Rancid Recent News

RANCID ENTERS STUDIO

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:01:00 -0800

Band Teams with Long-time Producer Brett Gurewitz to Record Follow-up to 2003's Acclaimed Indestructible

(Los Angeles) The incomparable punk band Rancid began recording today in a studio on the California coast with long-time friend, producer and label president Brett Gurewitz, who has worked with Rancid on virtually every record in their extensive, accomplished career.

In the five years since the release of Indestructible, the members of Rancid have been anything but dormant. 2004 saw the release of guitarist Lars Frederiksen's second solo album Viking, a scorching homage to Lars' vida loca, equal parts violence and love. 2005 marked the release of Haunted Cities by singer Tim Armstrong's side project, the Transplants. Additionally, in 2007 Armstrong released a superb solo record, A Poet's Life, which spawned the summertime hit single "Into Action," heard on radio stations across the country and on dance floors around the world. Meanwhile, bassist Matt Freeman's legendary skills were highlighted on both the Transplants record and tour, and also on worldwide tours playing with Social Distortion. Seemingly, the band has so much creative output, it cannot be contained in a single project.

But a new Rancid record is different - something special, never hasty or perfunctory, as their fervent, untiring fans have learned over the years. A Rancid record is an organic thing, not cultivated, but rather harvested wild; filled to the brim with all the living done in between stints in the studio. This record will be no different. Sweated over, hammered out and brought forth, the yet-untitled release will have all the hard knocks and big wins of lives lived prodigiously.

Rancid formed from the ashes of the cult East Bay band, Operation Ivy, in the early 90s and in their 15+ years have sold millions of records. Their 1994 breakthrough hit record Let's Go and 1995 smash And Out Come the Wolves garnered gold and platinum records from around the world, produced multiple hit singles and ensured worldwide fame for the band. Still, Rancid remains true to their vision and their friends, working with Epitaph founder, president and producer Brett Gurewitz in and out of the studio for over a decade. The only line-up change aside from the addition of Lars Frederiksen in 1993 was when Brandon Steineckert took over drum duties from Brett Reed last year. They wear their loyalty like a proud emblem.

Slated for a release later in the year on Epitaph/Hellcat, the new Rancid record promises to be a phenomenal addition to a consistently exceptional career.

Lars Frederiksen Rancid Tour Update!

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:09:00 -0700

"Due to Lars Frederiksen's sudden illness, Rancid will post-pone their shows from Sept. 1-4 in Toronto and Buffalo. The tour will resume on Sept. 5th in Pittsburgh, PA. Tickets for the post-poned shows will be honored for their correlating reschedule dates to be announced shortly. We appreciate your understanding and will return soon!"

Rancid - TimxMattxLarsxBrett"

Rancid have announced the following make-up dates:

The make up date for Sept. 1 ticket holders will be Dec. 10.
The make up date for Sept. 2 ticket holders will be Dec. 11.

Rancid drops a tour update from the road!

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:08:00 -0700

August 15th, 2006

Hey everyone, We are really excited kicking off the second leg of our tour with the first of three shows on Wednesday August 16th in Washington DC. First we want to thank all of the people and all of the bands who came to see us and to support us on the first leg. We had a great time and we hope all you guys did too. With over a 150 songs to choose from every night, each set will be unique to itself, in other words you will not hear the same set twice. We have a lot of songs to choose from and some sets will be graced with songs never played live or songs from operation ivy and both Lars Frederiksen and the bastards records. We are really excited to get out there and see everyone.

Please know that tickets are selling out fast so get them now by accessing the shows section of our website. Also xm satellite radio has been playin 96 straight hours of rancid radio, so for those who have it we hope your enjoying yourself. The rancid dvd that includes all our music includes all our music videos, some never before seen in public is coming soon, so keep checking our website for updates.

We have new tour dates dates going up all the time so keep checking back to see when we are coming to your town.

Also we will have photos from the tour and updates from the road soon.

XM SATELLITE RADIO also broadcasts "Rancid Radio" on "Fungus 53" five times a week with your host Lars Frederiksen. Lots of guests, banter, and most importantly punk rock, featuring the segment JEFF'S PIX where we play all the records you send too:

RANCID RADIO
1714 FRANKLIN #100-141
OAKLAND ,CA 94612-3409

Last but not least to answer a question most frequently asked.
RANCID will have a NEW record released in springtime of 2007.
Thanx for your time.

See ya in the pit........
TIM,MATT,BRETT AND LARS

Rancid is tearing up the road!

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 00:07:00 -0700

The boys from Rancid are out on a headlining tour throughout the United States until the end of September! This is the first time they have been out on a proper, headlining tour in a few years, so you can bet these shows are going off.

We just got a fresh batch of dates for you to check out, so hit the link below and see when Rancid will be in a town near you!

Rancid Tour Dates

Rancid announce summer tour plans!

Tue, 09 May 2006 00:05:00 -0700

Coming off of their amazing live shows at Hellcat Nights here at The Echo in L.A., Rancid have just announced a slew of summer tour dates! Spanning nearly the entire month of July, the tour will hit a great deal of the U.S southwestern states as well as Florida and Georgia!

All of the confirmed dates are listed below:

07/06/2006 Marquee Theatre Tempe AZ
07/07/2006 Rialto Theater Tuscon AZ
07/09/2006 Emos Austin TX
07/11/2006 Warehouse Live Houston TX
07/18/2006 Jannus Landing St. Petersburg FL
07/19/2006 House of Blues Lake Buena Vista FL
07/21/2006 Revolution Ft. Lauderdale FL
07/23/2006 Plush Jacksonville FL
07/25/2006 Masquerade Atlanta GA