27 Cities, One Holiday: Dropkick Murphys’ St. Paddy’s Day Takeover Begins 2027

THE ANNOUNCEMENT

Dropkick Murphys have booked 27 dates for their 2027 St. Patrick's Day run, and the strangest one is in Springfield, where you cannot buy a concert ticket at all ^*†. You get in by buying a Springfield Thunderbirds hockey ticket, then the band plays in the convention hall about 30 minutes after the final buzzer ^†. Boston dates are still missing from the routing, with more promised later ^*†.

THE DETAILS

• Six weeks across the US and Canada, opening Feb. 5, 2027 at Revel in Albuquerque and closing Mar. 11 at the State Theatre in Portland, Maine ^*†
• Two nights each in Winnipeg and Quebec City, plus a Feb. 23 Lexington stop with no venue named yet ^†
• General on-sale Friday, Oct. 2 at 10 a.m. local time through the band's site ^*†
• Springfield artist presale Sept. 30, Thunderbirds holder presale Oct. 1 ^†
• Thunderbirds wear Dropkick Murphys jerseys Mar. 10 and Mar. 13, with auction proceeds going to the Claddagh Fund ^†

SUPPORT

Home Front and Spiritual Cramp open most dates, with no support in Springfield ^*†.

WHY IT MATTERS

This is an annual tradition that keeps finding new ways to stay weird instead of coasting. A hockey game as the opening act is not something most bands 30 years deep would bother arranging ^*†.