Legendary alt-rock group Pixies have been announced as the first headliner for End Of The Road Festival 2022.
The festival took to their Twitter to announce the exciting news.
Hey! We’ve been trying to meet them, and now we’re delighted to welcome the legendary @PIXIES as our first #EOTR2022 headliner. One of the most influential guitar bands of the past forty years, they’ll bring their thrilling live show to EOTR for the first time next September. pic.twitter.com/LEc8nY9QsM
— EndOfTheRoadFestival (@EOTR) September 21, 2021
The festival will take place from 1st September- 4th September 2022 at Larmer Tree Gardens. The Dorset event has been described by the Guardian in a press release as a “Life-affirming festival” along with a five-star review. The festival only recently wrapped up its 15th-anniversary event, the 2021 event boasted a lineup full of impressive acts including Hot Chip, 2021 Mercury Prize winner Arlo Parks and a special guest appearance by Blur and Gorillaz artist Damon Albarn. The festival has been a summer staple since its inception in 2006, the event has gained a reputation for featuring a lineup full of the most current acts.
Next year will mark the third time in which Pixies have been announced as a headliner, in 2020 the “Where is My Mind” performers were billed to play but with the COVID-19 pandemic the festival was cancelled. The band were again billed to headline at this year’s event but were forced to pull out due to travel restrictions. In tribute to the group’s absence, singer-songwriter King Krule performed a cover of “Wave of Mutilation”, taken from the Pixies’ second studio album Doolittle released in 1989.
A statement on the festival’s website confirms the headline announcement whilst describing the group’s musical importance. “We’re absolutely delighted to welcome the legendary Pixies as our first End Of The Road Festival 2022 headliner. The pioneers of loud-quiet-loud, and one of the most influential guitar bands of the past forty years, they’ll bring their visceral, thrilling live show to Larmer Tree Gardens for the first time next September. With 2022 early-birds selling out in under a minute, tickets are still flying out the door at record speed, so secure yours before it’s too late.”
Formed in Boston, the group originally comprised of Black Francis aka Frank Black on vocals and rhythm guitar, Joey Santiago on lead guitar, Kim Deal on bass and backing vocals and David Lovering on drums. The original lineup was active until 2013 when Deal left the group. Deal was replaced with a former member of the Muffs and The Pandoras Kim Shattuck as a touring bassist. Shattuck was then replaced with Paz Lenchantin who was made a permanent band member in 2016. Lenchantin is a world renounced bassist, known for her work in groups A Perfect Circle and rock heavyweights Queens of the Stone Age.
Since their formation and early work Pixies have become incredibly influential and synonymous with hits, Kurt Cobian once admitted that he stole riffs from their music. The group are famed for popularising the loud-quiet-loud music style and turning the method into a respected art form. The group made a huge impact within the musical landscape of the 1990s and have remained as popular and celebrated to this day. The band’s initial genre-defining singles include “Gigantic”, “Monkey Gone to Heaven”, “Here Comes Your Man” and “Debaser”.
The group disbanded in 1993 but reunited in 2004, during their eleven-year hiatus, the band members concentrated on their solo projects. On 13th April 2004, the Pixies played their first reunion gig in Minnesota followed by many more reunion performances. New music followed shortly after; in June 2004 the group released a new track exclusively via iTunes entitled “Bam Thwok”, the song reached number one within the UK Official Download Chart.
Various compilations and anniversary editions of their back catalogue were then released and in 2014 the group released their first studio album since their split. Indie Cindy was released to great critical success and two more studio albums followed its release. The band’s most recent release was the 2019 album Beneath the Eyrie, the release sired two singles and reached number seven within the UK album charts whilst accumulating huge critical and commercial success.
The early bird tickets have now sold out, as well as tiers 2 and 3. Tier 4 tickets are now on sale along with the festival’s payment deposit scheme
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