Dropkick Murphys

Contributed by consider_the_ravens. Posted by aubin on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 2:00 PM (EDT)

The Offspring have announced a US and Canada tour set to kick off in May. On various legs of the tour, the band will be supported by Alkaline Trio, Street Dogs, Shiny Toy Guns, Sum 41, Pennywise and the Dropkick Murphys.

May 15, 2009	Nashville, TN	Riverfront Park	Alkaline Trio, Street Dogs
May 16, 2009	Washington, DC	RFK Stadium Lot	Alkaline Trio, Street Dogs
May 17, 2009	Camden, NJ	Susquehanna Bank Center	Alkaline Trio, Street Dogs
May 19, 2009	Austin, TX	Austin Music Hall	Alkaline Trio, Street Dogs
May 20, 2009	Dallas, TX	Nokia Theatre	Alkaline Trio, Street Dogs
May 22, 2009	Kansas City, MO	City Market	Alkaline Trio, Street Dogs
May 25, 2009	Sioux City, IA	Gateway Arena	Alkaline Trio, Street Dogs
May 26, 2009	Rapid City, SD	Rushmore Plaza Civic Center	Alkaline Trio, Street Dogs
May 28, 2009	Morrison, CO	Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Alkaline Trio, Street Dogs
May 29, 2009	Salt Lake City, UT	USANA Amphitheatre	Alkaline Trio, Street Dogs
May 30, 2009	Las Vegas, NV	Pearl Concert Theater	Alkaline Trio, Street Dogs
June 1, 2009	Phoenix, AZ	Mesa Amphitheatre	Alkaline Trio, Street Dogs
June 3, 2009	San Diego, CA	Open Air Theatre	Alkaline Trio, Street Dogs
June 5, 2009	Irvine, CA	Verizon Wireless Amphitheater	Alkaline Trio, Street Dogs
June 9, 2009	Seattle, WA	WaMu Theater	Alkaline Trio, Street Dogs
June 10, 2009	Vancouver, BC	UBC Thunderbird Arena	Shiny Toy Guys, Street Dogs
June 12, 2009	Calgary, AB	The Stampede Corral	Shiny Toy Guys, Street Dogs
June 13, 2009	Edmonton, AB	Northlands Hall D	Shiny Toy Guys, Street Dogs
June 15, 2009	Saskatoon, SK	Prairieland Park	Shiny Toy Guys, Street Dogs
June 17, 2009	Winnipeg, MB	MTS Centre	Shiny Toy Guys, Street Dogs
June 19, 2009	St. Paul, MN	Roy Wilkins Auditorium	Dropkick Murphys
June 20, 2009	Chicago, IL	Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island	Dropkick Murphys
June 21, 2009	Cleveland, OH	Time Warner Amphitheater at Tower City	Dropkick Murphys
June 23, 2009	Columbus, OH	The LC Pavilion	Dropkick Murphys
June 24, 2009	Cincinnati, OH	PNC Pavilion at Riverbend	Dropkick Murphys
June 26, 2009	Milwaukee, WI	Summerfest	Dropkick Murphys
June 27, 2009	Indianapolis, IN	The Lawn	Dropkick Murphys
June 28, 2009	Detroit, MI	Freedom Hill	Dropkick Murphys
June 30, 2009	Canandaigua, NY	CMAC	Dropkick Murphys
July 2, 2009	Toronto, ON	The Molson Amphitheater	Pennywise
July 3, 2009	St-Ephrem de Tring, QC	Woodstock en Beauce Festival	Sum 41
July 7, 2009	Sayreville, NJ	Starland Ballroom	Sum 41
July 8, 2009	New York, NY	Roseland	Sum 41
July 10, 2009	Boston, MA	Tsongas Arena	Sum 41
July 11, 2009	Gilford, NH	Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion	Sum 41
July 14, 2009	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte Boutique Amphitheatre at The Music Factory	Sum 41
July 16, 2009	Orlando, FL	Hard Rock Live	Sum 41
July 17, 2009	St. Augustine, FL	The St. Augustine Amphitheatre	Sum 41
July 18, 2009	Pompano Beach, FL	Pompano Beach Amp	Sum 41

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JayTee (March 24, 2009)

Not gonna lie. Stoked.

Petrus_T (March 24, 2009)

http://americanhistory.si.edu/brown/history/1-segregated/images/ kkk-robe-l.jpg

JayTee (March 24, 2009)

http://binky.org.uk/muck/dickbutt.jpg

Petrus_T (March 24, 2009)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3165/2414207204_39358aae4a_o.jpg

sevenstrong (March 24, 2009)

yeah me too.

