The xx Score Global Chart Success With New Album 'I See You'

On January 13, 2017, London trio The xx released their highly-anticipated third album I See You via Young Turks. The album's widespread critical acclaim has been matched this week by global chart success, with I See You debuting at number 1 in seven countries including The U.K., Germany, Portugal, The Netherlands, Ireland, Australia and Belgium. I See You was also the best selling album in the U.S. and Canada last week and currently sits at number 2 in the Billboard consumption chart.

Overall, I See You is The xx's biggest worldwide chart success to date. It follows in the footsteps of the band's previous two albums-2009's xx and 2012's Coexist-which have now sold over 3 million copies between them.

Meanwhile, The xx will soon embark on an extensive European and North American tour. The tour, which starts on February 8 in Stockholm, which will feature some of their biggest headline shows to date, including a record breaking seven night sold out run at London's legendary O2 Academy Brixton (where they will play to 35,000 people). The xx have today also announced supports for the European dates of their tour. They will be joined by Kelela (Stockholm, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Paris, Strasborg, Basel) and Floating Points (solo) (Milan, Lyon, Vienna, Munich, Berlin, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Brussels).

For full ticket details, please head to thexx.info/tour

The xx Live 2017
February 8 Hovet - Stockholm, Sweden
February 10 Forum - Copenhagen, Denmark
February 12 Sporthalle - Hamburg, Germany
February 13 Heineken Music Hall - Amsterdam, Netherlands - SOLD OUT
February 14 Zénith - Paris, France - SOLD OUT
February 15 Zénith - Paris, France - SOLD OUT
February 17 Zénith - Strasbourg, France
February 18 St. Jakobshalle - Basel, Switzerland
February 20 Mediolanum Forum - Milan, Italy - SOLD OUT
February 21 Halle Tony Garnier - Lyon, France
February 23 Marx Halle - Vienna, Austria
February 24 Zenith - Munich, Germany - SOLD OUT
February 25 Arena - Berlin, Germany - SOLD OUT
February 26 Jahrhunderthalle - Frankfurt, Germany - SOLD OUT
February 28 Mitsubishi Electric Halle - Düsseldorf, Germany
March 1 Forest National - Brussels, Belgium - SOLD OUT
March 2 Forest National - Brussels, Belgium - SOLD OUT
March 4 Motorpoint Arena - Nottingham, UK
March 5 O2 Apollo Manchester - Manchester, UK - SOLD OUT
March 6 O2 Apollo Manchester - Manchester, UK - SOLD OUT
March 8 O2 Academy Brixton - London, UK - SOLD OUT
March 9 O2 Academy Brixton - London, UK - SOLD OUT
March 10 O2 Academy Brixton - London, UK - SOLD OUT
March 11 O2 Academy Brixton - London, UK - SOLD OUT
March 13 O2 Academy Brixton - London, UK - SOLD OUT
March 14 O2 Academy Brixton - London, UK - SOLD OUT
March 15 O2 Academy Brixton - London, UK - SOLD OUT
March 17 Motorpoint Arena - Cardiff, UK
March 23-25 Festival Estereo Picnic - Bogota, Columbia
March 25 Lollapalooza - Sao Paulo, Brazil
March 31 Lollapalooza - Buenos Aires, Argentina
April 1 Lollapalooza - Santiago, Chile
April 14 Coachella - Indio, CA - SOLD OUT
April 15 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA - SOLD OUT
April 16 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA - SOLD OUT
April 19 Mesa Amphitheatre - Phoenix, AZ
April 21 Coachella - Indio, CA - SOLD OUT
April 23 Rose Quarter Memorial Coliseum - Portland, OR
April 24 WaMu Theater - Seattle, WA - SOLD OUT
April 25 Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre - Vancouver, BC
April 28 The Palace Theatre - St. Paul, MN - SOLD OUT
April 29 The Eagles Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI
May 1 Aragon Ballroom - Chicago, IL - SOLD OUT
May 2 The Masonic Temple Detroit - Detroit, MI
May 3 Jacobs Pavilion - Cleveland, OH
May 5 Express Live! - Columbus, OH
May 6 Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD
May 8 South Side Ballroom - Dallas, TX - SOLD OUT
May 9 Revention Music Center - Houston, TX - SOLD OUT
May 10 ACL Live at the Moody Theater - Austin, TX - SOLD OUT
May 11 ACL Live at the Moody Theater - Austin, TX - SOLD OUT
May 12-14 Shaky Knees - Atlanta, GA
May 14 The Red Hat Amphitheater - Raleigh, NC
May 16 Stage AE - Pittsburgh, PA
May 17 Skyline Stage at the Mann - Philadelphia, PA
May 19 Forest Hills Stadium - New York, NY
May 22 Echo Beach - Toronto, ON
May 23 Echo Beach - Toronto, ON - SOLD OUT
May 24 Parc Jean-Drapeau - Montreal, QC
May 26 Thompson's Point - Portland, ME
May 26-28 Boston Calling - Boston, MA
June 8-11 Bonnaroo ­- Manchester, TN
July 6 NOS Alive - Lisbon, Portugal
August 10 Oya Festival - Oslo, Norway
August 11-13 Flow Festival - Helsinki, Finland
August 18-20 Lowlands Festival - Biddinghuizen, Netherlands

photo credit: Alasdair McLellan