Dropkick Murphys announce album release livestream

Free livestream takes place on May 1st

Dropkick Murphys return to the virtual stage May 1st at 8:30 pm ET/5:30 pm PT for the Turn Up That Dial Album Release Party Free Live Stream Concert fueled by Death Wish Coffee…and sponsored by you.

This streaming performance — with no in-person audience — will celebrate the April 30th release of Dropkick Murphys’ tenth full-length studio album Turn Up That Dial, via band-owned Born & Bred Records. It will be simulcast worldwide via DKMstream.com and will feature a completely new set with songs from the band’s new album, along with a variety of fan favorites, with Dropkick Murphys performing socially distanced on an arena-sized stage with a full LED screen once again.

Instead of charging for tickets to the livestream, the band will “pass the virtual hat” to take donations to help support their efforts to keep paying their employees, and a portion of donations will go to charity as always.

The May 1st stream follows the band’s successful Dropkick Murphys St. Patrick’s Day Stream 2021…Still Locked Down, which was No. 1 on Pollstar’s Livestream chart for the week ending March 22, 2021, logging over one million views. Dropkick Murphys also held the No. 3 spot on Pollstar’s “Top 2020 Livestreams” chart for last year’s landmark Streaming Outta Fenway livestream, which drew more than 5.9 million viewers.

Turn Up That Dial was produced by Ted Hutt and features 11 tracks. Dropkick Murphys celebrate the simple pleasure of music, the relief and release from worry that comes when you “turn up that dial” and blast your troubles away. The first two singles “Middle Finger” and “Queen Of Suffolk County” are out now.

Guitarist and main songwriter Tim Brennan spoke about the livestream and the upcoming album on a recent episode of The Music Universe Podcast.

Buddy Iahn
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