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Dropkick Murphys have just released the digital edition of their new album, For The People, via the band’s Dummy Luck Music / Play It Again Sam label. Vinyl and CD formats are to follow on October 10th, and include 5 bonus tracks. Head into the article below for more information.
Buy/stream For The People here: https://dropkick-murphys.ffm.to/forthepeople
Pre-order For The People vinyl in different color variants here: https://dropkickmurphys.store
Stream the “Who’ll Stand With Us?” single here: https://dropkick-murphys.ffm.to/whollstandwithus
As the band’s 13th studio album, For The People shows courage and confidence, speaking up against the injustices happening in the United States, and doing so with the strength and power that harkens back to Dropkick Murphys’ earliest punk rock roots. For The People is more than a title. It’s a heartfelt stance, a declaration of who this band is – and who they’ve always been. Whether writing about politics, family, friends or simply “life” on For The People, the stories run deep, the memories push hard, and the joy remains infectious.
To drive the message home further, For The People is accompanied by an album cover created by renowned social/political artist Shepard Fairey‘s design firm Studio Number One and depicts a black rose, symbolizing change, renewal, new beginnings, courage, confidence, strength and power.
The album is led by the first single, “Who’ll Stand With Us?,” which empowers listeners to take action. It’s a call for unity, a return to sanity, and a look at what – and who – is really dividing us, joined by a powerful video that depicts the disturbing reality of people disappearing in the United States. MeidasTouch Network, the U.S.-based pro-democracy news podcast (and the #1 podcast in the U.S. and Canada), took note, shared the video, and has shown ongoing support for the band’s efforts to stand up against injustice.
To celebrate the release of For The People, Dropkick Murphys have two special appearances scheduled in the Boston area:
Friday, July 11 – Dropkick Murphys Night At Fenway Park In Boston, MA:
Fans can enjoy a night of fun with Dropkick Murphys and the Boston Red Sox and can take home a limited edition Dropkick Murphys’ “I’m Shipping Up To Boston” bobblehead when they purchase tickets here: https://www.redsox.com/dropkick. A portion of ticket proceeds will benefit Dropkick Murphys’ official charity, The Claddagh Fund, which has raised over $20 million to support non-profit organizations that are focused on children, veterans and addiction recovery. (Note: The band is not performing at the game.)
Saturday, July 12 – Free For The People Album Release Show In Quincy, MA:
Dropkick Murphys invite fans from around New England and elsewhere to join them at the free For The People album release show in Quincy, Massachusetts, where the band formed in 1996. This free show is in connection with the Quincy400, celebrating the 400th year of the city’s settlement. The stage for Dropkick Murphys performance will be located at Hancock Street at The Common in Quincy Center and the event starts at 4:00 PM.
About a week later, Dropkick Murphys and Bad Religion will continue to share their message of fighting for what’s right during the co-headlining U.S. Summer Of Discontent Tour from July 22 through August 17. See below for all current Dropkick Murphys’ tour dates, including the Summer Of Discontent Tour, North American festivals (Punk In The Park Denver, Warped Tour Long Beach, Rock La Cauze, Seisiún, CityFolk, Riot Fest and Furnace Fest), as well a fall European headlining tour. Find more info at: https://dropkickmurphys.com/tour/
The current Dropkick Murphys tour itinerary is as follows:
Sat., Jul. 12 Quincy, MA Quincy Town Center *
Sun., Jul. 20 Denver, CO Punk In The Park †
Tue., Jul. 22 Airway Heights, WA BECU Live at Northern Quest
Wed., Jul. 23 Bend, OR Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Thu., Jul. 24 Tacoma, WA Dune Peninsula at Point Defiance Park
Sat., Jul. 26 Reno, NV Grand Theatre at Grand Sierra Resort
Sun., Jul. 27 Long Beach, CA Vans Warped Tour †
Tue., Jul. 29 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
Wed., Jul. 30 Sacramento, CA The Backyard
Fri., Aug. 1 Pocatello, ID Portneuf Health Trust Amphitheatre
Sat., Aug. 2 Salt Lake City, UT The Union
Mon., Aug. 4 Kansas City, MO Grinders
Tue., Aug. 5 Indianapolis, IN Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
Wed., Aug. 6 Buffalo, NY Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B
Fri., Aug. 8 Victoriaville, QC Rock La Cauze †
Sat., Aug. 9 New York, NY The Rooftop at Pier 17
Sun., Aug. 10 Cleveland, OH Jacobs Pavilion
Tue., Aug. 12 Baltimore, MD Pier Six Pavilion
