X has had a billboard up on Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles stating “The End is Near” for a few weeks, and we’ve sadly learned that was dropping hints at their final album and tour. They officially announced it today.
We were in attendance at X’s first stop of their Smoke & Fiction tour at the Troubadour in West Hollywood last night. It was a killer show, intimate, rockin’, all the goods. Then – Dwight Yoakam came out before their encore to present them with a proclamation from the city of West Hollywood. (He had his guitar but didn’t play anything, it was kind of weird) During the speech he said “their final album” and that hadn’t been said out loud yet, and “final tour” which certainly hadn’t been said out loud. The crowd was not happy with the words, but we also know how these things go, and “the end” may just mean “kind of, sort of, maybe, but probably not the end”
I could see it being their final full length album, and national months long tour. But, we’re quite hopeful that leaves room one-off shows, and festival appearances with that lingo. I have also heard that John Doe said it was “the end of club tours” so we keep our fingers crossed for more, while staying grateful for what we have. There are still two more Los Angeles dates on this tour – 7/25 & 7/26 at The Regent.
Whatever it all means, go listen to the first single off the new album – ‘Big Black X’ streaming below. It’s a stellar throwback down memory lane through the eyes of one of the most important punk bands of all time.
And go see them while you can, it’s still a killer show after all these years and what bands are still touring with all original members 47 years later? The answer is X, and only X.
X Tour Dates:
07-06 Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
07-07 Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room Lounge
07-09 St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
07-10 Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom
07-12 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
07-13 Chicago, IL – Square Roots Festival
07-14 Berwyn, IL – FitzGerald’s
07-16 Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple
07-17 Kent, OH – The Kent Stage
07-19 Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
07-25 Los Angeles, CA – Regent Theater
07-26 Los Angeles, CA – Regent Theater
07-28 Costa Mesa, CA – Pacific Amphitheatre
07-30 Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up
08-19 Menlo Park, CA – The Guild Theatre
08-20 Menlo Park, CA – The Guild Theatre
08-22 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
08-23 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
08-25 Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
08-28 Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
08-30 Denver, CO – Summit
09-01 Albuquerque, NM – El Rey Theater
09-22 Derry, NH – Tupelo Music Hall
09-23 Boston, MA – The Wilbur
09-25 Albany, NY – Empire Live
09-26 Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall
09-28 Falls Church, CA – State Theatre
10-01 Patchogue, NY – Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts
10-02 Philadelphia, PA – Keswick Theater
10-03 New York, NY – Town Hall
10-05 Middletown, CT – Harbor Park
10-18 Austin, TX – Paramount Theatre
10-19 San Antonio, TX – Empire Live
10-21 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
10-22 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
10-24 Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
10-25 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
10-26 Birmingham, AL – Iron City
10-27 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
10-29 Charlotte, NC – The Neighborhood Theatre
10-30 Columbia, SC – The Senate
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