King’s X have spent four decades as one of hard rock’s great almost-famous bands — a power trio revered by other musicians and a devoted cult following while never quite breaking to the size their catalog argued for. What they actually do is harder to file than “hard rock” suggests: progressive runs threaded through funk, gospel, soul, and blues, the sort of thing that earned them a place in VH1’s hard-rock canon and a slot on the Woodstock ’94 stage. That a band with that pedigree is playing the 500-capacity Putnam Place is a booking worth paying attention to. They hit Saratoga Springs on Friday, September 4 — a 21+ show, doors 7:00 PM, set 8:00–11:00 PM.
About King’s X
King’s X has been doing their own thing for over four decades, and “their own thing” is genuinely hard to describe in a sentence. The power trio — Dug Pinnick on bass and vocals, Ty Tabor on guitar and vocals, Jerry Gaskill on drums and vocals — blends hard rock and progressive metal with funk, soul, gospel, blues, and traces of British Invasion rock in a way that sounds like nobody else. VH1 ranked them #83 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. They played Woodstock 1994. “A thinking man’s metal band” is the shorthand, but even that undersells it.
In 2022, King’s X released Three Sides of One on InsideOut Music — their 13th studio album and their first new studio material in 14 years. The fact that it arrived sounding this vital is exactly the kind of thing King’s X fans have known to expect since the beginning.
About the Venue
Putnam Place is a 500-capacity club at 63A Putnam Street in Saratoga Springs. A show of this caliber in a room this size is the kind of opportunity that does not come around often. Get there early — doors open at 7:00 PM, and a 500-person room with a crowd ready for King’s X fills in fast. This is a 21+ event, so plan accordingly.
Tickets & Pricing
Tickets are $50, available via TickPick at the link below. Show runs 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM on Friday, September 4, 2026.
King’s X is in the middle of a nine-date Northeast swing running from late August through early September — Saratoga is the seventh stop. This is a band that tours on their own terms and plays rooms they want to play. Putnam Place qualifies. Check our Capital Region events calendar for more shows in the area.