Dropkick Murphys are tearing up the concert circuit on their annual St. Patrick’s Day Tour! The band recently performed at Freedom Hall at the Lancaster Convention Center, and Steve Satzberg was there to photograph the show.

Dropkick Murphys recently returned to fully electric performances following a pair of critically acclaimed acoustic albums — 2022’s This Machine Still Kills Fascists and 2023’s Okemah Rising — interpreting the work of Woody Guthrie for a new generation. The albums, recorded in Tulsa with trusted collaborator and producer Ted Hutt, exposed the band to new audiences through airplay on stations like SiriusXM’s Outlaw Country.

However, at Freedom Hall on March 5, the Dropkick Murphys were truly back to their roots, presenting songs from debut album Do or Die (1998), Blackout (2003), and The Warrior’s Code (2005), among others. They opened a 23-song setlist with “For Boston” from Sing Loud, Sing Proud! (2001) and closed with The Warrior’s Code’s “I’m Shipping Up to Boston.”

Watch the official music video for “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” by Dropkick Murphys on YouTube: 

Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey truly delivered, particularly in a cover of “The Body of an American” by The Pogues in honor of the late Shane MacGowan.

Ken and company are on their way to Boston for a St. Paddy’s Day show and then keep on touring!

Catch Dropkick Murphys on their 2024 St. Patricks Day Tour! 

Here are some photos of Dropkick Murphys performing at Freedom Hall in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on March 5, 2024. All pictures copyright and courtesy of Steve Satzberg.