Pixies Part Deux

So I went to see the Pixies for the second time this year. They were playing
the Plaza of Nations this time around, which is a semi-outdoors venue that
holds around 5,000 people. I arrived early with Kim and got a good seat by
the rail on Kim D’s side of the stage. Soon after arriving the first opening
band took the stage. They were called The Marble Index and came from
Hamilton, Ontario. Their self-proclaimed awesomeness was actually not bad,
and after some coaxing they managed to get the crowd (the few hundred that
was there) into it.

After the Marble Index it seemed the crowd was beginning to grow quite a
bit. The next opening band then took the stage. They were called The Bad
Plus and were from Brooklyn, New York. Their band consisted of a drummer,
and stand up bass player, and a pianist. What was funny was that the drummer
was dressed (looked) as if he was totally from the streets, the bass player
dressed in casual type clothing and the pianist in a full suit. Anyway they
were an instrumental band and put on an excellent show. The drummer played
as if he had turrets syndrome as he break into fits where he would go and
scratch his snare, or rub his symbol creating a unique sound. He also used
many different things to drum on like a few pots and a couple baby toys.
Anyway the band seemed to mess really well and put on a great show, they
even did an interesting cover of Velouria.

After the bad plus the Pixies finally took the stage. I think I had the best
spot in the venue. I was one person off the rail right in front of Kim D
with a short person in front of me. Why this was better than being on the
rail you might ask? Because this way when the surge of people came pushing
from behind I had a soft body to squish up against, not a metal rail to bash
into my stomach! Anyway the show was amazing. Definitely a different
perspective of the show than the first one I went to where I was much
farther back. Anyway they played the whole show without breaks, without much
talking, just straight through. At points in time I was happy to hear them
slow it down as I felt like I would pass out (combination of the
squishiness, the no eating that day, and the smoke). Anyway they finished by
doing a small encore of debaser and tame after not leaving the stage.

Interesting things about the show: