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Posted in music | tour dates on June 15, 2010

The xx played Bonnaroo, playing United Palace, Summerstage, Lollapalooza, ACL, Oya, Melt!, Pop Montreal & other dates

The xx @ Webster Hall in March (more by Bao Nguyen)
The xx

"Marry me, Oliver!" was the cry from a desperate girl in the crowd when the trio finally took the stage under low light to begin systematically breaking hearts, including mine. (Mr. Blue Sky, don't fail me now!!) For those who missed Joy Division the first time, I am so happy you have your own version now -- as Oliver Sim and Romy Croft whispered the first words of a delicately slowed-down "Crystalised," they were joined by hundreds of quiet, worshipful voices in the crowd, and I found myself mesmerized by their totally depressing stage presence. (Croft's sadness alone could make a dorm at Sarah Lawrence crumble into dust.) Their strength comes in stillness, in the ability to distill all the dance grooves of their contemporaries into a single note plucked over and over from a single string. At close distance, they are a stunning live band.

In the back of a muddy tent? Maybe not so stunning -- I crawled out from the mobbed sidestage and wrapped around to the center of gen pop, where the crowd was already starting to wander away, engaged in conversation or spastic dancing or the eating of brown foods. Some dude walked past me and muttered something to his buddy about what would happen if "the dude from Depeche Mode who killed himself" could see this band. I started to notice that from afar, the stoic plucking of a single string with whispered lyrics layered on top doesn't really hold anyone's attention. But there wasn't much I could do short of find a border collie and try to herd people deeper into the tent, so I hung for a while, heard "Basic Space" (my patented I Can Leave If I Hear This Song™ system having gone into effect at midnight), and headed for the car. I may have shuffled my feet despondently a bit on the way there.
[Entertainment Weekly on the xx at Bonnaroo]

The band's full Bonnaroo set is currently streaming at NPR.

As previously mentioned, The xx will be in NYC for a free show at the Central Park SummerStage on Sunday, August 8th with Jack Penate and Chairlift. That's the day after the band plays Lollapalooza, and right before the band heads to Europe for a trip that includes an appearance at Oslo, Norway's Oya Festival. The full Oya lineup is below

The xx will be back in New York this fall for an October 2nd show at United Palace Theatre. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 18th at 11am. That date is part of a fall tour that includes stops at Pop Montreal and Austin City Limits.

All dates, a video from Bonnaroo, the Oya lineup, and the German Melt Festival lineup (they play that too), below...

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The xx @ Bonnaroo (better audio for the full set at NPR)

The xx - 2010 Tour Dates
Jun 18 - Southside Festival Neuhausen, GB
Jun 19 - Hurricane Festival Scheessel, GB
Jun 25 - Glastonbury Glastonbury, UNITED KINGDOM
Jun 26 - Glastonbury Glastonbury, UNITED KINGDOM
Jul 1 - Rock Werchter Belgium, GB
Jul 2 - Festival Beauregard Hérouville Saint-Clair, GB
Jul 3 - Eurockeennes Belfort, GB
Jul 8 - Optimus Alive! Oeiras, GB
Jul 10 - Pohoda Festival Trencin, GB
Jul 13 - Somerset House London, UK
Jul 16 - Melt! Ferropolis, GB
Jul 17 - Latitude Southwold, GB
Jul 18 - Les Nuits de Fourvière Lyon, GB
Aug 7 - Lollapalooza, Chicago, IL
Aug 8 - Central Park Summerstage, NY, NY
Aug 13 - Way Out West Gothenburg, GB
Aug 14 - Oya Festival Oslo, GB
Aug 15 - Flow Festival Helsinki, GB
Aug 20 - Pukkelpop Hasselt, GB
Aug 21 - Den Atelier Luxembourg, GB
Aug 22 - Lowlands Biddinghuizen, GB
Aug 26 - E-Werk Koln, GB
Aug 27 - Tonhalle Munich, GB
Sep 10 - Bestival Isle of Wight, UK
Sep 22 - Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA
Sep 23 - Fox Theater - Oakland, Oakland, CA
Sep 29-Oct 3 - Pop Montreal, Montreal
Oct 2 - United Palace Theatre, NY, NY
Oct 04 Merriam Theater Philadelphia, PA
Oct 05 9:30 Club Washington, DC
Oct 6 - The Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
Oct 08 Granada Theatre
Oct 09 Austin City Limits Music Festival Austin, TX

