“Talent,” a new song from the Pixies’ forthcoming release Head Carrier (September 30 Pixiesmusic/Play It Again Sam/[PIAS]) has just released a new song, which features a cameo appearance by legendary actor Jack Palance. The band kickoff their European tour, November 15th in Vienna, Austria.

The band’s special fan-only pre-sale for the just-announced added UK dates starts today at 9AM at Pixiesmusic.com. The general on-sale begins Friday at 9:00AM at Pixiesmusic.com. Pixies ask that if you are unable to purchase tickets at today’s pre-sale or at Friday’s general on-sale, not to purchase them at inflated prices from secondary tickets site. The band is aggressively doing everything it can to stop ticketing rip-offs.

NOVEMBER

15 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria

16 HWS Arena, Poznan, Poland

17 Forum Karlin Hall, Prague, Czech Republic

18 Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux, Switzerland

20 Sant Jordi Club, Barcelona, Spain

21 Coliseum, Porto, Portugal

23 Zenith, Paris, France

24 Palladium, Koln, Germany

25 Lotto, Antwerp, Belgium

27 HMH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

28 Brixton Academy, London, UK

29 Brixton Academy, London, UK

30 O2 Academy, Leeds, UK

DECEMBER

2 Barrowland, Glasgow, UK

3 O2 Academy, Newcastle, UK

4 Apollo, Manchester, UK

6 Brixton Academy, London, UK – ADDED SHOW

7 Cardiff Arena, Cardiff, UK – ADDED SHOW

8 O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK – ADDED SHOW