I love how he gives Warren a mental status exam at the beginning of each video: "Where are we today? Without looking at a clock, what time is it? Do you know who I am and why we're here?"
I was at this Wrigley show and you guys killed it! What a great show. It was a completely different experience watching you from the stands compared to being in the middle of the pit at Riotfest, but every time I get you see you guys is an awesome experience. Thanks again and keep rocking as always.
Hey Matt, First Rancid show I saw was at the Rodeo Rock Cafe in Reno in 95 I think.... only 600 people and you opened with Journey to the end of the East Bay, and you've been my favorite bassist since. My first Green Day show was at the Fillmore in San Fran -- and Billie Joe jumped off stage and landed on my head to punch the Mohawk guy behind me. I'll see you both in Arlington on the 11th (but I'm in the cheap seats, so you won't see me - Ha) and I am sure this show will be just as amazing as the first two I just mentioned!
Thanks a lot for these awesome tour reports, Matt! I'd like to see you talk more about how you approach bass playing and your process for writing a bass line (if you have one). Oh, and you and Tim just hanging out shooting the shit about whatever or jamming some tunes would be pretty awesome! Meeting you and Tim is definitely on my bucket list. I'm with Warren: Bruins suck, go Leafs! 😂
Hey Matt. Thanks a lot for everything, guy you rock!!! You're an amazing bass player, you inspire a lot of bass players so just thank you. For the content, we really like the backstages. We like being kind of you. Sounds crazy but we love it. It feels like being backstage with you guys. Thanks for thinking of your fans
Tim I’ll be screaming you name at the Nashville show!!! I’m super super stoked to see you play!!! I’ll be all the way at the top but I’ll be screaming my lungs out!🫶🏼
Awesome, I'm happy you enjoy the tour! Could you try to introduce other tech folks from the backstage? I've seen a clip from the tour and Warren appeared on the stage and it was a great moment - hey, I know the guy from Matt's bunker!
Saw you guys in stl with green day. Fantastic opened with maxwell muder my fav track from and out come the wolves. I got that album when i was 5. You and mike dirnt are the reason i play bass. Told myself if i ever meet you i want to have a bass battle but ik ill lose lol
You all sounded great at the show. I think it would have been a better vibe for Rancid to play before Green Day rather than Smashing Pumpkins. But whatever. We made it in time to see you all play, so it worked out. Good times.
Loving these. Some ideas: Any chance of some camera time with Mike Dirnt? You guys must go way back. Otherwise, what do you do in downtime, like books or cards? What’s the food like? How do you decide the set list? Shout out to your crew, and them putting Tim’s mic stand back in place constantly lol.
Please Matt, listen to my priest, i need to see Rancid one time in my life, so you must come in France one day. I'll be there... I already saw Lars & The Bastards in 2004, i already saw NoFX in 2002 and this year for their last show but i never seen Rancid... I dream of this moment, please one day soon... i hope i can see Rancid in my country before i have to live this world.
I wanna see Warren's reaction to your (matt), new spring (snake) reverb, hidden in the amp cases.....lol 🎉🎉🎉😂 you know the kind of spring reverb that jumps out when he opens the lid.
What preparation do you do as a band to get ready for the show? How do you determine the set list? How has this evolved since operation ivy and what did you have to learn the hard way about playing live and how you play songs live?
Matt!! Great content, as a fellow bass player and humungous Operation Ivy fan it doesn’t get better than this. I have a bassman 800 myself and this only draws more inspiration for myself. I’ll be at your Cincinatti OH show next week and can’t wait! Perhaps raffle for a meet n greet ;) cheers man
I'd love to know your brand of strings and what gauge. Run me through the history of what you used or used to use and what you currently use. I'm a string junkie but at the end of the day Daddario XL's are what I enjoy using.
Mr. Freeman thank you for taking the time out to make these videos. Question, would you guys ever do an in store performance for a small actual record store in Orange County CA? Also I concur with another poster, talk with Tim. In addition I may be late to the party but how exactly did Lint get the nickname Lint? Thank you sir, from a US Navy veteran.
How about episodes talking about your road crew members? At this point, I think I could point out Warren in a crowd by name, but I still have no idea what he does or his story in terms of his history with Rancid. Would love to learn stuff like that for him and the rest of the road crew members
First Fenway and now Wrigley? Those are some classic venues! Sorry we won't have a place with that much history in Nashville. The soccer stadium (Geodis Park) is pretty new.
For future content ideas, I would love to see a slower breakdown on how you play some of the songs…. I’ve been trying to figure out “Rejected” and “Bombshell” for awhile. I can get close but it doesn’t sound exactly right, and the tab I can find online definitely isn’t the same. I’ve seen the bass bunker cover of rejected but it’s so damn fast that I can’t keep up 😂😂
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Bass Bunker is turning into Rancid home movies and I'm here for it
I'd love to see you speak with Tim!
I didnt have the money to attend, but I loved standing outside the stadium listening to yall!
Lulu forever
Thats the spirit!
We refuse to go anywhere near these money grubbing sell-outs to the music industry...
