Pixies Gold
06/15/05
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(press release) PIXIES were presented with a Gold record last night (June 13) onstage during
their show at the Merriweather Post Pavilion outside of Washington, D.C.
The award was made in recognition of having achieved sales in excess of
500,000 copies for their 1988 album, "Surfer Rosa." This is PIXIES second
Gold award, the first being for "Doolittle" which was originally released in
1989 and certified in 1995.
PIXIES wrap up a three-week tour tomorrow (Wednesday) at Agannis Arena in
Boston. The band will then play a handful of U.S. concerts in July,
including the headline slot at Lollapalooza on July 23 in Chicago, before
heading off to Europe to play festivals throughout the month of August.
PIXIES formed in Boston in 1986 and disbanded in 1992 after recording five
albums together and have since been acclaimed as one of the biggest
influences on the alternative rock scene of the time. The band reunited in
April, 2004 and over their eight-month reunion tour, shattered sales records
around the world and were named "Comeback of the Year" by SPIN magazine.
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