Cigarettes After Sex, one of the most globally accomplished acts across any genre, are bringing their X’s World Tour to South Africa in March 2025! Due to popular demand a new Cape Town date has been added.
4 March, Grand Arena, GrandWest, Cape Town – NEW DATE
5 March, Grand Arena, GrandWest, Cape Town – SOLD OUT
7 March at SunBet Arena, Time Square, Pretoria
Tickets are on sale now exclusively from Ticketmaster.co.za.
Ten years ago, Greg Gonzalez was having a really rough Valentine’s Day. Freshly heartbroken with no hope of reconciliation, he spent two hours driving from his hometown El Paso to play a show, and he listened to Sade’s “By Your Side” on repeat both ways. “The experience that day stuck in my bones—it was an idea that I couldn’t forget,” says Gonzalez, the frontman of Cigarettes After Sex. “I thought, how do I make a record that feels like that?
Filled with raw, imagistic, sometimes smutty vignettes set to entrancing, slow-burn pop songs, Gonzalez knows how to capture every emotion a romantic arc inspires. But where previous albums have drawn from an amalgam of relationships, for the most part, his anticipated third album ‘X’s’ centralizes on just one relationship that spanned four years. “The record feels brutal,” admits Gonzalez. “I could sit and talk about this loss to someone, but that wouldn’t scratch the surface. I have to really write about it, sing about it, have the music, and then I can start to analyze and learn from it. Or just relive it—in a good way. I don’t have that Eternal Sunshine-thing of wanting to forget.”
This period was one of immense personal growth for Gonzalez, but it was also during these years that Cigarettes After Sex—completed by drummer Jacob Tomsky and bassist Randall Miller—hit staggering new levels in their career, transitioning from a preeminent indie act to one of the most globally accomplished acts across any genre.
And still, Cigarettes After Sex maintains their mystique, fans sharing their music like an illicit secret and this poignant ten-song collection will certainly stoke the flames. While continuing to observe classic pop song structures, Gonzalez has moved away from the prior sonic touchstones of the ‘50s and ‘60s, finding himself now drawn to a ‘70s/’80s slow dance. While (in typical Cigarettes style) these changes may be subtle, the overall resulting energy is akin to disco ball-refracted tears on the dance floor.
Listen to Tejano Blue, the new single here: cigsaftersex.lnk.to/tejanoblue
Important Note: Fans are strongly advised against purchasing tickets from Viagogo. These tickets are unlawfully resold by deceitful sellers for multiple times the face value and are not legitimate tickets. Should you purchase these tickets you will be denied entry into the venue, and you will not be entitled to a refund.
Cigarettes After Sex “X’s World Tour” | South Africa dates:
Cape Town
4 March 2025 – NEW DATE
5 March 2025 – SOLD OUT
Grand Arena, GrandWest, Cape Town
Tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.co.za)
Pretoria
7 March 2025
SunBet Arena, Time Square, Pretoria
Tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.co.za)
For complete tour and ticket information visit www.bigconcerts.co.za.
