The Pixies

I got to see the band that inspired a thousand cool bands since they formed back in the 80's. What a moment.

I confess, I'm not a Pixies obsessive. However, I have lived with a Pixies obsessive, and when the Kasbah kids said pre-sale tix were available, I jumped at the chance to grab a ticket. I was also having a bad day at work, which helped my willingness to part with a decent amount of cash without more than a second of thought as to my budget plans.

Friday night, I rock up to Luna Park. Loads of guys & gals, decked in black, black & a few other deviations of black. I deffinately was part of the younger part of the crowd, which is to be expected from a band that started when they did. I'm certain the the conservative residents of Milsons Point love a good alternative band act destroying the sound scape & breaking up the chinos & blue or pink Polo shirts that is the Friday 'casual' look for many of the residents..



It was ace. I've not seen the Pixies before, and I'm guessing that most of their australian fans haven't due to this being their first Australian tour ever. There were a lot of grown up sorts (physically anyways), with looks of anticipation, hope, glee - they've waited a long time.




Will they be disappointed? Lights, camera - ACTION!

I think for the first few songs, the crowd seemed a bit awestruck. Didn't take too long for the crowd to get over the 'Oh my god, i'm seeing the Pixies. In Australia. Oh my god!' phase, they kicked up there heels & rocked out with the band.



Thanks to my Pixies obsessive, indie clubs throughout the world, and probably Triple J, I knew just over half the set. Yes, all the big huge songs. Debaser, Here comes my man, This monkeys gone to heaven, Wave of mutilation, even Gigantic, which they finished on. I enjoyed it muchly. I've no previous experiences to compare them with, but I left with a smile. I hope the hardcore fans weren't disappointed.