Aug 1, 1998, brought the Crowns back to Randalls Island, NYC. The last time the band was here was Lollapalooza ‘95. They had played the sparsely attended porta-john stage and had an unfortunate run-in with Beck.
Things were MUCH different this time. By summer 1998, The Crowns were a road-tested Rock and Roll machine that had been on the road for a long time. They had a head of steam, and their fans showed up in force to this gig at Warped.
The band’s set was a whirlwind of action with lots of sing-alongs and dust clouds kicking up in the pits. In one of those wonderful Warped band collaboration moments, Adam Birch, and Jon Read from The Specials jumped up on stage with the band and blew the roof off the place playing "Do The Devil" with the Crowns.
Image 1: The Specials horns play "Do The Devil" with the band.
Image 2: Flyer for Randall's Island Warped stop.
Image 3: Jack warming up.
Images 4-5: Crowd shots of the band.
Image 6: Jason likes pointing.
Images 7-8: Adam and Jon from the Specials join the band.
Image 9: Side shot of the stage.
Image 10: Roger (Agnostic Front) and Jason mug for the camera.
Image 11: Jason and Kerry Martinez (U.S. Bombs) discuss life in a van on Warped.
Image 12: Dennis getting changed in the "Dressing Room".
Image 13: Rolling Stone review of the Crowns set.
Photo credits: Josh Lewis
From the Collection of Jason Kendall
underwear and with guitar in foreground from DK collection
