Boston’s rock ‘n’ roll underdogs turned champions DROPKICK MURPHYS and CHICAGO’s rock canons ALKALINE TRIO are headed down under this week for a massive tour which has already seen two of the shows sell out and the rest not far behind!
This marks DROPKICK MURPHY‘s return to Australia for the first time since last appearing at Good Things Festival in 2018 and ALKALINE TRIO‘s first Australian shows in 10 years!
JD sat down with the Dropkick Murphys own Tim Brennan to talk about band dynamics, multi-instrumentalism, the differences between a headline and festival set, and the eeriness of playing an empty Fenway Park.
Watch/listen to the interview here:
Since 1996, DROPKICK MURPHYS 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. 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 returned to fully electric performances in late 2023 following a pair of critically acclaimed acoustic albums – 2022’s This Machine Still Kills Fascists and 2023’s Okemah Rising – interpreting the work of Woody Guthrie for a new generation. The albums, recorded in Tulsa with trusted collaborator and producer Ted Hutt, exposed the band to new audiences through airplay on stations like SiriusXM’s Outlaw Country, coverage in outlets such as Rolling Stone Country, Paste, CNN, Americana Highways and SPIN, and via DROPKICK MURPHYS’ first-ever acoustic, reserved-seating theater tour in 2022.
Their touring plans for the remainder of the year include a series of festival dates after a run of European festival dates between now and July. They’ll then return to North America and Canada for Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival, Newport Folk Festival, New York State Fair, Envol et Macadam, Music 4 Cancer, Louder Than Life and Aftershock before their string of Australian shows.
Destroy All Lines Presents
DROPKICK MURPHYS
AUSTRALIAN HEADLINE TOUR 2024
WITH ALKALINE TRIO
TOUR DATES:
FRIDAY 15 NOVEMBER – AEC THEATRE, ADELAIDE
SUNDAY 17 NOVEMBER – FORUM THEATRE, MELBOURNE SOLD OUT
MONDAY 18 NOVEMBER – FORUM THEATRE, MELBOURNE 2ND & FINAL SHOW
WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER – ROUNDHOUSE, SYDNEY SOLD OUT
THURSDAY 21 NOVEMBER – ROUNDHOUSE, SYDNEY 2ND & FINAL SHOW
FRIDAY 22 NOVEMBER – FORTITUDE MUSIC HALL, BRISBANE SOLD OUT!
Tickets on sale now at https://daltours.cc/DKMurphys
