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Holy fucking shit you guys Billie is here at the show! Literally two feet from me. Just watching the show. Mingling. Wearing a mask but I can see the beard

Hey, look everyone! It's a cute pic of Billie smiling! Let's talk about that now and not whatever is happening? Please?

I wasn't that surprised he was there either, but still secretly freaked out when standing at the bar and all of the sudden he's right next to me 🤯 He seemed to be having a good time in the crowd, sometimes dancing along to songs and being adorable as ever

Kevin looks gorgeous as ever Billie's with his sister Anna Sorry this is the wrong thread. I'm also in major fangirl mode

https://www.instagram.com/headcrackinlife/ https://www.instagram.com/punk_relief/ https://www.instagram.com/cherellay/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CXGW0y0FTOk/

Yes it's tonight. I'm excited for it! I'll say hi to Kevin for you all 😊

Last night he was wearing a scarf and omg he looked so cute in it. I may or may not have been watching him in the crowd slightly more than watching Prima Donna on stage... 😁

I think this is a fangirl confession since normal people wouldn't still be fangirling about it two years later But I'm still freaking out that I actually took my photos of The Longshot. I've been very salty recently that I've ended up a photographer when I could've been a pilot, but then I fangirl over things I've had the privilege of photographing and I'm glad I can still get excited about it. This is a photo I took at my first Green Day show: And this is from my last Longshot show: Anyone else want to share a photo they've taken that they still fangirl over? I'd love to see them

Wow, think I would have freaked, so envious of you!

Thanks! I hope someone's recording this… But, I'm really glad that Billie is back ☺️

What a fun time on GDC. Remember how hyped we all were? We were more excited about this than FOAM! Really was such a great highlight to an incredibly shitty year.

Good things are worth waiting for!

From Jeb O'Farrell (guy who was on stage for KYE in I think Georgia earlier this year)

I’m not at all surprised Billie was there, would almost have bet on it, but really delighted to see him all the same!

Have a wonderful night 🎉

There's nothing wrong with a celebrity, or anyone for that matter, only using social media when they want to. Bands had fans and fans loved bands long before the internet, let alone social media, was a thing. I know people have got used to them being on social media so it sucks when they aren't, but we used to get next to nothing between albums and it's a bonus, not a given, that we get more now. The purpose of celebrities being on social media also isn't to entertain, interact or connect with specific people, regardless of how devoted they are. It's first and foremost promotional and secondly it's a nice thing to do for everyone, casual and hardcore fans alike. It's not a product we've paid for so they're obliged to supply. Is it good for their business? Absolutely. Is it necessary? No, especially given how successful they already are and how well Hella Mega went despite the pandemic. I completely get that Billie posting can brighten someone's day and it's disappointing if that source of happiness is gone, but I don't personally understand why anyone would lose interest in a band purely because of their absence from social media. They're a band, not models or influencers. Their product is music. I'm going to get that product regardless of whether or not they're on Instagram and even if they never release anything else, that's sad, but it's not like they've let me down. I haven't paid them to produce something they've failed to deliver. The best and healthiest way to view celebrities on social media is as a nice bonus we can enjoy while it lasts without getting overly invested in it.

I managed to ask my friend on Tumblr which video the first one was from and it's here

You'll make it to a show one day and it'll be amazing! My dissertation was for my bachelor's degree which is in photography, so I could just about get away with writing about fame since photography is media. I'm doing another degree in planetary science now and hoping to get to PhD level in that. That'd be almost as good as my pilot dream.

Remember, if you run into Billie Joe, put aside all your fandom and really hound him about the next studio album. don't let him give you some vague, secretive bs. Month. Date. Year. Otherwise, I don't give a darn anyway. Let the date go, let the date go, let the date gooooo. Just kidding guys. Do your whole nervous yet polite fan thing.

Thanks! I was so incredibly excited. The jam session must have happened after the crowd left the bar. Didn't see any of that unfortunately. No other GD members were there

I'm not sure about the first one but I think the second is from Adelaide in 2014. This may not be that specific video though. If it wasn't Adelaide, it was Perth The band all looked great on that leg of the tour! Actually, they looked great for most of the 99 Revolutions Tour.

Jam Session minutes ago https://www.instagram.com/p/CXGKSCupR5R/

He streamed a bit from the Prima Donna show

I saw him recording with his phone tonight at the Prima Donna show. I didn't realize it was a live. I was probably in the background of the video, standing behind him 😄

No need to make it personal and make baseless accusations. Rumpelstiltskin2000 hasn't attacked you personally, she only called a hypothetical situation you described unhealthy. I called believing that someone owes you being on instagram and that if they aren't that's evidence that they're toxic that. I don't intend to call you unhealthy as a person but that is an unhealthy position to take. You're entitled to your opinion but if you post it people might disagree with it. And I'm not going to allow Billie's instragram activity to be used to speculate about his personal life on here, going that far is the main reason I originally replied to you.

Thanks! So nice of you! ❤️ Thank you!

Have fun!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ So excited for you!

Anyway here's a nice photo of Billie

I don’t think there’s any point in playing a game of who is less unhealthily obssessed with BJA on this forum. We are all fucked up.

I have a bachelor’s degree in PR and marketing so I in fact do happen to know a thing or two about brand loyalty and commercial social media communication regardless of my personal beliefs LOL. And yes, I am simplifying it, but this absolutely is how it works - brands want people to feel engaged and associate the brand with positive emotions. So hiring a cute little guy to post stuff on social media and maybe tell people to subscribe to the loyalty programme is actually a pretty good idea. If anything, people see the brand, associate it with someone they like and it’s likely they’ll choose the brand over a comparable alternative. Influencers make advertising look more like a personal recommendation and it also looks less like an ad so people are more likely to pay attention to it. Of course, it’s smart that you’re not buying into this and I suggest everyone else does the same, but that’s how it’s done and clearly it works. In my opinion, Billie should pay me. I deserve reparations.

