Pixies triumph over Benicassim stage malfunction!
The band forced off stage after a barrier collapses


Pixies' Frank Black onstage. Picture: Sound Generator

The pixies headline set at the Benicassim festival was pulled after 20 minutes last night after the mainstage barrier collapsed, Sound Generator can report.

The seminal Boston group, who reformed in 2004, took to the main stage around 10pm, but after just five songs, were forced to leave the stage after a major fault in the main stage barrier developed - threatening the safety of the crowd.

However, the four-piece were able to return 20 minutes later after strengthening sections were added - and played a high tempo, high-energy salvo to please the 35,000 fans.

In a statement released to press late last night, the organisers revealed that the front protection barrier had begun to give way, mainly due to a crowd surge.

"It is important to mention that no one has been injured and the concert has restarted only 20 minutes after the interruption," the organisers added.

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