Alex101 (March 24, 2009)

Me three!

JayTee (March 24, 2009)

and hey, where's the "President Holland" clip?

http://offspring.com/

ChadReligion (March 24, 2009)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc3SEBA-9nU

ChadReligion (March 24, 2009)

What a crappy tour... and no where near the Bay Area, thank god

chickswithdicks (March 24, 2009)

i don't know what to have for dinner..

ChadReligion (March 24, 2009)

Swedish Meatballs

chickswithdicks (March 24, 2009)

too complicated for tonight, but i like your creativity.

TheSandwiches (March 24, 2009)

Something with hot sauce

chickswithdicks (March 24, 2009)

hmm, i'm not good with spice. i do have some mild "hot" sauce that is pretty good, but what to apply it to?

kidgotham (March 24, 2009)

rice and beans

party-animal (March 24, 2009)

They're still popular enough to headline?

TheSandwiches (March 24, 2009)

If dropkick and street dogs play together does the meme world implode?

ChadReligion (March 24, 2009)

Anyone remember when the Offspring toured together with MXPX and Cypress Hill??

Anyway, sounds better than this

AnarchyPants (March 24, 2009)

Yeah that was a crazy line-up, I saw the Toronto date.

ChadReligion (March 24, 2009)

I didn't get to go, but I would have loved to have witnessed such a mix-mashed hybrid crowd of fans
How did it go down?

JayTee (March 24, 2009)

Anyone remember when they played with VooDoo Glow Skulls and The Joykiller?

That was my first show ever. Kinda neat in retrospect that the first band I ever saw had Jack Grisham in it.

ChadReligion (March 24, 2009)

No, but I did see Voodoo Glowskulls with Youth Brigade in like 94...it was pretty sick

JayTee (March 24, 2009)

I sawed Youth Brigade in like... '03?

I think you win.

telegraphrocks (March 24, 2009)

I invented Youth Brigades.

I win.

Cos (March 24, 2009)

Shiny Toy Guns + Street Dogs

Boy, if I could be a fly on a wall backstage....

timahelm (March 24, 2009)

Shiny Toy Guns? are they any good?

acris (March 24, 2009)

no.

timahelm (March 24, 2009)

thanks!

David5345 (March 24, 2009)

They're horrible. Their singer sung on Paris Hilton's album.

telegraphrocks (March 24, 2009)

She has a fucking album??????????????????
Oh my fucking god!!

consider_the_ravens (March 24, 2009)

im attending!

necktattoo (March 24, 2009)

going to show wearing alk trio shoes and drinking offspring hot sauce

telegraphrocks (March 24, 2009)

Also, fake Irish accent.

niveK82 (March 24, 2009)

Dropkick at Charter One Pavilion was one of the worst concert going experiences of my life. They don't know how to run a venue. eff that place

red_eye_inc (March 24, 2009)

That's a drag. I had high hopes for the time that I would eventually go there because I like the idea of a venue on an island that I can access easily.

telegraphrocks (March 24, 2009)

If you're referring to last Summer with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, I don't know what you're talking about.

We showed up, got a free bus-ride to the venue, watched a good show (MMB) with great sound, it was OUTSIDE(!!!), and then got to leave and be home early before the boring band came on (coughDKMcough).

I was very satisfied with my only visit there.

telegraphrocks (March 24, 2009)

Also, the worst venues in Chicago are:

3) The Vic
2) House Of Blues
1) Congress Theatre- the worst venue I've ever been to in my entire life, including seeing shows in 30 other states and multiple venues in several of those states. Congress takes the fucking cake.

red_eye_inc (March 24, 2009)

Oh come on, the Vic is fine. At least the sound is good and you can still see if you don't want to get down into the shit.

Congress is the worst, the Aragon is a close second

telegraphrocks (March 24, 2009)

Well, number 3 necessarily ain't a bad thing.... most of my hatred towards The Vic is their treatment of bands and their merch. Sound and sight ain't too bad.

However, HOB and Congress are dogshit all around.

american_666_jesus (March 24, 2009)

I couldn't agree more. I hate the Congress with every part of my being. I've seen some great bands ruined by the horrid sound of that place. House of Blues is pretty shitty too.

dlangl4 (March 24, 2009)

I bet this tour sells out.

fox82 (March 24, 2009)

Probably. There are lots of soccermoms in Canada.

dX927 (March 24, 2009)

It's their first time doing a headlining show in Orlando in about 11 years.

