We met up with The xx yesterday at The Phoenix in Toronto where they supported fellow brits Friendly Fires. Our producer Mel thought she might not be wearing enough black. If it wasn’t that The xx have already reached it band status, it might be appropriate to tell your friends that you saw them back when they opened for Friendly Fires – sorry.

As far as new music goes for this year, The xx are at the top of the buzz list, with a spot on NME’s The Future 50 and a glowing Pitchfork review for their self titled debut. Earlier this month keyboardist Baria Qureshi left the band – with no plans for a replacement The xx embarked on a North American tour – they’re playing tonight at Le National in Montreal with stops in Boston and New York before heading back to Europe. We’ll have a full on camera interview for you shortly but be sure to tune in to AUX Weekly every Saturday at 8pm (Rogers 107) for more new music news.

The XX Tour Dates:

4th December 2009
Paradise, Boston, Massachusetts

5th December 2009
Webster Hall, New York

15th December 2009
The Speakeasy, Belfast

16th December 2009
Roisin Dubh, Galway

17th December 2009
The Pavilion, Cork

19th December 2009
The Button Factory, Dublin

15th January 2010
Vega, Copenhagen

16th January 2010
Vox Hall, Aarhus

18th January 2010
Garage, Oslo

19th January 2010
Debaser Slussen, Stockholm

20th January 2010
Pusterviksbaren, Gothenburg

21st January 2010
Debaser, Malmo

22nd January 2010
Astra, Berlin

16th February 2010
Paradiso, Amsterdam

17th February 2010
AB, Brussels

18th Februaru 2010
Cigale, Paris

1st March 2010
Komedia, Brighton

3rd March 2010
Shepherds Bush Empire, London

5th March 2010
Birmingham Academy 2, Birmingham

6th March 2010
Manchester Academy 2, Manchester

8th March 2010
Cockpit, Leeds

9th March 2010
Studio 24, Edinburgh

10th March 2010
Kazimer, Liverpool