Okay, punk/ska fans – your fantasy double bill is coming to Lowell. MassConcerts has announced that the Dropkick Murphys and the Mighty Mighty Bosstones will be playing three New England shows in July, and one of them happens to be at the home of the Lowell Spinners, LeLacheur Park! That show will be on Thursday, July 10. From there, the party continues at Hadlock Field in Portland on Friday, July 11, and on Saturday, July 12, the invasion moves south to McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket.
Gates will be at 5 p.m. and show time will be 6 p.m. for all three shows, rain or shine. Tickets are $32.50 for each show, and for those who just can’t get enough, you can actually get a ticket good for all three for a discounted rate of $86. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, May 17, at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster. Call (617) 931-2000 or (207) 775-3331. Or, of course, www.ticketmaster.com.
The Dropkicks are actually on tour all summer, but these shows with their old buds from the Bosstones are only for us lucky New Englanders. Sa-weeeet! In case you haven’t noticed, these three shows are all being held at the ballparks of minor league Red Sox affiliates, and that Celtic dancer (and part-time Red Sox pitcher) Jonathan Papelbon pitched on all three teams before joining the Sox. Oh, and this is the first concert (hopefully not the last) ever to be held at LeLacheur!
Here are some links in case you don’t know who these bands are. But seriously, if you don’t, why the hell are you still reading this? Crawl back under your rock.
