photo by Marv Wason

Punk veterans Rancid are kicking off a run of tour dates with Dropkick Murphy on July 27th in Bangor, ME. Rancid and Dropkick Murphys have had a long history together and it’s possible that if it wasn’t for Rancid, we never would have heard of the Dropkick Murphys. It was Rancid’s Lars Frederiksen who came across a copy of Dropkick Murphys’ original EP at a friend’s house and gave it to bandmate, and Hellcat Records president, Tim Armstrong.

Dropkick Murphys’ Ken Casey says of the tour:

“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!!!!”

Rancid will be releasing their ninth album this year which marks the band’s first album since …Honor Is All We Know which was released back in 2014.

“It’s a long time coming with these two bands touring together. There is so much history between both of us that it should make for a great tour. We look forward to seeing all of our friends and family out there,” said Rancid’s Lars Frederiksen. “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!”

Tickets go on sale this Friday, March, 10th at 10:00 am local time and are available from either artist’s site.

Full list of tour dates
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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
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. – 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. – 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