Dropkick Murphys and Rancid hitting the road from Boston to Berkeley, together again

'This is part 2 of the tour and those are the bands hometowns…get it?? Okay great…'
Rancid's Tim Armstrong and Dropkick Murphys' Ken Casey
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Dropkick Murphys and Rancid are getting set to hit the road together for the first time since 2017, co-headlining their rescheduled Boston To Berkeley II Tour with special guests The Bronx filling the opening slot at most of the shows.

Originally scheduled for May of 2020, the new dates now run from August 10 through October 16 -- including the bands’ previously announced festival appearances at Chicago’s Riot Fest in September and Sacramento’s Aftershock in October.

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Upon the announcement, Rancid singer Tim Armstrong said he's looking forward to hitting the road with the Dropkick Murphys again for the second edition of their 2017 outing, saying, "See ya in the pit!" Dropkick's Ken Casey also says he "can’t wait to get back out there and kick the touring door open again. This is a great lineup and we are gonna take the country by storm." Tickets go on sale this Friday here.

Dropkick Murphys + Rancid's 'Boston To Berkeley II' dates:

8/10 | Waite Park, MN | The Ledge Amphitheater - Waite Park
8/11 | Kansas City, MO | Grinders
8/13 | Lincoln, NE | Lincoln On The Streets
8/14 | Wichita, KS | Wave
8/15 | Sauget, IL | Pop's Outside
8/17 | Washington, PA | Wild Things Park
8/18 | Cincinnati, OH | The ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park
8/20 | Gilford, NH | Bank Of New Hampshire Pavilion
8/21 | Worcester, MA | The Palladium Outdoors
8/22 | Lewiston, NY | Artpark Amphitheater
8/23 | Columbus, OH | EXPRESS LIVE! - Outdoors
8/25 | Richmond, VA | Virginia Credit Union Live!
8/27 | Asbury Park, NJ | Stone Pony Summerstage
8/28 | New York, NY | Forest Hills Stadium
8/31 | Philadelphia, PA | Skyline Stage @ Mann Music Center
9/01 | Bridgeport, CT | Hartford Health Care Amphitheater in Bridgeport
9/18 | Chicago, IL | Douglass Park (Riot Fest) *
9/24 | Nashville, TN | Ascend Amphitheater +
9/25 | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta Civic Center – Outdoors +
9/27 | Corpus Christi, TX | Concrete Street Amphitheatre
9/29 | Grand Prairie, TX | Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie
9/29 | Oklahoma City, OK | The Zoo Amphitheatre
10/01 | Denver, CO | Mission Ballroom Outdoors
10/02 | Sandy, UT | U of U Health Plaza Rio Tinto Stadium
10/04 | Nampa, ID | Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
10/05 | Seattle, WA | WAMU Theater
10/07 | Palo Alto, CA | Frost Amphitheater
10/08 | Sacramento, CA | Discovery Park (Aftershock) *
10/09 | Santa Ana, CA | Observatory OC Festival Grounds
10/10 | San Diego, CA | Gallagher Square at Petco Park San Diego
10/12 | Mesa, AZ | Mesa Amphitheatre
10/13 | Paso Robles, CA | Vina Robles Amphitheatre
10/15 | Las Vegas, NV | Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
10/16 | Los Angeles, CA | Shrine LA Outdoors
* Festival date
+ without The Bronx, opener TBA

In case you were wondering... "Yeah we know the tour doesn’t play in Boston or Berkeley specifically," the Dropkick Murphy's explained on Instagram, "but this is part 2 of the tour and those are the bands hometowns…get it?? Okay great…"

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