Legendary Detroit rock pioneers MC50 – the modern incarnation of the MC5, led by the late founding guitarist Wayne Kramer – have announced a brand-new live album, 10 MORE, set for release on 5th December. The record captures the unrelenting power and political punch of the band’s acclaimed 2018 world tour, which reignited the revolutionary energy that first made the MC5 one of rock’s most radical and influential forces.
Wayne Kramer of MC5/MC50 @ The O2 Arena
A companion piece to the 10 x MC5 collection included in the deluxe edition of 2024’s Heavy Lifting, 10 MORE sees Kramer joined by a line-up of all-star collaborators: Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Brendan Canty (Fugazi), Billy Gould (Faith No More), Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam), and Marcus Durant (Zen Guerrilla). Together, they deliver a blistering homage to the raw, defiant sound that changed the face of rock music.
Recorded live across Seattle, Cincinnati and Hamburg, the album roars through a career-spanning setlist featuring MC5 classics including The American Ruse, Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa-Fa-Fa), Looking At You and Starship. It also features the band’s live staple – a fiery cover of Ray Charles’ I Believe to My Soul – evoking the same revolutionary spirit that fuelled Detroit’s underground in the late ’60s.
MC50 @ The O2 Arena
Following 2024’s Heavy Lifting – the group’s first studio album in over half a century, produced by Bob Ezrin and released shortly before the band’s long-awaited Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction – 10 MORE continues the story of one of rock’s most influential bands with a powerful live recording that celebrates their lasting impact and uncompromising spirit.
The release also serves as a fitting tribute to Wayne Kramer, who passed away in February 2024, aged 75. A tireless advocate for musical and social revolution, Kramer’s legacy lives on through these performances – fierce, fearless, and full of fire.
Marcus Durant & Kim Thayil of MC50 @ The O2 Arena
Formed in Lincoln Park, Michigan, in 1964, the MC5 (Motor City Five) were lightning in a bottle — a group whose fusion of garage rock grit, proto-punk fury and radical politics helped shape generations of musicians to come. Fronted by the charismatic Rob Tyner and driven by the twin guitars of Wayne Kramer and Fred “Sonic” Smith, MC5 embodied the chaos and promise of the late 1960s counterculture.
Brendan Canty (Fugazi) of MC50 @ The O2 Arena
Their 1969 debut, Kick Out the Jams, recorded live at Detroit’s Grande Ballroom, remains one of rock’s most electrifying albums — an explosive blend of revolutionary rhetoric, unfiltered volume and unshakable conviction. The record’s infamous rallying cry, “Kick out the jams, motherf**ers!”*, became both a manifesto and a warning shot, inspiring the punk, hard rock and alternative movements that followed.
Matt Cameron of Pearl Jam @ BST Hyde Park 2022
Though the original band disbanded in 1972, their influence only grew, with artists from The Clash and Nirvana to Rage Against the Machine citing MC5 as a defining inspiration.
In 2018, Wayne Kramer reignited that flame to mark Kick Out The Jams’ 50th anniversary with the MC50 project — assembling a powerhouse lineup drawn from the very bands that inherited MC5’s defiant DNA. The ensuing world tour was a celebration and a rebirth, capturing the same raw electricity that once echoed through Detroit basements and political rallies.
Billy Gould of MC50 @ The O2 Arena
Now, 10 MORE stands as both a document of that legacy and a final testament to Wayne Kramer’s vision — a reminder that rock’s revolutionary heart still beats loudly in 2025.
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