Some of the best-known artists who have released music with the label include Rancid (as well as several members' individual side projects and other bands), Cock Sparrer, Subhumans, The Aggrolites, The Slackers, The Bar Stool Preachers, and more.
It also included sides of remixed, remastered, or otherwise previously unreleased 180gram heavyweight colored vinyl, a book, two posters, a limited edition metal lapel pin, screenprint and more.
[5] In addition, the label released a live LP/DVD, Back In SF, recorded in 2009 at the Pirates Press fifth anniversary party at Great American Music Hall.
A deluxe mailorder version was sold including a limited edition Rancid-branded baseball bat made by Louisville Slugger.
[12] On October 25, 2014, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Pirates Press and Pirates Press Records, the label hosted a day-long show outside of Thee Parkside in San Francisco, headlined by Cock Sparrer and The Bouncing Souls, as well as a pre-party show at Thee Parkside the previous night and an after-party the same evening at the Bottom of the Hill, under the banner "Rock the Ship.
[13] The festival's main event was an all-day show onboard the flight deck of the USS Hornet, a retired World War II-era US Navy aircraft carrier docked in Alameda, headlined by Cock Sparrer and Subhumans.
[14] The festival also raised money for music and art programs in Bay Area public schools via auction items donated by the label, artists, and other local businesses.