PIXIES Live - T in the Park (Sunday 11th July)

The Pixies are this year's reason for going to T in the Park. So after the beer showers earlier in the evening they better be good. I'm actually sceptical as to how many people will want to see them but any hopes of a comfortable evening are dashed as the crowd in place before they come on stage is pretty darn large.

What's interesting is that the Pixies aren't content to just turn the clock back 12 years or so. With the exception of 3 songs this could almost be 1989 again  since Doolittle dominates the set and the 2 early records get decent airings too.

Planet of Sound is an odd choice of opener and strangely muted. It's well known enough though to pass muster but the blistering salvo of early songs which follow really raise the temperature. It becomes a case of mosh or be moshed with, perhaps inevitably, the crowd becoming a bit less active as the gig proceeds.

So, yeah, a triumph. The Pixies successfully roll the years back but perhaps the question now is where do they go from here? (Apart from another coast to coast American tour). It seems telling that the only new track so far (Bam Thwok) is a Kim composition. Perhaps Charles isn't wasting any of his songs at this stage. Given that the band was largely running out of steam on their initial demise it's also difficult to see them reclaiming earlier glories if they were to record together again.

So maybe it's best to let the Pixies remain in the past when all the touring is done. But one thing's for certain - if they do come back to Scotland, I'll certainly being doing my best to be there.