We're very excited to announce that on Oct 9th, Xiu Xiu's 2006 long out-of-print album, The Air Force, will be reissued on 180-gram black vinyl! The release will feature completely re-imagined artwork by Xiu Xiu front-man Jamie Stewart.

Pre-orders are up now here.

But that's not all! Xiu Xiu will be hitting the road for a WORLD TOUR this fall. They'll kick things off here in the states, opening up for Swans throughout the entire month of September, then they'll fly to Europe to perform B-sides, 7" songs, and rarities in countries such as Germany, France, Australia, and more. Check out a complete list of tour dates below.

Xiu Xiu Tour Dates

Aug 28, 2012 - Gallery 5, Richmond, VA

Aug 29, 2012 - Golden West Cafe, Baltimore, MD +

Aug 30, 2012 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY #

Sep 2, 2012 - APK Live, London, Canada

Sep 3, 2012 - Schubas Tavern, Chicago, IL ^

Sep 6, 2012 - Venue, Vancouver, Canada *

Sep 7, 2012 - Neumos, Seattle, WA *

Sep 8, 2012 - Hawthorne Theater, Portland, OR *

Sep 10, 2012 - Regency Center Grand Ballroon, San Francisco, CA *

Sep 11, 2012 - Music Box @ The Fonda, Los Angeles, CA *

Sep 12, 2012 - The Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ *

Sep 14, 2012 - La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX *

Sep 15, 2012 - Fitzgerald's, Houston, TX *

Sep 16, 2012 - Trees, Dallas, TX *

Sep 18, 2012 - ACM @ UCO Performance Lab, Oklahoma City, OK *

Sep 19, 2012 - Beaumont Club, Kansas City, MO *

Sep 20, 2012 - Bourbon Theatre, Lincoln, NE *

Sep 21, 2012 - Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, MN *

Sep 22, 2012 - Shank Hall, Milwaukee, WI *

Sep 24, 2012 - Gothic Theatre, Englewood, CO *

Oct 11, 2012 - Kings Arms, Auckland (NZ)

Oct 14, 2012 - This Is Nowhere, Perth (AUS)

Oct 17, 2012 - Goodgod, Sydney (AUS)

Oct 18, 2012 - Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane (AUS)

Oct 19, 2012 - Gasometer, Melbourne (AUS)

Oct 25, 2012 - TBA, Rome (IT)

Oct 26, 2012 - Ravenna, Bronson (IT)

Oct 27, 2012 - Auditorium Malchovic, Verona (IT)

Oct 28, 2012 - TNT, Jesi (IT)

Oct 30, 2012 - Tvornica, Zagreb (HR)

Oct 31, 2012 - Korjaamo, Helsinki (FI)

Nov 1, 2012 - Revolver, Oslo (NO)

Nov 2, 2012 - Ahoi Pop Festival, Linz (AT)

Nov 3, 2012 - PMK Bogen, Innsbruck (AT)

Nov 4, 2012 - K4, Nuernberg (DE)

Nov 5, 2012 - Schlachthof, Wiesbaden (DE)

Nov 6, 2012 - Theater Am Palais, Erfurt (DE)

Nov 7, 2012 - Beatpol, Dresden (DE)

Nov 8, 2012 - Cafe Cairo, Wuerzburg (DE)

Nov 9, 2012 - TBA, Brno (CZ)

Nov 10, 2012 - Arena, Wien (AT)

Nov 11, 2012 - Klub Strahov 9007, Prague (CZ)

Nov 12, 2012 - Baustelle Kalk, Koeln (DE)

Nov 13, 2012 - Eureka, Zwolle (NL)

Nov 14, 2012 - Trix, Antwerp (BE)

Nov 15, 2012 - Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg (DE)

Nov 16, 2012 - Musiques Volantes Festival, Metz (FR)

Nov 17, 2012 - Fri-Son, Fribourg (CH)

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