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Dropkick Murphys
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
Dropkick Murphys
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Citizen I.C.E. — played 2026-02-12
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Dropkick Murphys — Citizen I.C.E.
Played: 2026-02-12
"I'm going to keep hammering this point again and again. Vote fascists, get fascism. And if that sounds good to you, just remember what my nan used to say 'Nazi punks fuck off' - This is Citizen ICE by the Dropkick Murphies" (source spells the band Dropkick Murphies).
Dropkick Murphys
Origin: Quincy, Massachusetts, USA · formed 1996 · active
Members: Ken Casey (bass, vocals — only original member remaining), Al Barr (vocals, since 1998), Matt Kelly (drums, since 1997), James Lynch (guitar), Tim Brennan (guitar, accordion, vocals), Jeff DaRosa (banjo, guitar, mandolin), Kevin Rheault (bass), Campbell Webster (bagpipes, whistles); original singer Mike McColgan left in 1998 to become a Boston firefighter
Genre: Celtic punk, punk rock
Discography:
Do or Die (1998) — Hellcat Records — debut, with original singer Mike McColgan
The Warrior's Code (2005) — Hellcat Records — includes "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" (Departed soundtrack)
Going Out in Style (2011) — Born & Bred Records
For the People (2025) — Born & Bred Records — 13th studio album
Facts:
Original vocalist Mike McColgan left the band in 1998 to fulfil his ambition of joining the Boston Fire Department; he was replaced by Al Barr.
"I'm Shipping Up to Boston" (co-written with unused Woody Guthrie lyrics) became a stadium/sports anthem after its use in Martin Scorsese's The Departed (2006).