Sublime with Rome is a collaboration between Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh of Sublime and Rome Ramirez. Vocalist and guitarist Rome Ramirez had previously performed with Wilson and Gaugh occasionally, including YouTube's Raw Session and an attempted Sublime reunion. Due to legal issues brought forward by the Nowell estate, the trademarked "Sublime" brand would be withheld so long as the band were to perform without Bradley Nowell. Because of Bradley's untimely death in 1996, it became clear that Ramirez would not be replacing Sublime's lead singer and guitarist, Bradley Nowell. Instead, Ramirez would join the group of former Sublime members as a "featured" artist. The reformed group performed their first gig together as "Sublime with Rome" in February 2009 in Nevada, followed by Cypress Hill's Smokeout Festival that October. On April 20, 2010, the band embarked on their first-ever official US tour, with dates going into that fall. Sublime with Rome is currently writing a debut album, which is due for release in 2011.