We announced last week that everyone’s favourite British band The xx were planning on touring Australia.
The very next day, their Melbourne show at Festival Hall sold out, with a second show announced. Now, the three-piece have sold out their Perth show in addition to selling out shows in Melbourne and Sydney earlier this week.
Due to the unprecedented demand for tickets, a second Perth show will take place on Monday the 1st of April and is on sale now. Tickets to the second Melbourne show at Festival Hall are also selling fast.
Young UK indie trio The xx have quickly become one of the most in demand acts on the planet, and they’re bringing their incredibly atmospheric and captivating live show back Down Under this April.
First hitting Australian shores as part of the Laneway Festival back in 2010, the precociously talented trio – Jamie Smith, Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim – pre-empted the release of Coexist in July of this year by playing two triumphant Australian shows which sold out in minutes.
Not to be outdone, Smith – who under his alter-ego Jamie xx is rapidly building a global reputation as a formidable producer and remixer – also sold out two solo shows in the same cities in next to no time.
The band’s second album, Coexist, was one of the most eagerly-awaited releases of 2012, and the wait proved to be more than worth it when the record finally dropped in September. Coexist impressively debuted at number two on the ARIA charts, with similar chart-topping results around the globe.
It was roundly lauded by both critics and fans alike as being a more than worthy successor to their acclaimed 2009 self-titled debut, which among a slew of similar awards and accolades garnered them the prestigious Mercury Prize in 2010, and has achieved Gold sales here in Australia.
But now, with their new album under their arms and their stocks at an all time high, The xx are returning to Australia to bring their minimalist, melancholic and emotive music to the masses once more! Don’t expect demand to be any less intense this April when The xx return to unveil the gorgeous arrangements and aural delights of Coexist in the live setting, alongside the early favourites which made them so revered to so many so damn quickly.
The xx 2013 Australian Tour
Monday 1st – Metro City, Perth – NEW SHOW ADDED
Tuesday 2nd – Metro City, Perth – SOLD OUT
Thursday 4th – Festival Hall, Melbourne – SOLD OUT
Friday 5th – Festival Hall, Melbourne – SELLING FAST
Saturday 6th – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney – NEW SHOW ADDED
Sunday 7th – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney – SOLD OUT
Tuesday 9th – Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane
Tickets on sale now at http://handsometours.com/current/the-xx-3/
