P40 - Celebrating 40 Years

Pixies bring P40 – Celebrating 40 Years to the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 May 2026. Formed in Boston in 1986, the band carved a singular approach to songwriting built on quiet-to-loud shifts, surreal imagery, razor-edged riffs and abrupt cuts. Albums like Surfer Rosa and Doolittle set a blueprint they still carry on stage. For this anniversary show, expect a career-spanning set that folds in staples such as Where Is My Mind?, Debaser and Monkey Gone to Heaven alongside deeper cuts and more recent material, played by the core trio of Black Francis, Joey Santiago and David Lovering. Four decades on, Pixies keep these songs lean and direct, switching from whisper to bark in seconds. P40 offers a wide-angle view of their catalogue and how it lives in concert: Francis’s grain and clipped phrasing, Santiago’s angular lines, Lovering’s precise pulse. A night centered on dynamics, offbeat hooks and the tension that runs through their writing since the beginning.