A little bit of background to this gig first.. received an email from the band mail-list announcing this gig with the detail of how to get tickets and the a prompt to share it with anyone i cared to. After purchasing tickets in a boyish frenzy of excitement i later received an email from the band asking what i would like to hear at said gig. Replied with my choice and thought nothing more of it.
Anyway.. interesting venue, and wonderful smell of hot dogs on entrance, and carpet, has the feel of an old bingo hall. The pixies come on after some very forgettable support and all is well.
Kim Deal is the voice of the band between songs and she tells us that they have gone though the emails and have had to learn a few of the ‘weirder ones’. Social media has taken a step in a direction i, on this occasion, approve of. Having seen the pixies play their Doolittle set last year it was great to hear them meander through a set-list that pulled from all corners of there back catalog.
Of course, relating to earlier email exchanges, the band played my song, for me, for nobody else but me, for my pleasure, and i felt la laa loved.
