The Rumjacks: the Celtic Punk Band in concert in Scandicci (Florence), Mantua and Milan – Rockon.it

The Australian Celtic Punk returns to concert in Italy in 2025 for three dates on the occasion of the 'Dead Anthems: UK & Europe Album Tour 2025': Friday 31 January will be at the VHS Retro Club of Scandicci (FI), Saturday 1 February at the ARCI Tom of Mantua and Sunday 2 February at the Legend Club of Milan.

The rumjacks The songs of the new album 'will present to the Italian public to the Italian publicDead Anthems', out on February 7, 2025 for Four Four. 'Like Hell or High Water'It is the first, energetic single from the sixth studio album of the band entirely recorded in Asbury Park, NJ and co-produced by the singer of The Rumjacks, Mike Rivkees, together with the founder of The Bouncing Souls, Pete Steinkopf, who has already collaborated With artists such as Beach Slang, The Menzingers and Brian Fallon (The Gaslight Anthem). In March 2021, The Rumjacks released their fifth studio album 'Hestia', rejuvenating the band's collaborative spirit and marking a new explosive era of energy and creative liberation. 'Hestia' was the first album with the new singer and composer Mike Rivkees under the voice, who gave a freshness to the band's sound, managing to combine old and new fans. The album was a success both from a critical and artistic point of view, and marked a turning point in the history of The Rumjacks.

Reinvigorated from the exit of 'hestia', i The rumjacks They returned quickly to the studio to record the Ep 'Brass for Gold'; “After the extraordinary response we received from the release of 'Hestia', we knew we had to support her, justice and show that we are seriously doing” – says bassist Johnny McKelvey. “While Covid seemed to slow down all, we only wanted to work more, record more music and make plans for the future, for when everything would return to normal”. The result is an EP of eight tracks that gives a clear representation of a band with a new voice and ensures that as strong as possible. Based on the eclectic sound of the Celtic Punk of which The Rumjacks have become synonymous, 'Brass for Gold' sees the band to dig more deeply in their ska and hard rock influences, while maintaining the rebellious energy that turns on their sound. “Brass for Gold is all that an EP can offer and can still be called EP. In the true style of Rumjacker, these songs represent a variety of different stories. The arguments range from love nostalgia, to the unfortunate war heroes, and some perfect carefree songs for a nice drink, “Rivkees said.

Trained in Sydney in 2008, The rumjacks They were described as a mix between The Clash and The Pogues; With their energetic live shows they first conquered the scene of Sydney's pubs and then starting to conquer Europe; 2019 saw them playing in legendary European festivals such as Groezrock, Wacken Open Air and Hellfest, as well as having been the Mighty Sounds headliners. In 2019 they also recorded important sold outs in the clubs of France, Germany and Romania. In 2020 the band had a great success on the UK tour, which also led to several sold outs in Scotland and England; Just in England The Rumjacks have played in front of their largest audience in the United Kingdom to date.

With five active albums, two EPs and two live albums, The Rumjacks have conquered everyone; Their YouTube channel recorded over 240 thousand subscribers, most of their video clips exceeded 1 million views and the iconic 'An Irish Pub Song' has scored over 90 million views.

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Dead Anthems: UK & Europe Album Tour

Friday 31 January 2025, VHS Retro Club – Scandicci (FI)
Tickets for sale in the cashier at the price of 20 €

Saturday 1 February 2025, Arci Tom – Mantua
Tickets for sale on MailTicket.

Sunday 2 February 2025, Legend Club, Milan
Tickets for sale on Dic.