Operation Ivy was an American punk rock band from Berkeley, California formed in May 1987. The band was stylistically important as one of the first bands to mix the elements of hardcore punk and ska into an amalgamation called "ska punk" and was critical to the emergence of Lookout Records and the so-called "East Bay Sound." The band name was derived from the Operation Ivy series of nuclear tests. Although the band released just one full-length album...
These are photos from concerts where Operation Ivy played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
poster likely by Tommy Strange of Swollen Boss Toad ( also Strawman, Songs For Emma)
The Mr. T Experience / Operation Ivy / Swollen Boss Toad Jan 12, 1989 San Francisco, California, United States Uploaded by Lilmikesf
