Pierre Kezdy died of cancer on October 9, 2020.
Although the band announced plans to release a new album in 2016, no recordings were released until 2021’s Over The Overlords .
Naked Raygun (along with Urge Overkill and Cheap Trick) opened for the Foo Fighters at Wrigley Field , Chicago, on August 29, 2015.
In August 2014, Naked Raygun opened for Bad Religion , The Offspring and Stiff Little Fingers on the last two shows of the Summer Nationals tour at The Rave in Milwaukee and Harrah’s Stir Cove in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
In 2011, Pete Mittler of The Methadones joined the line-up so that longtime bassist Pierre Kezdy could recover from a stroke.
In 2006 Naked Raygun reunited for Riot Fest , an annual punk rock festival held in Chicago. Following their 2006 reunion, Naked Raygun announced that the band was “back for good.” The reunited lineup consists of its “Raygun…Naked Raygun” members: Pezzati, Stephens, Kezdy, and Spicer. In 2009 Naked Raygun returned…
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In 1999, the independent record label Quarterstick Records re-issued the band’s back catalog on CD.
A two-show reunion in 1997 produced the live album Free Shit! .
In 1989, John Haggerty left Naked Raygun to form Pegboy with his younger brother Joe (formerly of Bloodsport and The Effigies ) and Steve Saylors and Larry Damore of the Bhopal Stiffs (Pierre Kezdy would later replace Steve Saylors).
The band was formed in 1980 by Santiago Durango , Marko Pezzati and later Jeff Pezzati . Singer Jeff Pezzati was the sole constant member through multiple personnel changes. Members over time include drummers Bobby Strange, Jim Colao, and Eric Spicer; bassists Marko Pezzati, Pierre Kezdy , Camilo Gonzalez, Pete…
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