Operation Ivy

Operation Ivy live history: ska punk • ska • punk • skate punk • hardcore punk

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Sweets | Nottingham - Billy's Week Long Birthday

Wed, September 23

Billy Bootleggers

About Operation Ivy

Ska punk

Ska

Punk

From 1987-89, the Bay Area’s Operation Ivy picked up the thread left by English bands and woke America up to the possibilities of mixing punk and ska. As the most popular band in the scene centered at the Berkeley performance space 924 Gilman St., they burned out quickly, throwing in the towel when the glare of the spotlight threatened their ideals. Guitarist Tim Armstrong and bassist Matt Freeman went on to found Rancid, and scores of ska-punk hybrids rushed to fill up the space left by Ivy’s departure.