Dropkick Murphys February 2008 tour

Dropkick Murphys have announced that they will be touring the UK in February 2008 in support of their recently released album, The Meanest of Times (COOKCD433).

Famous for their incendiary live performances, the band's annual Live On St Patrick's Day gigs in Boston, MA, have become so popular that in 2005, they sold an unprecedented 12,000 tickets for six shows, shattering the venue sales record originally held by the legendary Ramones!

Tickets for the UK shows go on sale on Friday 2nd November, and will be available from the ticket hotline - 0871 3100 000 - or via www.seetickets.com/dropkickmurphys.

Full dates as follows:

Sat 2nd Feb GLASGOW, Barrowlands
Sun 3rd Feb ABERDEEN, Moshulu
Mon 4th Feb NEWCASTLE, Academy
Tue 5th Feb SHEFFIELD, Leadmill
Wed 6th Feb NORWICH, UEA
Thu 7th Feb LEEDS, Met Uni
Fri 8th Feb WOLVERHAMPTON, Civic
Sat 9th Feb MANCHESTER, Academy
Sun 10th Feb OXFORD, Academy
Mon 11th Feb SOUTHAMPTON, Guildhall
Wed 13th Feb BRISTOL, Academy
Thu 14th Feb SWANSEA, Brangwyn Hall
Fri 15th Feb EXETER, Great Hall
Sat 16th Feb LONDON, Brixton Academy

To coincide with the tour, the band will be releasing The State of Massachusetts EP on Monday 11th February. Available as a digital download, with more formats to be confirmed, the EP features 4 tracks – The State of Massachusetts (taken from The Meanest of Times), plus 3 previously unreleased songs* – The Thick Skin of Defiance, Breakdown and Forever.

* previously unreleased in Europe.

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