The instagram posts were never something we were receiving in exchange for something though. It was never part of a business/customer arrangement, we never gave him anything in exhange for doing them. It's just an optional thing he can choose to do or not. If he only did it as part of some business/marketing obligation it would suck anyway! I just think it's best to enjoy that he's back and whatever cool pics he posts.

whitneyfalcon73 After the show last night this happened https://www.instagram.com/p/CXHG7lmvp7m/

You can put them on a hosting site like Imgur and post the link here. And glad you had fun last night!

That is unbelievable! Does anyone have any more of that “jam” session?? That is holy shit I didn’t know amazing shit like this happened anymore!!!!!!! Viva La Revolution!

It was just a standard Billie pic from like a photo shoot (black hair, clean shaven, how he usually looks during promo etc), he was looking right into the camera and his eyes were SO DAMN PRETTY. And his skin was literally perfect, and he was trying to look all serious but had the tiniest hint of a smile and it was so fucking cute.

I had a dream that I saw a new never-before-seen pic of Billie looking cute af, and I was gonna share it here but I kept getting sidetracked and then woke up before I got the chance to post it. Now I feel like I've let y'all down even tho it was a fucking dream and y'all wouldn't have actually seen the (non-existent irl) pic anyway

Okay, I need to be pesty and ask for help again. What are both of these from? I would love to see Billie playing piano! His hair is just amazing in this one and I want to see the video. It's all @Rumpelstiltskin2000's fault for posting all these gifs and pics on her blog! So many things I haven't seen (or have forgotten about)!

I totally agree!! I have that Jerky Boys OST CD and that version of 2000LYA sounds fantastic!! That was remixed by Jerry Finn, I think.

I love how you said ''know one knows''. I'm still so confused of how in the hell during the last 30 years The Boys never decided to play No One Knows. Not even once. No teasers. Not even just the goddamn bass intro. Such a shame, since that song could be improved so much by just adding a guitar solo and I'm 100 % sure that's what Billie would do anyways on live.

For your information I've been to 46 Green Day shows over many years not hundreds. I love Green Day. I love their performance and I've never expected anything from Billie. As you know I'm old (and suffer with progressive rheumatoid arthritis which I've had since I was 15-16) and if I'm in the pit I need to be able to hold onto the rail or the stage or I'd end up on the floor. Also, realistically, once you've been on the rail a seat just isn't the same! You don't know me or my life and there is a very specific reason I love Green Day so much. I grew up loving all music of every genre but my ex was an abusive DJ and when I finally managed to get away I couldn't listen to anything because it took me back to days I didn't want to remember. When I found Green Day they were untouched and fresh and I was able to find my love of music again. Plus which they're live show is second to none. I love watching Billie's silly gestures. I love watching Mike play the chords to Longview and I love things like Tré doing a stupid dad dance in front of a Christmas tree! That's why I'm here. Interesting you think you know so much about me when I've never spoken to you

Prima Donna and Dead Sound at the Golden Bull tonight? Have fun to all those who are attending! It’s tonight I think? Does this count as a random Green Day thought? Kevin Preston and Bill Schneider and I’m not sure who else are both playing the show. Either way have fun and sorry if this is the wrong thread!

Jesus Christ, I don’t have time for this.

When Green Day and Longshot shows are the benchmark for being bruised and you're comparing your Ikea wardrobe experience to it. For reference, the wardrobe beat me up more than the wildest crowd.

Just because sometimes people are obligated to (which they would choose whether to agree to or not) doesn't mean he is or should be. Just because it's enjoyable for us it doesn't mean he has to. Whatever his motivations for doing it, we're not owed him doing it. If he doesn't want to post on instagram he doesn't have to and we're not being stiffed of anything if he doesn't. It's a bonus not something owed. That's all I'm saying.

I’m very curious if that’s what happened. They were pushing their products a lot this past year and hella mega was a success, so I’d like to know how much of a difference it makes when it’s Billie personally telling people to buy the coffee.

Of course it is a marketing/promotional activity and depending on his contract he’s either obligated to do it or it’s strongly suggested.

It is absolutely part of the arrangement or he would just use his private account. This one is specifically created to engage fans and you are giving your devotion in exchange. It’s not as optional as you think. Musicians and other celebrities are told to engage through social media, some are even run by their managers and assistants. You may not like to think you’re being manipulated in this way but you are. It is all part of building brand loyalty whether you (or even he) thinks of it that way. Even with the curtain drawn back, I enjoy the engagement, it adds to my fan experience and I’m glad he’s doing it, but let’s all go into this with eyes wide open. He’s not doing this completely by choice, there are business considerations and pressures from above.

Iconic album!

Taking a break from social media when you want/need to isn't being wildly unpredictable or toxic, nor does it tell you anything about what it would be like to live with him. It's healthy not to be on social media if you're not enjoying it. Sorry but the only toxic thing is failing to recognise that just because we are "devoted" to him as fans that doesn't entitle us to anything, unless way pay money for music/merch/shows. Being a fan is fun but it isn't a relationship. You're not being "undervalued" or not getting something "in return", these are just other words for feeling entitled to something you're not entitled to. If he posts on social media it's a nice bonus to appreciate. If he doesn't do it that doesn't mean he's doing something wrong or we're being hard done by, he has zero professional or moral obligation to do it. There's a difference between missing him being on there and feeling he owes us being on there, one is healthy and one isn't.

It's already the 4th December over here in the UK and I'm not sure if it feels like a year since this was released or not! Time has been a strange thing the last couple of years! Still loving the album