Defunct ska-punk band from Berkeley, California. Formed in May 1987, the band was only together for two years, breaking up in 1989 after being offered a major label deal by EMI. Members Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman went on to form Downfall, and later Rancid. Singer Jesse Michaels went on to Big Rig, Common Rider, and Classics Of Love. Original Lineup: Jesse Michaels - Vocals, Lint (Tim Armstrong) - Guitar, Matt McCall (Matt Freeman) - Bass, Dave Mello - Drums, Paul Bae - Saxophone (on selected recordings).
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May 29, 1989
Eggplant's House
Pinole, California, United StatesMay 28, 1989
924 Gilman Street
Berkeley, California, United StatesBootleg of Operation Ivy's last show released on Slashout! records in 1989.
1. Yellin' in My Ear
2. I Got No
3. Sound System
Broken Bass Mid Song4. Jaded
5. Here We Go Again
6. The Crowd
7. Knowledge
8. Healthy Body
9. Gonna Find You
10. Take Warning
11. Vulnerability
12. Room Without a Window
13. Bombshell
14. Officer
15. Freeze Up
16. Sleep Long
17. Trouble Bound(The Blasters cover)
18. Hoboken
19. Hedgecore
20. Unity
April 29, 1989
924 Gilman Street
Berkeley, California, United StatesApril 22, 1989
Time Out of Mind
Phoenix, Arizona, United StatesApril 15, 1989
924 Gilman Street
Berkeley, California, United States1. Yellin' in My Ear
2. Knowledge
3. Sleep Long
4. Sound System
5. Vulnerability
6. Officer
7. Gonna Find You
8. Bad Town
9. The Crowd
10. Bombshell
11. Take Warning
12. I Got No
13. Room Without a Window
14. Unity
15. Hangin' Out
16. Big City
17. Healthy Body
18. Hoboken
19. Here We Go Again
April 11, 1989
Berkeley Square
Berkeley, California, United StatesMarch 22, 1989
Berkeley Square
Berkeley, California, United StatesMarch 12, 1989
924 Gilman Street
Berkeley, California, United States1. Knowledge
2. I Got No
3. Sound System
4. Gonna Find You
5. Yellin' in My Ear
6. The Crowd
7. Smiling
8. Officer
9. Big City
10. Take Warning
11. Hangin' Out
12. Junkie's Runnin' Dry
13. Unity
14. Hedgecore
With a medley of "Sound System", "I Fought the Law", and "Lights"15. Healthy Body
March 10, 1989
Covered Wagon Saloon
San Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 19, 1989
River Theater
Guerneville, California, United States1. Knowledge
2. Yellin' in My Ear
3. Hoboken
4. The Crowd
5. Healthy Body
6. Gonna Find You
7. Officer
8. Sound System
9. Missionary
10. Here We Go Again
11. Sleep Long
12. Take Warning
13. Caution
14. Big City
15. Unity
16. I Got No
February 18, 1989
Berkeley Square
Berkeley, California, United StatesOpened for The Dead Milkmen.
View on Setlist.fm →January 21, 1989
Berkeley Square
Berkeley, California, United StatesJanuary 12, 1989
Covered Wagon Saloon
San Francisco, California, United StatesDecember 26, 1988
Danceteria
Sacramento, California, United States1. Unity
2. Sleep Long
3. I Got No
4. Yellin' in My Ear
5. Gonna Find You
6. The Crowd
7. Officer
8. Junkie's Runnin' Dry
9. Healthy Body
10. Trouble Bound(The Blasters cover)
11. Take Warning
12. Hoboken
13. Here We Go Again
14. Big City
15. One of These Days
December 23, 1988
924 Gilman Street
Berkeley, California, United StatesDecember 19, 1988
Berkeley Square
Berkeley, California, United StatesOpened for 7 Seconds.
1. I Got No
2. Sound System
3. Gonna Find You
4. Smiling
5. The Crowd
6. Hangin' Out
7. Officer
8. Big City
9. Take Warning
10. Yellin' in My Ear
11. Sleep Long
12. Here We Go Again
13. Hoboken
14. Healthy Body
15. Junkie's Runnin' Dry
December 5, 1988
Covered Wagon Saloon
San Francisco, California, United StatesDecember 4, 1988
924 Gilman Street
Berkeley, California, United StatesNovember 20, 1988
Kesha's Inn
Berkeley, California, United StatesOpened for RKL.
View on Setlist.fm →November 9, 1988
The Cotati Cabaret
Cotati, California, United States1. Hoboken
2. Sound System
3. Gonna Find You
4. The Crowd
5. Yellin' in My Ear
6. Missionary
7. Unity
With horns8. Junkie's Runnin' Dry
9. Take Warning
10. Room Without a Window
11. Sleep Long
12. Big City
13. Healthy Body
14. I Got No
15. Here We Go Again
16. Officer
Operation Ivy has released 25+ albums. Some of their notable releases include Yellin' In My Ear , The Rare Shit, Energy. Explore their complete discography on this page.
Some of Operation Ivy's most popular tracks include Sound System, Knowledge, Unity, Take Warning, Bombshell. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.
Defunct ska-punk band from Berkeley, California. Formed in May 1987, the band was only together for two years, breaking up in 1989 after being offered a major label deal by EMI. Members Tim Armstrong... Read the full biography on this page.
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