'80s Hardcore Punk Band Releases 40th Anniversary Tour Dates
Gang Green is hitting the road once again.
The Boston hardcore punk legends announced on Friday four concerts for their upcoming 40th-Anniversary tour to celebrate the 40 years of their debut album, Another Wasted Night, which came out in 1986.
Widely regarded as one of the defining records of American hardcore and punk, Gang Green became one of Boston's most important and unpredictable bands in the hardcore underground scene. One of the most popular songs was the group's cover of "Voices Carry" by 'Til Tuesday, and it also includes their hits "Alcohol," "19th Hole," the title track and 12 other songs.
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The Another Wasted Night Tour consists of four shows on the East Coast. The lineup of concerts kicks off in Hamden, Connecticut, at their Space Ballroom on July 30, and ends at Empire Live in Albany, New York, on Aug. 2. On July 31, Gang Green will take on their hometown show in Boston at the Brighton Music Hall, and on Aug. 1, perform at the Genos Rock Club in Portland, Maine.
This tour marks the return of Gang Green's founding members, Chris Doherty, who suffered from a stroke in 2017, and lost his ability to play guitar and walk.
"Since the stroke, getting back on stage is really all I have thought about. We tried doing some shows a few years ago, and it was fun, but it wasn't right, and I definitely wasn't ready - physically or mentally - so it just turned into [explicit] absolute chaos. And not the good kind," Doherty told Blabbermouth. "This time, we assembled one of the best lineups Gang Green has ever had, and for the first time, I have a great team."
Doherty will be touring with a new lineup of musicians this summer, including Christian "Opus" Lawrence, Mike Modeste and Kai Stone. He formed Gang Green when he was just 15-years-old in 1980 with his friends Mike Dean and Bill Manley. They released their first EP, Unsafe at Any Speed, in 1982. Then, a couple of years later, Doherty reemerged with a new Gang Green lineup and released Another Wasted Night through Taang! Records in 1986.
Green Gang put out five more albums from 1987 to 1997, with Another Case of Brewtality being their most recent record. The group also went through multiple breaks and hiatuses throughout the 1990s, before permanently reuniting for good in 2005.
"It's definitely a breath of fresh air. This is the stuff I love," Doherty told Lollipop Magazine back in 1997 while promoting Another Case of Brewtality.
In addition to the tour, Doherty is finishing the final touches for his book, Boston Sober, which will be a history of Gang Green and how they shaped the Boston hardcore/punk scene in the late 1970s, 1980s and beyond. Written alongside Thom Hazaert, the biography is slated to be published in early 2027.
Fans can purchase tickets for Gang Green's upcoming Another Wasted Night Tour on Ticketmaster or directly through the venue's website.
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This story was originally published May 22, 2026 at 12:56 PM.