The xx at Aragon Ballroom
photo by James Richards IV

The xx & Sampha on tour now (pics / setlist from Chicago show)

The xx are currently on tour supporting this year’s I See You. They played Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom last week with tourmate Sampha opening the show. Their set included an acoustic rendition of “Performance” by Romy, as well as Jamie xx’s “Loud Places.” Setlist below and pictures from the Aragon are in the gallery above.

The xx and Sampha will be in NYC next week for two big shows at Forest Hills Stadium and you can still get tickets to the second show on 5/20. They’ll be back in Chicago this summer for Lollapalooza. Updated tour dates are listed below.

SETLIST: The xx @ Aragon Ballroom 5/1/2017
Say Something Loving
Crystalised
Islands
I Dare You
Lips
Sunset
Basic Space
Performance (Acoustic solo by Romy)
Infinity
VCR
Dangerous
Fiction
Shelter
Loud Places (Jamie xx song)

Encore:
On Hold
Intro
Angels

The xx – 2017 Tour Dates
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—SOLD OUT
May 20 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
May 31-June 4 Primavera Sound—Barcelona, Spain
June 8-11 Bonnaroo—Manchester, TN
July 1 Open’er Festival—Gdynia, Poland
July 6 NOS Alive—Lisbon, Portugal
July 8 Firenze Summer Festival—Florence, Italy
July 28-30 Fuji Rock Festival—Niigata, Japan
August 10 Oya Festival—Oslo, Norway
August 10-12 Way Out West Festival—Gothenburg, Sweden
August 11-13 Flow Festival—Helsinki, Finland
August 15 Sunset Festival—Sigulda, Latvia
August 17 Pukkelpop Festival—Hasselt, Belgium
August 18-20 Lowlands Festival—Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
September 7-10 Bestival—Dorset, U.K.
September 10 Lollapalooza—Berlin, Germany

photos by James Richards IV