April 18, 2023 – On the heels of their just completed spring tour of the west coast, the iconic punk rock band, X, announce new plans for a summer tour where they will continue to debut new music they’ve been working on for a future Fat Possum album release, along with your X favorites, of course. Exene Cervenka, John Doe, Billy Zoom, and DJ Bonebrake are hitting the road beginning June 23 where they will be joined for seven dates by good friends, THE SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS. Later in July, X will be joined by THE ENGLISH BEAT and SAVE FERRIS for a show in Redmond, WA and at the Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa, CA on July 30. More summer dates for X will be announced shortly. Tickets for the current June/July run will be on sale Friday, April 21 with a pre-sale beginning Wednesday at 10am PT (use code: X2023).
Photo credit: Gary Leonard
Last year, X wrapped a hugely successful Summer tour with the Psychedelic Furs in addition to their annual December X-Mas west coast run where they performed the songs from their 2020 critically acclaimed release, Alphabetland, in addition to the iconic X hits fans know and love from the bands 45-year career.
X New and Improved Summer 2023 Tour Dates:
June 23 – Pelham, TN @ The Caverns *
June 24 – Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theater *
June 25 – Washington, DC @ Atlantis (X only)
June 26 – Washington DC @ 9:30 club *
June 28 – Virginia Beach, VA – Elevation 27 *
June 30 – New York, NY – The Palladium Times Square *
July 01 – Glenside, PA – The Keswick Theatre *
July 02 – Boston, MA – The Wilbur *
July 03 – Albany – Empire Live
July 05 – Cleveland – House of Blues
July 06 – Chicago, IL – Old Town School of Folk Music
July 14 – Redmond, WA – Marymoor Live ^
July 30 – Costa Mesa, CA – OC Fair ^
More dates TBA
*with the Squirrel Nut Zippers
^ with English Beat and Save Ferris
Feature photo by Joe Ryan