Quincy celebrates 400th anniversary with street party, Dropkick Murphys concert

The Dropkick Murphys took part in a free concert in Quincy on Saturday as thousands of people came out to celebrate the city s th anniversary It was a coming home ceremony for one of Boston s the greater part iconic bands which had its first practice on Hancock Street and has since gone on to release several anthems including Shipping Up to Boston Lead singer Ken Casey mentioned Quincy is the epitome of regular people and the Boston area it s just awesome hard working town Saturday was only the third time the band has played back home in Quincy