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Melt! Festival lineup

1000 Robota | A-Trak | Matias Aguayo & Band | Ellen Allien | Almeida | An Horse | Archie Bronson Outfit | Ata | Autokratz | Beta | The Big Pink | Black Mountain | Black Rose (Henrik Schwarz & Jesse Rose live) | Blood Red Shoes | Booka Shade | Bonaparte | Boris | Bratze | Broken Bells | The Cheapers | Chromeo | Carl Craig | Chris Cunningham | Clues | Crookers | Danger | Darwin Deez | Delphic | Dendemann | Marcel Dettmann | Dirty Disco Youth | Dirty Projectors | dOP | Douster | Edu K | Egotronic | Empro | Fake Blood | Fred Falke live | Marcel Fengler | Fieber-Tanzparty | Roman Flügel | Foals | Four Tet | Frittenbude | Friendly Fires | Fucked Up | Marius Funk | Sascha Funke | The Futureheads | Get Well Soon | Goldfrapp | Groove Armada | Daniel Haaksman | Health | Hemmann & Kaden live | Hercules And Love Affair | Holy Ghost | Nick Höppner | Hurts | Ja, Panik | Jackmaster | Jamie T | Jamie XX | Jamaica | Johnossi | Jónsi | Sven Jozwiak | Karrera Klub | Kele | King Kong Kicks | Kings Of Convenience | Kissy Sell Out vs. Herve | Ben Klock | Oliver Koletzki | Kode 9 vs. Martyn |Kraushaar & Gradmann | Monika Kruse | Jamie Lidell | Les Yper Sound | Lindstrøm & Christabelle |Luna City Express | Mala | Massive Attack | Markus Meinhard | Melanie Melancholie | Midlake | Miike Snow | Modeselektor feat. Bonaparte live | Moderat feat. Paul St. Hilaire (Basic Cannel) & Dellé (Seeed) | Mutlu | ND Baumecker | Norman Nodge | Pantha Du Prince | Ewan Pearson | DJ Pete | Philipp Poisel | Popof live | Post War Years | Prosumer | Ptterns | Radio & Fernseh | RemmiDemmi DJ Team | Revolver Club | Riton | Saalschutz | Schlachthofbronx | Schulz & Söhne | DJ Shadow | Shed live | Shout Out Louds | Simian Mobile Disco (DJ-Set) | Sinden | Skate | Slagmalsklubben | Steffi | Christian Steiffen | Die Sterne | Tama Sumo | Team Recorder | Tiefschwarz | Tommie Sunshine | Matthias Tanzmann | Thomalla | Tobias Thomas | Tiga | Tocotronic | Martina Topley Bird | Trashpop | Trip Fontaine | Turbostaat | Two Door Cinema Club | The Very Best | Ricardo Villalobos | Joris Voorn live | Wareika | WhoMadeWho | Yeasayer | The XX
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Oya!
August 10th-14th 2010
Oslo, Norway

Yeasayer
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
The Black Angels
Die Antwoord
Broken Bells
Flaming Lips
The Specials
Field Music
M.I.A (UK)
Pavement (US)
Iggy & The Stooges (US)
Paul Weller (UK)
LCD Soundsystem (US)
Robyn (SW)
Tony Allen (NG)
Big Boi (US)
La Roux (UK)
The XX (UK)
Marina & The Diamonds (UK)
Local Natives (US)
Jonsi (of Sigur Ros) (ICD)
Panda Bear (US)
Mike Snow (SW)
The National (US)
Fucked Up (US)
Air (FR)
Trash Talk (US)
Imperial State Electric (SW)
Sleigh Bells (US)
Tune-Yards (US)
Kind Midas Sound (UK)
Girls (US)
Fools Gold (US)
Raekwon (US)
Cymbals Eat Guitars (US)
The Gaslight Anthem (US)
Major Lazer (US/UK)
Lindstrøm & Christabelle (NO)
Converge (US)
Surfer Blood (US)
Serena Maneesh (NO)
Casiokids (NO)

