Flogging Molly Paint the Town Green for St. Patty's Day in Los Angeles

share-BF7F2CA5-9375-4098-8C6F-A882BD2D82ED — Dave King of Flogging Molly plays St. Patrick's Day in LA. Photo by Nikki Phillips.

If you were looking for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow on St. Patrick’s Day, you would have found a big one at The Hollywood Palladium. Flogging Molly hosted their St. Patrick’s Day show in Hollywood Thursday night, following a free outdoor festival in the afternoon complete with Irish dancing, food, games and more. The LA/Dublin-based seven member band recently released their first new music in years, titled “These Times Have Got Me Drinking” just in time for the festive holiday.

Opening the show were The Vandoliers (think punk rock, but on the ranch) and Russkaja (European based, their first ever time in the United States) – both major crowdpleasers. The crowd radiated a feel-good energy from the moment the supporting acts hit the stage all the way through the final song of the night. Flogging Molly kicked off the show with their most popular song “Drunken Lullabies” and surely couldn’t have been a better song to rev us up. With such a diverse instrumental lineup, we couldn’t help but to feel transported to a different moment in time for the night. The traditional Celtic sound meshed with punk foundation is what makes Flogging Molly really stand out – and what better time to shine other than St. Patrick’s Day?

The 19 song setlist included an array of songs from the band’s discography, along with a stellar cover of “We Will Rock You” by Queen. Flogging Molly made sure that everyone in the room felt Irish at least for one night. The unmatched enthusiasm and zest had the entire audience on their feet and hands in the air. From a dance-led circle pit to a mini conga line, it is safe to say the show may have been the best way to spend St. Patrick’s Day. Californians can relive St. Patrick’s Day all over again through March 26th, while the band continues on a few more stops along the coast before jumping aboard their Salty Dog Cruise which sails from Miami to the Bahamas over the course of five days. The band will return with The Interrupters in the summer and fall for a longer string of US dates, as listed below:

June 7 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park
June 8 – Cincinnati, OH – The ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park
June 10 – Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 11 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
June 12 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
June 14 – St. Louis, MO – St. Louis Music Park
June 15 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
June 17 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
June 18 – Detroit, MI – Meadow Brook
June 19 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion
June 21 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
June 22 – Washington, D.C. – The Anthem
June 24 – Philadelphia, PA – Skyline Stage at the Mann
June 25 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live!
June 26 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
June 28 – New Haven, CT – Westville Music Bowl
June 30 – New York, NY – Pier 17
July 1 – Boston, MA – Leader Bank Pavilion
July 2 – Lewiston, NY – Artpark
July 3 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summerstage
Sept. 9 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom Outdoors
Sept. 10 – Dillon, CO – Dillon Amphitheater
Sept. 11 – Salt Lake City, UT – Complex Outdoors – The Lot
Sept. 13 – Bonner, MT – KettleHouse Amphitheater
Sept. 14 – Boise, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
Sept. 16 – Eugene, OR – Cuthbert Amphitheater
Sept. 17 – Seattle, WA – WaMu Theater
Sept. 21 – Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amphitheatre