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Michael Stipe and Courtney Love heart The xx

The REM frontman watches the band in Paris

October 30, 2009 | 0 Comments
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Michael Stipe of REM was in attendance on the opening night of The xx's first ever European tour.

The singer watched the show from a private balcony at the band's recent show Point Ephemere in Paris.

Interviewed by The Sun on the night of the show, singer Romy Madley Croft said she hadn't met the REM frontman, adding: "I'm not sure I'll be able to say anything if he comes to say hi. It's just bizarre he is here."

Croft went on to to explain that he was not the band's only well-known admirer, explaining that Courtney Love had left a message on their voicemail.

Meanwhile The xx were forced to postpone several dates on the UK tour after band member Baria Quereshi was ruled out through exhaustion.

The XX tickets:

Date / Time	Artist	Venue	Town/City	Buy
Mar 01, 2010 20:00	The Xx	Komedia	Brighton	Buy The Xx tickets from Seetickets
Mar 02, 2010 19:00	The Xx	O2 Shepherds Bush Empire	London	Buy The Xx tickets from Seetickets
Mar 03, 2010 19:00	The Xx	O2 Shepherds Bush Empire	London	Buy The Xx tickets from Seatwave
Mar 05, 2010 18:30	The Xx	O2 Academy2 Birmingham	Birmingham	Buy The Xx tickets from Seetickets
Mar 06, 2010 19:30	The Xx	Academy 2	Manchester	Buy The Xx tickets from Seetickets
Mar 08, 2010 19:00	The Xx	The Cockpit	Leeds	Buy The Xx tickets from Seetickets
Mar 09, 2010 19:00	The Xx	Studio 24	Edinburgh	Buy The Xx tickets from Seetickets
Mar 10, 2010 20:00	The Xx	Kazimier	Liverpool	Buy The Xx tickets from Seetickets
May 29, 2010 15:00	The Xx	Parc Del Forum	Barcelona	Buy The Xx tickets from Seetickets