Rancid @ Studio 24 Edinburgh

If you've never heard of Rancid before now, best stop reading, it's pretty much guaranteed not to be your thing. For those fanboys and girls out there that missed them... you missed out. Doing what they do best, the Berkley boys rocked out the entirity of Studio 24 with an awesome array of tracks from their massive collection - even a few from Life Wont Wait (which has been a bit neglected previously), as well as a few classics from Operation Ivy and a couple from Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards. There was no disappointment to be had, playing as solid a set as any band that has been together for fifteen years (sans drummer Bret, who left recently - appropriately replaced by Brandon Steinecker from The Used), and playing for a very respectable length of time (going on two hours). It was Rancid: if you like them it was awesome. If you dont, well... you suck. Oh, and if anyone found a green cap, could you send it to Skinny HQ? Cheers. [Josh Wilson]