The classic rockers who recently toured Ireland playing their Bossa Nova and Trompe Le Monde albums, are back on the nostalgia train.
Pixies have confirmed 40 tour dates to celebrate 40 years since they formed in 1986, and they kick off in May 2026.
Show destinations include London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall with shows running through June and July in Europe, including two Irish shows.
31st May – Live at the Castle, Limerick
2nd June – Olympia, Dublin
Dublin: Tickets €67.20-€72.20 plus fees.
Tickets are on sale from Friday 26th September via Metropolismusic.com/ Ticketmaster.ie
Limerick: Tickets €69.70 plus fees.
Tickets on sale Friday September 26th at 10am from Dolans.ie.
The band who are these days – founding members Black Francis, Joey Santiago and David Lovering, together with bassist Emma Richardson announced these dates in full.
The band’s classic albums run is 1987’s Come On Pilgrim /1988’s Surfer Rosa (often packaged together), 1989’s Doolittle, 1990’s Bossanova and 1991’s Trompe Le Monde.
Four decades in, Pixies remain innovative, relevant, and unstoppable. Tickets for Pixies 40 are on sale from Friday 26th September HERE.
Pixies 40 2026 UK / European Tour Dates
20th May – Barbican, York
21st May – Alhambra theatre, Dunfermline
25th May – Aviva Studios, Manchester
28th May – Royal Albert Hall, London
31st May – Live at the Castle, Limerick
2nd June – Olympia, Dublin
30th June – Zitadelle Spandau, Berlin
1st July – Parkbühne Clara-Zetkin-Park
2nd July – myticket Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt
14th July – Parco Della Musica, Milan
17th July – Maassilo, Rotterdam
18th July – Muziekcentrum, Enschede
19th July – PLT, Heerlen
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