Editing X (American band) (section)

===2008–present: Touring and first album in 27 years===
From 2004 onward, X have continued to perform frequently around North America.<ref>
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 |publisher=X
 |url=http://www.xtheband.com/the-shows2/
 |title=Shows
 |date=2017
 |access-date=June 17, 2017
}}</ref>

X appeared at the 2008 [[SXSW]] Festival (with footage of their performance made viewable on [[Crackle (company)|Crackle]]); the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] on April 19, 2009; and the [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]] festival in [[Minehead]], [[England]] from May 15–17, 2009. They were invited to perform at the latter by the festival's curators, [[the Breeders]].{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
[[File:X (the band).jpg|thumb|left|X performs on October 1, 2024 at Keswick Theatre outside of Philadelphia.]]
In June 2009, the band publicly announced that Cervenka had been diagnosed with [[multiple sclerosis]].<ref>
{{cite news
 |newspaper=The [[Village Voice]]
 |url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2009/06/xs_exene_cerven.php
 |title=X's Exene Cervenka Diagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis
 |date=June 2, 2009
|url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904214315/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2009/06/xs_exene_cerven.php
 |archive-date=September 4, 2009
}}</ref> However, she told the ''[[Orange County Register]]'' in 2011 that the doctor who originally diagnosed the disease believes he misdiagnosed her. Cervenka stated, "I've had so many doctors tell me I have MS, then some say I don't ... I don't even care anymore".<ref>
{{cite news
 |newspaper=The Orange County Register
 |url=http://soundcheck.ocregister.com/2011/06/01/exene-tells-it-straight-on-x-illness-and-o-c/51983/
 |title=Exene tells it straight on X, illness and O.C.
 |date=June 6, 2011
}}</ref>

In June 2010, X played a free show at the [[North by Northeast]] festival in [[Toronto, Ontario]], Canada and headlined the third annual [[Roadshow Revival]], a [[Johnny Cash]] tribute festival in [[Ventura, California]]. X performed at [[Voodoo Experience|The Voodoo Experience 2011]], held at [[City Park (New Orleans)|City Park]] in [[New Orleans]], Louisiana, on October 28–30, 2011. The band also opened for [[Pearl Jam]] on their [[Pearl Jam Twenty Tour|2011 South and Central American tour]] in November and their [[Pearl Jam 2012 Tour|European tour]] in June and July 2012.<ref name="themusicpress">
{{cite web
 |url=http://themusicpress.org/news/pearl-jam-announce-tour-dates-for-2012/
 |title=Pearl Jam announce tour dates for 2012
 |date=December 8, 2011
|access-date=December 12, 2015
|publisher=themusicpress
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426052232/http://themusicpress.org/news/pearl-jam-announce-tour-dates-for-2012/
 |archive-date=April 26, 2012
}}</ref>
On September 2, 2012, X performed at the [[Budweiser Made in America Festival]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]].

In July 2015, Zoom took a performing break to undergo treatment for [[bladder cancer]], returning in November 2015.<ref name="Xblog">
{{cite web
 |publisher=X
 |url=http://www.xtheband.com/blog/
 |title=News
 |date=2015–2016
 |access-date=June 17, 2017
}}</ref>

On March 4, 2016, X appeared on the episode "Show Me a Hero" of [[Adult Swim]] show ''[[Childrens Hospital]]''. On October 13, 2017, the [[Grammy Museum at L.A. Live]] opened a new exhibit titled "X: 40 Years of Punk in Los Angeles", to run through February 25, 2018.<ref>
{{cite web
 |publisher=X
 |url=http://www.xtheband.com/blog/
 |title=News – X: 40 Years of Punk in Los Angeles Exhibit at LA Live June 30
 |date=May 8, 2017
|access-date=June 17, 2017
}}</ref>

In 2017, Cervenka announced that X had added Craig Packham of The Palominos to fill in on drums and rhythm guitar, because Bonebrake and Zoom were now playing [[vibraphone|vibes]] and [[saxophone]], respectively.<ref>
{{cite web
 |publisher=X
 |url=http://www.xtheband.com/#page40
 |title=X: 40 Years
 |author=Cervenka, Exene
 |date=2017
 |access-date=June 17, 2017
}}</ref>

In 2018, the band released ''X – Live in Latin America'' via a Kickstarter campaign, to coincide with their 40th anniversary. The album was recorded during a 2011 tour where X was the opening band for [[Pearl Jam]]. Pearl Jam's sound engineer made the recordings, and presented them to X at the end of the tour. The album was produced by [[Rob Schnapf]], and featured the four original members of X.<ref name=Xnewsblog>{{cite web| url=http://www.xtheband.com/blog| title=News| publisher=X| date=2019| access-date=May 18, 2019}}</ref>

In early 2019 [[Fat Possum Records]] released two new X songs as a single, followed by the "genuinely good" (per [[BrooklynVegan]]) new album ''[[Alphabetland]]'' on April 22, 2020. On February 9, 2021, Fat Possum released ''[[Xtras]]'': two more tracks from the same recording sessions, one being an alternate version. [[Robby Krieger]], of [[the Doors]], played slide guitar on one track each of ''Alphabetland'' and of ''Xtras''.<ref name=Xtras_BrooklynVegan>{{cite web| publisher=[[BrooklynVegan]]| title=X release two new songs from the 'Alphabetland' sessions (one ft. The Doors' Robby Krieger)| date=February 9, 2021| last=Sacher| first=Andrew| url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/x-release-two-new-songs-from-the-alphabetland-sessions-one-ft-the-doors-robby-krieger/| access-date=February 28, 2021}}</ref><ref name=Xtras_Stereogum>{{cite web| publisher=[[Stereogum]]| title=X – "True Love, Pt. 3" & "Strange Life" (Feat. Robby Krieger)| date=February 9, 2021| last=Breihan| first=Tom| url=https://www.stereogum.com/2115712/x-true-love-pt-3-strange-life-feat-robby-krieger/music/| access-date=February 28, 2021}}</ref>

In June 2024, John Doe announced on Facebook that a new X album ''[[Smoke & Fiction]]'' would be released on August 2, 2024, by Fat Possum Records.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Doe. Facebook|url=https://www.facebook.com/share/p/Rhrm2CpCTxXxtixa/|date=June 21, 2024|website=Facebook.com|access-date=August 2, 2024}}</ref> A subsequent announcement stated that this would be X's final album. The album reflects on the band's early history and the broader world events of those years. The release will be accompanied by an extensive US farewell tour starting July 6, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brannigan |first=Paul |title=Los Angeles punk veterans X announce final album Smoke & Fiction |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/x-announce-final-album-smoke-and-fiction |website=Louder |publisher=Future plc |date=June 26, 2024 |access-date=June 27, 2024}}</ref>