Paying homage to Alex Pretti and Renee Good who were murdered by ICE agents earlier this year, on March 6 the Dropkick Murphys will be hosting a special acoustic memorial concert in Minneapolis at the city’s Palace Theatre.
In a statement about the benefit show the band’s frontman Ken Casey said:
“We are so proud of how Minnesota stood up and met this moment and we are so sad for the community and for the Pretti and Good families for what they’ve gone through.” “[So] it is an honor to come down and be able to play some music for the people and let them know we stand in solidarity with them.”
In addition to the headliners, the concert will also feature performances by Wild Colonial Bhoys, DJ Jacques, Kiss the Tiger, Sophie Hiroko, Chutes, Laamar, Obi Original, and the Shackletons.
While fans will be able to watch the concert on a livestream, locals will be able to attend the event at the Black Forest Inn parking lot, which is close to where Pretti was killed.
The hotel is located on 26th and Nicollet Avenue, which is also known as Eat Street.
Though the event is free to attend, the show will also serve as a fundraiser for a number of local groups and aid efforts, including Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Show Up For East Street, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, rent support, and the South Minneapolis Families Fund.
About the concert, executive director of Whittier Alliance, Anna Schmitz, said “We’re looking forward to having a time for the community to come together to honor Alex’s life and show the strength, resilience, and beauty of this neighborhood.”
Long time been outspoken critics of President Donald Trump and his administration, Dropkick Murphys recently released ‘Citizen I.C.E.,’ a protest song re-work of their track ‘Citizen CIA,’ from 2005 album The Warrior’s Code.
Reuniting with longtime band member Al Barr on The Vultures Circle High, five years after he stepped away to look after is ill mother, in 2025, the band released For The People, their 13th studio LP that also features guest appearances from the Scratch, the Mary Wallopers and Billy Bragg.
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Author: Saul Goode
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