The Pixies Play Surprise Gig At East London Warehouse

Fresh off of their appearance at the Isle of Wight Festival over the weekend, The Pixies played their first headline gig in the UK since 2005 with a show on Monday night at the Village Underground in East London’s Shoreditch section. It was a secret gig, and it wasn’t confirmed for sure that The Pixies would be playing until the curtain went up at the show. Despite that, members of Klaxons, The Horrors, Dirty Pretty Things, and My Bloody Valentine managed to be on hand.

The Pixies are promoting their upcoming boxed set, Minotaur, and played a 13-song set at the show. The set list was as follows:

Where Is My Mind?
Hey
Number 13 Baby
Monkey Gone To Heaven
U-Mass
Debaser
Tame
Gigantic
Into The Light
Planet of Sound
Dig For Fire
Bone Machine

Encore:
Wave of Mutilation

The Pixies don’t have any North American dates scheduled at the moment. Hopefully, they will be touring here later this year. They’re still one of the best live acts around.

For more on this story, see the articles from NME.com and BBC 6 Music.