Dropkick Murphys Announce U.S. Tour With Clutch + Hatebreed
Dropkick Murphys will be shipping themselves across the U.S. this fall. The celtic punk legends will be touring with Clutch and Hatebreed, while Amigo the Devil and Good Riddance’s Russ Rankin will be featured on select dates.
Dropkick Murphys are currently riding high off 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory and their annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration. As for Clutch, they’re touring off their critically acclaimed Book of Bad Decisions, which is the band’s third consecutive record to break into the Billboard Top 20.
The Murphys, Clutch and Hatebreed will play every date listed below, apart from the Sea.Hear.Now Festival and Louder Than Life, which only features Dropkick. Hatebreed will also miss the tour’s final date. Amigo the Devil will open four shows, while Russ Rankin will perform on two gigs.
Check out the full list of shows below. Most tickets will go on sale Thursday, April 18.
Sept. 20 – Springfield, Mass. @ MassMutual Center
Sept. 21 – Erie, Pa. @ Erie Insurance Arena
Sept. 22 – Asbury Park, N.J. @ Sea Hear Now Festival*
Sept. 24 – Raleigh, N.C. @ Red Hat Amphitheater
Sept. 25 – Charlotte. N.C. @ Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre**
Sept. 26 – Birmingham, Ala. @ Avondale Brewing Company
Sept. 28 – Louisville, Ky. @ Louder Than Life *
Sept. 29 – Detroit, Mich. @ Masonic Temple Theatre **
Sept. 30 – Chicago, Ill. @ Aragon Ballroom
Oct. 1 – St. Paul, Minn. @ Myth Live **
Oct. 3 – Moorhead, Minn. @ Bluestem Center of the Arts Amphitheatre
Oct. 5 – Denver, Colo. @ 1STBANK Center **
Oct. 6 – Salt Lake City, Utah @ Union Event Center
Oct. 8 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Hollywood Palladium
Oct. 9 – San Diego, Calif. @ Park at the Park Petco Park
Oct. 12 – Las Vegas, Nev. @ Brooklyn Bowl #
Oct. 14 – Boise, Idaho @ Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden
Oct. 15 – Seattle, Wash. @ WAMU Theater †
* Dropkick Murphys only festival appearance
** Dropkick Murphys, Clutch, Amigo The Devil
# Dropkick Murphys, Russ Rankin of Good Riddance
† Dropkick Murphys, Clutch, Russ Rankin of Good Riddance
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