jul 1986 Rehearsing in David's dad's garage
06 dec 1986 The Rat, Boston, MA (opening for Throwing Muses)
15 dec 1986 WJUL Studios, University of Lowell, Lowell, MA (The Fallout Shelter bootleg tape/40min/B+ radio)
20 dec 1986 Bat Cave East/Doc's Cafe, Roxbury, MA
31 dec 1986 Green Street Station, MA, opening for Plan 9
20 feb 1987 Radio 1, 1st Peel Session, Fort Apache Studio, Boston, MA
?? mar 1987 Boston, MA, Fort Apache (3 days) (recording Come On Pilgrim album, Fort Apache Demos/40min/B+)
23 may 1987 Worcester Center (opening for Throwing Muses)
?? oct 1987 Release of Come On Pilgrim album
03 oct 1987 CBGB's, NYC, NY (???)
30 oct 1987 CBGB's, NYC, NY (tape)
?? jan 1988 Foufaine's Electriques, Montreal, Canada (tape)
17 feb 1988 9:30 Club, Washington D.C.
27 feb 1988 Amsterdam, Holland (tape/25min/B+)
08 mar 1988 Janice Long Session, UK (tape/15min/A)
14 mar 1988 Silver Dollar, Toronto, Canada
21 mar 1988 Release of Surfer Rosa album
?? mar 1988 WYNU Studio Session, NYC, NY
?? ??? 1988 Ricks Cafe, Ann Arbor, MI
18 mar 1988 Toronto, Italy
?? apr 1988 Danish TV
04 apr 1988 The Loft, Berlin, Germany
08 apr 1988 Mean Fiddler, London, England (opening for Throwing Muses)
11 apr 1988 Elysee Montmarte, Paris, France
13 apr 1988 VPRO Radio Session, Holland (tape/15min/A)
13 apr 1988 Utrecht, Holland
14 apr 1988 De Melkweg, Amsterdam, Holland (tape/40Min/A+)
15 apr 1988 Eindhoven, Holland
16 apr 1988 Paard, Den Hague, Holland
20 apr 1988 Markethalle, Hamburg, Germany
23 apr 1988 Batschapp, Frankfurt, Germany
26 apr 1988 Burberries, Birmingham, Manchester, England (opening for Throwing Muses)(tape)
27 apr 1988 Riverside, Newcastle, England (opening for Throwing Muses) (tape)
28 apr 1988 Polytechnic, Leeds, England (opening for Throwing Muses)
29 apr 1988 International, Manchester, England (opening for Throwing Muses)
30 apr 1988 East Anglia University, Norwich, England (opening for Throwing Muses)
01 may 1988 Town and Country Club, London, England (opening for Throwing Muses)(Sound Machine EP) (video/45min/A PRO)
02 may 1988 Blackwing Studio, London, England (Gigantic EP versions)
03 may 1988 Radio 1, 2nd Peel Session, Maida Vale, Studio 4, London, England (Rough Diamonds bootleg, tape)
03 may 1988 Royal Court, Liverpool, England (tape)
13 may 1988 Paradise Club, Boston, MA
15 may 1988 Boston, MA (tape/45min/B+)
maybe
18 may 1988 Boston, MA (tape/40min/B)
22 may 1988 Richmond, VA (tape/60min/B)
24 may 1988 9:30 Club, Washington D.C.
03 jun 1988 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN (tape/45min/B+)
06 jun 1988 Cubby Bear, Chicago, IL
18 jun 1988 Berkeley Square, Berkely, CA (tape)
[09 aug 1988 Town & Country, London, England (video/42min)]
22 aug 1988 Release of Gigantic single
23 sep 1988 Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland
24 sep 1988 Tivoli, Utrecht, Holland (tape/45min/A+)
25 sep 1988 Brielpoort, Deinze, Belgium
26 sep 1988 Futurama Festival, Deinze, Belgium
27 sep 1988 Rock City, Nothingham, England
28 sep 1988 Irish Centre, Birgmingham, England
29 sep 1988 Town and Country Club, London, England (tape)
01 oct 1988 Nightwon, Rotterdam, Holland
02 oct 1988 Bierkeller, Bristol, England
03 oct 1988 International 2, Manchester, England
04 oct 1988 Kamakazi Club, Northampton, England
05 oct 1988 Mean Fiddler, London, England
09 oct 1988 Radio 1, 3th Peel Session, The Hippodrome, Golders Green, London, England (tape)
14 oct 1988 The Ritz, NYC, NY
??/?? 1989 Apocalypse Club, Toronto, Canada
(Notes: occured in fall, also very short due to an overly-excited crowd.)
