The xx play first of three sold-out Mexico City comeback gigs – their first in eight years

    The xx, live. (Photo by Jim Bennett/FilmMagic)

    The xx played their first gig in eight years last night (April 3) – check out footage, photos and the full setlist from the landmark show below.

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    Earlier this year, the trio announced that their first show together since 2018 would be held at the Pepsi Center WTC in the Mexican capital, with festival appearances at Coachella and Primavera Sound already lined up for the summer.

    At the time, the band described it as the start of a new chapter together, and said there was “no better place to return than in front of our Mexican fans.” It’s a message they reiterated last night, telling the crowd: “We talked a lot about where our reunion should be. The three of us said Mexico.”

    Having opened with ‘Crystalised’, Romy, Oliver Sim, and Jamie xx delivered a series of fan favourites like ‘GMT, ‘Loud Places’, ‘Night Time’, ‘Sunset’, and ‘Infinity’, with fans rushing to social media to praise the trio’s energy and sound after the show.

    “It had been a long time since I’d seen the audience so connected with a band, but The XX managed to get everyone dancing, shouting, and singing along to every song,” wrote one X user.

    Nodding to their vote to hold the comeback show in Mexico, another added: “Today’s crowd is the perfect proof that they didn’t choose wrong, everyone singing every song at the top of their lungs, dancing, and having the best day of our lives.

    “Those going tomorrow and the day after have no idea what’s in store for them…” Check out footage of the gig below.