SOLD OUT: Dropkick Murphys, The Menzingers, Teenage Bottlerocket

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Travis Schneider

Dropkick Murphys in a hallway.

Dropkick Murphys

St. Patrick’s Day is still a few weeks away, but Boston’s rowdy Celtic punks are celebrating in Madison early this year. With a history dating back to the mid-’90s, Dropkick Murphys — named after an alcohol-detox facility, in case you’re wondering — have become legendary among both punk and more mainstream rock fans by incorporating traditional Irish folk instruments into songs about drinking, working and solidarity. In fact, the band even released a song (the rousing “Take ’Em Down”) and sold a limited edition T-shirt to support Wisconsin workers during Madison’s Act 10 protests in 2011. Two more rowdy bands that fit the Dropkick Murphys vibe will open: Philadelphia’s The Menzingers and Wyoming’s Teenage Bottlerocket.

media release: The full list of shows has been announced for Dropkick Murphys’ St. Patrick’s Day 2025 Tour, which kicks off February 26, 2025 in Huntington, New York and wraps with four Boston, Massachusetts hometown shows on March 14, 15, 16 and 17, 2025. Dropkick Murphys have chosen The Menzingers and Teenage Bottlerocket as support for most dates.

Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey said, “2025 is year 29 of Dropkick Murphys — and we’re excited as hell to bring our annual St. Patrick’s Day Tour to 14 cities leading into our hometown stand in Boston!! We are honored to have two amazing bands joining us for the entire run, The Menzingers and Teenage Bottlerocket, with a few more friends joining us in Boston; we're stoked to be playing shows with Hot Water Music, The Kilograms, The Bouncing Souls, Rebuilder, and Cody Nilsen on our home turf!”

During the 2025 trek, fans will have the chance to hear Dropkick Murphys’ classics, along with their recently released single “Sirens” – and possibly other new songs from their next album, slated for release via the band’s Dummy Luck Music / [PIAS] sometime in 2025. Fueled by an infectious, hard-hitting guitar riff and frontman Ken Casey's raw, intense, and commanding vocals. "Sirens" – which is now charting at rock, alternative and active rock radio – is a rallying cry for unity, urging fans to rise against those who exploit the working class. The song was produced by longtime DKM collaborator Ted Hutt and was mixed by Ted Hutt and Ryan Mall.

In other news, Dropkick Murphys recently wrapped their acoustic journey with Woody Guthrie to get back to raucous, electric performances, and capped that chapter off with their documentary – This Machine Rising — a movie about working class music. The film chronicles Dropkick Murphys’ journey with the lyrics of Woody Guthrie, including the writing, recording and touring surrounding Dropkick Murphys’ two acoustic albums This Machine Still Kills Fascists and Okemah Rising. Both albums blow the dust off unrecorded lyrics from the Woody Guthrie archive and set them to the new music and melodies of Dropkick Murphys, shining a light on issues of Woody’s day that we still grapple with in modern times. 

Dropkick Murphys are: Ken Casey (lead vocals), Tim Brennan (guitars, tin whistle, accordion, piano, vocals), Jeff DaRosa (guitars, banjo, mandolin, vocals), Matt Kelly (drums, percussion, and vocals), James Lynch (guitars and vocals), and Kevin Rheault (bass). Joining the band for their live shows is bagpiper and multi-instrumentalist Campbell Webster.