Dropkick Murphys 06-22-18 (Live @ Forest Hills Stadium)
Headlining the all Irish concert at Forest Hills on June 22, 2018 was the wildly popular Dropkick Murphys who played to a packed crowd that received a loud & intense in your face set that every single person expected & loved to the very end!
The band made up of Al Barr, Tim Brennan, Ken Casey, Jeff DaRosa, Matt Kelly, James Lynch played a 21 song set that focused more on newer material (unlike co-headliner Flogging Molly) while throwing in classic fan favorites from previous albums.
This was my first time seeing the band live and I have to say even though it is not the type of music I listen to, I found myself highly enjoying the songs throughout which were fun, catchy & easy to sing along to while taking in the awesome feeling that resonated throughout the stadium on this picture perfect evening.
I definitely can see why they have a dedicated fan base who knew every word to every song while crowd surfing repeatedly throughout including a man dressed up in an all green Irish suit in his 70’s at least. I loved his energy as he did not care how old he was, nothing was going to stop him from rocking out and having the time of his life. I also have to give a special shout out to one other woman I saw who must have surfed the crowd at least 20 times throughout the set. Keep rocking it!
If you ever have a chance to catch Dropkick Murphys live, I suggest you do as it is a can’t miss fun time that will stick with you forever!
Setlist:
- Captain Kelly’s Kitchen
- The Boys Are Back
- Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya
- Sandlot
- Famous For Nothing
- Blood
- Barroom Hero
- Caught in a Jar
- Buried Alive
- The State of Massachusetts
- Rebels With a Cause
- Paying My Way
- Rocky Road to Dublin ([traditional] cover)
- Rose Tattoo
- Out of Our Heads
- Going Out in Style
- The Body of an American (The Pogues cover)
- I’m Shipping Up to Boston
- Kiss Me, I’m Shitfaced
- Skinhead on the MBTA
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (AC/DC cover)
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