The xx‘s Oliver Sim has shared footage of himself rehearsing a new version of the trio’s single ‘I Dare You’ ahead of his first solo tour.
Watch the video below.The musician is set to play five headline shows this month after recently releasing two solo singles, ‘Romance With A Memory’ and ‘Fruit’, both of which were produced and co-written by his bandmate Jamie xx.Sim’s first gig will take place at Shoreditch Town Hall in London next Tuesday (May 10) ahead of further dates in Paris (11), Berlin (13), New York (15) and Los Angeles (17).
You can find any remaining tickets here.As he prepared for the tour, The xx took to their official Instagram page to post a clip of their singer/bassist “covering his favourite band for next week’s shows”.
Sim is seen delivering a stripped-back solo rendition of ‘I Dare You’, which appears on the group’s third album ‘I See You’ (2017).His bandmate Romy expressed her approval in the comments section, replying with a love heart-eyes emoji.
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