Everything about this makes me love the Pixies more than I already do. Last night, the Pixies played Santiago, Chile, the same night the miners trapped for 69 days were rescued. To honor them, they played 33 freaking songs in one set. Here’s what Frank Black had to say via a written statement:
“We were so moved by this story,” said Pixies’ Black Francis, “by how many lives had been affected by this, and how the Chilean people banded together to support what can only be described as a miracle. We wanted to do something to show how affected we were by this, so we played a special set at tonight’s show, 33 songs for the 33 miners, the longest set we’ve ever played as a band. We found out five minutes before we went on stage that all of the miners had safely reached the surface. This was definitely one of the most meaningful show we’ve ever played.”
Here’s a link to the video of Black/Francis’s brief introduction, in Spanish, to the Santiago show:
The Pixies’ special 33 Songs for 33 Miners set (plus two encore songs) consisted of:
Cecilia Ann
Rock Muswic
Bone Machine
Crackity Jones
River Euphrates
Debaser
Wave of Mutilation
Monkey Gone to Heaven
I Bleed
Caribou
Cactus
Broken Face
Something Against You
Isla de Encanta
Tame
Sad Punk
Hey
#13 Baby
Gouge Away
Is She Weird
Dead
U Mass
Break My Body
Velouria
Dig For Fire
Allison
Ed is Dead
Mr. Grieves
Winter Long
Here Comes Your Man
Head On
Holiday Song
Vamos
ENCORE:
Where Is My Mind
Gigantic
This article appears in Oct 13-19, 2010.