Pixies celebrated the safe rescue of the 33 trapped Chilean miners with a special 33-song set during a show in the country’s capital Santiago last night.
The gig was Pixies first ever headline appearance in South America, and took place at Santiago’s Teatro la Cupula venue. In a statement released today, the band’s frontman Black Francis told how the story of the miners, who were trapped for 69 days, inspired them to perform the special gig. “We were so moved by this story, 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,” he said.
“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,” Francis continued. “This was definitely one of the most meaningful shows we’ve ever played.”
Pixies tour continues on Saturday with a date in Mexico City.
Setlist:
Cecilia Ann
Rock Music
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
No. 13 Baby
Gouge Away
Is She Weird
Ed Is Dead
U-Mass
Break my Body
Velouria
Dig for Fire
Allison
Mr. Grieves
Winterlong
Here Comes Your Man