BAD OPERATION
Punk band from New Orleans, LA
NEW TONE. New Orleans, Louisiana. Lyrics by: Dominic Minix
- Shows on record
- 35
- Rooms played
- 34
- Cities
- 29
- Releases
- 12
- Last show
- Sep 5, 2026The Broadside NOLA
About
BAD OPERATION is a band from New Orleans, LA, tagged new tone, punk, punk rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2022 to 2026, across 34 rooms in 29 cities.
- Brian Pretus: background vocals — MusicBrainz
- BAD OPERATION has 5 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2020–2026 — MusicBrainz
- BAD OPERATION has 11423 listeners on Last.fm — BAD OPERATION on Last.fm
- Bad Operation has released 10 recordings between 2020 and 2026 — Bad Operation on Discogs
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
35 on record · bandslate-pipeline, SongkickShows per year
- 20221 show
- 20239 shows
- 20245 shows
- 20257 shows
- 202613 shows
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | The Broadside NOLA · New Orleanswith THE SUICIDE MACHINES 30 Years of 'Destruction By Definition, Bad Operation at The Broadside | — | THE SUICIDE MACHINES 30 Years of 'Destruction By Definition, Bad Operation at The Broadside |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Trees Dallas · Dallas | — | — |
| Aug 23, 2026 | The Roxy at Mahall's · Lakewood | — | — |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Sanctuary Detroit · Hamtramck | — | — |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Cobra Lounge · Chicago | — | — |
| Jun 21, 2026 | Conduit · Winter Park | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2026 | The Masquerade · Atlanta | — | — |
| Jun 19, 2026 | The Milestone · Charlotte | — | — |
| Jun 18, 2026 | The Camel · Richmond | — | — |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Empire Live Albany · Albany | — | — |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Voodoo Room, House of Blues · San DiegoSupportwith Kill Lincoln, Jer, Half Past Two | Support | Kill Lincoln, Jer, Half Past Two |
| Mar 18, 2026 | The Echo · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Kill Lincoln, Jer, Half Past Two | Support | Kill Lincoln, Jer, Half Past Two |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Constellation Room · Santa AnaSupportwith Kill Lincoln, Jer, Half Past Two | Support | Kill Lincoln, Jer, Half Past Two |
| Feb 25, 2025 | 40 Watt Club · AthensSupportwith Jeff Rosenstock, Soul Glo | Support | Jeff Rosenstock, Soul Glo |
| Feb 23, 2025 | Underbelly · JacksonvilleSupportwith Jeff Rosenstock, Soul Glo | Support | Jeff Rosenstock, Soul Glo |
| Feb 22, 2025 | Gramps · MiamiSupportwith Jeff Rosenstock, Soul Glo | Support | Jeff Rosenstock, Soul Glo |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Jannus Live · St PetersburgSupportwith Jeff Rosenstock, Soul Glo | Support | Jeff Rosenstock, Soul Glo |
| Feb 20, 2025 | The Beacham · OrlandoSupportwith Jeff Rosenstock, Soul Glo | Support | Jeff Rosenstock, Soul Glo |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Tipitina's · New OrleansSupportwith Jeff Rosenstock, Soul Glo | Support | Jeff Rosenstock, Soul Glo |
| Feb 17, 2025 | Saturn · BirminghamSupportwith Jeff Rosenstock, Soul Glo | Support | Jeff Rosenstock, Soul Glo |
| Nov 21, 2024 | 9:30 Club · WashingtonSupportwith Catbite, Kill Lincoln, The Max Levine Ensemble | Support | Catbite, Kill Lincoln, The Max Levine Ensemble |
| May 5, 2024 | The Starlighter · San AntonioHeadlinerwith Catbite, Hans Gruber & The Die Hards | Headliner | Catbite, Hans Gruber & The Die Hards |
| May 4, 2024 | Mohawk · AustinSupportwith Catbite, Hans Gruber & The Die Hards | Support | Catbite, Hans Gruber & The Die Hards |
| May 3, 2024 | The End · HoustonHeadlinerwith Catbite, Hans Gruber & The Die Hards | Headliner | Catbite, Hans Gruber & The Die Hards |