They are everything they hate... hypocrites...
Stadium shows suck anyway
I love how he gives Warren a mental status exam at the beginning of each video: "Where are we today? Without looking at a clock, what time is it? Do you know who I am and why we're here?"
I was at this Wrigley show and you guys killed it! What a great show. It was a completely different experience watching you from the stands compared to being in the middle of the pit at Riotfest, but every time I get you see you guys is an awesome experience. Thanks again and keep rocking as always.
Matt these clips are fantastic, thank you so much for sharing
Matt love the road shows! Love to tour the tour bus/van/ prevost!
Would love to see what Warren's day-to-day work on your basses and rig is about!
Please more live performances by you 🎉
I loved the close up of the legendary Ivy wall. You've gotta be having a blast at all these baseball stadiums knowing how much of an A's fan you are.
The band walked right past us near the concession stands, and we had no idea they were going to hang out with CM Punk... I'm jealous.
Went to the Wrigley show Matt. It was great. Fan since 1994 and was my first time seeing you guys. Great set. Thanks for the music.
Cheers Matt 🔥🔥🔥
Saw you guys last night in MKE. You guys, Linda Lindas, and Green Day killed it.
That was an amazing show man. Thank you so much
❤ Rancid and Green Day
Thanks Matt loving these behind the scenes videos of your tour
I live for the intro every time.
This is rad Matt! Do more like these scenes behind pls.
I loved the Philly show on this tour. Thanks as always.
LOVE you for doing this Matt! Thanks so much, I always enjoy watching :)
Hell yeah! Thanks for doing these videos! Love them!
See you at geodis park in 2 weeks! Ahhhh im so excited
From Gilman to Wrigley. Absolutely amazing. Tour looks and sounds awesome 👍👍
August 8th 1988… first night game at wrigley! So glad you guys got to play there.
Hey Matt, First Rancid show I saw was at the Rodeo Rock Cafe in Reno in 95 I think.... only 600 people and you opened with Journey to the end of the East Bay, and you've been my favorite bassist since. My first Green Day show was at the Fillmore in San Fran -- and Billie Joe jumped off stage and landed on my head to punch the Mohawk guy behind me. I'll see you both in Arlington on the 11th (but I'm in the cheap seats, so you won't see me - Ha) and I am sure this show will be just as amazing as the first two I just mentioned!
I'd love to see you do more stuff from Life Won't Wait. Stuff you don't do live, like 1998, Cocktails, A Clockwork Orange, Crane Fist, etc
You rule! Thanks for keeping these coming!
Thanks a lot for these awesome tour reports, Matt! I'd like to see you talk more about how you approach bass playing and your process for writing a bass line (if you have one). Oh, and you and Tim just hanging out shooting the shit about whatever or jamming some tunes would be pretty awesome! Meeting you and Tim is definitely on my bucket list.
I'm with Warren: Bruins suck, go Leafs! 😂
Oi!
Keep it simple and fun.
Thanks dude.
Great video Matt! I'd love to hear some tour stories!
Hope one day you'll be in Europe so I can see you live. Cheers! ❤
Hell yeah! More behind-the-scenes would be awesome! The world could always use more Rancid 😎
Can’t wait to see you in Minneapolis! I’m into the other bands but I’m going to see Rancid.
The Wrigley show was amazing! Killer set
Hey Matt. Thanks a lot for everything, guy you rock!!! You're an amazing bass player, you inspire a lot of bass players so just thank you. For the content, we really like the backstages. We like being kind of you. Sounds crazy but we love it. It feels like being backstage with you guys. Thanks for thinking of your fans
Thanks Matt for all the Great footage!
Tim I’ll be screaming you name at the Nashville show!!! I’m super super stoked to see you play!!! I’ll be all the way at the top but I’ll be screaming my lungs out!🫶🏼
Just watching it makes me excited🤩
Thank you again for the valuable footage !!
Awesome, I'm happy you enjoy the tour! Could you try to introduce other tech folks from the backstage? I've seen a clip from the tour and Warren appeared on the stage and it was a great moment - hey, I know the guy from Matt's bunker!
Thanks for doing these tour videos! ❤
The behind the scenes stuff is great !
Thanks for a great show
Loving the behind the scenes footy Broseph!
Thanks for sharing Matt. I'm in love with your little channel!
I was there and you guys literally walked right past me to go back stage when I was drinking a beer! I said "hey" and you guys were awesome as usual!
Hey Matt! Glad the tour is going well! Have fun in St Louis !
Saw you guys in stl with green day. Fantastic opened with maxwell muder my fav track from and out come the wolves. I got that album when i was 5. You and mike dirnt are the reason i play bass. Told myself if i ever meet you i want to have a bass battle but ik ill lose lol
You all sounded great at the show. I think it would have been a better vibe for Rancid to play before Green Day rather than Smashing Pumpkins. But whatever. We made it in time to see you all play, so it worked out. Good times.
That was awesome!
Loving these. Some ideas: Any chance of some camera time with Mike Dirnt? You guys must go way back. Otherwise, what do you do in downtime, like books or cards? What’s the food like? How do you decide the set list? Shout out to your crew, and them putting Tim’s mic stand back in place constantly lol.
