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Operation Ivy was an American punk rock band from Berkeley, California, formed in May 1987. They were critical to the emergence of Lookout Records and the so-called "East Bay Sound." The band's name was derived from the Operation Ivy series of nuclear tests in 1952.
- 1987–1989
- Berkeley, California, U.S.
Apr 30, 2021 · Music. Operation Ivy’s ‘Energy’: Inside the Making of a Ska-Punk Classic. The Bay Area punks were only together from 1987 to 1989, but the one album they released would go on to influence...
Operation Ivy was a ska punk band from Berkeley, California. Although only active between 1987 to 1989, their influence on the Bay Area punk scene and its subsequent main-stream success was...
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Operation Ivy. 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 (2) went on to form Downfall (6), and later Rancid.
Feb 8, 2022 · 02/8/2022. Sophia Callisto* A few text messages, a phone call and a plus one for one of punk rock’s most enigmatic artists was all it took to reunite Operation Ivy for the first time in 16...