YasserBossin (March 24, 2009)

they headlined Earthday Birthday 8 if i remember correctly...had to leave early, didnt see em

dX927 (March 24, 2009)

I meant a non festival show.

kidgotham (March 24, 2009)

Toronto gets the Offspring and Pennywise. Even ten years ago this tour is hardly relevant.

JayTee (March 24, 2009)

Hmm 10 years ago Offspring was on the Americana tour and Pennywise was breaking their own records with Straight Ahead... Define "relevant".

jacknife737 (March 24, 2009)

The "relevant" criticism that gets thrown around on this site always seems to stupid; i mean, if you want to talk about "relevency" shouldn't we all be listening to what AP tells us to?

punk_rawk_show (March 24, 2009)

yeah you have a word definition of relevant

lostandclowned (March 24, 2009)

To see or not to see.

the_creeps (March 24, 2009)

hey thanks for the Green Day info yesterday. pre-ordered Dookie. hope it comes on brown vinyl?

88-fingers-tony (March 24, 2009)

new decemberists is kinda bunk so far

however, "crack the skye" is life changing

ConsumedByMusic (March 24, 2009)

i always thought the decemberists in general were kinda bunk.

ryannn (March 24, 2009)

I unfortunately laughed my ass off at a lot of songs on the album, metal riffs?.. come on.

lostandclowned (March 24, 2009)

the video on their website made me laugh.

Vinnie (March 24, 2009)

seriously. how great was/is None More Black?

MattRamone (March 24, 2009)

If by great you mean "petered out around the EP" then yeah, pretty rad.

dlangl4 (March 24, 2009)

Very great.

MN_punkmaster-skaman (March 24, 2009)

Indubitably

acris (March 24, 2009)

good

workingclasshero (March 24, 2009)

june 6,7,8 bay area date tbd?

ChadReligion (March 24, 2009)

don't wish for this... besides, watch all this shit end up being on BFD....

workingclasshero (March 24, 2009)

word. mountin view it is

the_creeps (March 24, 2009)

they'd be foolish to skip the Bay Area -- molotov cocktails will be thrown into every Hot Topic

MN_punkmaster-skaman (March 24, 2009)

If only I were in high school still. Then this would be phenomenal.

THORNSOFLIFE (March 24, 2009)

Why couldn't Alkaline Trio come to Edmonton with them? fuck.

MattRamone (March 24, 2009)

You're missing all of Skeeb's indoor sunglasses and fingerless gloves and tight leather Members Only jackets.

JayTee (March 24, 2009)

and his LYRICSSsssss *lisp

lees_sword (March 24, 2009)

Man, I wish my parents would let me go to a punk show. But all they say is "No your too young" Shut the fuck up. I'm 13! I think I can make it in Chicago for a weekend. Goddammit!
And for all of you that read this and go "His parents are right, he's way too young to go to a punk show." Is it me being irresponsible, or is it you just not trusting me?

the_other_scott (March 24, 2009)

i don't even think you're old enough to be on a message board without parental supervision.

that being said. are you really 13?

also my first punk shows were around 13 or 14, but my parents didn't know. i'm not saying, i'm just saying.

mill83 (March 24, 2009)

Shhhhh. Big people are talking.

Dante3000 (rich) (March 24, 2009)

On the upside, you can enter contests on punknews.
-Dante

acris (March 24, 2009)

I've read this comment on a youtube video somewhere.

I totally forget where.

acris (March 24, 2009)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM-C6-VCgd4

Haha.

baldsteve (March 24, 2009)

you have too much time... you didn't dig any of that shit did you?

acris (March 24, 2009)

I googled the first line

AlChron77 (March 24, 2009)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O4sSZc2WCU

ghpunkguy (March 24, 2009)

Hmm, first time I saw the Offspring, it was in 1994 with Guttermouth and Big Drill Car in a VFW hall with 200 kids. The last time I saw the Offspring, it was 2001-ish with Live, Everlast, Papa Roach, Orgy, Disturbed, and a shitload of other terrible crap in the United Center with 10,000 fucking hipsters. The 1994 show was awesome. The 2001-ish show? Not so much...

LookingForCorpses (March 24, 2009)

At what point did "hipsters" like ANY of the bands you mentioned??

ChadReligion (March 24, 2009)

a year ago, you would have never seen Bruce Springsteen as Band Of The Moment!

Trendy ass .org

MN_punkmaster-skaman (March 24, 2009)

On the contrary, he was the band of the moment back in 2007 when Magic came out.

ChadReligion (March 24, 2009)

ok, well not as often then

MN_punkmaster-skaman (March 24, 2009)

I'm still waiting for Johnny Cash and Neil Young to be bands of the moment. They both have profiles on this site.