It would be cool to see how's like backstage on the channel. Thanks, Matt.
I saw you guys hanging with Hetfield before the show!
Please Matt, listen to my priest, i need to see Rancid one time in my life, so you must come in France one day. I'll be there... I already saw Lars & The Bastards in 2004, i already saw NoFX in 2002 and this year for their last show but i never seen Rancid... I dream of this moment, please one day soon... i hope i can see Rancid in my country before i have to live this world.
Ils sont passés au Hellfest cette année où celle d'avant je sais plus 🙁
I'd love to see, or ever hear about, how the cover art and lyric sheets were done for each album.
I was like #69. Nice. Enjoying stuff like this, Matt - thanks for sharing and I wish you safe travels and great shows!
Would be also nice to see Tim Armstrong on bass bunker from time to time 😊
Cincinnati in 1 week!!!!
I wanna see Warren's reaction to your (matt), new spring (snake) reverb, hidden in the amp cases.....lol 🎉🎉🎉😂 you know the kind of spring reverb that jumps out when he opens the lid.
Would be cool to see what you do to warm up before a show ? Also maybe a little bit on your EQ settings on the bass and amp ?
These are the best videos. Thank you for doing them.
Look like a cool place to play
What preparation do you do as a band to get ready for the show? How do you determine the set list? How has this evolved since operation ivy and what did you have to learn the hard way about playing live and how you play songs live?
Wanna see a tim interview with MATT SMART QUESTIONS ❤
Matt!! Great content, as a fellow bass player and humungous Operation Ivy fan it doesn’t get better than this. I have a bassman 800 myself and this only draws more inspiration for myself. I’ll be at your Cincinatti OH show next week and can’t wait! Perhaps raffle for a meet n greet ;) cheers man
Or a chance to stand side stage during your performance, I won’t get my hopes up though
Looking good kid
Hoping to get a ticket for petco park!
Lets see Tim on the next one
Warren for president! Smoke the bud
I'd like to see Mike Dirnt and Matt Freeman have a bass-off. Mikey and Matty. It's go time.
When the White Sox came to Oakland, I made a sign that says “SELL BOTH TEAMS!”
Hey you should do a video of what you hear on stage. I'm ear piece or from the monitor. Always curious.
I'd love to know your brand of strings and what gauge. Run me through the history of what you used or used to use and what you currently use. I'm a string junkie but at the end of the day Daddario XL's are what I enjoy using.
Mr. Freeman thank you for taking the time out to make these videos. Question, would you guys ever do an in store performance for a small actual record store in Orange County CA? Also I concur with another poster, talk with Tim. In addition I may be late to the party but how exactly did Lint get the nickname Lint? Thank you sir, from a US Navy veteran.
Matt: What's your routine like? I'd like to know what the band does with all that time on there hands. Thanks and stay awesome.
Holy shit you got cm punk in the vid 😮 cool!!!
1:11 HOLY SHIT! CM PUNK!
Really cool video where Tim ?
🤯
How about episodes talking about your road crew members? At this point, I think I could point out Warren in a crowd by name, but I still have no idea what he does or his story in terms of his history with Rancid. Would love to learn stuff like that for him and the rest of the road crew members
I think that knucklehead Lars needs to be on the bunker more haha. You guys can do guitar and bass play through of some jams.
First Fenway and now Wrigley? Those are some classic venues! Sorry we won't have a place with that much history in Nashville. The soccer stadium (Geodis Park) is pretty new.
Get Tim on bass bunker!!
Did y'all play any Operation IVY covers in honor of Wrigley's wall??? 😅
For future content ideas, I would love to see a slower breakdown on how you play some of the songs…. I’ve been trying to figure out “Rejected” and “Bombshell” for awhile. I can get close but it doesn’t sound exactly right, and the tab I can find online definitely isn’t the same. I’ve seen the bass bunker cover of rejected but it’s so damn fast that I can’t keep up 😂😂
Slow down the speed of the video
Hey.... I've seen Phil somewhere before...
I was gonna go to the sf show but not much of a stadium guy...✌️
Awesome stuff Matt. Are you doing any live recording/filming? That would be awesome to get some nicely mixed live recordings🔥
Man I actually didn't know Green Day were filling stadiums
By themselves, they probably wouldn't be.
YO MATTY MAKE SOME PLAYTHROUGHT OF YOUR FAV NON-RANCID (NOR CHARGER, DEVIL'S BRIGADE, ETC) SONG.
Wrigley or Fenway?
I wonder if it was windy.
Get Tim to say what’s up next time
Can i ask has Tim grown up yet so you can come to Australia?
How about some Pumpkins video.
Someone on TikTok listed “ The top five greatest bassists. Geddy Lee blah, blah, blah. I said Matt fucking Freeman!
Wait, so did Rancid buy a road case from Slayer? 🧐
So what is mr armstrong doing?
Lars should do a Lars' Guitar Bunker
How did you know ahead of time that my Instagram would be shut down within a week of blocking Neal Brennan?