A few years ago, two local music fans started a Facebook group to convince The xx to come to Edmonton. Whether the British dream-pop trio saw the online campaign or not, they’re about to play their first show in our city.
The xx, led by the woozy, under-the-sheets vocals of Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim, will perform Wednesday, May 22 at the Shaw Conference Centre — their only date in Alberta. Tickets are $43.50 plus service charges at ticketfly.com. On sale: Friday, Jan. 25.
Their minimalist debut, xx, won Britain’s Mercury Music Prize in 2010. Their second, Coexist, hit the top of the British charts — and No. 2 in Canada — last year.
