Editing Dropkick Murphys (section)

====Political statements and advocacy====
In January 2017, drummer [[Matt Kelly (drummer)|Matt Kelly]] revealed he voted for [[Gary Johnson]] and criticised both [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Donald Trump]], while singer [[Al Barr]] supported [[Bernie Sanders]] and left the Democratic Party over his perceived mishandling of Sanders' campaign.<ref>{{cite news |date=2020-02-05 |title=Dropkick Murphys: A Story Of Political Opposition |newspaper=SA Music Scene |url=http://samusicscene.co.za/wp/dropkick-murphys-a-story-of-political-opposition/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2017 |title=Of Politics and Pain: A Conversation With Dropkick Murphys' Al Barr |url=http://listeniowa.com/of-politics-and-pain-dropkick-murphys-al-barr/}}</ref>  

In July 2017 Guitarist Tim Brennan affirmed the band’s pro-union stance and anti-facist stance following a Nazi salute incident from a fan jumping onstage.<ref name="Billboard 2017">{{cite magazine |title=Dropkick Murphys Will Never Stop Fighting Evil: Tim Brennan on Opposing Fascism, Addiction & Haters |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7647550/dropkick-murphys-interview-boston-11-short-stories-pain-glory|magazine=Billboard |date=1 July 2017 }}</ref>  

The 2019 album ''11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory'' addresses the U.S. opiate epidemic, with tracks like “You’ll Never Walk Alone” inspired by personal losses.<ref name="Billboard 2017"/>

In August 2020, the band endorsed [[Joe Kennedy III]] for the U.S. Senate, performing a virtual acoustic set in support.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 20, 2020 |title=Virtual Dropkick Murphy's Concert with Joe Kennedy III · Kennedy for Massachusetts |url=https://www.mobilize.us/kennedyforma/event/307316/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822135611/https://www.mobilize.us/kennedyforma/event/307316/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 22, 2020}}</ref>  

On June 24, 2021, Casey joined fellow artists at the U.S. Capitol to advocate for the American Music Fairness Act, seeking performer royalties for radio airplay.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 24, 2021 |title=That's what friends are for: Warwick and other musicians enlist Congress to get radio royalties |website=[[MSN]] |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/that-e2-80-99s-what-friends-are-for-warwick-and-other-musicians-enlist-congress-to-get-radio-royalties/ar-AALpoKc?ocid=BingNewsSearch}}</ref>  

On March 23, 2022, the band publicly condemned local Neo-Nazis for misusing their song “The Boys Are Back” in a parade video and promised to “smash” the hate group’s efforts.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 25, 2022 |title='Stand up to this kind of scum': South Boston gathering to call out local neo-Nazis |url=https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2022/03/25/stand-up-to-this-kind-of-scum-south-boston-gathering-to-call-out-local-neo-nazis/}}</ref>  

In February 2023, the band released “All You Tories”, a reworking of [[Woody Guthrie]]'s “All You Fonies”, in solidarity with UK public-sector strikes, produced in partnership with the [[RMT (trade union)|RMT union]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLqb535hBi0|title=Dropkick Murphys "All You Tories"|website=YouTube}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2025}}  

In April 2023 during [[President of the United States|President]] [[Joe Biden]]'s trip to [[Ireland]], he used "[[I'm Shipping Up to Boston]]" as his introductory music.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rousseau |first=Morgan |title=Biden brings some Boston energy to Ireland with raucous Dropkick Murphys entrance |work=[[Boston.com]] |date=April 14, 2023 |url=https://www.boston.com/news/world-news/2023/04/14/biden-dropkick-murphys-ireland-speech/ |access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

In September 2024, the band released the single “Sirens”, decrying political division as benefiting the wealthy elite.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-19 |title=Dropkick Murphys Release New Single 'Sirens'|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Dropkick-Murphys-Release-New-Single-Sirens-20240919}}</ref>  

The band (minus Matt Kelly and Al Barr) performed a short three-song set on April 5, 2025 in Boston in front of tens of thousands of protesters at the [[Hands Off protests|Hands Off!]] rally. This and other rallies across the country were held as a nationwide display of public resistance to President Donald Trump and were the largest one day rallies ever of a current sitting president.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-05 |title=Tens of thousands of protesters gather for 'Hands Off!' rally in Boston|url=https://www.wcvb.com/article/protesters-gather-for-boston-hands-off-rally/64394868 |website=wcvb.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

On March 18, 2025, rumors spread that the band's [[Twitter|X]] (formerly Twitter) account had been suspended following comments made about Trump and Elon Musk. Musk owns X. Ken Casey responded by saying "We broke up with him first. We quit Twitter in 2022 when he was only half a Nazi. Then someone else took our handle, pretending to be our official account, so we filed a legal complaint to put a stop to that--which is why @dropkickmurphys shows as suspended. Look, we pulled our account because we didn't want to be part of that guy's empire. But if we were still on there, I'm sure he would have suspended us by now."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-18 |title=Dropkick Murphys Clarify X 'Suspension': 'We Broke Up With [Musk] First'|url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/dropkick-murphys-suspended-from-x-singer-calls-trump-rat-coward-musk-1236340363/|access-date=2025-03-18 |website=variety.com |language=en-US}}</ref>