Dropkick Murphys live stream show raises over $700k for charity

Dropkick Murphys continue to work on their new album and have announced a world tour for 2021.

Dropkick Murphys returned to Boston’s Fenway Park on Friday, May 29 for their free live streaming concert, “Streaming Outta Fenway,” presented by Pega, and the band has now announced the massive amount of money that was raised for charities.

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Following the success of the band’s free “Streaming Up From Boston” St. Patrick’s Day performance, “Streaming Outta Fenway” marked the first-ever music event without an in-person audience at a major U.S. venue, and the first music performance directly on the infield at Boston’s legendary Fenway Park.

During the show, the band was joined remotely by longtime friend Bruce Springsteen for a special two-song “Double Play” that included Dropkick Murphys’ “Rose Tattoo” and Springsteen’s “American Land.”

Streaming Outta Fenway raised over $700,000 and counting for charities Boston Resiliency Fund, Feeding America®, and Habitat for Humanity, Greater Boston, with the help of fans and a generous $51,000 donation and $100,000 matching pledge from Pega. 

Viewed over 9 million times by people worldwide, the concert streamed concurrently from Dropkick Murphys’ Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Twitch pages, aired live on IrishCentral, SiriusXM’s E Street Radio channel, and also streamed via RedSox.com, MLB.com, NESN.com, USO, Vulture and more.

You can watch back on Dropkick Murphys 'Streaming Outta Fenway,' which was streamed here on IrishCentral, here: 

Before going live, Dropkick Murphys took fans on an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the historic Fenway Park, and debuted the video for their newest single, “Mick Jones Nicked My Pudding” from the band’s upcoming album.

Celebrities including Kevin Bacon, actor Mike O’Malley, Jack O’Callaghan of the 1980 “Miracle On Ice” Olympic hockey team, Saturday Night Live alum Rachel Dratch, and others joined with video messages supporting the text-to-donate charity campaign.

Introduced by longtime Red Sox radio announcer Joe Castiglione (accompanied remotely by Fenway Park organist Josh Kantor), Dropkick Murphys – Al Barr (co-lead vocals), Tim Brennan (guitars, accordion, mellotron, whistles, vocals), Ken Casey (co-lead vocals), Jeff DaRosa (banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica, acoustic guitars, vocals), Matt Kelly (drums, percussion, vocals), James Lynch (guitar, vocals), Kevin Rheault (touring bassist), Lee Forshner (touring bagpipe player) – took positions around the infield and launched into a nearly two-hour set.

In addition to the “Double Play” with Bruce Springsteen, the set included a cover of Johnny Thunders’ “You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory,” Red Sox victory songs “Tessie” and “Dirty Water” (The Standells), a stirring rendition of “Amazing Grace,” and the band’s own somber “4-15-13” along with several familiar DKM classics.

Streaming Outta Fenway was directed by the band's longtime friend Josh Adams from MindPool Live, who has also directed two Dropkick Murphys concert films. Leading online video hosting platform Brightcove distributed the live stream across the web.

Next up, Dropkick Murphys will continue to work on their new album as COVID-19 guidelines allow. The band was nearly finished recording when the pandemic began and delayed the recording process. The new Dropkick Murphys album is now scheduled for release in  2021, with a worldwide tour to support.

For more information on Dropkick Murphys, visit their website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube pages.

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