Dropkick Murphys will perform their single “The State Of Massachusetts” tonight on the Late Show with David Letterman (CBS 11:30pm)! This marks the DKM’s first ever performance on Letterman. You can check out a web exclusive performance of “Shipping Off To Boston,” a personal favorite of Dave’s on their website here.

On March 11th, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day and their March tour dates (below) the Dropkick Murphys have repackaged The Meanest Of Times to include extra tracks and a bonus DVD and will release a limited edition deluxe CD/DVD package. The CD will contain all 15 tracks from the original release plus five bonus cuts. The DVD contains a mini-movie on the band’s St. Patrick’s Day charity breakfast in Boston, the music video for “The State Of Massachusetts,” behind the scenes making the music video of “The State Of Massachusetts” and a celebration of the band’s trip to victory with the Boston Red Sox.

CD Tracklisting:

1. Famous For Nothing
2. God Willing
3. The State Of Massachusetts
4. Tomorrow’s Industry
5. Echoes On “A.” Street
6. Vices and Virtues
7. Surrender
8. (F)lannigan’s Ball
9. I’ll Begin Ahead
10. Fairmount Hill
11. Loyal To No One
12. Shattered
13. Rude Awakenings
14. Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya
15. Never Forget
*16. Jailbreak (BONUS CUT)
*17. The Thick Skin Of Defiance (BONUS CUT)
*18. Forever (2007 Version) (BONUS CUT)
*19. Breakdown (BONUS CUT)
*20. (F)lannigan’s Ball (Original Version) (BONUS CUT)

New DKM Headlining Dates:

2/28/08 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
2/29/08 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
3/1/08 Reno, NV New Oasis
3/2/08 Anaheim, CA The Grove
3/3/08 Phoenix, AZ Marquee Theater
3/4/08 Alburquerque, NM Fantasia
3/5/08 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
3/6/08 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom
3/7/08 Austin, TX Stubb’s
3/8/08 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
3/10/08 St. Lous, MO Pageant Theater
3/11/08 Indianapolis, IN Murat Egyptian Room
3/12/08 Chicago, IL Congress Theater
3/14/08 Dorchester, MA IBEW Local 103 Hall
3/15/08 Lowell, MA Tsongas Arena
3/16/08 Boston, MA The Paradise
3/17/08 Boston, MA The Paradise