JayTee (March 24, 2009)

"I want a wife with tits
Who just smiles all the time
In my centerfold world
Filled with Springsteen and wine!"

Yeah, punknews needs to close it's definition of punk a little. It's getting obnoxious. Not the cool kind of punk rock obnoxious either.

MN_punkmaster-skaman (March 24, 2009)

Say what you want about Bruce, but I'd rather see him on this site rather than John Mellancamp.

JayTee (March 24, 2009)

I like Mellencamp better, but the fact of the matter is, neither should ever be anywhere near anything that has to do with punk rock.

MN_punkmaster-skaman (March 24, 2009)

Agreed. Court order: Mr. Springsteen and Mr. Mellancamp must stay more than 100 ft. from punk rock.

JayTee (March 24, 2009)

Hahaha,

Law & Order: Punx

kidgotham (March 24, 2009)

I agree with the Mellencamp part, but at least Springsteen has been on a Mike Ness record and constantly name drops bands he likes, which usually are punk bands. Besides, if we are banning them, no more hip hop.

kidgotham (March 24, 2009)

and I like hip hop. I am just tired of people having issues with a website that trys to broaden the horizions of its readership. Punknews is primarily a site for, and about punk music. With that said, if a news story is important enough that enough people on this site will care, why not post it?

el_matt (March 24, 2009)

At least it's not Kanye West

Slacker (March 24, 2009)

We can blame Brian Fallon & The Gaslight Band for this.

Cyanotic (March 24, 2009)

This is a strange lineup. Like something I'd see in one of my weird dreams I have when I sleep laying on my back.

Well, if the NYC date had the Trio, Street Dogs, or hell, even DKM I'd probably go. But Sum41? Fuck that shit.

lars (March 24, 2009)

I was thinking the same thing..pretty much any of the other lineups sound fine, yet NYC gets Sum 41. Argh!!!

Klyph14 (March 24, 2009)

$49.50 before Ticketmaster rape charges?! In this economy?!!!!

mill83 (March 24, 2009)

Where you seeing this price, friend?

Red Rocks has yet to acknowledge this show on it's website.

Teenage Bottlerocket was fun.

MN_punkmaster-skaman (March 24, 2009)

So we're having our seasonal flooding up here in Fargo again, but it's going to be really bad this year. However, President Obama has mistaken seasonal weather change for global warming: http://www.startribune.com/local/41748492.html?elr=KArks7PYDiaK7D UvDE7aL_V_BD77%3ADiiUiD3aPc%3A_Yyc%3AaUU

Thoughts?

mill83 (March 24, 2009)

If the flooding is getting worse and worse, and it's attributable to an increase in temperature over the last several decades, I see no problem with his assertion.

MN_punkmaster-skaman (March 24, 2009)

We had a shit load of snow fall on us this year. Forgot to mention that. Now we've been getting rained on along with spring temps.

mill83 (March 24, 2009)

That makes sense then. Can we have some of your snow in Colorado? I want a few more weeks of riding.

MN_punkmaster-skaman (March 24, 2009)

Should've asked two weeks ago with the blizzard we had. Most of the it melted with the rain and we're almost at 50 right now for the temp.

mill83 (March 24, 2009)

Only if I can get cheap tickets. $50 for Red Rocks = not worth it.

Anyone ever been to this GothScene website over on the left? I bet there's LOTS of cool people who are normal on there.

Lorraine (March 24, 2009)

eff! I have to see alk3 at a huge venue? No way in hell I'm paying for this, but I'll be there.

el_matt (March 24, 2009)

The Offspring - Americana was the first CD I ever bought.

scorpiondeathlock (March 24, 2009)

id take alkaline trio in their prime over green day in their prime.

Slacker (March 24, 2009)

Pour Habit>The Offspring

AlChron77 (March 24, 2009)

Damn straight, but not for long. They just signed to Fat. I give them two years before they go to shit.

Its too bad, I really like that band.

Slacker (March 24, 2009)

What's this all about? Is Fat Mike acting like the boss of a major label were artists have to do concessions? I don't believe it.

streetcore (March 25, 2009)

Naked Raygun>Offspring

jacknife737 (March 24, 2009)

TO THE BITCHES WHO WANT TO FIGHT ME

I'll be at the Toronto date; so lets settle whatever issue you have, through a friendly conversation.

motagirl (March 24, 2009)

Hey! I'll see you there.
My only issue is why the Molson Amp?

jacknife737 (March 24, 2009)

Not my ideal choice, but for a venue with seats, it's not as bad as others, especially if it's a nice day/night.

I'm hoping to get tickets for the pit though.

