Dropkick Murphys at The Stage AE

For the People… In the Pit St. Patrick's Day 2026 Tour

Kicking off in February 2026, the For the People…In the Pit St. Patrick's Day 2026 Tour will travel through Maine, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Missouri, and Illinois, and eventually wind up back home in Massachusetts by… yup, you guessed it, St. Paddy's Day in March. The tour supports their 2025 album, For the People.

Dropkick Murphys

The band started their annual St. Patrick's Day week-long shows in Boston in 2002. The debauchery has since become a tradition for both the band and fans to travel from all over the country for. In 2004 they upped the ante with a reworked "Tessie," (the Boston Red Sox anthem), which became a surprising hit during the team's World Series run. And the following year, the song "I'm Shipping Up to Boston," which featured The Departed, went platinum. To date they have released 13 studio albums, with their highest-peaking track, Going Out in Style, debuting at No. 6 on Billboard.

In 2013 they released the charity album Rose Tattoo: For Boston to support the Boston Marathon bombing victims. The band received the Robert F. Kennedy Children's Action Corps' Embracing the Legacy Award in 2016 for charity work. Then their livestreams, Streaming Up to Boston in 2020, raised over $60,000 but was outshone shortly after when they did the first-ever no-audience concert, Streaming Outta Fenway, which featured Bruce Springsteen remotely and raised an incredible $700,000. In 2022 they collaborated with Ukrainian band O'Hamsters on a Ukrainian "We Shall Overcome" to support Ukraine.

The Aggrolites

Forming in 2002 in Los Angeles, the band is, in fact, a merger of two ska and reggae bands, the Vessels and the Rhythm Doctors. Their debut album, Dirty Reggae, dropped a year later and was followed by a self-titled album in 2006. The following year their reggae hit L.A. album won an IGN award for Best Reggae Album.

The Aggrolites current lineup is guitarist and singer Jesse Wagner, guitarist Ricky Chacon, pianist Roger Rivas, bassist Jeff Roffredo, and drummer Alex McKenzie.

Haywire

Also coming out of Boston, Haywire is fronted by Austin Sparkman, who is also part of the bands Conservative Military Image, The Chisel, Buried Dreams, Rude Awakening, and Yellow Stitches. Haywire finally got around to their debut album, Conditioned for Demolition, in 2024. And barely 9 months later, released the single "Feeling Depressed."

Stage AE in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

A multi-purpose entertainment complex in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that was only the second venue with both an indoor hall and outdoor amphitheater when it was completed. It is located at 400 N Shore Dr, adjacent to Acrisure Stadium, the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Tickets

Dropkick Murphys: For the People… In the Pit St. Patrick's Day 2026 Tour with The Aggrolites and Haywire comes to Pittsburgh's Stage AE on Thursday, 12th February 2026. Snag some tickets today from Ticket Squeeze before they're all gone!