Pixies Play Curitiba on 7 April 2027

The Ópera de Arame, one of Curitiba's best-known music venues, in 2015; the Pixies play Live Curitiba, in the Novo Mundo district, on 7 April 2027. (Photo: Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

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Pixies play Live Curitiba on Wednesday 7 April 2027, a date added after fans asked for it. Tickets go on sale through Ticketmaster Brazil on Tuesday 20 October 2026 at noon, and prices have not been announced.

The Boston band Pixies will play Curitiba, in southern Brazil, on Wednesday 7 April 2027 at Live Curitiba, a concert hall in the Novo Mundo district. The date was announced on 15 and 16 October 2026, together with a show in Brasília, and it now appears on the band’s own tour list.

For US readers the key points are a sale that opens on Tuesday, a Brazilian visa and a short gap to the band’s São Paulo night. The Curitiba show comes two days before São Paulo on Friday 9 April, so one trip can cover both.

A New Date Added in Curitiba

Pixies first announced São Paulo as their only Brazilian stop, and the Curitiba date followed in October. Me Gusta Curitiba reports that requests from local fans helped bring the band to the city two days before São Paulo.

The show is produced by SevenX, an entertainment company based in Curitiba. Me Gusta Curitiba, Bem Paraná and D Ponta News all give the same venue, date and ticket seller for the night.

The city also has a place in the band’s Brazilian history. Billboard Brasil recalls that the first Pixies show in Brazil took place at Curitiba’s Pedreira Paulo Leminski on 8 May 2004, on a night of about 5°C (41°F).

The band’s tour list on its official site now shows nine South American dates in 2027. It opens in Frutillar, Chile, on 25 March and runs through Santiago on 29 March, Montevideo on 2 April and Buenos Aires on 4 April before reaching Brazil.

After Curitiba on 7 April come São Paulo on 9 April and Brasília on Sunday 11 April. The run then moves to Lima, Peru, on 15 April and ends in Bogotá, Colombia, on Saturday 17 April 2027.

Who the Pixies Are

Pixies formed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1986, which makes the 2027 dates a run in the band’s 40th year. Their best-known songs include “Where Is My Mind?” and “Here Comes Your Man”.

The current line-up is Black Francis on vocals and guitar, Joey Santiago on guitar, David Lovering on drums and Emma Richardson on bass and vocals. No setlist for the South American dates has been published.

The music site Igor Miranda counts four earlier Brazilian visits since 2004, mostly at festivals. It describes the 2027 run as the band’s first South American tour as a headline act.

How to Buy Tickets

Tickets go on sale through Ticketmaster Brazil on Tuesday 20 October 2026 at noon Brasília time. That is 11 a.m. on the US East Coast, where clocks stay on daylight saving time until Sunday 1 November.

Live Curitiba says tickets for its shows are sold through each event’s official seller or at its own box office. Depending on the event, the hall offers a standing floor, a premium floor, a VIP area and boxes.

Purchase limits for Curitiba have not been published, but Brazilian sales commonly cap tickets per Brazilian taxpayer number, known as the CPF. Half-price tickets, called meia-entrada, are a legal discount for groups such as students and people over 60, and proof of eligibility is required.

Live Curitiba and the City

Live Curitiba stands at Rua Itajubá 143 in Novo Mundo, a district south of the city centre. The hall says it has parking for its customers, and opening times vary by event.

The venue already hosts several international rock acts in the months around the Pixies date. Placebo play there on 26 February 2027, and Slash plays the same hall on Sunday 11 April, four days after the Pixies.

Rua XV de Novembro in central Curitiba in December 2023; Live Curitiba, where the Pixies play on 7 April 2027, is in the Novo Mundo district south of the centre. (Photo: Ubonat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

Curitiba is the capital of Paraná state and had 1,773,718 residents at the 2022 census, the most of any city in Brazil’s south. Our city guide, linked below, covers its neighbourhoods, transport and costs.

What It Means for You

US citizens need a Brazilian visa, and the State Department page checked on 19 October 2026 says it must be approved before departure. The same page asks for a passport valid for at least one month after entry and one blank page for each entry and exit stamp.

The State Department rates Brazil at Level 2, exercise increased caution, because of crime and kidnapping. For a weeknight show outside the centre, a taxi or ride-app car to the door is the simplest way to get there and back.

Tickets will be priced in reais, so a US card is charged at the rate of the day plus any foreign-transaction fee. If you also want São Paulo on 9 April or Brasília on 11 April, buy each show separately, since São Paulo sells through Eventim and Brasília has its own sale.

The band’s tour list shows no US dates for now, so the South American run is the only one on sale. The Curitiba show is a midweek night, so plan travel days around Wednesday 7 April.

What Is Not Known

Ticket prices, sectors, doors and start times have not been announced, and no opening act has been named. The age rating for the night has not been published either.

For reference only, Slash’s full-price tickets at the same hall on 11 April cost R$600 (about US$119) on the mezzanine and R$800 (about US$158) on the floor. Those figures use the Friday 16 October 2026 closing rate of R$5.06 per US dollar, and the Pixies prices may differ.

It is not known whether foreign buyers without a CPF can complete a purchase on Ticketmaster Brazil. More Brazilian cities could still be added, as Curitiba and Brasília were, but none has been announced.

More: Brazil news, every day from The Rio Times.

Frequently Asked Questions

When and where do the Pixies play in Curitiba?

Pixies play Live Curitiba, at Rua Itajubá 143 in the Novo Mundo district, on Wednesday 7 April 2027. Doors and start times have not been announced.

When do Pixies Curitiba tickets go on sale?

Tickets go on sale through Ticketmaster Brazil on Tuesday 20 October 2026 at noon Brasília time, or 11 a.m. US Eastern time. Prices had not been announced by 19 October.

Where else do the Pixies play in Brazil?

The band plays São Paulo on Friday 9 April and Brasília on Sunday 11 April 2027. São Paulo tickets are sold through Eventim and Brasília has a separate sale, so each night is bought on its own.

Planning a trip around the show? Our Curitiba City Guide for Expats and Visitors covers neighbourhoods, transport and costs.

For what is on in the city this month, see What to Do in Curitiba in October 2026. For the band’s São Paulo date, read our Pixies South America tour story.

Sources: Pixies official site, tour dates, consulted 19 October 2026; Live Curitiba, venue site; Billboard Brasil, Pixies volta ao Brasil para show único em 2027; Me Gusta Curitiba, 16 October 2026; Bem Paraná, 15 October 2026; D Ponta News, 16 October 2026; Igor Miranda, 16 October 2026; Itaú Live, Slash in Brazil 2027; IBGE, 2022 census population of Curitiba; US State Department, Brazil, consulted 19 October 2026.

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