The Copyrights
Carbondale's Ramones-core standard-bearers play buzzsaw guitars, whoa-ohs, and airtight two-minute hits: pop-punk done exactly right, whoa-ohs guaranteed.
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About The Copyrights
The Copyrights is a pop-punk band from Carbondale, IL, formed in 2002.
The Copyrights formed in Carbondale, Illinois, in 2002. The lineup settled around Adam Fletcher on vocals and bass, Brett Hunter and Kevin Rotter on vocals and guitar, and Luke McNeill on drums, and the band is currently signed to Fat Wreck Chords.
They have spent their career working in the Ramones-descended, Midwestern strain of pop-punk associated with labels such as Red Scare and It's Alive. Their songs are short and fast, with distorted downstroked guitars, group backing vocals and melodies that stay close to the surface.
Their debut album, We Didn't Come Here to Die, appeared in 2003, produced by Mass Giorgini. Records followed steadily after that: Mutiny Pop, Make Sound, Learn the Hard Way, North Sentinel Island, Report in 2014 on Red Scare, and Alone In A Dome in 2021 on Fat Wreck Chords. In 2019 they re-recorded the Groovie Ghoulies' Re-animation Festival album alongside Kepi Ghoulie.
Across this run the band has kept its formula largely unchanged, favouring consistency over reinvention, and members have also played in related bands including Dear Landlord, Hospital Job, Starter Jackets and the Heat Tape.
The Copyrights have toured with Kepi Ghoulie, Masked Intruder, The Falcon and Teenage Bottlerocket, and played Belgium's Groezrock in 2012 along with headlining sets at Baltimore's Insubordination Fest and Punk Rock Raduno in Italy.
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Questions about The Copyrights
Where is The Copyrights from?
The Copyrights is from Carbondale, IL.
Who is in The Copyrights?
The Copyrights is Adam Fletcher, Jeff Funburg, Brett Hunter, Luke McNeill and Kevin Rotter (guitar). Former members include Ken Clifford.
When did The Copyrights form?
The Copyrights formed in Carbondale in 2002.
What was The Copyrights's first album?
The Copyrights's first album was We Didn’t Come Here to Die (2003). The latest is Alone in a Dome (2021).
What kind of music does The Copyrights play?
The Copyrights plays pop-punk.
What festivals has The Copyrights played before?
The Copyrights has played The Fest 2026.