Xiu Xiu show added on the 21st May with James Blackshaw
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Xiu Xiu presents 'The Reds of Their Eyes'
Tickets on sale now HERE.
Taking place on Wednesday May 21st (preceding the show featuring scabrous London post-punkers Blood Music on May 22nd, for which some tickets are still available HERE, Jamie Stewart's special guest for the opening night is James Blackshaw, who brings an intensity of a very different kind in the form of hypnotic, ululating waves of drone/classical influenced guitar composition - a singular style honed across several albums for Tompkins Square (who release "Fantômas : Le Faux Magistrat", James's soundtrack to the French silent film of the same name, in July) and Important, as well as several tours with Swans.
"The first time I heard James Blackshaw it was by accident. As a teenager I had the practice of buying records based on the cover art alone. Taking this up again on a lark, I bought Glass Bead Game. Not knowing what I was getting into, my heart exploded. The music was totally pure, totally beautiful, radically expanding long form pieces and touching me in a way I had not been in years. I have, with furious intent, bought every other record since and am insanely excited to be able to play together." - Jamie Stewart
Tickets on sale HERE.
ARTIST: Xiu Xiu
SUPPORT ACT: James Blackshaw
VENUE: Birthdays
DATE: 21st May 2014
ADVANCED TICKET PRICE: £12 stbf
TICKETS ON SALE: Now
VENUE ADDRESS: 33-35 Stoke Newington Road
VENUE TELEPHONE: +44 207 923 1680
AGE RESTRICTIONS: Strictly Over 18s (Photographic ID required to gain entry)
DOORS: 8.00pm - 11.00pm