Laura Jane Grace (formerly Against Me! ) and Catbite performed a full set of Operation Ivy songs in September 2024 at the Supernova International Ska Festival . A recording of 27 songs was made at a secret Riot Fest Afterparty at The Empty Bottle in Chicago, IL on Sept 21,…
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In March 2023, Armstrong and Michaels along with Circle Jerks drummer Joey Castillo formed the band Bad Optix and released their first single “Raid”. Less than a week after announcing the formation of the band, the band changed their name to DOOM Regulator.
Operation Ivy is featured in the 2017 documentary Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk .
Other bands to cover Operation Ivy songs include a rendition of “Healthy Body” by Area-7 , “Smiling” by Goldfinger , “Sound System” by Buck O Nine , “Caution” by No Trigger and more covers of “Knowledge” by both Millencolin and Evergreen Terrace . Link 80 was known to cover “I…
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In 2013 and for the first time in 24 years, Michaels and Armstrong (under the name Tim Timebomb ) recorded a song together when Michaels appeared on “Living in a Dangerous Land”, a song Armstrong released as part of his Tim Timebomb and Friends series.
The 1991 compilation Operation Ivy was later reissued on November 6, 2007, by Epitaph Records subsidiary Hellcat Records as a self-titled compilation album. Hellcat Records is former band member Tim Armstrong ‘s label. While the Epitaph reissue’s track list is identical to the 1991 Lookout release, the 2007 re-release features…
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In 2008, Michaels collaborated with the indie /punk group Hard Girls to form a punk band called Classics of Love (who were named after a Common Rider song). The band plays traditional punk rock with Michaels serving as the band’s lead vocalist. They released a 6-song EP released on Asian…
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At a performance at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco on December 17, 2006, Michaels reunited with Armstrong and Freeman to perform the tracks “Unity” as well as “Sound System”. It was his first time on stage with the two in over 15 years.
On May 4, 2006, it was announced that Energy had officially been removed from Lookout Records ‘ catalog. The album had been one of the label’s best-selling albums, after Green Day ‘s first two albums. Operation Ivy followed bands such as Green Day, Screeching Weasel , The Queers , and…
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During Rancid’s US tour in 2006, Armstrong and Freeman played select tracks from their previous band’s catalog.