X Set To Bid Farewell With Final Album And Tour

The iconic Los Angeles punk band X is issuing what it is calling its final album, Smoke & Fiction, and has detailed plans for a U.S. tour. 

The quartet of vocalist Exene Cervenka, vocalist/bassist John Doe, guitarist Billy Zoom and drummer DJ Bonebrake said they will end following a farewell tour supporting their ninth and final album, a 10-track album which will be released on August 2 on Fat Possum Records.

The first leg of the band’s farewell tour will begin in Kansas City, Missouri on July 6, and currently is scheduled to run to October 4, with a show at the Palladium Times Square, New York. 

The dates:

Jul 06: Kansas City The Uptown, MO

Jul  07: Omaha The Waiting Room, NE

Jul 09: St. Louis Del Mar Hall, MO

Jul 10: Milwaukee Turner Hall, WI

Jul 12: Minneapolis The Varsity, MN

Jul 13: Chicago Square Roots Festival, IL

Jul 14: Chicago Fitzgerald’s, IL

Jul 16: Detroit The Masonic, MI

Jul 17: Kent The Kent Stage, OH

Jul 19: Indianapolis The Vogue, IN

Jul 25 – Los Angeles The Regent, CA

Jul 26: Los Angeles The Regent, CA

Jul 28: Costa Mesa Pacific Amphitheatre, CA

Jul 30: Solana Beach Belly Up, CA

Aug 19: Menlo Park The Guild Theatre, CA

Aug 20: Menlo Park The Guild Theatre, CA

Aug 22: Boise Knitting Factory, ID

Aug 23: Spokane Knitting Factory, WA

Aug 25: Portland The Aladdin, OR

Aug 28: Salt Lake City The Depot, UT

Aug 30: Denver The Summit, CO

Sep 01: Albuquerque The El Rey,NM

Sep 22: Derry Tupelo Music Hall, NH

Sep 23: Boston The Wilbur, MA

Sep 25: Albany Empire Live, NY

Sep 26: Rochester Water Street Music Hall, NY

Sep 27: Pittsburgh Jergel’s, PA

Sep 28: Falls Church The State Theatre, VA

Sep 30: Philadelphia Keswick Theater, PA

Oct 01: Patchogue Patchogue Theatre, NY

Oct 02: Norwalk District Music Hall, CT

Oct 04: New York Palladium Times Square, NY