FLOGGING MOLLY & GOGOL BORDELLO COME TO PNC PAVIL - Cincinnati Event

WHAT: Founded in Los Angeles in 1997 by vocalist/guitarist Dave King, FLOGGING MOLLY has always defied categorization. They infuse punk rock with Celtic instruments—violin, mandolin and the accordion—and they merge blues progressions with grinding guitars and traditional Irish music, the music of King's youth.  FLOGGING MOLLY'S fans have always appreciated the social and political awareness driving the music. Swagger, the band's first album, transcended everyone's expectations in 2000, and the track "The Worst Day Since Yesterday" was included in the film Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Drunken Lullabies was released in 2002 and certified Gold. In 2004, the band released Within a Mile of Home, and in 2008, FLOGGING MOLLY put out Float, a deeply stirring and personal album recorded in King's native Ireland.

Frontman, Eugene Hutz, founded GOGOL BORDELLO in New York City in 1999, after leaving Ukraine in the aftermath of Chernobyl. In keeping with his vision of creating an international groove, he recruited musicians of all ages, races and cultures, including bassist Thomas Gobena, from Ethiopia, Russian violinist Sergey Ryabtsev from Moscow, percussionist Pedro Erazo-Segovia from Ecuador and backing singer and dancer Elizabeth Sun from Hong Kong by way of Scotland.  The band's endless touring and critically acclaimed shows have made them international headliners. Gogol Bordello's latest release, Pura Vida Conspiracy, is the band's sixth studio album released on ATO Records.

WHERE: PNC Pavilion, 6295 Kellogg Ave, Cincinnati, OH

WHEN: Saturday, June 13 at 7 p.m. (doors at 6 p.m.)

TICKETS: Tickets are $48.50 and $36.00 are on sale now at all Ticketmaster outlets, www.Ticketmaster.com, www.Riverbend.org or by calling 800-745-3000.

MORE INFORMATION: www.riverbend.org http://www.floggingmolly.com/splash_tour/ http://www.gogolbordello.com