2004-07-03: Belfort, France
- —2004-11-16: Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USA
- —2009-11-28: Wang Theatre, Boston, MA, USA
- —2013-09-26: Maida Vale BBC Studios, London, UK
- —2013-11-24: Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK
- —2022‐07‐28: Gröna Lund, Stockholm, Sweden
- —Gigantic
- —Pixies Live
- —The Sad Punk
- —Transatlantic
- —Velouria Live
Soundtracks (1)
- 2022Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
Compilations (12)
- 1988Surfer Rosa / Come On Pilgrim
- 1994The B-Side File
- 1996Rare Pixies
- 1997Death to the Pixies
- 1997Death To The Pixies (Live CD Two Of Two)
- 2001Complete ‘B’ Sides
- 2002Pixies — The Purple Tape
- 2004Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies
- 2004Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies (audio extracts)
- 2009Classic Rock Songwriter Spotlight Series
- 2009Minotaur
- —1985–1997 Rarities
Remixs (1)
- 2010Where Is My Mind? (Refracture remix)
Demos (1)
- 1997Debaser: Demo
Others (5)
- 1987The Purple Tape
- 1992Supernova
- 1994Give Me Ecstasy
- 2003The Purple Tape 2
- —1989-xx-xx: Doolittle Demos: Eden Studios, Newtonville, MA, USA