Support Acts For "Halfway To St. Patrick's Day" Announced

Dropkick Murphys have announced the support acts for their September “Halfway To St. Patrick’s Day” headlining shows. The previously announced trek kicks off September 14 in Buffalo and culminates with a September 21 hometown performance at Boston’s Bank Of America Pavilion waterfront amphitheatre.

The support acts are as follows:

Date                            City                             Venue (support acts)

Fri       9/14                Buffalo, NY                 Outer Harbor (Snapcase) 

Tue      9/18                Detroit, MI                  Fillmore (Creepshow, Elle King)

Wed    9/19                Pittsburgh, PA           Stage AE (Creepshow, Elle King)

Thur     9/20                Utica, NY                    Saranac Brewery (Creepshow, Elle King)

Fri       9/21                Boston, MA                Bank Of America Pavilion (The Devil Makes

                                                                        Three, Creepshow)

In the meantime, fans can catch Dropkick Murphys this Saturday (August 4) in Portland, Maine as part of Mumford & Sons’ Gentlemen of the Road Stopover. As previously announced, Dropkick Murphys will close the second stage at the outdoor festival before heading to Portland’s State Theater for an evening headlining show.

Dropkick Murphys--Al Barr (lead vocals), Tim Brennan (guitars, accordion, whistle, vocals), Ken Casey (lead vocals, bass guitar), Jeff DaRosa (banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica, vocals), Matt Kelly (drums, vocals), James Lynch (guitar, vocals), and Scruffy Wallace (bagpipes, tin whistles)--are touring in support of their critically acclaimed Going Out In Style and Going Out In Style: Fenway Park Bonus Edition CDs, both released via the band-owned Born & Bred Records.

For the band’s full tour itinerary and to purchase tickets, go to www.dropkickmurphys.com.

Dropkick Murphys To Join Mumford & Sons

Dropkick Murphys are set to join the lineup for Mumford & Sons’ first U.S. Gentlemen of the Road Stopover on Saturday, August 4 at the Eastern Promenade in Portland, Maine. Following Mumford & Sons’ headlining performance on the mainstage, Dropkick Murphys will close the outdoor festivities on the second stage. Later that night – in keeping with the spirit of the Gentlemen of the Road – Dropkick Murphys head to Portland’s State Theater for a headlining gig of their own.

“We hung out with our buddies Mumford & Sons a few weeks ago at a festival in Europe, and they called today to invite us to play their Gentlemen of the Road festival up in Portland, Maine on Saturday, August 4. It sounds like a great time, so we're going to jump out of the studio to close the second stage,” says Dropkick Murphys bassist/singer Ken Casey.

“The festival is sold out, so we're hoping some of you already have tickets…but if you don't have tickets, don't worry! As part of the Gentlemen of the Road Stopover, all the bands will be doing their own late night shows throughout Portland. We're lucky enough to be doing our own show at the State Theater. The opening band will be our friends from Cape Cod, the Parkington Sisters.”

Tickets for the August 4 State Theater show will first be available for sale to those holding Gentlemen of the Road Stopover festival tickets from Wednesday, July 25 at 10am EST through Thursday, July 26 at 10am EST. Remaining tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, July 27 at 10am EST. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Doors open at 9:30pm, with the Parkington Sisters performing at 10:30pm and Dropkick Murphys on stage at 11:30pm. For tickets and more information, go to www.dropkickmurphys.com.

The lineup for Portland’s Gentlemen of the Road Stopover includes Mumford & Sons, Dropkick Murphys, St. Vincent, Dawes, The Maccabees, Apache Relay, Simone Felice, and Haim. For complete details, go to: http://gentlemenoftheroad.com/portland/.

Mumford & Sons’ Gentlemen of the Road Stopovers are a series of all-day summer festivals at handpicked locations around the world. Each stopover is a daylong event, celebrating the music, food and people of the places where they visit. Mumford & Sons bring a full lineup of some of their favorite bands from around the world to each stopover, and curate events that combine a music festival and local gathering into one epic party – starting early and going late, taking the party from the stage to the town.

As previously announced, Dropkick Murphys kick off their “Halfway To St. Patrick’s Day Tour” on September 14, highlighted by a September 21 hometown performance at Boston’s Bank Of America Pavilion waterfront amphitheatre. Dropkick Murphys are touring in support of their critically acclaimed Going Out In Style and Going Out In Style: Fenway Park Bonus Edition CDs, both released via the band-owned Born & Bred Records. For the band’s full tour itinerary, go to www.dropkickmurphys.com.

