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Here comes yer man! Dublin's Olympia was thronged on Wednesday in expectation of an eyeball-slicing run through the Doolittle…

Here comes yer man! Dublin's Olympia was thronged on Wednesday in expectation of an eyeball-slicing run through the Doolittlealbum by the Pixies.

They kicked off with four B-sides and took their time getting to the most loved tunes, but the place went wild when they did. Some said Frank Black wasn't sufficiently "into it"; others found the set too short (working out about €1 a minute), but it was still a thrill to hear Debaseretc live.  Photograph: Matt Kavanagh

Conor Goodman

Conor Goodman

Conor Goodman is the Deputy Editor of The Irish Times