X – at Hollywood Park – Inglewood, CA

In a perfect world more shows (especially outdoor gigs) would be like last nights X concert that took place at the massively sized Hollywood Park race track. For starters it occurred after the sun went to sleep for the night, thus the weather being absolutely perfect; we all know night time is the right time. If things weren’t already looking up, tickets were only $10.00 before 8:30 pm which is one hell of a deal, this is way affordable!

Plus at what other Punk shows are you given the opportunity to win big (or lose) money on horse races just before a band takes stage? Probably not any others, which once again places Los Angeles at the forefront of cities to live and catch live music, what a culturally unique city, in oh so many ways..

As previously mentioned X took the stage directly after the last race of the night to a crowd of at least 5,000 fans (maybe slightly more) who packed the north lawn area. The scene resembled something out of a Woodstock documentary, beyond huge! It was then that the foursome kicked right into Your Phones Off the Hook, But You’re Not, a classic off their debut album. It only took a few verses into their set before massive circle pits opened up throughout the crowd. Unfortunately there was a fight up front during the second song of the night; Sex and Dying in High Society, though sanity quickly resumed after the band demanded the aggro bunch to put their petty bullshit aside.

As previously mentioned X took the stage directly after the last race of the night to a crowd of at least 5,000 fans (maybe slightly more) who packed the north lawn area. The scene resembled something out of a Woodstock documentary, beyond huge! It was then that the foursome kicked right into Your Phones Off the Hook, But You’re Not, a classic off their debut album. It only took a few verses into their set before massive circle pits opened up throughout the crowd. Unfortunately there was a fight up front during the second song of the night; Sex and Dying in High Society, though sanity quickly resumed after the band demanded the aggro bunch to put their petty bullshit

X then return for an encore and own the stage as the masses devour every last note the band has for the loyal late night crowd. They close up their set with Devil Doll and close out the summer concert series at Hollywood Park like the champions they are. The crowd made up of both first generation LA punks and young new comers scatter into the parking lot leaving the show with a sense of real enjoyment that comes after such moving music in a live format, it’s power and X sparks the electricity in a way of their own.

The show was one for the ages as its probably the largest X headline show to take place in a long time and an unforgettable one at that, if you were there then you know what we mean, if you weren’t, well now you know.

Set list: Your Phones Off the Hook But You’re Not - Sex and Dying in High Society - Some Other Time - White Girl - Breathless - In This House That I Call Home - The World’s a Mess, It’s In My Kiss - Los Angeles - Beyond and Back - We’re Desperate - The Unheard Music - The Hungry Wolf - Year 1 - The Once Never Twice - The New World - Sugar light - True Love - Who You Know - Nausea - Motel Room In My Bed - Johnny Hit and Run Paulene - Soul Kitchen - I’m Coming Over - Poor Girl - Because I Do - Devil Doll.

 

  

 

 

  

 

-Louie Bones-
Big Wheel Staff Journalist

 

 

 

 

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