Friday, July 8, 2011

Dropkick Murphys add tour dates

Dropkick Murphys have announced additional U.S. tour dates and shows in the UK. The band will return to the West Coast to play San Diego (October 11 & 12), Las Vegas (October 14) and Los Angeles (October 15). Tickets for the Los Angeles show go on sale Friday, July 8 and tickets for the San Diego and Las Vegas shows go on sale Saturday, July 9. Go to www.DropkickMurphys.com for details.



In addition, Dropkick Murphys have confirmed overseas gigs in 2012, adding shows in Liverpool (February 8), London (February 10) and Glasgow (February 11).



Meanwhile, tickets for Dropkick Murphys’ September 8 and 9 landmark hometown shows at Boston’s Fenway Park (home of the Red Sox) sold out in less than one hour this week. A portion of the proceeds from the two Dropkick Murphys at Fenway with Special Guests The Mighty Mighty Bosstones shows (which are pending city approval) will benefit the Massachusetts 9/11 Fund--which helps support families of victims of 9/11 throughout the state--as well as the band’s charity, The Claddagh Fund.



The critically-acclaimed group--known for their complex distillation of classic punk rock, Celtic folk and American rock 'n’ roll--are touring in support of their Going Out In Style CD (Born & Bred Records/ILG), which debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200--the group’s highest chart debut to date.



In other news, there are a few days remaining in Deering Banjos’ Dropkick Murphys Goodtime Tenor Banjo giveaway. The sweepstakes runs through Monday, July 11 and can be entered online at: http://www.deeringbanjos.com/dropkick-murphys-banjo-sweepstakes.



Dropkick Murphys continue to receive accolades from the media for their live show. Here’s a sample of recent critical praise.



Catch 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)--on the road in the following cities:



Date City Venue

Friday, July 8 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest

Sunday, July 10 Ottawa, ONT Cisco Ottawa Blues Fest

Monday, July 11 Quebec City, QC Festival d’été de Québec

Wednesday, July 27 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom

Thursday, July 28 Montclair, NJ Wellmont Theatre

Friday, July 29 Essex Junction, VT Midway Lawn at Champlain Valley

Expo Center

Saturday, July 30 Syracuse, NY Krockathon (NYS Fairgrounds)

Monday, August 1 St. John’s, NL George Street Festival

Wednesday, August 3 Halifax, NS Multipurpose Centre

Thursday, August 4 Moncton, NB Oxygen Nightclub

Friday, August 5 Montreal, QC Metropolis

Saturday, August 6 Collingwood, ON Wakestock

(Millennium Park, Collingwood Harbour)



Friday, August 12 Püttlingen, Germany Rocco Del Schlacko

Saturday, August 13 Eschwege, Germany Open Flair

Sunday, August 14 Rothenburg, Germany Taubertal

Friday, August 19 St. Pölten, Austria Frequency Festival

Saturday, August 20 Lüdinghausen, Germany Area 4

Sunday, August 21 Großpösna, Germany Highfield



Thursday, September 8 Boston, MA Fenway Park

Friday, September 9 Boston, MA Fenway Park



Tuesday, October 11 San Diego, CA House Of Blues

Wednesday, October 12 San Diego, CA House Of Blues

Friday, October 14 Las Vegas, NV Hard Rock Casino

Saturday, October 15 Los Angeles, CA The Palladium



Wednesday, February 8 Liverpool, UK O2 Academy

Friday, February 10 London, UK The Roundhouse

Saturday, February 11 Glasgow, Scotland Barrowlands



www.dropkickmurphys.com

http://www.youtube.com/ilgwmg#p/u/0/D7g3RuoreRc

(“Going Out In Style” video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1Qx0X4T_s0&feature=channel_video_title

(“Memorial Day” video)

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