The xx

This weekend Sydney is lucky enough to have two nights of The xx in town. They play two sold out beyond sold out shows @ Sydney's Hordern Pavilion to around 11,000 happy punters. The punters at Saturday's nights show ranged from indie hipsters to older folk like myself who lay between Triple J and 702 Sydney, we (those above mentioned listeners) desperately need a new station catering to the older JJJ listeners. But anyway onto the gig, I missed the local boys Jagwar Ma who are creating waves in The xx home country and currently on the wireless with "The Throw".

 So we stepped into the Hordern and found the place completely packed by some nice seats for the plus 30 I am saw me comfortable and ready for a night of fine indie pop. The xx did not disappoint, their set was littered with hits from their two albums xx & Coexist (one of my Randy Andy BLOG album of the year nods) and a really sweet as cover of club classics "Finally" by Kings of Tomorrow.

They opened with a solid set and kept chit chat to a minimum and really set the room alight with their chilled vibes, killer vocals and killer work from Jamie xx beyond the decks, percussion and more. My personal highlights were album favourites "Chained", "Reunion", "Fiction" and then the killer version of "Sunsets". The encore was a bit crap two songs but one of which the Hottest 100 favourite "Angels" which was just pure bliss.

Overall the concert was just completely sublime and the audience were completely in the palm of their hands, The xx have a very bright future ahead of them with a terrific album "Coexist" still doing the rounds and apparently work has commenced on album number three. "Islands" and "VCR" from their debut at the tail end of the set also went off a complete treat. I throughly enjoyed this concert and wish I was off to the gig again tonight, anyone going tonight you are in for a complete treat.

The xx, completely mesmerising 4.5 Stars, deducting half a star for the unnecessary encore. Related Media: