LA punks X to bow out after 47 years

Los Angeles punk icons X have announced details of their last-ever record, Smoke & Fiction , plus plans for an extensive US tour.

Best known for their 1980 debut album Los Angeles , the quartet - comprised of their original line-up, vocalist Exene Cervenka, vocalist/bassist John Doe, guitarist Billy Zoom and drummer DJ Bonebrake - have declared their intention to disband following a farewell tour celebrating their ninth and final album, which will be released on August 2 on Fat Possum Records.

The 10-track album is being previewed by the punchy single Big Black X , billed as a reflection 'on the early history of X, their life in Hollywood, and the events unfolding in the world during those formative years.'

Watch the video for the single below:

The first leg of the band's farewell tour will kick off in Kansas City, Missouri on July 6, and run through to October 4, with a show at the Palladium Times Square, New York.

X ~ The End is Near ~ Smoke & Fiction Tour

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

Ticket info here .