Rancid At The House Of Blues

Fans of the punk rock in Sin City will have many reasons to be happy next July 3^rd, 2008 when Rancid visits Las Vegas to play at the House of Blues. This is the first time the band goes on tour in the last two years, Rancid will start the tour at the Rialto Theatre in Tuscon, Ariz. June 10^th and then the tour goes all the way until the last show in October. Rancid will also be playing at La Zona Rosa in Austin on June 13^th, The Masquerade in Atlanta on June 22^nd, Nashville's Rocketown  on June 27^th, House of Blues in Las Vegas on July 3^rd, Fillmore Auditorium in Denver on July 26^th, Chicago's House of Blues on July 30^th and 31^st, Kool Haus in Toronto on August 2^nd and 3^rd, Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club on August 11^th, Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza from August 13^th to the 17^th , Salt Lake City's In the Venue on September 16^th and 17^th, Warfield Theatre in San Francisco on September 26^th and 27^th and Henry Fonda Theater in Los Angeles from September 30^th to October 5^th.

Formed in 1991 in Berkeley, California by ex Operation Ivy members Tim Armstrong in the guitar and vocals and Matt Freeman on the bass and Brett Reed on the drums, Rancid is considered one of the founders of the neo-punk movement in the early 90’s beside other bands such as Green Day and the Offspring. In 1992 Rancid released a five-song debut EP on Lookout! Records, the band rapidly gained thousands of fans and received lots of attention from the media for this E.P and later for the band’s first official release simply called “Rancid” (1993).

The band’s major success came in 1995 with the album “…And out came the wolves” in where the Rancid revealed a revivalist punk-pop sound mixed with some fetish for British punk bands such as the Clash, Sex Pistols, The Jam, The Specials and The Adicts. The 1995 hit “Ruby Soho” was a solid TV and radio hit, launching Rancid as one of the most acclaimed and noticeable punk bands in the 90’s. Following the successful record's sales, Rancid launched “Life won’t wait” in 1998, an album that mixed the classic Punk rock style of the band with Ska and even Dancehall influences. The record incorporated a series off different artists including the Jamaican Dancehall singer Buju Banton and Roger Miret from the hyper accelerated hardcore band Agnostic Front.

Rancid launched a series of albums in the next year, but in 2006 Brett Reed announced that he was leaving the band after 15 years he was soon replaced by ex-Used drummer Brandon Steineckert. And now, after almost five years since their last release, Rancid is hitting the road in support of the upcoming album, which is programmed to be ready by late June. Tickets for Rancid show in Las Vegas and other locations can be found online, for more information on how to buy or reserves tickets for Rancid, please click here.