Dropkick Murphys To Celebrate 4th Of July With The Boston Pops

Dropkick Murphys are set to join conductor Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra on July 4 for the 39^th annual Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular. The free concert at the iconic DCR Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade in Boston begins at 8:20pm EDT on July 4, and airs nationally on CBS starting at 10pm EDT.

Local television coverage in Boston begins at 8pm EDT on Boston’s WBZ-TV and a live audio stream of the complete concert will be available at www.cbsboston.com. For more information about the concert, go to www.july4th.org.

Dropkick Murphys--Al Barr (lead vocals), Tim Brennan (guitars, accordion, whistle, vocals), Ken Casey (lead vocals, bass guitar), Jeff DaRosa (banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica, vocals), Matt Kelly (drums, vocals), James Lynch (guitar, vocals), and Scruffy Wallace (bagpipes, tin whistles)--join Boston Pops guests that include host Michael Chiklis and singer Jennifer Hudson for the annual Independence Day extravaganza.

As previously announced, Dropkick Murphys kick off their “Halfway To St. Patrick’s Day Tour” on September 14, highlighted by a September 21 hometown performance at Boston’s Bank Of America Pavilion waterfront amphitheatre.Dropkick Murphys are touring in support of their critically acclaimed Going Out In Style and Going Out In Style: Fenway Park Bonus Edition CDs, both released via the band-owned Born & Bred Records.

The current tour itinerary is as follows:

Date                            City                                                      Venue

European Shows:

Tue      6/26                 Stockholm, Sweden                            Grona Lund Festival

Wed    6/27                 Borlange, Sweden                              Peace & Love Festival

Thur     6/28                 Tromoy, Norway                                 Hove Festival

Sat       6/30                 Belfort, France                                    Eurockness

Sun      7/1                   Werchter, Belgium                              Rock Werchter

39^th Annual Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular:

Wed    7/4                   Boston, MA                                          DCR Hatch Shell

Halfway To St. Patrick’s Day Tour:

Fri        9/14                 Buffalo, NY                                          Outer Harbor

Sat       9/15                 Chicago, IL                                          Riot Fest/Humboldt Park

Tue      9/18                 Detroit, MI                                            The Fillmore

Wed    9/19                 Pittsburgh, PA                                     Stage AE

Thur     9/20                 Utica, NY                                             Saranac Brewery

Fri        9/21                 Boston, MA                                          Bank Of America Pavilion

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Dropkick Murphy's Added To Energy Drink Launch Party Gift Bags

So a few days ago we made the announcement that Nuclear Blast America was going to be the main sponsor for the "Gift Bags" at our Rock My Monkey Energy Drink Launch Party Saturday. Well today we announce that 5 of those Gift Bags will contain the latest release from the one and only Dropkick Murphy's! Which Gift Bags? No one will know until they are given away and opened up at the show. Now we are not just talking about Going Out in Style. This is Going Out in Style - Fenway Park (Bonus Edition)! The bonus edition, includes the full studio album plus a 18 song live CD live at Fenway Park in Boston, MA. But remember that only five out of well over 100 of these special Gift Bags will be able to offer this special treat. If you don't win, feel free to beg to anyone who ends up more lucky than you.

Dropkick Murphys have released the Going Out In Style: Fenway Park Bonus Edition CD - an expanded version of their critically acclaimed Going Out In Style - on Born & Bred Records. The Fenway Park Bonus Edition includes 18 live tracks recorded during two sold-out shows for 40,000 fans at Boston's legendary Fenway Park in September 2011. The two-disc collection also includes a download of the filmed concert.  

The music video for "Cruel" - featuring live footage from Fenway Park - first aired nationally on MTVu March 17.

Dropkick Murphys recently finished performing its annual run of Boston area St. Patrick's Day week shows, including a pair of shows at Tsongas Arena in Lowell, MA.

The band - Al Barr (lead vocals), Tim Brennan (guitars, accordion, whistle, vocals), Ken Casey (lead vocals, bass guitar), Jeff DaRosa (banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica, vocals), Matt Kelly (drums, vocals), James Lynch (guitar, vocals), and Scruffy Wallace (bagpipes, tin whistles)

Fenway Park Bonus Edition live CD tracklisting: 

1) Hang 'Em High 

2) Sunday Hardcore Matinee  

3) Deeds Not Words 

4) Going Out In Style 

5) The Irish Rover  

6) Peg O' My Heart 

7) Tessie   

8) Cruel   

9) Climbing A Chair To A Bed 

10) Take 'Em Down 

11) Devil's Brigade 

12) Boys On The Docks 

13) The Dirty Glass  

14) The State Of Massachusetts 

15) Kiss Me I'm Shitfaced 

16) Time To Go   

17) I'm Shipping Up To Boston 

18) T.N.T. (cover)

*The Fenway Park Bonus Edition also features the complete story of Cornelius Larkin by the band's friend and  best-selling author Michael Patrick MacDonald (All Souls, Easter Rising). The Cornelius Larkin story is an expansion of MacDonald's Cornelius Larkin obituary that appears in the original Going Out In Style liner notes.

