Basement Plays Portland Per Lazer Crawford’s Request, Plus Angel Du$t In Concert | RSEO PDX 2026

Packed to the gills for Basement. Photo: Muller

Nobody was more stoked for the Basement set than Rockstar skater Lazer Crawford, who says the band’s new album Wired is his favorite new record of 2026. The RSEO PDX 2024 Street champ was invited to suggest bands for this year’s lineup, and the British punk band was one of his top suggestions. 

“I got to help pick the bands, so I am stoked,” Lazer says. “I love Basement so much and their music is heavy, so everyone gets to have a good time and rock out after watching the sick-ass skating. What more could I ask for?”

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The respect is mutual.

“We knew Lazer was a fan of the band and we’re huge fans of his skating, and we’re so grateful he suggested us to be part of all this,” says Basement frontman Andrew Fisher. “Thank you very much, Lazer, for that! That's so sick.”

Everyone in the band grew up skating in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, and their music has been featured in several skate videos including the 2024 Independent Trucks team video Don't Like and director John Marello's 2024 video Reckon That's Fine.

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“We all have massive respect for skating, and it’s been very impactful on how we look at approaching stuff creatively, because we all came up in the kind of DIY skate ethos, where there's not really anyone telling you that you can't do something. That mentality is a big part of skate culture pushing us to do whatever we want with our music, because why shouldn't we?”

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Baltimore-based band Angel Du$t opened the concert, and singer Justice Tripp said the band’s connection to Rockstar runs deep.

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“I love Rockstar, particularly the yellow Rockstar Energy Lemonade, which we always called ‘that yellow stuff,’” says Angel Du$t frontman Justice Tripp. “We would make rap songs about that yellow stuff! It was our drink of choice touring, and I have a loyalty to Rockstar that attracted me as much as the merging of the worlds of skate and hardcore rock ‘n roll at this event.”

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Bassist Zechariah Ghosttribe was equally as stoked to watch Saturday’s skate contests as he was to take the stage later in the night. “I came up skating and surfing, and the natural progression of skateboarding and rock ‘n roll has always attracted me. I once got an album just because I saw the cover at a skatepark! So much of punk rock is absorbed from skate videos.”