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I think it's possible that the Ukraine situation may delay a release only because now that they have more control over releases and stuff, they may feel uncomfortable releasing anything right now. I hope that no relief concert is done anytime soon only because it would feel wrong to have this big concert while a literal war is going on.

I wish they would announce it and make a statement that while they love the Russian people they don't support Putin.

Did people really expect the band to make an actual statement? this is from management, it’s that simple, and no one should expect anything further or more personal and it’s 100% the right call.

Sounded to me like lawyer speak rather than the band.

From Billie's IG Story There was a re-post of the same one that was commentable, but it seems to have been deleted after a short time. After it was deleted, I only captured it from my Mac cache, so I couldn't check the comment.

Manchester LCCC 2010

These are still great photos

To be fair - he’s just a guy trying to live his best life. Most people become sort of comfortable in their lives as they get older and that’s a part of life. And most importantly, he’s not someone in a position of power. If he doesn’t want to be vocal about something, it doesn’t make a lot of impact on the world.

Really don't like their excuse for not going in Russia. Making statement isn't their best thing in the Armstrong family.

Well it’s not exactly the statement I thought it would be. Much too wishy washy to just say this isn’t the time for a rock concert. How about saying this is a protest against Putin’s unjust war? These guys used to be punk and take political stances. I mean they can’t even say they are canceling to show solidarity with Ukraine? That’s not even controversial. The whole world is doing that. When did these guys lose their balls?

It has now been removed from their tour dates without a word, so far anyway.

Do we now? Hmmm...I don't think they would give us the title when they are being so secretive about everything else. I think it's a vibe. They are all feeling happy to have survived 50 years and that is intertwined with the 70s Punk sound they use as framework. There could be a song called 1972, but I'll make a milkshake of Kerplunk if 1972 is the album title.

Prediction: album May 7th, single April 9th. It must be an album, too many teasers.

I think you all underestimate Billie Joe, get him riled up and he would see those bad boys off!

My god if he set foot in my room wearing that, he would be so covered in cat hair. 😅

Thanks! Thought it would be a fun discussion! I don't know if Billie would go down as easy as people are thinking, though. He can put up a fight if he needs to. His alter egos are just way nastier and he's too pure. Now, if you threw St. Jimmy into the mix it's anyone's game (but still not Billie's 😂 ).

This is pretty cool https://www.instagram.com/p/CZdTIXarxOp/?utm_medium=copy_link

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week 2007 - Obedient Sons Presentation (with Swaim Hutson, designer)

How did this come out online? It’s a private message not a comment. Someone screenshot and posted it? How did become public so quickly? What a disappointment. It sucks if this was shared without permission.

Not doing business in Russia is de facto a part of the internatonal embargo. It’s not about spiting Putin personally.

They have been playing it safe for a long time. There’s no way the same guy who wrote a letter to a grandmother telling her to fuck off is the same guy in this band. Or the band that took Pansy Division on tour and told a bunch of people to fuck off. He’s at home being boring and sheltered and not doing anything to rock the boat. I’m pleasantly surprised he did the Longshot tour but that’s about it. Ivory Tower and keeping the status quo. The random thoughts thread talking about the Rev and Fink putting Billie Joe into the fetal position and begging for mercy is incredibly apt. I love Billie Joe but the past few years are disappointing in several ways. Totally not one to make much of statement or get too uncomfortable. I miss the wild impulsive passionate guy. I still like this guy but… Yeah… Totally a safe player and not too dramatic or passionate anymore.

Formally announced on their insta https://instagram.com/stories/greenday/2783105044618494059?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&utm_medium=copy_link

They just announced on the Green Day Instagram that they cancelled their upcoming show in Moscow

I mean, we all know it’s gonna be called 1972

March is so soon! I hope so too! However, holding off might be a really good idea considering world events right now or maybe dropping a single would be a great idea as a gift to fans during these terrible times.

Yeah but if he’s fighting his alter egos have those egos left him? What’s left I him to fight with? Yeah his pure heart but I think the Rev would pee on it and Fink would do god knows what. A couple of days ago my money was on the Rev but after some thought my money is on Fink. Even when riled up at the end of the day Billie is still fetal position begging for mercy 99 to 1 shot without elements of the Rev and Fink inside him. This is the best discussion ever. Thank you once again GDC!

Loved Mike in that look.

His eyes are unreal in these! 😍

ASCAP 2006

Haha me too!

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.

Mike from @batmansmom

I’m back to listening to Van Weezer

Alright, I know I've been guilty of this as well but let's try to keep this on topic (as much as possible) about GD & Hella Mega. I'm obviously fine with keeping the discussion on GD's decision to cancel their Russian date in here, but if you guys want to discuss the war in the Ukraine in more detail please move it here. Also NOT calling anyone out with this post as I don't think we've been off topic too much, just trying to move the general war discussion there before it becomes that way.

Maybe they don't want to close their door to playing there in the future? Many recent cancellations (mainly from sports organizations though) also went with a condemnation of Putin's aggression.

This man lives rent free in your mind. Very unhealthy to obsess over someone so much. If you want to look for someone to blame maybe you should look at the people who allowed Russia to complete the pipeline to Germany. I’m sure that may or may not have something with Russia wanting to push into Ukraine then probably ultimately more west after that. Or we can blame a guy who hasn’t been in office for over a year and under that last year of his administration offered the greatest amount of foreign aid to Ukraine since 1994.

The thread about showing Green Day our love got me thinking about running into celebrities in the wild. I'm 2000 light-years from California, but even in South Carolina there are some famous musicians that pop up now and then. Mick Jagger had some drinks nearby recently, but I'll share the ones that people I know have encountered. DMX used to frequent my town's nightlife scene. Edwin McCain actually comes to my place of employment, though I wouldn't know him if I talked to him. A blues musician named Mac Arnold comes to my job as well. He's know for his custom guitars. The biggest name people run into is Alice Cooper, who is a hardcore golfer and can be seen at just about any Charity golf event.

From Jason White And Kevin's playing tennis again

What you’re not getting is the train of thought that goes from this simple but sad truth to legitimizing the invasion - which is understandable, it’s not the most logical progression that you’d come up with rationally. What they’re saying is that since Putin took over Donbas and the world has been looking away, Ukrainian far-right paramilitary groups have been attacking the separatists (this is still, as far as I know, true at least to an extent. They’ve taken part in the 2014 conflict and unfortunately, I doubt they’ve fucked off since) and these people are Putin’s pretext for claiming that Ukraine is a fascist state that needs to be contained. That’s how the story goes from the Russian perspective.

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.”

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

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

I think what Billie wrote was very eloquent and sensible.

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

Gotta say though...not as enticed by these teasers as the Longshot ones. Those were some great teasers and great songs.

I picked up my first guitar at the age of thirteen and ever since then, the music has put so many smiles on peoples faces. It's a good idea to tell them all how much they've affected us, because we owe it to them. Here you go guys, this is part of the beautiful affect you've had on the world

Someone claiming in the General Thread that Kurt Curbain death wasn't a suicide. Resulting in a lots of warning and I was even banned for a day lol

Oh no, not another P.I. Rob.

Don’t track people down

this post sucks and why is the title so long