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9/15/25

X and Los Lobos Tour Hits Masonic Temple This Saturday - 9/20!

 UPDATE (9/17/25): Entire tour canceled!

 

99 Years of Rock N Roll!
X and Los Lobos Announce First-Ever National Tour Together

 

 
 Artist Pre-Sale Begins Wednesday, April 30th with Public On-Sale Friday, May 2



(Los Angeles, CA) - April 29, 2025 – Two legendary bands, one historic tour! X and Los Lobos—pillars of the Los Angeles music scene—are teaming up for their first national tour together to celebrate 99 Years of Rock ‘N’ Roll. With all original members in both bands still rocking stages after over six decades, this tour marks an extraordinary moment in music history. This highly anticipated tour will bring X and Los Lobos to cities that have never seen them together before. The dates launch on July 19th in Denver and will continue, with several legs, through late November, more dates TBA. Presale tickets go live starting Wednesday, April 30 at 10:00 AM with an exclusive artist presale (password: X1977). A Spotify presale follows on Thursday, May 1 at 10:00 AM (password: LOSANGELES). Tickets open to the general public on Friday, May 2 at 10:00 AM.

A Legacy Like No Other
These two iconic bands have paved their own paths in the industry—DIY ethics, mainstream success, top ten lists, Grammy wins, world tours, and a steadfast dedication to their craft. Now, they join forces to bring fans a celebration of their unparalleled careers.

 
“48 years is a long time. 51 years, even longer. But 99 years combined is an insane number for two rock and roll bands and with the same lineup? Unheard of. That’s what we got going this year when Los Lobos team up with our good amigos X for our very first American tour together. Sounds like a celebration and everybody is invited.” - Louis Perez Jr. (Los Lobos)
 
 “This is a dream come true for me. We’re taking the 70’s & 80’s punk roots of LA both East and West
all over the country. TOGETHER! 99 years and still going strong. Let’s have a party!” Exene Cervenka (X)

In addition to the tour X have released a brand new video, narrated by Exene, celebrating over 40 years of their iconic rendition of “Wild Thing.”  A limited edition 12” picture disc vinyl including “Wild Thing,” a long-time fan favorite, as well as Exene’s narrated wild history of the song will be available via Fat Possum Records. Pre-order now. The video behind the genesis of X’s “Wild Thing” was directed by James Blagden (the genius behind Dock Ellis & The LSD No-No).
 
X continues to ride the success of their ninth and final studio album, Smoke & Fiction, released last year via Fat Possum Records. Produced by Rob Schnapf (Beck, Foo Fighters), the album debuted in the Top 10 on four Billboard charts and has been met with overwhelming praise from both critics and fans. X will perform career-spanning hits along with selections from Smoke & Fiction and their 2020 release, Alphabetland.
 
Do not miss this first and last tour of its kind. This has never happened before and likely to never happen again. Long live Rock ‘N’ Roll!

 
99 Years of Rock n’ Roll Tour with X and Los Lobos
July 19  Denver CO                       Paramount Theatre                                
July 20  Salt Lake City UT             Red Butte Garden                              
 
August 3  Santa Ana CA                OC FAIR/Pacific Amphitheatre        
 
September 19  Toronto ON            Massey Hall                                                
September 20  Detroit MI               Fisher Theatre                                            
September 21  Huber Heights OH Rose Music Center at The Heights                                                                 
September 24  Baltimore MD         The Lyric Baltimore                                 
September 25  New York NY          The Town Hall    
September 28  Philadelphia PA      Miller Theater                                                             
 
October 7         Nashville TN            Ryman Auditorium                                                                   
October 9         Atlanta GA               Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre                                             
October 10       Memphis TN            Minglewood Hall                                                
October 11       St. Louis MO            The Factory                                                     
October 12       Kansas City MO       Uptown Theater                                       
October 15       Milwaukee WI           The Pabst Theater                                                      
October 16       Chicago IL                The Auditorium                                       
October 17       Indianapolis IN          Clowes Memorial Hall                                                           
 
November 3     Portland OR             Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall                 
November 4     Seattle WA               The Moore Theatre                                                                               
November 8     Oakland CA              Paramount Theatre                                             
November 13   San Diego CA           Balboa Theatre                                                          
November 14   Riverside CA             Fox Performing Arts Center                                 
November 19   Austin TX                   ACL Live at the Moody Theatre                                      
November 20   Dallas TX                   Music Hall at Fair Park                                                  
November 22   Houston TX                Smart Financial Centre
                              
More Dates TBA
 

  

