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The whole thing with war in Ukraine is extremely hard for me personally. I was born in Ukraine, in Donbas region, and even though my family moved when I was just a baby, I still have lots of family members living there and in Russia. Even though I don’t live in the region anymore I speak Russian fluently and have plenty of friends both in Ukraine and Russia, including some Russian GD fans. Everyone hates this war. I don’t know any single person among any of my friends who wants it or support it in any way. I somehow really appreciate Billie’s attempt to really understand the situation, it’s really not that simple and lots of information is getting lots from both sides of the conflict. I really hope there is a way to restore peace in the region, and GD will be able to come back to Russia, lots of people really looking forward to it

I live close to the Ukrainian border and I organize help for refugees and their pets. What you are saying is true, but it's just unfair to concentrate on Russian people and Russia generally, when Ukrainians are dying right now, trying to defend their land and their families. And I'm not talking about Billie's words - this was his private conversation. However I really hope Billie said he loves Ukraine to a random Ukrainian fan - because they really need even that kind of support. They've never got a Green Day show in their country.

I hope whatever it is gets a decent physical release and there isn't a massive delay between streaming and physical.

Fink looks like the kind of guy who would have a switchblade on him for such an occasion, but the Rev really knows how to use that mic chord. Billie is just... he'd definitely die.

I think what Billie wrote was very eloquent and sensible.

Thank you, I was coming in here just to say this. Putin's views & actions do not represent the majority of the Russian population from what I've read and understand, and I don't think it's fair to throw out a blanket statement saying all of Russia is evil. I would agree with and understand GD canceling the upcoming show and think it would be the right move, but to never go back ever again would be ridiculous. You can't punish the fans for something they have no control over.

I honestly don’t think that equates with declaring his love for Putin (which I’m confident he does not). He is in fact saying the opposite— that he knows what it is like to live in a country where your leaders conduct unjust wars, and that he supports the Russian people who want peace American Idiot was about feeling powerless and he’s expressing extraordinary empathy for ordinary people on both sides of this unjust war.

If I play Weezer or Offspring one more time, the fbi is going to suspect them of faking stream numbers. I have to lay off for a while. Bowling for Soup have a new one called about Brad Pitt, which is pretty entertaining.

I’m back to listening to Van Weezer

Too late to scrap it now, they’re already teasing it!!! If the Ukraine situation inspires Billie to write new music, I can see another political album coming out next year, or maybe even 2024 which is the next election year!

By the way, to add more context to what I’ve said here yesterday, albeit not very eloquently: today, I’ve seen the Donbas narrative being shared on social media by friends who have been prone to spreading conspiracy and misinformation in the past…It’s the Russian propaganda narrative that goes from “but nobody cared about Donbas” to “Ukraine needed to be demilitarized”. Just FYI. People are already falling for it.

I was being sarcastic. What I think this indicates is that he’s not going to declare anything in the vein of “Putin bad, I’m not going to Moscow 😡”, which is fine - the only people who would be affected by that are the fans anyway.

I'm hopeful for more exciting things to happen in March. Maybe a single release and/or album release announcement? I'm a patient person but we're definitely becoming eager beavers 🙃

I’m surprised they didn’t drop a single before the Super Bowl Festival

1000% improvement of that song

Can anyone confirm 1972 is NOT on Ye's stem player? He did some stuff with Fall Out Boy back in the day, so a Green Ye Colabo is not the wackiest idea I've ever had.... ....Spank By Myself

https://variety.com/2022/music/news/ajr-cancel-russian-tour-ukraine-invasion-1235190607/?fbclid=IwAR0_arSiRV0igxYXdNK38guhaPhc6Z85Ymk1elfzJqBr2EByAVlVdeHbRlQ “Geoff Meall, a London-based agent for Paradigm Agency, tells Variety, “We’ve got [multiple] of acts due to be going there from next month right through the summer — rock acts, alternative acts, a lot of electronic artists as well. As it stands, I can’t see any of those shows being able to happen. Ukraine is an obviously an active war zone so it’s impossible to do a concert there, and with Russia, first, every government is advising its citizens not to go there unless it’s essential business — rock and roll probably wouldn’t be considered that — but more, a lot of artists wouldn’t want to be seen as supporting the actions of that government at the moment.” “Our thoughts are it’s going to be a long time,” he says. “You’ve got a postwar situation to deal with, even if it is over quickly, and the second part is that it would become a moral decision to play in Russia after this.”

What @Lady Mix-A-Lot said plus, I do expect the show to be cancelled but it may take a few days for what is, after all a business agreement, to be sorted out.

I think we’ve just been using this thread as a catch all for all future tour dates since the Hella Mega and nonHM dates are mixed together. There was discussion whether they will play Russia now but I don’t think Billie’s comment addresses this specifically. He’s saying they will for sure be back at some point, he obviously can’t say whether the scheduled show is happening if nothing official has been announced.

I don’t understand. Is the OP a Russian defending the invasion? Who are you referencing when you say is this the message you want to put out there, the OP or Billie? Billie’s was a private conversation so I don’t even think the person should have shared that. So is it the OP’s post and views you take issue with? I respect Billie for wanting to be open minded and educate himself (and loving a country and their fans/its people is not the same as supporting their leaders)

Fink would definitely win. The Rev would be too drunk and Billie would be too busy pretending... sorry, I mean trying to prove he's not Fink.

Thinking about it I was gonna agree but I bet the Rev could get nasty if he'd had a few too many

Oh Billie ❤️ He’s so cute. But yeah he’d be in the fetal position begging Fink and the Rev for mercy. This is my fav random thought discussion topic ever. Thank you @Slave To The Network for this one and everyone for your important input on the subject.

Old school Billie could take someone on. Modern Billie...

Mike from @batmansmom

These are desperate times! We really need new Green Day. I’m so jonsing I’m listening to NOTHING! This is torture. Is it worth listening to Dashboard Confessional or does that just make it more painful. Are we masochists here?

Okay, I was listening to Dashboard Confessional last night. We REALLY need some new Green Day because I'm scraping the bottom of the barrel here.

From Kevin's Instagram story

Maybe they've scrapped 1972 in favour of a politically-charged album due to current events

Yes. I’m glad there’s something coming but no single no nothing really during these trying times and unpredictable teases basically containing nothing for months… I wish there was at least a single or a tease with lyrics/vocals. It’s messed up that the Longshot was more exciting and interactive than this. Green Day is supposed to be a big deal.

My money's on The Rev. He could blind his opponents with beer or break bottles and use them as weapons. Or throw beer cans at them. Although Fink does have that pointy tail...

I heard some rumors that GD is coming to South America for a mini tour in september so I hope they have new music by then😋😋

I think it was random and no indication things are moving faster than whatever the time frame was. The only thing we can guess now that the big birthday has come and gone is whether they’ll want to release something before or after Hella Mega Europe (if it happens). If it doesn’t maybe they would push the date up. Here’s a thought — an announcement in March, a single before their festival dates and tour so they can add a new song to the setlist and a new release in September (followed by a bigger GD tour?)

let's shift the conversation back to "1972" album speculations

My money's on Fink. That's dude seems unhinged.

If Billie Joe Armstrong, Reverend Strychnine Twitch, and Fink were pitted against each other in a fight to the death, who would win and how? This thought just came to me and I don't know why. I feel like Fink would fight dirty.

March 2023