Kevin Bronson on October 26th, 2021

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Legendary L.A. quartet X on Saturday night returned to the place they made famous in song, “Los Angeles,” for a career-spanning, one-night-only concert at the Greek Theatre.

The show served as a belated (due to the pandemic), 40-year anniversary celebration of their seminal debut album, “Los Angeles.” The band — originals Exene Cervenka, John Doe, Billy Zoom and DJ Bonebrake — played the record front to back, wedged between other favorites from their catalog.

Violet Grohl, daughter of Dave Grohl, joined the quartet to sing on “Nausea.”

X had returned to touring late this summer when they played O.C.’s Pacific Amphitheatre. Earlier this month, they announced they would reboot their annual series of holiday shows with a series of six gigs titled “X-Mas Re-Zoomed.” Included: a Dec. 18 show at the Observatory.

** Update, Oct. 27: X just announced an additional two nights of their holiday series at the Teragram Ballroom. Tickets go on sale Friday for shows Dec. 3 and Dec. 4.

Setlist: Beyond and Back; In This House That I Call Home; We’re Desperate; White Girl; Alphabetland;  Free; You’re Phone’s Off the Hook, But You’re Not; Johny Hit and Run Paulene; Soul Kitchen; Nausea;  Sugarlight; Los Angeles; Sex and Dying in High Society; The Unheard Music; The World’s a Mess. It’s in My Kiss; Adult Books; Water & Wine; I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts; Come Back to Me; Goodbye Year, Goodbye; Because I Do; Devil Doll. Encore: The New World, Motel Room in My Bed

Photos by Stevo Rood / ARoodPhoto