21 Facts About Ken Casey

Ken Casey is the only original member of the Dropkick Murphys left in the band, though drummer Matt Kelly joined shortly after formation in 1997.

Ken Casey is known for his melodic vocal parts and solid punk rock bass playing.

Ken Casey founded the charity group The Claddagh Fund, owns two Boston restaurants, McGreevy's and Yellow Door Taqueria, and runs his own boxing promotion called Murphys Boxing.

Ken Casey has a small role in the 2016 film Patriots Day, about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent terrorist manhunt.

Ken Casey's father died when he was very young and he was brought up under the wing of his grandfather, John Kelly, a teamster and union worker.

Ken Casey worked in various jobs and studied at University of Massachusetts Boston before forming the band.

Ken Casey has 3 children and lives on the South Shore outside of Boston.

Ken Casey scored the winning goal for his team in the second period.

Ken Casey was the owner of a sports bar in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston on Boylston Street near Fenway Park, called McGreevy's, which closed in 2020.

Ken Casey was part-owner of a Pembroke, Massachusetts restaurant called Turner's Yard, which closed in 2014.

Ken Casey announced in December 2019 that he will be opening another restaurant, Yellow Door Taqueria, in South End which will open in February 2020.

Ken Casey is among many Massachusetts Democrats to have supported Baker.

The band was unsure if Ken Casey would be able to begin their 2018 summer tour due to the injury.

However, Kevin Rheault, the band's longtime stage tech and who filled in for other band members in the past, filled in on bass at the band's live shows and has since become the band's official bassist on live shows as Ken Casey plays bass only in studio and has since focused on co and lead vocal duties for the band especially with singer Al Barr on hiatus from the band since 2022.

Ken Casey was hit in the head by a beer can, causing blood to appear on his face, though he stayed on stage and finished the concert while the involved fan was escorted from the building.

The video showed Ken Casey stopping the band's show after spotting a fan in the crowd wearing a President Donald Trump MAGA t-shirt.

Ken Casey was correct and it was revealed the fan's shirt was not American made and was made in Nicaragua.

Rumors swirled that the band had the man kicked out by security which Ken Casey said was untrue.

Ken Casey has promoted various local fights in the Boston area which have aired nationally on television.

Ken Casey turned me onto the sport from about the age of three and the band has always had connections too.

Ken Casey has been involved in the ownership of number of bars and restaurants in the Boston area including the Lower Mills Tavern in Dorchester, McGreevy's and the Yellow Door Taqueria chain.