‘Rock the Ship’ Docks on the Bay

In Music October 16, 2019 by Conor Agnew

PUNK PIONEERS: Pirate's Press celebrates 15 years in style with punk legends the Subhumans (pictured), Cock Sparrer, and more.

Pirates Press Records’ 15th annual Rock The Ship Festival spans four days and five Bay Area venues, and features a wide cross-section of punk rock bands. The Starline Social Club will host evening shows Thursday-Sunday, with additional performances at Bottom of the Hill, Eli’s Mile High Club and the Elbo Room, but the main event takes place Saturday afternoon on the deck of the USS Hornet, a decommissioned aircraft carrier docked at the former Naval Air Station Alameda. Headliners include CJ Ramone as well as UK punk originators Cock Sparrer and Subhumans.