GIVEAWAY: Win Tickets to X at City Winery, NYC on 8/2 and 8/3!
Punk rock band X is taking over City Winery in New York City on August 2 and 3 for back-to-back nights of wall-shaking, head-banging good music.
X is a band with a short name and a long history. Their bio states that in 1977, “[o]n the same day with nearly the exact same wording, two want-ads appear in a local music rag. One was sent in by a guitarist named Billy Zoom, the other by bassist who called himself John Doe.” Long story short, Zoom and Doe joined forces, along with poet-turned-singer Exene Cervenka and hard-hitting drummer D.J. Bonebrake, to form the X we know and love today. “Three decades after the inception of X, one thing is clear: X was not only one of the most influential bands to crash out of the punk movement of the late ‘70s, but the band’s music continues to be sonically groundbreaking today,” says their bio on City Winery’s site. “Songs written during the group’s inception are as relevant and inventive today as they were in 1977.”
Unfortunately, Billy Zoom has been diagnosed with cancer and is currently not touring with X. Guitarist Jesse Dayton will be taking his place for these shows, which are partially a benefit to help Zoom with his care and medical expenses.
Here’s your exclusive chance, REBEAT readers: we’re giving away two pairs of tickets to both of X’s shows at City Winery in New York City (that’s four pairs in all). The drawing will be held on Friday, July 31*. And since we know that you’ll really, really want to win these tickets, we’re giving you multiple ways to enter the contest. By entering your email via the form below, you’re automatically guaranteed +1 entry. For more chances to win, simply follow us on Twitter (+2 entries), tweet about the giveaway (+2), or head over to our Facebook page (+2)! If you have any questions or issues, simply leave a comment below!
These two shows will be chock full of energetic performances we know you won’t want to miss. Good luck!
*Giveaway ends on July 31 at 12:00 EST.
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