Pixies tour kickoff impress and sets new dates for 2004!

NEW YORK (Pixies Official Website) - As the newly reformed Pixies play the first official gig on their huge (and totally sold out) North American tour, comes news of a new official website for the band featuring a download of an exclusive new digital single.

The Pixies original line up of bassist Kim Deal, frontman Frank Black, guitarist Joey Santiago and drummer Dave Lovering took to the stage last night (April 13) at a 2,000 capacity venue in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The band, playing their first official reunion gig in over 10 years, performed a greatest hits set including tracks 'Monkey Gone To Heaven', 'Here Comes Your Man', 'Debaser', 'Gigantic' and 'Velouria'.

Elsewhere, Pixies�s old record company 4AD have launched a new website www.ilovepixies.com which is hosting a huge Pixies quiz, a photo gallery, a press clippings archive and a shop where fans can buy the new Pixies live/documentary DVD �Gouge� and the new �Wave Of Mutilation� best-of CD.
There is also available a new exclusive digital single: for a limited period only fans paying �3.00 can download the classic track �Where Is My Mind?� plus three unreleased live tracks and high quality PDF artwork

The Pixies 2004 tour dates (Europe) follows:
Reykjavik Kaplakrika (May 26)
Barcelona Primavera Sound (28)
Madrid Festimad Festival (29)
Landgraaf Pinkpop Festival (30)
London Carling Brixton Academy (June 2, 3, 4 & 5)
Paris Zenith (7)
Wiener Neustadt Aerodome (10)
Lisbon Super Bock Super Rock Festival (11)
Dublin Phoenix Park (12)
Paris Zenith, France (14)
Paris Park des Princes (15)
Hultsfred Festival (17)
Bologna Heineken Jammin' Festival (19)
Ljubljana Krizanke Monastery (20)
Athens Rockwave (21)
Scheesel Hurricane Festival (25)
Neuhausen Southside Festival (26)
Berlin Wuhlheide (29)
Roskilde Festival, (July 2)
Belfort Les Eurockeenes Festival (3)
Werchter Festival (4)
Kristiansand Quart (8)
Move Festival, Manchester (10)
T In The Park Festival, Scotland (11)
V Festival, Chelmsford (August 21 & 22)