Experimental art-rock band Xiu Xiu has canceled their upcoming Fall 2019 tour in an announcement from their label Thursday, September 19th. According to the latest article on Pitchfork, the cancellation is due to the mental health and well being of the founding member of Xiu Xiu. “Jamie [Stewart] needs to take some time to focus on his mental health and get the proper rest he needs in order to do so,” a statement that was made by Polyvinyl Records.
Xiu Xiu’s current touring roster consists of band members Jaime Stewart, Thor Harris and Christopher Pravdica. The band released their eleventh studio album, Girl with Basket of Fruit, this past February. Xiu Xiu did perform shows earlier this year in support of the release of the record. Xiu Xiu also made a formal statement regarding the cancellation of the tour stating, “XIU XIU is on temporary hiatus due to mental health issues…. The band shall return, down but not out.”
According to Pitchfork, the following was the Fall 2019 tour listing for Xiu Xiu:
09-23 St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
09-24 Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups
09-25 Toronto, Ontario – The Jam Factory
09-26 Kingston, Ontario – The Mansion
09-27 Montreal, Québec – POP Montreal
09-28 Portland, ME – Space Gallery
09-29 Portsmouth, NH – Press Room
09-30 Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere
10-01 Philadelphia, PA – Boot & Saddle
10-02 Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom
10-03 Harrisburg, PA – Abbey Bar
10-04 Washington, DC – Black Cat
10-05 Savannah, GA – Lucas Theatre for the Arts
10-06 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
10-25 Kharkiv, Ukraine – TBA @ Secret Venue
10-26 Odessa, Ukraine – More Music Club
10-27 Kyiv, Ukraine – MonteRay Club
10-28 St. Petersburg, Russia – Mod
10-29 Moscow, Russia – Pravda
10-30 Warsaw, Poland – Poglos
10-31 Lodz, Poland – DOM
11-01 Prague, Czech Republic – Studio Hrdinu
11-02 Dornbirn, Austria – Spielboden
11-03 Nuremberg, Germany – Musikverein
11-04 Berlin, Germany – Kantine am Berghain
11-05 Köln, Germany – Gewolbe
11-06 Darmstadt, Germany – Oetinger Villa
11-07 Paris, France – Le Petit Bain
11-12 Brighton, England – The Green Door Store
11-13 Bristol, England – Exchange
11-14 Salford, England – The White Hotel
11-15 Edinburgh, Scotland – Sneaky Pete’s
11-16 Glasgow, Scotland – Broadcast
11-17 Newcastle, England – The Cluny Gallery @ Brave Exhibitions Fest
11-18 Leeds, England – Headrow House