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The Circus Tents were a band active from 1989 to 1993 from [[Grass Valley California]]. It consisted of [[Matt Wedgley]] as the lead vocalist, [[Jon Sortland]] on drums, [[Chad Cox]] on bass, [[Scott Pickering]] and [[Jeff Jones]] on guitar. They released a 12 song self titled cassette tape in 1990 (only 100 copies being made) and a 4 song 7" record titled Hard Up on [[Insurrection Records]] in 1992 (only having 1,000 copies made). They had a couple of songs featured on some early [[Powell Peralta]] skate videos. They reached international fame when [[Billie Joe Armstrong]] put a Circus Tents sticker on his guitar and [[AFI]] covered their song Open Your Eye on their record [[Answer That |
The Circus Tents were a band active from 1989 to 1993 from [[Grass Valley California]]. It consisted of [[Matt Wedgley]] as the lead vocalist, [[Jon Sortland]] on drums, [[Chad Cox]] on bass, [[Scott Pickering]] and [[Jeff Jones]] on guitar. They released a 12 song self titled cassette tape in 1990 (only 100 copies being made) and a 4 song 7" record titled Hard Up on [[Insurrection Records]] in 1992 (only having 1,000 copies made). They had a couple of songs featured on some early [[Powell Peralta]] skate videos. They reached international fame when [[Billie Joe Armstrong]] put a Circus Tents sticker on his guitar and [[AFI]] covered their song Open Your Eye on their record [[Answer That and Stay Fashionable]]. Jon Sortland now plays in [[Ra Ra Rabbit]] and Matt Wedgley now plays in [[Viva Hate]]. |
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The Circus Tents were a band active from 1989 to 1993 from Grass Valley California. It consisted of Matt Wedgley as the lead vocalist, Jon Sortland on drums, Chad Cox on bass, Scott Pickering and Jeff Jones on guitar. They released a 12 song self titled cassette tape in 1990 (only 100 copies being made) and a 4 song 7" record titled Hard Up on Insurrection Records in 1992 (only having 1,000 copies made). They had a couple of songs featured on some early Powell Peralta skate videos. They reached international fame when Billie Joe Armstrong put a Circus Tents sticker on his guitar and AFI covered their song Open Your Eye on their record Answer That and Stay Fashionable. Jon Sortland now plays in Ra Ra Rabbit and Matt Wedgley now plays in Viva Hate.