| May 2, 2024 | Broadside · New OrleansHeadlinerwith Catbite | Headliner | Catbite |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 924 Gilman · BerkeleySupportwith We Are The Union, Jer, Omnigone, +2 | Support | We Are The Union, Jer, Omnigone, +2 |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Knitting Factory - NoHo · North HollywoodSupportwith We Are The Union, Suzie True, Half Past Two | Support | We Are The Union, Suzie True, Half Past Two |
| Jul 2, 2023 | Underground Arts · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Catbite, Kill Lincoln, We Are The Union | Support | Catbite, Kill Lincoln, We Are The Union |
| Jul 1, 2023 | The Meadows · BrooklynSupportwith We Are The Union, Catbite, Kill Lincoln | Support | We Are The Union, Catbite, Kill Lincoln |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Crystal Ballroom, Somerville Theatre · SomervilleSupportwith We Are The Union, Catbite, Kill Lincoln | Support | We Are The Union, Catbite, Kill Lincoln |
| Jun 29, 2023 | House of Independents · Asbury ParkSupportwith We Are The Union, Catbite, Kill Lincoln | Support | We Are The Union, Catbite, Kill Lincoln |
| Jun 28, 2023 | Union Stage · WashingtonSupportwith We Are The Union, Kill Lincoln, Catbite | Support | We Are The Union, Kill Lincoln, Catbite |
| Jun 26, 2023 | The Social · OrlandoSupportwith We Are The Union, Catbite, Kill Lincoln | Support | We Are The Union, Catbite, Kill Lincoln |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Tipitina's · New OrleansSupportwith Fatter Than Albert, We Are The Union, Catbite, +3 | Support | Fatter Than Albert, We Are The Union, Catbite, +3 |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Saturn Bar · New OrleansHeadlinerwith Stuck Lucky | Headliner | Stuck Lucky |
Where they play
34 rooms in 29 citiesRooms played most
- Tipitina's · New Orleans2 shows
- 40 Watt Club · Athens1 show
- 9:30 Club · Washington1 show
- 924 Gilman · Berkeley1 show
- Broadside · New Orleans1 show
Cities played
- New Orleans5 shows
- Orlando2 shows
- Washington2 shows
- Albany1 show
- Asbury Park1 show
and 24 other cities
Live history
25 shows on record- Shows counted
- 25
- First on record
- Dec 2022
- Latest on record
- Mar 2026
Shows per year
- 20221
- 20239
- 20245
- 20257
- 20263
Top rooms
- Tipitina's, New Orleans · 2
- Voodoo Room, House of Blues, San Diego · 1
- The Echo, Los Angeles (LA) · 1
- Constellation Room, Santa Ana · 1
- 40 Watt Club, Athens · 1
Top cities
- New Orleans, LA · 4
- Orlando, FL · 2
- Washington, DC · 2
- Houston, TX · 1
- Asbury Park, NJ · 1
Often on the bill with: Catbite, Kill Lincoln, Jeff Rosenstock, Soul Glo, We Are the Union, JER, Hans Gruber and the Die Hards, Half Past Two
Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.
Releases
12 releases, 2020–2026EVERYTHING MUST GO
2026 · Album
Free Dom
2026 · Single
Everything Till Now: Discography 2020-2026
2026
Bad Time Records Tour '26
2026
Bad Time Records Tour 2026
2026
I Don't Wanna Know
2024 · Single
This Is New Tone (Live From The 2023 Bad Time Records Tour)
2024
WAVEBREAKER #4
2023 · Album
This Is New Tone
2023
Ska Mix For Q
2021
Give Em The Pook Volume 1: The Skavalanche
2021
BAD OPERATION
2020 · Album
Lineup
- Brian Pretus · background vocals
Airplay
No airplay on record.
Lineup history
5 members on record- Brian PretusOriginal memberguitartenure unknown
- Daniel Raytenure unknown
- Dominic Minixtenure unknown
- Greg Rodriguetenure unknown
- Robert Landrytenure unknown
Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.
Members also play in: PEARS (via Brian Pretus)
Shares members with: A Billion Ernies (via Daniel Ray), All People (via Greg Rodrigue), Astronomical (via Robert Landry), Dead Legends (via Brian Pretus), Fatter Than Albert (via Greg Rodrigue), Keeping (via Greg Rodrigue), Little Bags (via Brian Pretus), New Lands (via Robert Landry) and 5 more
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| BAD OPERATION on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Bad Operation on Discogs | Artist facts |
| bandslate-pipeline | Show history |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Genius | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.