20 mar 1989 Release of Monkey Gone To Heaven single
16 apr 1989 Radio 1, 4th Peel Session, Maida Vale, Studio 3, London, England (tape)
17 apr 1989 Release of Doolittle album
19 apr 1989 Top Rank, Brighton, England
20 apr 1989 Cliffs Pavillion, Southend, England
21 apr 1989 East Anglia University, Norwich, England
23 apr 1989 Corn Exchange, Cambridge, MA
24 apr 1989 Hummingbird, Birmingham, England (tape/60min/A-)
25 apr 1989 Rock City, Nottingham, England
27 apr 1989 Polytechnic, Newcastle, England (Gigantic bootleg, tape/30min/A)
28 apr 1989 Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow, Scotland
29 apr 1989 Venue, Aberdeen, England
30 apr 1989 Queens Hall, Edinburgh, England
03 may 1989 Royal Court, Liverpool, England (Give Me Ecstasy bootleg, tape/40min/A)
04 may 1989 Octagon Theater/University (?), Sheffield, England
05 may 1989 Polytechnic, Leeds, England
07 may 1989 University, Leicester, England
08 may 1989 Farris Polytechnic, Bristol, England (Return Of The Fatman bootleg,tape/70min/A)
09 may 1989 University, Cardiff, England
10 may 1989 London Town & Country Club, England
11 may 1989 London Town & Country Club, England (tape)
13 may 1989 Festival, Loreley, Germany
15 may 1989 Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Holland (tape/25min/A)
19 may 1989 Athens, Greece (video/45min)
03 jun 1989 Sala Zeleste, Barcelona, Spain (tape/40min/A)
07 jun 1989 Bataclan, Paris, France
10 jun 1989 Rote Fabrik, Zurich, Switzerland (Zurich 1989 bootleg,Zurich 1989 bootleg,tape/75min/A)
12 jun 1989 Mesepalast, Vienna, Austria (Live In Vienna bootleg, Live In Heaven bootleg, tape/65min/A)
15 jun 1989 Longhorn Club, Stuttgart
16 jun 1989 Pilton Somerset Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury, England (Pixies Live bootleg, tape/60min/B+)
17 jun 1989 Batschaap, Frankfurt, Germany
18 jun 1989 Bocuhm Club
19 jun 1989 Release of Here Comes Your Man single
22 jun 1989 Braumschweig
23 jun 1989 PC69, Bielfield
24 jun 1989 Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, Germany (Levitation Time bootleg, tape/65min/A)
26 jun 1989 Stockholm, Sweden
28 jun 1989 Electric Garden, Stockholm, Sweden
?? ??? 1989 Liverpool, England
?? jul 1989 The Bacchannal, San Diego, CA
02 jul 1989 Torhout/Werchter, Belgium (tape)(video/pro)
05 jul 1989 Kilburn National/Hall (?), London, England
06 jul 1989 Kilburn National/Hall (?), London, England
26 jul 1989 San Diego
27 jul 1989 Los Angeles
31 jul 1989 Malibu Club, Lido Beach, Long Island, NY (Bone Machine bootleg, This Was My Life bootleg, tape/75min/A)
08 aug 1989 Cleveland, OH
10 aug 1989 Caberet Metro, Chicago, IL (Black Hunter bootleg, promo lp, tape/39min/A)
11 aug 1989 First Avenue Club, Minneapolis, MN
14 aug 1989 The Living Room, Providence, RI (tape,71min)
15 aug 1989 The Paradise, Boston
25 aug 1989 Old Trout, Windsor, England
26 aug 1989 Reading Festival, Reading, Englandi (tape/70min/B+)
28 aug 1989 Toronto
02 sep 1989 Fox Theater, St. Louis, opening for Love and Rockets
08 sep 1989 Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
15 sep 1989 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL
17 sep 1989 Madrid, Spain
21 sep 1989 Deinze, Belgium
22 sep 1989 Phantasy Theater, Lakewood, FL
25 sep 1989 Utrecht, Holland
27 sep 1989 Syracuse, NY
01 oct 1989 Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
