About

Xiu Xiu (plus support by I Am Fya)

'One of underground music's consistently brilliant anomalies.' Pitchfork

Formed in 2002, Xiu Xiu (Angela Seo and Jamie Stewart) are an American experimental rock band from San Jose, California.

With a back catalogue spanning over 20 years, they have never shied away from topics that are meaningful to them, from gender dysphoria and suicide, to abortion politics and queer life. Their songs are about specific events in the personal lives of the band, the people close to them, and about the social and economic politics that affect and deform life everywhere on this wobbling, wreck of a solar system. But somehow within all of this, cuteness finds a way to embrace death and horrible emotion.

Their music is drawn from British post punk and synth pop, modern Western classical, noise and experimental genres, Asian percussion, American folk, house, techno and 1950s rock n roll.

Xiu Xiu have been called 'self flagellating', 'harsh', 'brutal', 'shocking' and 'perverse' but also 'genius', 'brilliant', 'unique', 'imaginative' and 'luminous'.

About I Am Fya
Hailing from Manchester, I Am Fya creates cutting-edge soundscapes are a daring blend of dancehall, techno, acid, trap, combined with lyrical storytelling. Their music transcends traditional genre confines to give birth to an eclectic sound punctuated by hypnotic vocals and captivating visuals. Each performance is less a show and more a ritual that invites audiences into the artist's experimental, and utterly unique world. I Am Fya's latest visual-album 'Homeland' is an exploration of identity and culture, and radical self-love.

Xiu Xiu photo by Eva Luise Hoppe

Estimated stage times:

7pm: Venue and cafe bar open

8pm: I Am Fya (support)

9pm: Xiu Xiu

10:30pm Last orders at the bar

11pm: Venue close

Please note these times are approximate and subject to change

Age restriction

This is a 14+ event. Under 16s should be accompanied by an adult 18+