The xx
Romy Madley Croft
Oliver Sim
Jamie Smith
March 19, 2014 - March 29, 2014
Wade Thompson Drill Hall
The xx has made big noises across the pop landscape while barely raising their voices above an ear-grazing whisper. Their poignant, minimalist music is a tribute to their unflinching drive for originality, which has ensured their position as one of the most in-demand bands of our time.
After headlining major festivals and huge outdoor venues like Coachella and Lollapalooza and sold-out runs at quintessential venues like Radio City Music Hall, the Mercury Prize-winning trio comes to the Armory for a much more intimate experience. Defying perceptions of a traditional concert, the xx creates a site-specific environment to delve into uncharted levels of depth in their sound where dark and light collide as the memory of the outside world falls away. This uniquely voyeuristic and deeply personal setting is the perfect oasis for the band to perform, while in the process redefining their music and their relationship to the audience that surrounds them.
“the particulars of the staging were inseparable from the experience, and thoughtful enough to enhance rather than obscure the music’s spare and sinewy frame.”
The New York Times
“At the Armory, we were hostages dropped into the dry expanse of a field, feeling smaller but entirely alert.”
The New Yorker
Gallery
Production Credits
Originally commissioned by Manchester International Festival.
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Support
The Armory thanks Burberry for their support in this production of The xx.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
