Jamie XX (Xx): Last News

Jamie xx has confirmed that he will be curating his own day at the new LIDO Festival in London. Find details on the line-up below.The xx star, musician and producer will be the inaugural headliner for the new festival in the UK capital for its upcoming first instalment.Taking place across June next year, the new event will run across two weekends, and feature “carefully curated music line-ups alongside community-driven activities during the week, all with a strong emphasis on sustainability.”Held at Victoria Park’s historic Lido Field, Jamie xx will be curating a line-up for Saturday June 7.Announced today, he has already dropped the first names for his line-up, including an appearance by his xx bandmate Romy, as well as Panda Bear, John Glacier, Arca, Sampha, DJ Gigola, Shy One, Wookie, and livwutang.To top it off, he’ll be bringing his celebrated club residency ‘The Floor’ to Victoria Park too, holding a one-off festival showcase that includes a three-hour set from DJ Harvey.Tickets for the event go on sale this Friday (November 1) and you can visit here to buy tickets.

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Jamie XX has teased that he will be creating his own music festival in London which will take place next summer.The DJ, producer and member of The xx has taken to his official Instagram account to share his plans for an all day festival that he will be curating at Victoria Park in the summer of 2025.He shared an IG reel that sees him performing at one of his gigs with he crowd dancing and going wild. “It’s always an exciting prospect playing in my home town.

Charli XCX, Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter all set to headline Primavera Sound, the ‘Brat’ singer has declared it a “holy trinity”.Yesterday (October 24), the festival announced the full line-up for their 2025 Barcelona edition, with the 23rd instalment set to feature performances from LCD Soundsystem, FKA Twigs, HAIM, Jamie xx, Fontaines D.C., Beach House, IDLES, Clairo, Turnstile and more.Returning to the Parc del Fòrum from June 4-8 in the Spanish city, Primavera boats a gender-balanced line-up – a hallmark of the festival since 2019 – with 147 artists on the bill including TV On The Radio, Sturgill Simpson, ANOHNI and the Johnsons, Floating Points, Stereolab, Spiritualized and Parcels among many more.A post shared by Primavera Sound (@primavera_sound)It’s been a huge year for each of its female headliners, with pop heavyweight Jack Antonoff recently praising their individual efforts and claiming “Brat summer” should be renamed “artist development summer”.“Sabrina, Charli and Chappell Roan — the three of them have had this shared experience of artists who have been crystallising, and that’s where you get gems,” he said. Likewise, Billie Eilish commended the trio, saying fans were drawn to them because they’re “fucking awesome”.Following the line-up announcement, XCX took to X to nod to their collective pop cultural force, saying: “headlining primavera sound next year with sabrina and chappell.

LCD Soundsystem are set to release a brand new album sometime next year.Today, James Murphy and co were announced as one of the performers for next year’s edition of Primavera Sound in Barcelona, Spain. The 23rd edition of the festival will be returning to the Parc del Fòrum from June 4-8 in the Spanish city, and will see performances from FKA Twigs, HAIM, Jamie xx, Fontaines D.C., Beach House, IDLES, Clairo, Turnstile and more.Speaking about LCD Soundsystem’s performance at the music bash, a press release for Primavera Sound read: “If this is a celebration, then let’s embrace LCD Soundsystem’s ‘All My Friends’ as the official anthem of Primavera Sound Barcelona 2025.“Almost twenty years after giving the world this dance-rock ode to friendship, the influential band led by James Murphy will come back to the festival (and with a new album!) to make it clear that, although they are an inherent part of our best memories, their time is always now.”The news of a new album being on the way comes after the group shared a surprise new song ‘X-Ray Eyes’ earlier this week.Debuted as a “worldwide exclusive” on NTS Radio this past Tuesday (October 22), the song marked the first new material from the group – aside from the standalone ‘New Body Rhumba‘ from Noah Baumbach’s 2022 film White Noise – since 2017 comeback album ‘American Dream’, which itself arrived after a seven-year hiatus following 2010’s ‘This Is Happening’.The New York dance pioneers have been busy touring for the last few years, particularly with residency shows in the UK, US and Europe.

