Rancid and Dropkick Murphys Announce Co-Headlining U.S. Tour

Festival Appearances For Dropkick Murphys & Rancid IncludeRiot Fest In Chicago (September 18) & Aftershock In Sacramento (October 8)

Bass Magazine / Jun 14, 2021

Rancid and Dropkick Murphys Announce Co-Headlining U.S. Tour

Festival Appearances For Dropkick Murphys & Rancid IncludeRiot Fest In Chicago (September 18) & Aftershock In Sacramento (October 8)

Bass Magazine / Jun 14, 2021

Dropkick Murphys and Rancid will hit the road together for the first time since 2017, for the co-headlining Boston To Berkeley II Tour with special guests The Bronx on most dates. The U.S. trek–which was originally scheduled for May of 2020–runs from August 10 – October 16 and will also feature festival appearances by Dropkick Murphys and Rancid at Riot Fest in Chicago on September 18 and Aftershock in Sacramento on October 8.

Tickets for the Boston To Berkeley II Tour go on sale Friday, June 18 at 10:00 AM local time in most markets. The final band of the night will vary by date, with either Dropkick Murphys or Rancid as the closing act. Visit www.DropkickMurphys.com and www.RancidRancid.com for more details and to purchase tickets.

Rancid’s Tim Armstrong said, “Looking forward to hitting the road with the Dropkick Murphys again for the second edition of our Boston To Berkeley Tour. Our good buddies The Bronx will be joining us on tour as well. See ya in the pit!”

Dropkick Murphys’ Ken Casey said, “Can’t wait to get back out there and kick the touring door open again. This is a great lineup and we are gonna take the country by storm.”

Rancid and Dropkick Murphys have a long and important history together. Back in 1997, Rancid’s Lars Frederiksen came across a copy of Dropkick Murphys’ original EP at a friend’s house. He turned it over to his bandmate and Hellcat Records president Tim Armstrong, who quickly snatched up the band for his new label.

Boston to Berkeley II Tour Dates

August 10 – Waite Park, MN @ The Ledge Amphitheater – Waite Park
August 11 – Kansas City, MO @ Grinders
August 13 – Lincoln, NE @ Lincoln On The Streets
August 14 – Wichita, KS @ Wave
August 15 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s Outside
August 17 – Washington, PA @ Wild Things Park
August 18 – Cincinnati, OH @ The ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park
August 20 – Gilford, NH @ Bank Of New Hampshire Pavilion
August 21 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium Outdoors
August 22 – Lewiston, NY @ Artpark Amphitheater
August 23 – Columbus, OH @ EXPRESS LIVE! – Outdoors
August 25 – Richmond, VA @ Virginia Credit Union Live!
August 27 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony Summerstage
August 28 – New York, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium
August 31 – Philadelphia, PA @ Skyline Stage @ Mann Music Center
September 1 – Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford Health Care Amphitheater
September 18 – Chicago, IL @ Douglass Park (Riot Fest)
September 24 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater*
September 25 – Atlanta, GA @ Atlanta Civic Center – Outdoors*
September 27 – Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete Street Amphitheatre
September 29 – Grand Prairie, TX @ Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie
September 29 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Zoo Amphitheatre
October 1 – Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom Outdoors
October 2 – Sandy, UT @ U of U Health Plaza Rio Tinto Stadium
October 4 – Nampa, ID @ Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
October 5 – Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theater
October 7 – Palo Alto, CA @ Frost Amphitheater
October 8 – Sacramento, CA @ Discovery Park (Aftershock)
October 9 – Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory OC Festival Grounds
October 10 – San Diego, CA @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park San Diego
October 12 – Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre
October 13 – Paso Robles, CA @ Vina Robles Amphitheatre
October 15 – Las Vegas, NV @ Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
October 16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine LA Outdoors

Emerging from the blue-collar swamps of Berkeley, California, Rancid has now been a living, breathing punk rock band for over a quarter century. Back in 1991, after the demise of their much beloved first band, Operation Ivy, founding members Tim Armstrong (vocals, guitar) and Matt Freeman (bass, vocals) decided to do the impossible – start an even better band. Thus, Rancid. Signing with Epitaph Records, the band released their first album Rancid in 1993. Shortly thereafter, Lars Frederiksen (vocals, guitar) joined the band, because…well, are you going to tell him he can’t? The result, in 1994, was Let’s Go. In 1995, Rancid released the classic platinum-selling …And Out Come The Wolves. You still remember when you first heard it. They followed with the even more ambitious Life Won’t Wait in 1998, and in 2000, Rancid released another album entitled Rancid, just to see if anyone was paying attention. After Indestructible in 2003, Branden Steineckert (drums) joined to solidify Rancid’s current lineup. They subsequently released the albums Let The Dominos Fall (2009) and Honor Is All We Know (2014). And out now is another immediate classic, Trouble Maker (2017).

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 (2021’s Turn Up That Dial, 11 Short Stories Of Pain & Glory, Signed and Sealed in Blood, Going Out In Style), along with 2005’s gold-selling The Warrior’s Code featuring the near 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. 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 last year’s landmark Streaming Outta Fenway livestream, which drew more than 5.9 million viewers and held the #3 spot on Pollstar’s “Top 2020 Livestreams” 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 is: Al Barr (lead vocals), Tim Brennan (guitars, accordion, mellotron, whistles, vocals), Ken Casey (lead vocals, bass guitar), Jeff DaRosa (banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica, acoustic guitars, vocals), Matt Kelly (drums, percussion, vocals), James Lynch (guitar, vocals), Kevin Rheault (touring bassist) and Lee Forshner (touring bagpipe player).