The xx's 'I See You' Out Now; Touring North American This Spring
By: Caryn Robbins Jan. 13, 2017
I See You, the long awaited third album from The xx, is out today on Young Turks. Stream and download it here.
I See You marks a new era for the London trio of Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim and Jamie Smith, both sonically and in terms of process. The album was recorded between March 2014 and August 2016 in New York, Marfa, Reykjavik, Los Angeles and London, and produced by Jamie Smith and Rodaidh McDonald.
The xx will tour North America this spring, with headline dates kicking off April 15 in San Francisco, and further shows in Seattle, Chicago, Austin, Philadelphia, New York and more as well as festival slots at Coachella, Bonnaroo, Shaky Knees and others soon to be announced. Due to popular demand, additional shows have been added in San Francisco, Austin and Toronto. Tickets for all dates are on sale today at 10 a.m. local time; visit thexx.info/tour for more information.The North American dates will follow a historic European tour, including a record-setting, seven night run at the O2 Academy Brixton in London, marking the longest ever run of sold out shows at the legendary venue, performing to 35,000 people over seven hometown performances.
To celebrate the release of I See You, The xx will appear on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" next Tuesday, January 17.
I See You is the follow up to The xx's two previous albums-xx and Coexist-which have sold over 3 million copies between them, winning a host of accolades along the way. Watch the video for debut single "On Hold," recorded in Marfa and directed by Alasdair McLellan, HERE.
The xx Live
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
February 21 Halle Tony Garnier - Lyon, France
February 23 Marx Halle - Vienna, Austria
February 24 Zenith - Munich, Germany
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
April 15 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA - SOLD OUT
April 16 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA
April 19 Mesa Amphitheatre - Phoenix, AZ
April 21 Coachella - Indio, CA
April 23 Rose Quarter Memorial Coliseum - Portland, OR
April 24 WaMu Theater - Seattle, WA
April 25 Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre - Vancouver, BC
April 28 The Palace Theatre - St. Paul, MN
April 29 The Eagles Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI
May 1 Aragon Ballroom - Chicago, IL
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
May 9 Revention Music Center - Houston, TX
May 10 ACL Live at the Moody Theater - Austin, TX
May 11 ACL Live at the Moody Theater - Austin, TX
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
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
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