RANCID have announced their plans for the next few months. First the band will meet up for a run of shows with Blink 182, followed by four headlining shows on the west coast. The dates for their west coast shows have not been posted yet. In September the band will record their eighth album Brett Gurewitz of Epitaph Records and Bad Religion fame.

Here’s the band’s statement:

"We are really excited about doing a small run of shows later this
summer with our friends Blink 182, August 25 through Sept 4th, and
immediately after those shows Rancid will be headlining 4 shows on the
West Coast. Rancid has been taking an extended break for the last 18
months, and we thought that these shows would help us to get our chops
up before going into the studio with Brett Gurewitz to record our
eighth album in September. It’s always good for us to go out and play
some shows, just to get us ready before going into the studio, and
that helps bring that live energy to tape.

We’ll keep everyone posted with any new developments. 2012 will be a
big year for us, because it’s our 20th Anniversary, so we’re
definitely going to do our own tour all over the world.

As always, we appreciate your support.

See Ya In The Pit."