Six years after it’s original release, and long out-of-print, Xiu Xiu’s groundbreaking The Air Force makes its return this fall. Xiu Xiu frontman, Jamie Stewart, and his brother, long-time Xiu Xiu designer, Joe Stewart, have since completely re-imagined the album packaging, remastered the tracks and pressed the record on 180 gram black vinyl. This just in time for a tour supporting Swans!  Dates are below:
Aug 28, 2012 – Gallery 5, Richmond, VA BUY TICKETS
Aug 29, 2012 – Golden West Cafe, Baltimore, MD +
Aug 30, 2012 – Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY # BUY TICKETS
Sep 2, 2012 – APK Live, London, Canada BUY TICKETS
Sep 3, 2012 – Schubas Tavern, Chicago, IL ^ BUY TICKETS
Sep 6, 2012 – Venue, Vancouver, Canada * BUY TICKETS 
Sep 7, 2012 – Neumos, Seattle, WA * BUY TICKETS
Sep 8, 2012 – Hawthorne Theater, Portland, OR * BUY TICKETS
Sep 10, 2012 – Regency Center Grand Ballroon, San Francisco, CA * BUY TICKETS
Sep 11, 2012 – Music Box @ The Fonda, Los Angeles, CA * BUY TICKETS
Sep 12, 2012 – The Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ * BUY TICKETS
Sep 14, 2012 – La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX * BUY TICKETS
Sep 15, 2012 – Fitzgerald’s, Houston, TX * BUY TICKETS
Sep 16, 2012 – Trees, Dallas, TX * BUY TICKETS
Sep 18, 2012 – ACM @ UCO Performance Lab, Oklahoma City, OK * BUY TICKETS
Sep 19, 2012 – Beaumont Club, Kansas City, MO * BUY TICKETS
Sep 20, 2012 – Bourbon Theatre, Lincoln, NE * BUY TICKETS
Sep 21, 2012 – Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, MN * BUY TICKETS 
Sep 22, 2012 – Shank Hall, Milwaukee, WI * BUY TICKETS
Sep 24, 2012 – Gothic Theatre, Englewood, CO * BUY TICKETS
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)
+ w/ Celebration
# w/ Les Bon Hommes (Greg Saunier of Deerhoof), Talk Normal
^ w/ Mister Lies
* w/ Swans