Dropkick Murphys announce european and north american tours.

   Dropkick Murphys have announced the initial dates for their 2012 St. Patrick’s Day North American Tour with supporting special guest Frank Turner. The annual trek kicks off February 22 in Toronto and wraps with the band’s second appearance at Washington, DC’s ShamrockFest (March 24). The tour includes a matinee and an evening show on St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) at Tsongas Arena in Lowell, MA, just outside Boston, as well as Dropkick Murphys’ third annual performance after a Milwaukee Admirals hockey game at Bradley Center in Wisconsin (February 24).

Tickets for the St. Patrick’s Day North American Tour go on sale Friday, November 18 at www.dropkickmurphys.com. Details about Dropkick Murphys’ traditional string of always sold-out St. Patrick’s Day week hometown shows in Boston will be announced soon.


In addition, a deluxe digital edition of the group’s critically acclaimed Going Out In Stylealbum--on the band-owned Born & Bred Records--will be released November 21. The package will include a companion digital release--Live From Fenway--recorded on September 8 and 9 in front of 20,000 Dropkick Murphys fans at the band's sold out headlining dates at Boston's legendary ballpark. An expanded physical version of the deluxe CD package will be released in March 2012. Live From Fenway — the HD concert film — will be broadcast on a national cable network in 2012. Details regarding this partnership will be announced soon.


The track listing for the Live From Fenway digital release is as follows:


Hang ‘Em High

Sunday Hardcore Matinee

Deeds Not Words

Going Out In Style

Broken Hymns

Peg O’ My Heart

The Irish Rover

Cruel

Climbing A Chair To Bed

Take ‘Em Down (acoustic)


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)




Date City Venue:

European Dates:

Thu 1/26 Brussels, Belgium Forest National Club

Fri 1/27 Hanover, Germany AWD Hall

Sat 1/28 Copenhagen, Denmark Vega

Sun 1/29 Berlin, Germany Columbia Halle

Mon 1/30 Leipzig, Germany Haus Auensee

Tue 1/31 Vienna, Austria Gasometer

Wed 2/1 Ludwigsburg, Germany Arena Ludwigsberg

Thu 2/2 Paris, France Olympia

Fri 2/3 Turin, Italy Pala Ruffini

Sat 2/4 Zurich, Switzerland Komplex

Sun 2/5 Eindhoven, Netherlands Klokgebouw

Mon 2/6 Dusseldorf, Germany Phillips Hall

Wed 2/8 Liverpool, UK O2 Academy

Thur 2/9 Dublin, Ireland Vicar Street

Fri 2/10 London, UK The Roundhouse

Sat 2/11 Glasgow, Scotland Barrowlands



North American St. Patrick’s Day Tour:

Wed 2/22 Toronto, ON Sound Academy

Thu 2/23 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian

Fri 2/24 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center (Admirals Game)

Sat 2/25 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue

Mon 2/27 Dallas, TX House Of Blues

Tue 2/28 Houston, TX House Of Blues

Wed 2/29 Austin, TX Emo’s East

Thu 3/1 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues

Sat 3/3 Pompano Beach, FL Pompano Beach Amphitheatre

(Tickets on sale 12/9)

Sun 3/4 Orlando, FL House Of Blues

Mon 3/5 Tampa, FL Ritz Ybor

Tue 3/6 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle

Wed 3/7 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works

Fri 3/9 Atlantic City, NJ House Of Blues

Sat 3/10 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun

Sun 3/11 Huntington, NY Paramount Theater

Sat 3/17 Lowell, MA Tsongas Arena (matinee show)

Sat 3/17 Lowell, MA Tsongas Arena (evening show)

Sat 3/24 Washington, DC ShamrockFest ‘12