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Celtic Punk titans The Rumjacks usher in the new year with their new single “Cold Like This” featuring vocals from Ken Casey of Dropkick Murphys. It’s the latest preview from their forthcoming album Dead Anthems, due out February 7th, 2025 via FOUR FOUR. “Loved being a part of this track with my old friends the Rumjacks,” shares Casey. “I love the band and the song and look forward to hearing the rest of the album” The song came to be by chance while walking home from a Boston bar with a windchill of -20F/-28C shares lead singer Mike Rivkees. “It was written in sea shanty format, and when I got home, it was stuck in my head from humming the chorus the whole time, so I knew I had to record it.”
The band’s forthcoming 6th LP follows their 2021 LP Hestia, which was lauded by Kerrang as “the complete package” full of “social commentary, lore and affecting storytelling.” Dead Anthems was recorded in Asbury Park, NJ and co-produced by The Rumjacks Mike Rivkees along with The Bouncing Souls founder Pete Steinkopf, who has lent his talent to albums from artists such as Beach Slang, The Menzingers, and Brian Fallon (Gaslight Anthem). Fans can pre-order Dead Anthems HERE.
The band has also announced a massive UK and European tour for 2025 as well. All upcoming tour dates can be found below and via therumjacks.com/shows, with additional dates to be announced in the coming weeks!
Upcoming Tour Dates:
JANUARY
31 – Florence, Italy @ VHS Club
FEBRUARY
01 – Mantova, Italy @ Acri Tom Club
02 – Milan, IT @ Legend Club
04 – Barcelona, Spain @ Sala Upload
05 – València, Spain @ 16 Toneladas
06 – Madrid, Spain @ Gruta 77
07 – Santiago de Compostela, Spain @ Sala Malatesta
08 – Oviedo, Spain @ Cerveceria GONG
09 – Bilbao, Spain @ Zorrotzako Gaztetxea
12 – Brighton, UK @ Patterns
13 – Bristol, UK @ The Fleece
14 – Leeds, UK @ The Key Club
15 – Glasgow, UK @ The Cathouse
17 – Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
18 – Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Room
19 – Wolverhampton, UK @ KK’s Steel Mill
20 – Milton Keynes, UK @ The Craufurd Arms
21 – London, UK @ The Underworld
22 – Southampton, UK @ Papillon
26 – Hannover, Germany @ MusikZentrum
27 – Antwerp, Belgium @ TRIX
28 – Parthenay, France @ DIFF’ART
MARCH
01 – Tarbes, France @ La Gespe
04 – Munich, Germany @ Backstage Club
05 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Dynamo
07 – Vienna, Austria @ Flex
08 – Prague, Czech Republic @ Lucerna Music Bar
09 – Warsaw, Poland @ Klub Proxima
10 – Dresden, Germany @ Beatpol
11 – Hamburg, Germany @ Logo
13 – Berlin, Germany @ SO36
14 – Cologne, Germany @ Luxor
15 – Paris, France @ Le Trainon
16 – Frankfurt, Germany @ Das Bett
17 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg
JUNE
07 – Quebec, Canada @ Red Bridge Fest
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