_911 (March 24, 2009)

the pit will be the only place to be at this show. so stoked.

motagirl (March 24, 2009)

I'll see you in the pit Mike!

_911 (March 24, 2009)

ohh yeah. gaslight was awesome.

YasserBossin (March 24, 2009)

im 'uh fuck u up yo

AlChron77 (March 24, 2009)

jesus

AlChron77 (March 24, 2009)

They can't even get one consistent opener for the entire tour. Its like all these bands will do it because they are friends with the Offspring but none of them really want to so they're like "Eh, I guess we can play a few dates."

fallingupwards84 (March 24, 2009)

the guy on the far left looks like that nearly-blind kid in school who wore inch-thick eyeglasses

PtvnSux94 (March 24, 2009)

He looks like Martin Starr in the Adventureland trailer.

Holy_Balls (March 24, 2009)

i'd drive to austin to see alkaline trio.

drugmoney (March 24, 2009)

id drive to austin to miss this shit and just catch some $2 jagerbombs. im not sure but arent you a local houstonian? if so did you drive to austin for the d4,darkest hour, bouncing souls and cursive at sxsw?

HooverStreet (March 24, 2009)

The only band that's gotta go more than Street Dogs is The Offspring.

David5345 (March 24, 2009)

Tsongas Arena is in Lowell.

PtvnSux94 (March 24, 2009)

Canadaigua, NY? I have been there and there is nothing more that a Wal-Mart and a lake. No Joke.

Bradasaurus (March 24, 2009)

i live kind oif close to that place...you are 100% accurate

irish_joo (March 24, 2009)

1999 is stoked

Alex101 (March 24, 2009)

1994 is also stoked?

wafflezombie (March 24, 2009)

I'm pretty sure Alk3 and Street Dogs aren't on the Philly date. The Philly show on 5/17 is a radio festival thing with ZZ Top/Offspring/Papa Roach/Saliva/Puddle Of Mudd/other shit. I just saw Street Dogs a week ago, and Alk3 will be in Philly on 4/30, so I'm not gonna worry about it.

Holy_Balls (March 24, 2009)

papa roach? does the offspring want their life cut into pieces?

telegraphrocks (March 24, 2009)

Man, they don't even give a fuck!

telegraphrocks (March 24, 2009)

Who the fuck are Shiny Toy Guns? Never heard of 'em.

PUNKTED (March 24, 2009)

Shiny toy guns?! Are you serious? We got fuc*ed!

drugmoney (March 24, 2009)

anyone remember when alkaline trio actually meant something? back like shit.... 8yrs ago?

Crashtester (March 24, 2009)

Wow, thanks for nothing for the Calgary date. Shiny Toy Guns and the Street Dogs opening? couldn't even pay me.

AndyPonch (March 24, 2009)

Gee, great, I would go, but it would Sum 41 on the bill. No thanks!

npmoran (March 25, 2009)

Street Dogs and Alkaline Trio websites have conflicting dates for the early May shows. Not sure about this...

PMAtill_ImDOA (March 25, 2009)

i dunno shiny toy guns, but street dogs are the shit. this'll be awesome.
i just with trio was on the 'couver date as well.

manincognito (March 25, 2009)

i dont care, i love offspring, and im really pissed i wont be in the country for the toronto date as (another great band who gets a lot of shit for always putting out the same album) pennywise is opening. fuck, everytime pennywise plays toronto, i miss them.

oldschoolguy (March 26, 2009)

Both times I saw The Offspring it was lame. Not because of them, although I am not a fan, but because the crowd SUCKED! I went to see the opening bands both times. First time I went to see the Vandals and the Lunachicks. Almost no one knew who the Vandals were and they were totally dumbfounded by the Lunachicks. They were by far the best band of the night and the only thing the small-minded MTV crowd could do was yell stupid shit like "show us your tits'! The second time I went was to see the Joykiller and the crowd just stood there and booed. I had to explain who they were to some moron next to me and how Jack Grisham was a punk before he was even a foetus. DKM (of whom I am a huge fan) is opening for the St Paul stop, so I may go for them. But I don't have much hope for who may be showing up for the show.

mill83 (March 26, 2009)

For anyone still reading this post and going to the Red Rocks/Denver show, 93.3 is doing a presale right now and tickets are $9.33 (the only way I'd say I'd go to this show). The password is "punk" and you can get them from LiveNation's website.

Enjoi.

bongsmcj (March 30, 2009)

sucks ill have to see them with two shitty bands and no sum 41..

fucked

mill83 (April 2, 2009)

Hello, opposite of my thoughts.