(Classic Rock) Pixies have announced a run of six UK winter dates. The tour is in support of the Pixies' upcoming sixth album Head Carrier, due for release on September 30.

The band will perform in London, Leeds, Glasgow, Newcastle and Manchester in November and December on the back of a string of previously announced European shows.

Frontman Black Francis recently revealed the new album includes a song that is a "thank-you letter" to former bassist Kim Deal, sung by her replacement Paz Lenchantin. See the tour dates here.

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