Like the gray clouds that hung overhead all night, Thursday’s sold-out kickoff concert in the Surly Brewing Festival Field season with the Pixies and Modest Mouse did not look too promising going in.

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The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse will spend the end of their summer on the road together. The two bands will co-headline an upcoming North American tour with support from guest openers Friko and Dehd ...