Violent Femmes have announced plans to embark on a co-headlining tour with X this spring.

Violent Femmes will be promoting last year’s release of 2 Mics & The Truth: Unplugged & Unhinged In America, a collection of unprecedented live recordings.

The 9-date trek will kick off on May 5 at Humphrey’s in San Diego, California, and includes stops in Phoenix, Texas, Oklahoma and Tennessee, before wrapping up on May 17 at the Pageant in St. Louis, Missouri.

Tickets for the newly announced dates go on sale this Friday, February 22, via the Violent Femmes and X websites.

Meanwhile, X are reissuing and remastering their first four albums via Fat Possum. Los Angeles (1980) will be released on February 22 and Wild Gift (1981) comes out on March 22, while Under the Big Black Sun (1982) and More Fun In The New World (1983) are due on April 12.

Violent Femmes and X Co-Headlining Tour Dates:

May 5 – San Diego, CA @ Humphrey’s
May 7 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
May 9 – Austin, TX @ Moody Theater / ACL Live
May 10 – Houston, TX @ House Of Blues
May 11 – Arlington, TX @ KAABOO Texas
May 13 – Aztec Center @ San Antonio, TX
May 14 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
May 16 – Memphis, TN @ Graceland
May 17 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant

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