Ellise Shafer Primavera Sound has recruited the summer’s main pop girls — Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX and Chappell Roan — as headliners for its 2025 edition. The Barcelona-set music festival unveiled its lineup on Thursday, which also includes LCD Soundsystem, FKA Twigs, Beabadoobee, Beach House, Clairo, Denzel Curry, Floating Points, Fontaines D.C., Haim, Idles, Jamie XX, MJ Lenderman, Michael Bibi, Parcels, Paul Kalkbrenner, Sturgill Simpson, Stereolab, Spiritualized, Turnstile, TV on the Radio, Wet Leg and more. Beyond the rare feat of three women headliners, the rest of Primavera Sound’s 147-act lineup is also gender-balanced, which has been a staple of the fest since 2019.

Primavera Sound have announced the full line-up for their 2025 Barcelona edition with Charli XCX, Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter all set to headline.The 23rd edition of the festival, returning to the Parc del Fòrum from June 4-8 in the Spanish city, will also see performances from LCD Soundsystem, FKA Twigs, HAIM, Jamie xx, Fontaines D.C., Beach House, IDLES, Clairo, Turnstile and more.The initial gender-balanced line-up of 147 artists also features TV On The Radio, Sturgill Simpson, ANOHNI and the Johnsons, Floating Points, Stereolab, Spiritualized and Parcels among many more. Check out the full line-up here.A post shared by Primavera Sound (@primavera_sound)Primavera Sound will once again offer a whole week of events across the city, with an opening day, closing party and a parallel programme to be revealed in the coming months.Tickets will be on sale from 11am on Monday October 28, with details and registration available here.This summer’s edition of the acclaimed Barcelona festival saw sets from the likes of Pulp, Lana Del Rey, The National, SZA and Troye Sivan.In a four-star review of the festival, NME concluded: “After a weekend in its midst, it’s not hard to see why Primavera Sound is so beloved.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The challenge in talking about Jamie XX’s brilliant new album “In Waves” is trying to describe what “kind” of music it is. As the main songwriter and producer in the British trio the XX, he was the driving force behind one of the great hopes of alternative music in the late ‘00s.

LCD Soundsystem just announced they’ll be swooping into Maspeth’s Knockdown Center for 12 shows over three long weekends that promise special guest bands, after parties, international deejays, a DFA Records-centric swap meet and a version of James Murphy’s Michelin-starred Four Horsemen wine bar on the premises.The dozen gigs are currently set to take place Nov. 21-24, Dec.

Jamie xx has teamed up with Romy and Oliver Sim, his bandmates from The xx, for ‘Waiting All Night’ – the new single from his upcoming album ‘In Waves’.Out Friday (September 20), ‘In Waves’ is Jamie’s first solo full-length since 2015’s ‘In Colour’. The producer has already shared three singles from the LP: ‘Baddy On The Floor’ (feat. Honey Dijon), ‘Treat Each Other Right’ and ‘Life’ (feat.

Jamie xx has shared a rousing new song featuring Kelsey Lu, Panda Bear and John Glacier.The track, which you can listen to below, is taken from his forthcoming second album ‘In Waves’, which is set for release on September 20 via Young. You can pre-order/pre-save here.

The 1975 drummer George Daniel has shared his debut solo single – listen to ‘Screen Cleaner’ below.The musician, producer and DJ released the glitchy dance track yesterday (August 1) on dh2 – the electronic imprint he spearheads via The 1975’s label, Dirty Hit.Daniel’s debut song boasts chopped-up vocal samples, hi-hats and synths across its three-minute-30-second duration. The single was co-written by Tove Lo and Tim Nelson, the latter of whom also co-produced ‘Screen Cleaner’ under his TimFromTheHouse moniker.Tune in here:A post shared by George daniel (@bedforddanes75)Daniel recently earned co-writing and production credits on his fiancé Charli XCX‘s new album, ‘Brat’.

Ellise Shafer George Daniel, the producer and multi-instrumentalist best known as the drummer for the 1975 and a collaborator of his fiancé Charli XCX, has dropped his first solo single. “Screen Cleaner,” a heart-thumping dance track laced with hi-hats and chopped-up vocal samples, also marks Daniel’s debut release on dh2, the brand-new electronic imprint he founded via the 1975 label Dirty Hit.