02 oct 1989 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Ireland
04 oct 1989 Apollo, Manchester, England
05 oct 1989 Queens Hall, Bradford, England
06 oct 1989 Guild Hall, Preston, England
07 oct 1989 Mayfair, Newcastle, England
08 oct 1989 Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland
10 oct 1989 City Hall, Sheffield, England
11 oct 1989 Aston Villa Leisure Centre, Birmingham, England
13 oct 1989 Victoria Hall, Hanley, England
14 oct 1989 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, England
15 oct 1989 Gloucester Leisure Center, Gloucester, England
16 oct 1989 Exeter University, Exeter, England
17 oct 1989 Guild Hall, Portsmouth, England
18 oct 1989 Tipatinas, New Orleans, LA
19 oct 1989 Hammersmith Odeon , London, England
20 oct 1989 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
21 oct 1989 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
22 oct 1989 University of Texas, Austin, TX
25 oct 1989 UCSD, La Jolla, CA
27 oct 1989 Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA
28 oct 1989 Warfield Theater, San Francisco, CA
31 oct 1989 EMU Ballroom, Eugene, ??
02 nov 1989 Seattle
20 nov 1989 The Living Room, Providence, RI
21 nov 1989 Boston
22 nov 1989 The Ritz, NYC, NY
29 nov 1989 Orpheum, Boston
30 nov 1989 The Ritz, NYC, NY
?? ??? 1990 Brixton Japanese TV Appearance
?? ??? 1990 Nightstage, Cambridge, MA
?? ??? 1990 Dallas, TX (sometime in the summer..)
05 jan 1990 Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill, NC (Black Francis Solo Show)
20 jan 1990 Powerhaus, London, England (Breeders Show)
11 feb 1990 Borderline, London, England (Black Francis Solo Show) The Dream Is Over bootleg,tape,58min,A-)
22 mar 1990 McCabes Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, CA (Black Francis Solo Show) (tape/70min/A)
24 mar 1990 Crawford Hall, Irvine, CA
?? jun 1990 Portastudio demo, Los Angeles (tape)
?? jul 1990 Recording Co. Studio, Chicago (Rubaiyat compilation version)
16 jul 1990 Release of Velouria single
13 aug 1990 Release of Bossanova album
16 aug 1990 Glouchester Leisure Centre, Clouchester, England
18 aug 1990 Radio 1, 5th Peel Session (Mark Goodier), Maida Vale Studio 5, London, England (Rough Diamonds bootleg + tape)
25 aug 1990 The Psychic Dancehall, Old Trout Pub, Windsor, England (tape)
26 aug 1990 Reading Festival, Reading, England (tape)
01 sep 1990 Schuttorf
02 sep 1990 Arena, Ulm
08 sep 1990 Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany (Le Mouria bootleg, tape/60min/A)
09 sep 1990 Sporthalle, Koln, Germany
10 sep 1990 Stadhalle, Offenbach
12 sep 1990 Volkhaus, Zurich
17 sep 1990 Madrid, Spain (tape)
2? sep 1990 National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
2? sep 1990 Belfast, Ireland
21 sep 1990 Paris, France (tape/85min/B)
22 sep 1990 Nantes, France
23 sep 1990 Brielport, Deinze, Belgium
24 sep 1990 Vredenburg, Utrecht, Holland
25 sep 1990 Centrum, Utrecht, Holland (tape/55min/A+)
27 sep 1990 Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland
28 sep 1990 Amsterdam, Holland (Dig For Fire/Allison Video)
05 oct 1990 St. George's Hall
07 oct 1990 Newcastle, England
10 oct 1990 Civic Center, Sheffield, England
15 oct 1990 Guildhall, Glouchester, England
16 oct 1990 Glouchester Leisure Center, Glouchester, England (Long Live the Surf Guitar bootleg, tape/80min/B+)
