Just last fall in November, the xx first teased out information about a then-unknown European tour by sending out letters to fans that revealed the date and location of a show nearest to their address, and informing them that they had received free tickets, courtesy of the xx.
Now the English trio is back at it with the same trick, announcing a North American tour with a similar method. Only one day after the band was announced to play Coachella this year, several of the bands’ fans started tweeting about getting tickets in the mail. Apparently, the tickets were provided to those who had preordered the group’s forthcoming 3rd LP, I See You. the message was contained within the sleeve of a free 7″ single of “On Hold,” the first track of many upcoming cuts from the album.
I See You will be out in stores January 13th via Young Turks, but in the meantime fans can either get back into the xx with “On Hold” or the other recently released single “Say Something Loving.”
So far, 3 locations for shows have been revealed, including Texas, Pennsylvania, and Maine.
Check out the tweets of the lucky fans below, and the tour dates released so far.
The xx North American Tour Dates
05/08: Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
05/17: Philadelphia, PA – Skyline Stage at the Mann
05/28: Portland, MN- Thompson’s Point
I just got a free 7″ and tickets to see The xx in Portland in the mail?? pic.twitter.com/m2hC5HUFDI
— ❄️ SNOWCRU ❄️ (@Burdmew) January 3, 2017
Alex got this in the mail with his vinyl for being one of the first people to order their new album and we are SHOOK.. @The_xx pic.twitter.com/L8L1yUoZ3s
— trevor (@im_not_amish) January 3, 2017
UPDATE: More dates have been announced, see below for the full Spring 2017 tour:
The xx Spring 2017 Tour Dates:
11/28 Zagreb, Croatia – Bocarski Dom
11/29 Prague, Czech Republic – Forum Karlin
11/30 Poznan, Poland – Hala Nr 2 MTP
12/01 Warsaw, Poland – Nowy Teatr
12/03 Vilnius, Lithuania – Compensa Arena
12/06 Tokyo, Japan – Toyosu PIT
02/08 – Hovet Stockholm, Sweden
02/10 – Forum Copenhagen, Denmark
02/12 – Sporthalle Hamburg, Germany
02/13 – AFAS Live Amsterdam, Netherlands
02/14 – Zénith Paris, France
02/15 – Zénith Paris, France
02/17 – Zénith Strasbourg, France
02/18 – St. Jakobshalle Basel, Switzerland
02/20 – Mediolanum Forum Milan, Italy
02/21 – Halle Tony Garnier Lyon, France
02/23 – Marx Halle Vienna, Austria
02/24 – Zenith Munich, Germany
02/25 – Arena Berlin, Germany
02/26 – Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt, Germany
02/28 – Mitsubishi Electric Halle Düsseldorf, Germany
03/01 – Forest National Brussels, Belgium
03/02 – Forest National Brussels, Belgium
03/04 – Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, United Kingdom
03/05 – O2 Apollo Manchester Manchester, United Kingdom
03/06 – O2 Apollo Manchester Manchester, United Kingdom
03/08 – O2 Academy Brixton London, United Kingdom
03/09 – O2 Academy Brixton London, United Kingdom
03/10 – O2 Academy Brixton London, United Kingdom
03/11 – O2 Academy Brixton London, United Kingdom
03/13 – O2 Academy Brixton London, United Kingdom
03/14 – O2 Academy Brixton London, United Kingdom
03/15 – O2 Academy Brixton London, United Kingdom
03/17 – Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, United Kingdom
03/23-25 – Festival Estereo Picnic Bogota, Colombia
03/25 – Lollapalooza Sao Paulo, Brazil
03/31 – Lollapalooza San Isidro, Argentina
04/1 – Lollapalooza Santiago, Chile
04/14 – Coachella Indio, CA
04/15 – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium San Francisco, CA
04/16 – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium San Francisco, CA
04/19 – Mesa Amphitheatre Mesa, AZ
04/21 – Coachella Indio, CA
04/23 – Rose Quarter Portland, OR
04/24 – WaMu Theater Seattle, WA
04/25 – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre Vancouver, Canada
04/28 – Palace Theatre St. Paul, MN
04/29 – Eagles Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
05/01 – Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL
05/02 – Masonic Temple Detroit, MI
05/03 – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica Cleveland , OH
05/05 – EXPRESS LIVE! Columbus, OH
05/06 – Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, MD
05/08 – South Side Ballroom Dallas, TX
05/09 – Revention Music Center Houston, TX
05/10 – ACL Live at The Moody Theater Austin, TX
05/11 – ACL Live at The Moody Theater Austin, TX
05/12-14 – Shaky Knees Festival Atlanta, GA
05/14 – Red Hat Amphitheater Raleigh, NC
05/16 – Stage AE Pittsburgh, PA
05/17 – Skyline Stage at the Mann Philadelphia, PA
05/19 – Forest Hills Stadium New York, New York
05/22 – TD Echo Beach Toronto, Canada
05/23 – TD Echo Beach Toronto, Canada
05/24 – Parc Jean Drapeau Montreal, Canada
05/26 – Thompson’s Point Portland, ME
05/26-28 – Boston Calling Music Festival Boston, MA
05/31-4 – Primavera Sound Barcelona, Spain
06/8-11 – Bonnaroo Manchester, TN
07/06 – NOS Alive Lisbon, Portugal
08/10 – Oya Festival Oslo, Norway
08/11-13 – Flow Festival Helsinki, Finland
8/18-20 – Lowlands Festival – Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
(Photo Credit: Raymond Flotat)