Plus Norwegian acts:
Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson / Kenneth Isak & the Freedom Machines / Torgny / Thom Hell / Oslo Ess / Wardruna / Diskjokke / Ost & Kjeks / Todd Terje & Dølle Jølle / Ost & Kjeks, Altaar / Motorpsycho / THE CUMSHOTS / CCTV / Lidolido / Navigators / John Olav Nilsen Og Gjengen / Obliteration / Djerv / Susanne Sundfør / Purified in Blood / The Megaphonic Thrift / Blood Command / Kråkesølv / Pow Pow / Lucy Swann / Mhoo / Karpe Diem / Lars Vaular / Ingrid Olava / Diskjokke w/Sambasunda / Wardruna / Todd Terje & Dølle Jølle (first live show) /
Necessary / 1349 / Ingerborg Selnes

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Tags: Bonnaroo, Melt Festival, Oya, Pop Montreal, The xx, United Palace
posted at 10:03 AM on June 15, 2010 in music | tour dates | Comments (36)

Comments (36)

The xx Fall Tour Dates
Sep 22 Hollywood Palladium Hollywood, CA
Sep 23 Fox Theater Oakland, CA
Sep 29 Massey Hall Toronto, ON
Oct 02 United Palace Theatre New York, NY
Oct 04 Merriam Theater Philadelphia, PA
Oct 05 9:30 Club Washington, DC
Oct 06 The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
Oct 08 Granada Theatre
Oct 09 Austin City Limits Music Festival Austin, TX

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 10:12 AM

Little ambious ehhh

United Palace for XX???

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 10:18 AM

updated, thanks

Posted by brooklynvegan | June 15, 2010 10:19 AM

I am mystified by this band's success

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 10:22 AM

seems like that might actually be a good venue for them.

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 10:24 AM

XTRA XTRA BREAKING NEWS the xx are boring live

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 10:37 AM

If this sells out, I'll give someone 5 dollars!

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 10:41 AM

And on record.

Posted by Scott | June 15, 2010 10:42 AM

will you give me the 5 dollars? it's going to sell out. probably pretty quickly.

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 10:43 AM

so boring live. like really. totally.

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 10:45 AM

maybe they'll be better in a seated venue.

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 10:57 AM

Saw these guys at sasquatch. Love the album, but they're really really boring live.

Posted by Matt | June 15, 2010 11:06 AM

holy shit, why not go right to MSG. Guarantee this gets moved to a smaller venue.

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 11:32 AM


Remember when this New Order cover band played Monkey Town?

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 11:40 AM

are you serious 11:32? they sold out webster hall in like 2 seconds.

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 11:41 AM

XX < X

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 11:55 AM

XX < X < XXX

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 12:16 PM

I'm glad I saw them backstage as Sasquatch since at least I got free ice cream from Ice Cream Man. I think they definitely need their light show.

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 12:28 PM

"I am mystified by this band's success"

likewise. i like their album, but really have no interest in seeing this live, particularly after hearing the tepid reviews.

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 12:42 PM

I'm hearing it might get moved to Yankee Stadium.

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 12:44 PM

You left the Sep 29 Massey Hall date out of your update. Also Granada Theatre is in Dallas, TX.

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 12:50 PM

i really enjoyed their live show, its quite mellowed out and is much better seen sitting down.

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 1:09 PM

united palace is too smaill -they should be playing yankee stadium.

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 1:10 PM

this band is not as boring live as people say but united palace...yeah that's ambitious

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 1:45 PM

And to think, I saw these guys in the basement of the Delancey 8 months ago. Amazing what the hype machine can churn out.

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 1:45 PM

Yankee stadium is to small. They need to put together an XX festival quick!

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 2:18 PM

the XX show at Bonneroo was a serious snooze fest. So boring. I was shocked, because i like the record. SO BORING.

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 2:28 PM

I'm hearing they're playing the superbowl halftime show next year.

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 3:32 PM

They're going into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 3:39 PM

these guys are WAY bigger than U2

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 3:43 PM

they will get into the hall of fame before the smiths.

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 3:45 PM

I heard Oliver said he was popular than Jesus.

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 3:47 PM

People are doing Uke covers of XX songs.

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 3:53 PM

Is this show BYOP (bring your own pillow)?

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2010 6:40 PM

xx = zzzz

Posted by Anonymous | June 18, 2010 1:38 PM


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Posted by دروس فوتوشوب | June 20, 2010 6:50 PM

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