The times they are a-changin'. Once upon a time, you would have had to be a product of the Simon Cowell machine to even hope for a no.1 album, and now The xx's Coexist is top of the pops. To celebrate this momentous event (and, you know, reward the fans, etc), and before One Direction get their bloody act together and things can return to normal, they're heading off on a European tour this November/December.

Here are the UK dates; for full details, head here:

DECEMBER
Thu 6 - Dome, Brighton
Tue 11 - O2 Academy, Newcastle
Wed 12 - Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
Fri 14 - Colston Hall, Bristol
Sun 16 - Brixton Academy, London