Runnin' Riot News:

12/10/03
Watch out for the new Runnin' Riot web site - "www.riotbois.com" - comming soooooon!.

1/07/03
The Riot's new album "Built In Belfast" is out now on CoreTex / Mad Dog Records.

CD and Vinyl are also available from The Riot at:
PO BOX 667,
Belfast,
BT1 2YB,
Northern Ireland,
UK.

£8 (Sterling - including P&P) - any queries Email us at runnin_riot@hotmail.com, with MERCHANDISE in the subject line.

Here's the Record Label info:

RUNNIN RIOT got together in 1997. A year later they released their debut album "Reclaim The Streets", an album which has since become a modern classic Oi! / Streetpunk record. The band was very active during this period, playing a 6 week US tour together with the Dropkick Murphys as well as shows with the likes of UK Subs, The Business, Sham 69, Dropkick Murphys, Gundog, Knuckledust, Red Alert, Red London, Distortion, Warriors, Bombshell Rocks, Voice Of A Generation, US Bombs, Cockney Rejects etc.
The follow-up record came in 2001 in the shape of "Monk's Not Dead". Not strictly a new album in the normal sense, this release featured 5 new tracks as well as a handful of cover versions from the likes of GG Allin, Cock Sparrer, Twisted Sister and Ruts. Line-up changes plagued the band during this period meaning that they could not push the new release and play live as much as they had previously. In 2003 vocalist Colin decided it was time to reinvigorate the band. Shows were booked and new material was written. A short time later the band went into the studios of the famous Belfast Warzone Centre and recorded the new songs, collected under the proud title "Built In Belfast".
The result is a very compact new album. Melodic yet hard Oi! tunes that certainly bear all the hallmarks of the classic sound of British Oi! from the early heyday. Colin's distinctive vocals carry the tunes and add the unmistakeable Runnin' Riot stamp. It is certainly worth giving the album a closer listen. On investigating deeper, you can hear the powerful messages contained in the lyrics. The band has always been recognised as having more to say than run-of-the-mill oi! bands, and on this album topics such as their home country, people, football, political and social issues are tackled. Punks and skins, rich and poor and the relation to the working class and of course praise of their favourite poison the infamous "Buckfast Tonic Wine" are also included in their repertoire. A highlight of the album is the track "Armchair Anarchist", recorded together with Atilla The Stockbroker at a session in Belfast.The result is a powerful and important oi! album and the welcome return of one of today's most relevant bands.
Release is set for early Summer 2004, with the CD on Bad Dog / Core Tex records and Streetmusic Berlin taking care of vinyl duties.

17/07/03
Tracks for the 'new' album have now been recorded at Giro's with mixing to be completed in the next few weeks.

"Built In Belfast" will include the following songs - "Toy Guns", "I'm Guilty", "Armchair Anarchist", "Divided Loyalties", "We Only Came To Dance", "Corporate Box", "Buckfast Tonic Wine", "Titanic Mentality", "No Superiors", "Yesterday's Men" and "City Of Culture" .

14/03/03
The Riot are on Tour in Germany during April (See Gig Page for details).

01/12/02
After the disappointment of not being able to play the “Holidays In the Sun” festival this year, THE RIOT are back with a new line-up. Trues has parted company with the band and has been replaced by guitar hero Marty, of Mr. Nipples fame.

Ensconced in Giro’s Rehearsal Studios for the past few months, the band are armed with enough material to stage an angry spectacular on the unsuspecting public. Expect a new album soon!!!

Check the Gig Page to see where we are on Active Service - probably in a town near you in the not too distant future!

30/08/02
AT LAST, due to popular demand and for all you sing-a-long with The Riot rabble, who burst their lungs at the gigs or jump up and down to the record, the lyrics for Johnny Reggae have been translated from Colin's Angelic vocal chords and can be found on the "Lyrics" page.

08/08/02
The GIG, DISCOGRAPHY and LYRIC pages re-vamped.

06/08/02
The Runnin' Riot Site is "Under Construction", so expect changes during the next few days, weeks and YEARS!