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 (Turn Up That Dial, 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory, Signed and Sealed in Blood, Going Out in Style), along with 2005's certified-gold album The Warrior's Code, featuring the 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 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.
Dropkick Murphys' official charity, The Claddagh Fund, has raised millions to support non-profit organizations focused on children, veterans, and addiction recovery.
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 their landmark Streaming Outta Fenway livestream, which drew more than 5.9 million viewers and held the #3 spot on Pollstar's "Top 2020 Live Streams" chart. Dropkick Murphys St. Patrick's Day Stream 2021…Still Locked Down then claimed the #1 spot on Pollstar's livestream chart for the week ending March 22, 2021, logging over 1 million views.
Dropkick Murphys returned in 2022 with their first-ever all-acoustic album, This Machine Still Kills Fascists (Dummy Luck Music / Play It Again Sam), and a seated theater tour. This Machine Still Kills Fascists—and their follow-up album Okemah Rising—breathe musical life into mostly unpublished lyrics by the legendary Woody Guthrie, curated for the band by Woody's daughter, Nora Guthrie.
Dropkick Murphys' new album For the People rises to its moment: an expression of humanity at a time of relentless dehumanization, a promise of hope in an era fueled by fear-mongering, a declaration of solidarity in an age of disunion, and a defiant rebuttal to the charlatans and demagogues who seek to divide us for their own power and profit.
