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Dropkick Murphys have released their fiery new single ‘Sirens’, and announced a 2025 UK tour. Find more details below.The iconic punk band have released the single as the first hint of a new album, set to be released next year.Defined by an intense guitar riff and frontman Ken Casey’s signature frenetic vocals, the track is a commentary on the growing social divide in America, which Casey says is benefiting billionaires in the country.

Dropkick Murphys have released the video for their new single ‘Two 6’s Upside Down’ – watch below.The track, which features on the band’s upcoming album ‘This Machine Still Kills Fascists’, is described as a “forlorn gambler’s lament, awash in love and loss, murder and punishment”.Frontman Ken Casey said of the single: “‘Two 6’s Upside Down’ is acoustic, but it’s still tough. It’s edgy and these lyrics are menacing.

Dropkick Murphys have announced a tour of the UK and Ireland for 2022, which takes in the Boston-Irish band’s biggest ever headline shows in the two countries.The Celtic punks, who in 2021 will mark 25 years since their formation, will cap off a run of nine shows with an enormous gig at the 12,500 capacity Wembley Arena next February.“Dropkicks are so excited to be back playing Ireland and the UK again.

Dropkick Murphys have announced details of their 10th album ‘Turn Up That Dial’ and shared ‘Middle Finger’ – the first single to arrive from the record.READ MORE: Dropkick Murphys on their livestreamed St Patrick’s Day gig: “It’s one of the most special shows we’ve ever played”The latest effort from the Boston band will arrive on April 30 via Born & Bred Records, and co-frontman Ken Casey hopes that it will take “people’s minds off their troubles”.“We’re so fortunate and grateful to be in the position to share a little happiness in our own way,” he said.“Our gratitude levels are off the chart. Twenty five years ago, somebody bet me 30 bucks I couldn’t form a band with three weeks’ notice to open for his band.

Since 1996, the backstage area at the Dropkick Murphys' annual St. Patrick's Day shows in Boston has hosted a party just as rowdy as the one that erupts in the audience once the lights go down."Our guest list is sometimes as big as the crowd," says Ken Casey, the band's bassist and founding member.

"What's going on, Boston?" Dropkick Murphys' lead singer and bassist Ken Casey shouted in Boston's Red Sox Fenway Park on Friday night (May 29)--but this time, instead of thousands of fans cheering back, the ballpark was empty.Streaming Outta Fenway, the two-hour concert by the Celtic punk band, marks the first time a musical performance has ever taken place at an empty major U.S. arena, stadium or ballpark.

Dropkick Murphys won't be pitching in Boston's Red Sox Fenway Park Friday night (May 29), but the Celtic punk band will host the first-ever concert on the infield diamond with no fans in attendance.

Dropkick Murphys are taking their live show into the digital realm by streaming a full performance straight from the baseball field of Boston’s legendary Fenway Park.