X Japan Partners With Grammy Museum For A Screening Of WE ARE X 4/18 During Coachella Week

As legendary the Japanese rock group X JAPAN prepares to return to the U.S. this spring (Sat., April 14, Sat., April 21) for their debut performances at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival, the group has partnered with the GRAMMY Museum® for a special screening of the award-winning documentary film WE ARE X. The screening will take place on Wednesday, April 18 at 7:30 pm in the GRAMMY Museum's Clive Davis Theater followed by an intimate conversation with band leader YOSHIKI. Tickets are limited and go on sale to GRAMMY MUSEUM members and American Express cardholders starting Thursday, March 22 at 10:30 AM (here) with a General public on-sale starting Monday, March 29 at 12:00 PM.

X JAPAN--the most successful rock group in Japanese history--has sold over 30 million albums, singles and videos combined, and has sold out Japan's 55,000-seat Tokyo dome a record 18 times. WE ARE X, chronicles the exhilarating, tumultuous and unimaginable history of the band over the past three decades--persevering through personal, physical and spiritual heartache--the film culminates with preparations for their breathtaking reunion concert at New York's legendary Madison Square Garden. WE ARE X, called a "fascinating and assured documentary" by the New York Times, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2016 and won the award for Best Editing. The film then won an award at the South by Southwest Film Festival, followed by a worldwide release in over 20 countries, 27 international film festivals and a worldwide chart-topping soundtrack. Watch the official trailer for WE ARE X (here).

X JAPAN, led by composer, drummer, and pianist YOSHIKI, PATA (guitar), HEATH (bass), TOSHI (vocals) and SUGIZO (violin, guitar) are currently in the studio completing their first full-length album in over 20 years, set for release in 2018.

WE ARE X film screening presented by American Express at the GRAMMY Museum: