X - The New World (Live at Farm Aid 1985)

X performs "The New World" live at the Farm Aid concert in Champaign, Illinois on September 22, 1985. Farm Aid was started by Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp in 1985 to keep family farmers on the land and has worked since then to make sure everyone has access to good food from family farmers. Dave Matthews joined Farm Aid's board of directors in 2001.
For more information about Farm Aid, visit: farmaid.org/youtube
Farm Aid's performances are donated by the artists in order to raise funds and raise awareness for family farmers. They've raised their voices to help - what can you do?

[@averyadrian1534]

Wildly underrated band

[@dublinboyo]

Billy Zoom - the coolest dude - ever.

[@captainpetefarrell1]

always enjoyed X. great band and great era for LA music.

[@JamesLamm-jt7vg]

X is great

[@JS3music]

A co worker turned me onto this band. Im hooked. Write some of my own too. It’s throwback punk

[@ramonleon5175]

Daang everyone's on point on this performance these guys are amazing they can write crazy ass aggressive, hooky or energetic punk songs and then there's Gems 💎 like this jam F'n X man! LOS ANGELES!!

[@sortilegus]

"it was better before, before they voted for what's-his-name." such a great line

[@SuperVHSAllStars]

NEW WAVE MUSIC!

[@JMarinelli]

Rock and roll.

[@xhavoc63]

Thanks for the post. Another of those bands that missed the MTV/Instant star days...

[@sudaev]

They were on MTV a fair amount.

[@dougstephens1979]

I have just stumbled onto these songs from Farm Aid 1985 and X put on a great show, wow! They're so tight. Is this available on disc as a whole show?

[@eddiecoyle9152]

*Yes!👍*

[@elmoblatch9787]

Oh my, never saw this. New wave?!

[@antigen4]

yes that's what it was called when it wasn't 'led zeppelin' or 'elton john' etc

[@WolfDaddy420]

Must've been that newwwwww mewwwwwwsic that they were finally gonna play on the radio, you know, the British Invasion...🤣✌🏻

[@WolfDaddy420]

I remember watching FarmAid live on TV at home way back in 1985 specifically because I had heard that X were gonna be there. At that point I was 21 and I had already been a fan for 5 years at that point and I still love 'em...✌🏻

[@B0w.and.arr0w]

“I have excellent news for the world. There is no such thing as new wave. It does not exist.” -Claude Bessy (in The Decline)

[@getbent88]

Nu Wave ?!!? I know. Too funny.

[@cesareantinellipickinup]

We know this as California hardcore punk

[@flyingburritobro68]

They were not a hardcore punk band. They actually have said hardcore ruined the punk scene in LA with the violence that came with it.

[@cesareantinellipickinup]

They were hard core punk band

[@JamesLamm-jt7vg]

What’s his name is Reagan

[@gregdahlen4375]

exene looks so loose and up

[@cardigansarecool]

Punk, not New Wave pal!

[@oceaniciolanthe]

X is LA punk sorry - new wave was Whamm