17 oct 1990 Guildhall, Portsmouth
19 oct 1990 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
20 oct 1990 Brixton Academy, London, England
29 oct 1990 Release of Dig For Fire single
30 oct 1990 Rotterdam, Holland (Black Francis Solo Show)
02 nov 1990 London, England (Black Francis Solo Show)
27 nov 1990 The Concert Hall, Toronto, Canada
29 nov 1990 The Orpheum, Boston
30 nov 1990 The Ritz, New York, NY (tape/100min/A-)
[01 dec 1990 The Ritz, New York, NY (tape/100min/A-)]
02 dec 1990 Latin Quarter, Detroit, MI
03 dec 1990 Riviera Theater, Chicago, IL
04 dec 1990 First Avenue Club, Minneapolis, MN
10 dec 1990 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA
13 dec 1990 Universal Ampitheater, Los Angeles, CA
14 dec 1990 Civic Center, San Jose, CA
15 dec 1990 Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
17 dec 1990 Warfield Theater, San Francisco, CA
18 dec 1990 Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA
19 dec 1990 Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA
08 feb 1991 Ireland (Black Francis Solo Show)
25 feb 1991 Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, San Diego, CA (Frank Black Solo Show w/ pixies stuff)
22 mar 1991 Santa Monica, CA
23 may 1991 The Futurist, Scarborough, England
27 may 1991 Transborduer, Lyon, France
28 may 1991 Release of Planet Of Sound single
28 may 1991 Verdue Theater, Nice, France
01 jun 1991 Medoquine, Bordeaux, France
03 jun 1991 Olympia, Paris, France
04 jun 1991 Olympia, Paris, France
06 jun 1991 Grimporez Stadium, Lille, France
07 jun 1991 Le Zenith, Paris, France
08 jun 1991 Crystal Palace Bowl, London, England (Death To The Pixies bootleg, tape/45min/A)
12 jun 1991 Festival, Lisbon, Portugal
13 jun 1991 Lisbon Coliseum dos Recerios, Lisbon, Portugal (tape/90min/a-)
14 jun 1991 Maida Vale, Studio 3, London
19 jun 1991 The Point Depot, Dublin, Ireland
21 jun 1991 SECC, Glasgow, Scotland (Accident Gig)
22 jun 1991 G-MEX Railway Station, Manchester, England
23 jun 1991 Radio 1, 6th (last) Peel Session, Maida Vale, Studio 3, London, England (tape)
25 jun 1991 Brixton Academy, London, England
26 jun 1991 Brixton Academy, London, England (video/81min/B)
28 jun 1991 Belfort Festival, Belfort, France (tape/45min/A)
29 jun 1991 Bizzare Festival, Gissen
01 jul 1991 Circus Dome, Munich, Germany
02 jul 1991 Metropolis, Torino, Italy
06 jul 1991 Festival, Torhout, Belgium
07 jul 1991 Festival, Werchter, Belgium
10 jul 1991 Jaap Edenhall, Amsterdam, Holland
11 jul 1991 Leysin Festival, Switzerland (Subbacultcha bootleg, tape/65min/A)
13 jul 1991 Jaap Edenhall, Amsterdam, Holland (Jaap Edenhall bootleg, tape/75min/B)
14 jul 1991 Mean Fiddler, London, England
26 jul 1991 Brixton Academy, London, England (video)
02 aug 1991 Thurles (Black Francis Solo Show)
24 aug 1991 Reading Festival, England (Pixies & Black Francis Solo)
25 aug 1991 Hasselt, Belgium (Black Francis Solo Show)
08 sep 1991 Hamburg, Germany
25 sep 1991 Utrecht, Holland (Velouria bootleg, tape/25min/A-)
?? sep 1991 Master Control Studio, Burbank (L. Cohen tribute version for 22)
07 oct 1991 Release of Trompe Le Monde album
31 oct 1991 San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
01 nov 1991 Hayden Square, Tempe, AZ
11 nov 1991 Shriver Auditorium, Baltimore, MD
12 nov 1991 Cameo Theater, Miami, FL (video/70min)
12 nov 1991 Houston, Texas (??)
