Sublime in 1987?

Answer:

Well,... a lot was happenin' back in 87'... but not sublime "officially" yet. lol   Brad was still at school.

Here is a little time line from 1980 to 1988 for ya...

1980:
During a vacation to Jamaica with his father,
Bradley discovers reggae music. A local
guitarist teaches Bradley how to play a reggae
rhythm on his guitar. The experience changes
Bradley forever.

1982-1986:
Bradley plays in a few punk bands during his
teen years, mainly Sloppy Seconds and
Hogan’s Heroes.

1985:
Bradley attends C.S.U.L.B. where he first
starts playing music seriously.

1986:
Sublime’s first recording, two years before
the official creation of Sublime is a 4-track
demo titled "Fighting Blindly". It later shows
up on Sublime’s bootleg record Sinsemilla ’86 -’96.
At the beginning of the track, there
is a recording of a then 17-year-old Bradley
at a performance.

1987:
Still one year before the official creation
of Sublime, more demos are made. Some
of these songs, such as "Romeo", "New Realization" & "Roots Of Creation", have shown up on various Sublime releases
as B-sides and demos. Others will never
see the light of day.

1988:
Brad quits school. Creation of Sublime is official. Members are
Brad on vocals and lead guitar; Eric on bass;
and Bud on drums.

1988:
Sublime’s first public show sets off "The Peninsula
Riot" in Long Beach, CA on July 4th.  From then on
they are "the" band to see in Long Beach.

And, the rest is history!

I hope this helps.

"All Sublime All The Time"

Peace,
GMan