The inspiration for forming the band came when Ilva Poortvliet and Nikki Meijerink saw a concert by the Utrecht punk band The Duds (earlier known as Blitzkrieg , the first punk band in Utrecht) at the Kasbah in Maarssen in January 1979. The band’s name is the Germanic word for a mermaid or water spirit (see also Nixie ). The Nixe’s first live performance was on June 14, 1979, at the café De Baas in the Biltstraat in Utrecht, where they played with the Lullabies , another punk band from Utrecht. The Nixe then regularly performed at the Spinnehok in Utrecht. In November 1980, the Nixe played at the rock festival “Rock tegen de rollen” (English translation “Rock against [gender] roles”) which took place in Utrecht.
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