Going Out In Style: Fenway Park Bonus Edition is now available to order on Amazon. 

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For info on the Rock My Monkey Energy Drink Launch Party:

Location: Invictus Cafe 207 Washington St, Olympia, WA 98516

Time: 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Date: April 7th 2012 (Saturday)

What: The retail product launch of Rock My Monkey Energy Drink.

Price: $6 Regular $3 with V.I.P pass (get 'em from the bands)

Bands Confirmed:

• Tatarus-(website)
• Amanda Hardy-(website)
• Sin Circus-(website)
• Devestus-(website)
• Eos-(website)

Dropkick Murphys Release Going Out In Style: Fenway Park

Dropkick Murphys have released the Going Out In Style: Fenway Park Bonus Edition CD today - an expanded version of their critically acclaimed Going Out In Style - on Born & Bred Records. The Fenway Park Bonus Edition includes 18 live tracks recorded during two sold-out shows for 40,000 fans at Boston's legendary Fenway Park in September 2011. The two-disc collection also includes a download of the filmed concert. 500 limited edition vinyl copies of the Going Out In Style: Fenway Park Bonus Edition are available for order now at  dropkickmurphys.com. A full tracklsting can be found below.

The music video for "Cruel" - featuring live footage from Fenway Park - is set to debut nationally on MTVu March 17, and will air 24 times in a 24 hour period.

Dropkick Murphys are in the midst of performing its annual run of Boston area St. Patrick's Day week shows, including a pair of shows at Tsongas Arena in Lowell, MA. See below for details. Hometown fans won't be the only ones with a chance to catch the band on St. Patricks Day. Fans from around the country can catch the premiere of "Dropkick Murphys: Live At Fenway" in HD on Palladia TV March 17 at 9:00 PM ET. Look for repeat airings on Palladia through April 7 (check local listings). 

The band - Al Barr (lead vocals), Tim Brennan (guitars, accordion, whistle, vocals), Ken Casey (lead vocals, bass guitar), Jeff DaRosa (banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica, vocals), Matt Kelly (drums, vocals), James Lynch (guitar, vocals), and Scruffy Wallace (bagpipes, tin whistles) - continue their North American St. Patrick's Day Tour through March 24 and will play various overseas festivals in June, including a coveted slot at the UK's 10th annual Download Festival on June 10. See below for the current tour itinerary.

Fenway Park Bonus Edition live CD tracklisting: 

1) Hang 'Em High 

2) Sunday Hardcore Matinee  

3) Deeds Not Words 

4) Going Out In Style 

5) The Irish Rover  

6) Peg O' My Heart 

7) Tessie   

8) Cruel   

9) Climbing A Chair To A Bed 

10) Take 'Em Down 

11) Devil's Brigade 

12) Boys On The Docks 

13) The Dirty Glass  

14) The State Of Massachusetts 

15) Kiss Me I'm Shitfaced 

16) Time To Go   

17) I'm Shipping Up To Boston 

18) T.N.T. (cover)

*The Fenway Park Bonus Edition also features the complete story of Cornelius Larkin by the band's friend and  best-selling author Michael Patrick MacDonald (All Souls, Easter Rising). The Cornelius Larkin story is an expansion of MacDonald's Cornelius Larkin obituary that appears in the original Going Out In Style liner notes.

North American St. Patrick's Day Tour:

3.14 Boston, MA -  House Of Blues (with DYS, The Ramshackle Army)

3.15 Boston, MA - House Of Blues (with Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls, The Mighty Regis)

3.16 Boston, MA -  House Of Blues (with Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, The Revilers)

3.17 Lowell, MA - Tsongas Arena (matinee show with State Radio, Frank Turner, The Ramshackle Army)

3.17 Lowell, MA - Tsongas Arena (evening show with Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls)   

3.18 Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall

3.24 Washington, DC - ShamrockFest '12

European Festivals:

6.10 Leicestershire, UK - Download Festival, Donington Park

6.26 Stockholm, Sweden -Grona Lund Festival

6.27 Borlange, Sweden - Peace & Love Festival

Going Out In Style: Fenway Park Bonus Edition is now available to order on Amazon. 

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