Jamie xx has reunited with the Avalanches for his latest single ‘All You Children’ from his forthcoming second solo album.‘All You Children’ sees Jamie xx and the Australian electronic group team up, creating a swirling club anthem with a pulsing beat with the lyrics: “All you children, gather ’round / We will / dance and we will whirl / We will dance to our own song / We will spin to our own world / Won’t you dance with me?”The song also marks the second collaboration between Jamie xx and the Avalanches, following their team-up on ‘Wherever You Go’ on the latter’s 2020 LP ‘We Will Always Love You‘.Speaking about their collaboration in a press release, Jamie xx shared: “The Avalanches have always been an inspiration for me. Their sample technique and how they piece together different sounds is incredible and collaborating on a track with them has showed me new ways of making music.”The Avalanches added: “We’re so excited about the release of this track with Jamie ‘All You Children’.

A post shared by VERKNIPT (@verkniptevents)In March this year, it was announced that Berlin techno had been added to the UNESCO cultural heritage list.The inclusion of the music genre in the heritage list comes after a collective of DJs, festival organisers and fans campaigned to have the security of the city’s techno scene after fearing the culture wouldn’t survive without it being added to the list.Techno now joins five other entries (including mountaineering, fruit wine, and a Bavarian parade named Kirchseeoner Perchtenlauf) that have also been added as well.Meanwhile, FKA Twigs has also teased a techno-inspired new album, revealing that she was in the studio working on a new album with electronic musician and frequent collaborator Koreless.She shared that techno served as a significant point of reference while making it: “I moved to Prague a couple summers ago, fell in love with techno. The album isn’t techno but the spirit is there for real.”In other rave news, Jamie xx has announced ‘The Floor’ residencies in New York and LA.

Jamie xx has announced new club residencies in New York and Los Angeles – you can find all the details below.The DJ, producer and member of The xx is due to bring ‘The Floor’ to the US this summer after hosting a 10-night showcase in London in May.Jamie will stage a five-night run in New York City between July 23-27 before playing a further five nights in LA from July 30 to August 3. The venues for the takeovers have not yet been confirmed.Writing on social media, Jamie said: “It’s already been two months since ‘The Floor’.

III Points Festival, Massive Attack has shared they’re taking off on a brief North American trek this October.New York fans are in luck, too.The visually adventurous trip-hop pioneers are slated to drop into Queens’ Forest Hills Stadium on Thursday, Oct. 24.According to Brooklyn Vegan, their five shows in the U.S.

Jamie xx has shared that The xx are currently working on their new album and are “having a good time” while doing so.The DJ and producer appeared as a guest on MistaJam’s evening show on Capital Dance (which you can listen to via Capital Dance on Mondays to Thursdays from 7pm – 10pm and on Global Player).During the show, Jamie opened up about how he and his bandmates – Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sims – are back in the studio and working on their “difficult” forthcoming album.After being asked by MistaJam about what it is like to be reunited and work again with his fellow bandmates since they have all embarked on solo paths, he said: “Yes, it is like The Avengers! We’ve said it ourselves. It’s always so nice to get back together with them.

Jamie xx was joined by The xx bandmates Romy and Oliver Sim during his Glastonbury 2024 set.The trio reunited on the Woodsies Stage yesterday (June 28) when the ‘In Waves’ producer led his set into ‘Waited All Night’, a track off his forthcoming sophomore album that features both Romy and Sim.They went on to perform Jamie xx’s 2009 rework of Florence + the Machine‘s ‘You’ve Got the Love’, which itself a cover of the classic 1986 house song by The Source and Candi Staton. Before they took their leave, fans also watched Romy and Sims take part in a group hug with Jamie.Social media users on Twitter/X shared their excitement at the reunion of the indie pop trio, who last performed together as a band in 2018.

Ellise Shafer Dua Lipa lit up the Glastonbury Festival on Friday night, not just with the many fireworks that went off during her set. The pop star surprised the crowd by bringing out Kevin Parker of Tame Impala fame — who produced her latest album, “Radical Optimism” — for a duet of the band’s hit “The Less I Know the Better.” Before bringing out Parker, Lipa played a mix of new songs and her biggest hits, including “Training Season,” “One Kiss” and “Levitating.” Addressing the crowd, Lipa said she had manifested this moment. “I have written this moment down, I’ve wished for it, I’ve dreamt it,” she said.