Here’s What Happened at the xx’s First Show in Eight Years

The xx returned to the stage on Friday (April 3), playing their first show as a trio in eight years at Mexico City’s Pepsi Center WTC. Romy, Jamie xx, and Oliver Sims played 19 songs from across their group and individual catalogs, performing hits like “Intro” and “Angels” alongside deeper cuts, collaborations, and remixes. Find the full setlist, as well as footage and photos from the show, below.

Although the xx teased the concert as a “next chapter” for the group, they made sure to reach far back in their catalog to craft a career-surveying list. Positioned backlit in front of a hazy, dark backdrop, the trio played music from across all three of their studio albums: 2009’s xx, 2012’s Coexist, and 2018’s I See You. They opened with “Crystalised,” closed things out with ”Infinity;” an encore included the first-ever live performance of “Season’s Run.”

The band also covered songs from all three members’ solo repertoires, including Romy’s ”Enjoy Your Life,” Sim’s “GMT,” and Jamie xx’s ”Loud Places.” Jamie’s solo catalog got the most love this time around, as the group played his Gil Scott-Heron collab “I’ll Take Care Of U” and”Waited All Night,” which features both his xx bandmates and appeared on his 2025 album In Waves.

Friday’s performance was the first of three shows the band will play in Mexico City. After that, the trio has a number of festival slots lined up, including headlining spots at Lollapalooza, Primavera Sound, and Outside Lands, as well as a Coachella show. Although they have yet to officially announce a follow up to I See You, the band has reportedly been working on a follow-up since 2023, and posted new footage of them in the studio earlier this year. Last year, they also released a deluxe version of their debut album, which included new bonus tracks, a cover of Aaliyah’s “Hot Like Fire,” and more.

Read more about the xx in the 2021 feature The 200 Most Important Artists of Pitchfork’s First 25 Years.

Setlist:
01 “Crystalised”
02 “Say Something Loving”
03 “Islands”
04 “Angels”
05 “Fiction”
06 Gil Scott‐Heron & Jamie xx – “I’ll Take Care Of U” 
07 “Shelter”
08 “VCR”
09 Jamie xx -“Loud Places”
10 Oliver Sim – “GMT”
11 Romy – “Enjoy Your Life”
12 “Wanna”
13 “Waited All Night / On Hold (Remix)”
14 “On Hold”
15 “I Dare You”
16 “Intro”
17 “Night Time”
18 “Sunset”
19 “Infinity”