Wed.,Aug. 13 Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony Summer Stage
Fri., Aug. 15 Atlantic City, NJ Ovation Hall @ Ocean Casino
Sat., Aug. 16 Gilford, NH BankNH Pavilion
Sun., Aug. 17 Big Flats, NY Mich Ultra SummerStage At Tags
Sat., Sep. 6 Boston, MA Seisiún †
Sat., Sep. 13 Ottawa, ON CityFolk Festival †
Sat., Sep. 20 Chicago, IL Riot Fest †
Sat., Oct. 4 Birmingham, AL Furnace Fest †
Wed., Oct. 15 Milan, Italy Alcatraz
Thu., Oct. 16 Stuttgart, Germany Porsche Arena
Fri., Oct. 17 Bern, Switzerland Festhalle
Sat., Oct. 18 Rotterdam, Netherlands RTM Stage
Mon., Oct. 20 Fornebu, Norway Telenor Arena
Tue., Oct. 21 Stockholm, Sweden Annexet
Thu., Oct. 23 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki Ice Hall
Fri., Oct. 24 Tallinn, Estonia Noblessner Foundry
Sat., Oct. 25 Riga, Latvia Palladium Riga
Sun., Oct. 26 Vilnius, Lithuania Compensa Concert Hall
Mon., Oct. 27 Warsaw, Poland Progresja
Wed., Oct. 29 Hamburg, Germany Sporthalle
Fri., Oct. 31 Leipzig, Germany Arena Leipzig
Sat., Nov. 1 Lingen, Germany EmslandArena
Sun., Nov. 2 Forest, Belgium Forest National
Mon., Nov. 3 Cologne, Germany Palladium
Tue., Nov. 4 Cologne, Germany Palladium
Thu., Nov. 6 Lyon, France LDLC Arena
Fri., Nov. 7 Floirac, France Arkea Arena
Sat., Nov. 8 Saint-Herblain, France Zenith Nantes Metropole
Mon., Nov. 10 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg Rockhal
Tue., Nov. 11 Würzburg, Germany Posthalle Würzburg
Thu., Nov. 13 Wiesbaden, Germany Schlachtof
Fri., Nov. 14 Meisenthal, France Halle Verrière
Sat., Nov. 15 Paris, France Adidas Arena
* Free album release show
† Festival date
Note: All North American dates are part of the Summer of Discontent tour with co-headliners Bad Religion and openers The Mainliners unless otherwise noted. All European dates are with Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls and Haywire unless otherwise noted.
More from Dropkick Murphys:
Dropkick Murphys proudly remain Boston’s rock ‘n’ roll underdogs turned champions. Since 1996, the boys have created the kind of music that’s meant to be chanted at last call, in packed arenas, and during the fourth quarter, third period, or ninth inning of a comeback rally. Their celebrated discography includes four consecutive Billboard top 10 album debuts (Turn Up That Dial, 11 Short Stories Of Pain & Glory, Signed and Sealed in Blood, Going Out In Style), along with 2005’s Certified-Gold album The Warrior’s Code featuring the double platinum classic “I’m Shipping Up To Boston.” Whether you caught a legendary gig at The Rathskeller (The Rat) under Kenmore Square, found the band by taking the T to Newbury Comics to cop Do Or Die in ’98, discovered them in Martin Scorsese’s Academy Award winning The Departed, or saw ‘em throw down at Coachella (or one of hundreds of other festivals), you’ve become a part of their extended family. Dropkick Murphys’ music has generated half-a-billion streams, they’ve quietly moved 8 million-plus units worldwide and the band has sold out gigs on multiple continents. Dropkick Murphys’ official charity, The Claddagh Fund, has raised over $20 million to support non-profit organizations that are focused on children, veterans and addiction recovery. In 2020, the band was one of the first to embrace streaming performances, starting with their Streaming Up From Boston St. Patrick’s Day virtual performance. It was followed by their landmark Streaming Outta Fenway livestream, which drew more than 5.9 million viewers and held the #3 spot on Pollstar’s “Top 2020 Live Streams” chart. Dropkick Murphys St. Patrick’s Day Stream 2021…Still Locked Down, was #1 on Pollstar’s Livestream chart for the week ending March 22, 2021, logging over 1 million views. Dropkick Murphys returned in 2022 with their first-ever all-acoustic album, This Machine Still Kills Fascists (Dummy Luck Music / Play It Again Sam), and seated theater tour. This Machine Still Kills Fascists–and their follow-up album Okemah Rising–breathe musical life into mostly unpublished lyrics by the legendary Woody Guthrie, curated for the band by Woody’s daughter Nora Guthrie. Dropkick Murphys’ new album For The People rises to its moment: an expression of humanity at a time of relentless dehumanization, a promise of hope in an era fueled by fear-mongering, a declaration of solidarity in an age of disunion, a defiant rebuttal to the charlatans and demagogues who seek to divide us for their own power and profit.
Dropkick Murphys are:
Ken Casey – Vocals
Tim Brennan – Guitars, tin whistle, accordion, piano, vocals
Jeff DaRosa – Guitars, banjo, mandolin, vocals
Matt Kelly – Drums, percussion, vocals
James Lynch – Guitars, vocals
Kevin Rheault – Bass
Campbell Webster – Bagpipes and Uilleann pipes
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