The xx announce huge new UK/EU tour by sending free tickets to fans

15 November 2016, 18:26 | Written by Laurence Day

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The xx have announced a huge new European tour to support upcoming third record I See You.

The tour begins 8 February in Stockholm, Sweden, and finishes 17 March in Cardiff - during the tour The xx will play two nights in Manchester and three at London's Brixton Academy.

"We’ve been busy in the rehearsal room for the past few months, bringing our new songs to life," write the band on Facebook. "It’s been so much fun playing together as a band again and we’re getting ready to hit the road very soon!"

A pre-sale for the shows begins 22 November at 10am. Head to thexx.info for full ticket details.

February 2017

8 - Sweden Stockholm Hovet
10 - Denmark Copenhagen Forum
12 - Germany Hamburg Sporthalle
13 - Holland Amsterdam Heineken Music Hall
14 - France Paris Zénith
17 - France Strasbourg Zénith
18 - Switzerland Basel St Jakobshalle
20 - Italy Milan Mediolanum Forum
21 - France Lyon Halle Tony Garnier
23 - Austria Vienna Marx Hall
24 - Germany Munich Zenith
25 - Germany Berlin Arena
26 - Germany Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle
28 - Germany Düsseldorf Mitsubishi Electric Halle

March 2017

1 - Belgium Brussels Forest National
4 - UK Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
5 - UK Manchester 02 Apollo
6 - UK Manchester 02 Apollo
8 - UK London 02 Academy Brixton
9 - UK London 02 Academy Brixton
10 - UK London 02 Academy Brixton
17 - UK Cardiff Motorpoint Arena

Ahead of the tour's announcement The xx mailed free tickets to fans - essentially confirming the upcoming live plans.

When you stalk a band so much you get a freebie to their unannounced arena tour. Lovely surprise through the post this morning @thexx @romythexx @jamie___xx @youngturks #thexx
A photo posted by @lfenners on Nov 15, 2016 at 2:49am PST

Letter from #thexx
A photo posted by Moritz Kröger (@mcrip) on Nov 15, 2016 at 9:16am PST

Zo een onverwachtse uitnodigingen mag de DHL koerier altijd brengen Thx for the invite @thexx , we'll be there ! ✖️✖️ #thexx #sohappy #dusseldorf2017
A photo posted by Guustje Beel (@guustje.beel) on Nov 15, 2016 at 6:24am PST

'We would like to invite you and a friend to our show'.Being a crazy fan pays off !! @thexx @romythexx @jamie___xx #TheXX
A photo posted by Faye Campbell (@fayecampbell1) on Nov 15, 2016 at 2:50am PST

I See You is released 13 January via Young Turks. Pre-order now.