About X:
Formed in 1977, X quickly established themselves as one of the best bands in the first wave of LA's flourishing punk scene; becoming legendary leaders of a punk generation. Featuring vocalist Exene Cervenka, vocalist/bassist John Doe, guitarist Billy Zoom, and drummer DJ Bonebrake, their debut 45 was released on the seminal Dangerhouse label in 1978, followed by seven studio albums released from 1980-1993. Over the years, the band has released several critically acclaimed albums, topped the musical charts with regularity and performed their iconic hits on top television shows such as Letterman and American Bandstand. X’s first two studio albums, Los Angeles and Wild Gift are ranked by Rolling Stone among the top 500 greatest albums of all time.  The band continues to tour with the original line-up fully intact. In 2017, the band celebrated their 40th year anniversary in music with a Grammy Museum exhibit opening, a Proclamation from the City of Los Angeles and being honored at a Los Angeles Dodgers game where Exene threw out the first pitch and John Doe sang the National Anthem. In 2019 X reissued and remastered their first four classic albums via their collaboration with Fat Possum Records; Los Angeles (1980), Wild Gift (1981), Under The Big Black Sun (1982) and More Fun In The New World (1983). In 2020, X celebrated the 40th Anniversary of Los Angeles and celebrated with a surprise release of Alphabetland, their first new studio album, featuring the original line-up, in 35 years.  In August of 2024 X released their ninth and final album, Smoke & Fiction.
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6/5/25

Concert Review: Heart @ Fox Theater - Detroit - June 4, 2025

 

After a half-century of music and despite some serious sibling dysfunction that'd make Oasis raise their bushy eyebrows, the Wilson sisters, Ann & Nancy, sole remaining members of Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Heart are on the road with their An Evening With Heart Tour which kicked off last week with some of their gear being stolen in New Jersey and rolled into Detroit's iconic Fox Theater for an evening of classic rock.


Backed by three additional guitarists (one also covering keys), bass, drums, and an occasional percussionist the ensemble was able to create a lush wall of sound capable of covering all the layered parts of songs like "Crazy On You."


While Ann Wilson has had some recent health challenges and performed perched on the edge of a high stool (and needed a little help getting on and off stage, holding the bassist's arm), she sounded in fine voice which is even more remarkable considering she'll be turning 75 later this month. Here and there she would back off from some of the highest notes of the repertoire or use a different tonality than she would've 45 years ago, but she was still able to deliver the goods.


If you were there for the hits, you got them - Seventies FM classics like "Bebe Le Strange", and "Magic Man" as well as Eighties MTV staples "These Dreams", "Alone" and "What About Love" (which were mashed together in a medley connected by their guitar solos), and "Never" - along with some too-deep cuts that got the audience off their feet like "Love Mistake" and "Little Queen." One of their biggest hits, the lyrically terrifying "All I Want To Do Is Make Love To You" was missing, probably because Ann doesn't like it.

Also on the mash-up tip was the way "Straight On" segued into a Bootsy-esque bass solo then David Bowie's "Let's Dance." The set was also populated by two Led Zeppelin covers - "The Rain Song" and "The Ocean" - a Chris Thompson tune ("You're The Voice"), and a tune from their Lovemongers side project ("Sand").


If you'd checked setlists beforehand, you probably looked at the half-hour intermission after only eight songs and wondered what that was about when Bruce Springsteen is currently putting on at least 2-1/2 hour shows at the same age? Well, that had been changed to a mid-show break where Ann and the band left the stage except for Nancy - who told a story about giving Eddie Van Halen an acoustic guitar before playing her acoustic instrumental tribute to him, "4 Edward" - at which point she exited to leave drummer Sean T. Lane to do a weird art noise/industrial thing that didn't hit a drum at all. Then the band returned for the rest of the show.


If there was something lacking from An Evening With Heart's 95-minute show (including what Ann joked was a "fake encore, imagine we left, then came back" for the last three songs) was enough rock & roll pep & vigor. Most of the songs felt a tad slow & there were too many sit-down songs. I saw them in 1987 on the Bad Animals tour and I recall that rocking much harder, though to be fair they were only in their 30s then. Some more energetic album cuts like "How Can I Refuse?" or "If Looks Would Kill" would've been appreciated.


That said, they did conclude with a satisfying one-two punch of Zeppelin's "The Ocean" and "Barracuda" which get the crowd hyped the moment Nancy tore into the chugging harmonic riff. Always finish on a high note and the crowd will remember that most.

Set List:

  1. Bebe Le Strange
  2. Never
  3. Magic Man
  4. These Dreams
  5. Little Queen
  6. Straight On / Let's Dance
  7. Love Mistake
  8. Crazy On You
  9. 4 Edward
  10. Drummer's Art/Noise Thing
  11. Love Alive
  12. You're The Voice
  13. The Rain Song
  14. Alone / What About Love
  15. Sand
  16. The Ocean
  17. Barracuda

Their upcoming tour dates can be found here.


 

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