You have just played Rebellion Punk festival this year for the first time, did you enjoy it?ĭid you also know at Rebellion you set the record for people coming over the barrier 367?Ī: My count had it at 329 but I was bouncing around a lot and could have missed a few I was at both shows and thought they were totally rocking, how did Rancid feel about the shows?Ī: Plain and simple we loved them!!! It was a dream come true for me personally since I grew up listening to them. Iâm just stoked to do it again in the UK. Those shows where some of the best nights we ever had as a band. The way it worked out with milestones for both bands made it that much more special. Iâm actually glad it happened when it did and not sooner. It took some time to figure it out but thank god it happened. After we worked on the record together and they started getting a little busier we talked and we made a loose plan. We knew them for a while since the Sparrer familyâs would come down to the Rancid gigs when we where in town. At that time Sparrer were maybe only doing one show a year. You started the celebrating of 20 years of Rancid this year with 2 shows with Cock Sparrer in San Francisco how did this come about?Ī: Daryl and I have been trying to get these shows together since 2003. Iâm sure we all have personal ones and for me these days itâs leaving the kids to go on tour. What has been your biggest challenge as a band?Ī: I know there have been many challenges for us but I canât really think of one that really stands out hahaha. It was my culture and has been since I got into it all those years ago. I liked the fact that it was our community. The lyrics and the attitude was how I felt inside. I related to it 100% even though it was from the UK. When the Oi! stuff hit thatâs what really hooked me. We were both outcasts like our other friends who where into it. He was the one that brought it home back in 79-80 and turned me on to it. My brother was a skinhead and into a lot of the punk music. I didnât grow up rich or middle class so it was natural for me to get into it when I look back. What originally attracted you to the punk scene?Ī: I came from a working class background.
I guess the one that most might know or heard of is the UK SUBS. He was also the Unknown Bastard in the Bastards with me. Gordy who sings for the Forgotten was the lead singer. Were you in any other bands before Rancid?Ī: My first real band was called The Knowhere Men. We just played the music we wanted to play and enjoyed doing it. Wow 20 years of Rancid, did you ever think it would last this long?Ī: Never really sat down and thought about it to be honest. Lars had kindly taken time out of his very busy schedule to answer some of my questions. I first met Lars last year during his Old Firm Casuals tour, taking photos at the 3 of the shows, he is a very nice guy, instantly allowing me access to the band, some bands can be prima donnas but none of that here, we kept in touch, and when Cock Sparrer announced they were doing 2 shows with Rancid in San Francisco in March of this year, it was a no brainer I had to go – it was a good start to 2012 and with both bands doing the Rebellion Xmas Bash and 3 shows in London ending their Uk December tour. And to start it off the band are hooking up with RANCID, who themselves are celebrating 20 years together, for a joint show on 23rd March at the Warfield in San Francisco.Ĭock Sparrer - 40 years on, still five blokes in a pub, five mates having a laugh, more than just a band.Lars Frederiksen â Rancid – Interview October 2012 This year is a year of celebration– with friends. Regularly headlining all the major punk festivals in Europe and occasionally hitting the US to headline events such as Punk Rock Bowling and Riot Fest. Theirs is a career in reverse, they’re bigger now than they ever were. Rarely do a band get the reaction that these guys do. Finally it seemed that there were hundreds of like-minded people with the same attitude. They were playing, drinking, going to football and generally making a nuisance of themselves when the late 1970s punk scene started in London. They are childhood friends and have been making a noise since they got together way back in 1972. The thing about Sparrer is that they’re not just a band. ONE OF THE GIGS OF THE YEAR-LUCK YOU-SAN FRANCISCO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ģ0 Years of Rancid / 40 Years of Cock Sparrer Rancid and Cock Sparrer Noi!seĬock Sparrer are widely considered to be one of the most influential Street Punk bands in history.Ģ012 sees them celebrate their 40th Anniversary.
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