?? nov 1991 The Moon, Tallahassee, FL (should fit in here)
?? nov 1991 Milk Bar, Jacksonville, FL (played 2 days after previous show)
16 nov 1991 Georgia Theater, Athens, GA
21 nov 1991 Citadel Center, Washington D.C.
23 nov 1991 The Ritz, NYC, NY
26 nov 1991 Rocky Point Palladium, Warwick, RI
27 nov 1991 Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA
?? ??? 1991 Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA
01 dec 1991 Royal Oak Theater, Detroit, MI
08 dec 1991 American Theater, St. Louis, MI
11 dec 1991 San Diego, CA
15 dec 1991 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Canada
16 dec 1991 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Canada
17 dec 1991 The Moore Theater, Seattle, WA
19 dec 1991 Crest Theater, Sacramento, CA
20 dec 1991 Warfield Theater, San Francisco, CA (SF Warfield bootleg)
21 dec 1991 Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA (tape/KCRW 105 FM/45min/B+)
22 dec 1991 Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA (Gone To Heaven bootleg, Ed Is Dead bootleg, tape/48min/A-)
25 jan 1992 Barrymore Theater, Madison, WI
26 jan 1992 First Avenue Club, Minneapolis, MN (tape/80min/A)
27 jan 1992 First Avenue Club, Minneapolis, MN
05 feb 1992 The Ritz, NYC, NY (Here We Come bootleg, tape/90min/B+)
06 feb 1992 NBC's 'Late Night With David Letterman' (video)
13 feb 1992 Dennis Miller Show, Los Angeles (video)
14 feb 1992 Dennis Miller Show, Los Angeles (video)
29 feb 1992 Civic Center, Lakeland, FL (Situation Red bootleg, tape/45min/B)
01 mar 1992 The Arena, Miami, FL
03 mar 1992 Coliseum, Charlotte, NC
07 mar 1992 Coliseum, Hampton
09 mar 1992 Nassau Coliseum , Uniondale
13 mar 1992 Worcester Centrum, Worcester, MA
15 mar 1992 Providence, RI (tape/47min/B)
20 mar 1992 Madison Square Garden, Manhatten, NY
21 mar 1992 Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, NY
27 mar 1992 The Palace, Detroit, MI
[27 mar 1992 Auburn Hills, MI (tape/45min/B+)]
30 mar 1992 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
31 mar 1992 Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, IL
05 apr 1992 Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX
06 apr 1992 The Summit, Houston, TX
07 apr 1992 Erwin Center, Austin, TX
10 apr 1992 Activity Center, Tempe, AZ
13 apr 1992 Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
14 apr 1992 Hollywood, CA (???)
15 apr 1992 Sports Arena, San Diego, CA
16 apr 1992 The Warfield Theater, San Francisco, CA (Planet Of Sound bootleg, (tape/90min/A)
17 apr 1992 Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA
20 apr 1992 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA (tape/40min/B)
21 apr 1992 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA
23 apr 1992 PNE Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada
[24 apr 1992 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Canada (video/80min/A)]
25 apr 1992 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Canada (The Sad Punk bootleg, video/80min)
26 apr 1992 New York (believed to be their last show) (dag: wrong, vancouver was their last show !!)
13 jan 1993 Radio 5 program 'Hit The North' split announced
23 jan 1993 NME's exclusive story about the split
22 sep 1997 Release of Debaser single
06 oct 1997 Release of Death To The Pixies album
06 jul 1998 Release of Pixies At The BBC album
05 mar 2001 Release of Complete 'B' Sides album
09 jul 2002 Release of The_Purple_Tape album
Most of the list came from Rob Holmes and Michael Werwie, few additions and corrections by Marc Booth and Dag Wieërs.