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Years & Years takes Palo Santo tour to Manila

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/11/13/20181113-olly-alexander.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Olly Alexander, who became a queer icon in just a few years, and his group Years &amp; Years are coming to Manila. <em>Instagram</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>In their music video for &quot;If You&#x27;re Over Me,&quot; Years &amp; Years frontman Olly Alexander plays an cabaret entertainer who had the android overlords of the fictional society Palo Santo -- cyborgs craving to feel emotion -- applauding and smiling at his every move. </p><p>With the announcement that Alexander&#x27;s British electronic pop trio is coming to Manila next year, Filipino fans won&#x27;t have to travel far to experience the same amazing act. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/niviooakBLs?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Years &amp; Years will be bringing their 2019 tour promoting their second album, &quot;Palo Santo,&quot; to the Kia Theatre in Cubao, Quezon City on February 25, as part of its Asian leg. </p><p>Tickets will go on sale starting November 22, according to organizer MMI Live, which also posted a video message from Alexander for their fans across the region on Facebook this Tuesday. </p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/mmilive/videos/187601742149035" data-width="auto"> </div><p>Years &amp; Years is best known for old favorites like &quot;King&quot; and &quot;Shine,&quot; off their massively successful debut album, &quot;Communion.&quot; </p><p>They released their sophomore effort, &quot;Palo Santo,&quot; this year and it has been well-received by critics for its exploration of masculinity and queerness.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/37lXjnflt9M?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>