Rancid And Dropkick Murphys Announce A North American Tour


Punk fans rejoice! Rancid and Dropkick Murphys have finally released the dates for their massive North American tour this Summer. Along with full sets from Rancid and Dropkick Murphys, the two bands will come together onstage each night for a special joint encore. Plus, The Bouncing Souls and Jake Burns of Stiff Little Fingers will open from July 27th – August 9th, while The Selecter and Kevin Seconds from 7 Seconds will open from August 11th until the tour’s end.

Here’s what Rancid’s Tim Armstrong had to say on the tour: “Rancid is looking forward to hitting the road with our brothers the Dropkick Murphys. We will end the night with DKM and us playing songs together. Look out for The Bouncing Souls, The Selecter, Kevin Seconds and Jake Burns to be on certain shows. SEE YA IN THE PIT!

Dropkick MurphysKen Casey added: “This is a dream come true for Dropkick Murphys. Hopefully all the people coming to the shows will feel the same way. Rancid gave us our break – Tim signing us to his label, Lars producing our early albums…so much history and great memories. Now, literally sharing the stage together every night. This tour is going to destroy all others this summer!!!!

Check out the dates below, and get your tickets on Friday!

7/27 – Bangor, Maine – Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
7/28 – Montreal, Quebec – ’77 – on sale TBA
7/29 – Toronto, Ontario – Echo Beach
7/30 – Cleveland, Ohio – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
7/31 – Sterling Heights, Mich. – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
8/02 – Pittsburgh, Pa. – Stage AE
8/03 – Philadelphia, Pa. – Festival Pier
8/04 – Asbury Park, N.J. – Stone Pony Summer Stage
8/05 – Boston / Brockton, Mass. – Brockton Fairgrounds
8/06 – Brooklyn, N.Y. – Ford Amphitheatre at Coney Island Boardwalk
8/08 – Chicago, Ill. – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
8/09 – Milwaukee, Wis. – BMO Harris Pavilion
8/11 – Denver, Colo. – Sculpture Park
8/12 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Saltair
8/13 – Nampa, Idaho – Idaho Center Amphitheatre
8/15 – Vancouver, British Columbia – UBC Thunderbird Arena
8/16 – Seattle, Wash. – WaMu Theater at Century Link Field Events Center
8/18 – San Luis Obispo, Calif. – Avila Beach
8/19 – Sacramento, Calif. – Memorial Auditorium
8/20 – Berkeley, Calif. – The Greek
8/22 – Chandler, Ariz. – Rawhide Event Center
8/24 – San Diego, Calif. – Petco Park In The Park
8/25 – Las Vegas, Nev. – Downtown Las Vegas Events Center
8/26 – Los Angeles, Calif. – TBA – on sale TBA