The xx announce intimate London shows

The xx are set to make their live return with three intimate London shows later this month. The shows will act as a warm up for a summer of European festival appearances.

The dates are:

14th May Electrowerkz, Islington, London
15th May Chats Palace, Hackney, London
18th May Battersea Arts Centre, Battersea, London

To ensure everyone has an equal chance of attending these special shows, tickets will be available through a lottery system. To enter the lottery, fans should head straight to http://thexx.info/ticketlottery

Entry for the ticket lottery is open now and closes at 9am on Tuesday 8th May. Winners will be given a unique code giving them the opportunity to purchase tickets for their selected event. Tickets are priced at £19.50 each plus booking fee.

The xx European summer appearances:

29th May Le Rocher De Palmer, Bordeaux, France (headline show)
30th May Le Phare, Toulouse, France (headline show)
31st May Primavera Sound, Barcelona, Spain
8th June Traffic Festival, Turin, Italy
9th June Primavera Sound, Porto, Portugal
15th June Northside Festival, Aarhus, Denmark
16th June Hultsfred Festival, Hultsfred, Sweden
22nd June Hurricane Festival, Scheessel, Germany
23rd June Southside Festival, Neuhausen, Germany
27th June Hove Festival, Haervic, Norway
29th June Main Square Festival, Arras, France
30th June Rock Werchter, Werchter, Belgium
7th July Heineken Open'er Festival, Gdynia, Poland
14th July Ilosaarirock Festival, Joensuu, Finland
9th August Terraneo Festival, Sibinek, Croatia
10th August Sziget Festival, Budapest, Hungary
11th August La Route du Rock, St Pere, France
18th August FM4 Frequency Festival, St Polten, Austria
19th August Lowlands Festival, Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
31st August Electric Picnic, Laois, Ireland
7th September Bestival, Isle Of White, UK