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It's a good thing the Instagram stories are scheduled because as you can see, I keep forgetting. Anyway, 7 years ago yesterday (13 May 2017), Green Day played in Auckland, New Zealand. More photos: There was also a soundcheck video that day. 19 years ago (13 May 2005), Green Day played in St. Louis on the American Idiot Tour. 26 years ago (13 May 1998), they played in Burlington, VT on the Nimrod Tour. "I've been truly lucky to see thousands and thousands of live concerts over the years, and, truth-be-told, my FIRST (real deal) concert (by myself) was Green Day. May 1998. I was 13 years old. My mom dropped me off at Memorial Auditorium in downtown Burlington, Vermont. Green Day was touring their landmark album Nimrod. As a nerdy-looking kid (coke bottle glasses and gel in my hair), who was 100 pounds soaking wet at that time, I wandered the old auditorium (a gymnasium) and found a seat way up on the wrap-around balcony. I watched the band destroy not only my eardrums, but also what I thought music was. They kickstarted something within me, where I found myself thinking, 'I want to always be around this feeling I have.' (Which was live music.) And, I've been on that quest ever since. So, thanks Billie Joe and Co." — Garret K. Woodward, fan And 30 years ago (13 May 1994), they played in Berlin, Germany on the Dookie Tour. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On this day 7 years ago (14 May 2017), Green Day played a second night in Auckland, New Zealand. More photos: 19 years ago (14 May 2005), they played in Kansas City, MO on the American Idiot Tour. 22 years ago (14 May 2002), they played in Tampa, FL on the Pop Disaster Tour. "I wanted to share my little Billie Joe meeting story. I went to the Pop Disaster tour show in Tampa, Florida on May 14th, 2002. It was an incredible show. Jimmy Eat World opened, Green Day was in the middle, and Blink-182 were the closers. Green Day slaughtered Blink-182, by the way. They were so tight and put on such a better show. I actually still have the show ticket and some pieces of confetti with Green Day's logo printed on them. They shot out the confetti throughout the show out of big cannons. Anyway, after the show ended I really wanted to try and meet anyone I could. A fairly small group of fans found a fenced in area where the tour buses were located. We watched Tre and Mike leave the arena and head straight into their buses. We called out for them, they waved to us, but they didn't come over. Billie Joe ended up coming out last and to our utter shock, he started walking towards us as we called out to him. He started at one end of the line and started signing items for people through the fence. I had purchased this foam hand during the show, and it was the first thing I thought to hand him to sign. He was incredibly nice and seemed very appreciative of the kind words from the group. My respect for him grew immensely that night because of this - the girl next to me raised her shirt and asked him to sign her chest. He very politely told her that he couldn't because he was a married man and asked if she had anything else to sign. I thought it was very respectful and cool that he handled it like that. Anyway, that's my story..." — Imonlysleepingx on Reddit, fan 26 years ago (14 May 1998), they played in Williamsville (AKA Buffalo, NY) on the Nimrod Tour. And 30 years ago (14 May 1994), they played a second night in Berlin, Germany on the Dookie Tour.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/05/10/green-day-celebrates-a-special-anniversary-for-the-very-first-time/ Article in Forbes, God’s Favourite Band has been in the charts 5 years!

So disappointed that we never got a proper late night performance.

This song popped up on my shuffle yesterday and it still slaps. Gives you such a great boost in the morning!

Billboard update- Alternative Airplay- stays at 1 Mainstream Rock Airplay- 6, down from 2 Rock and Alternative Airplay- stays at 1 Canada Rock- stays at 1 Hot Rock and Alternative Songs- stays at 35

Sort of related to Green Day news. I haven't listened to this yet to see if he mentions touring with the boys but it's an interview with Jake who was photographing the Hella Mega Tour up until he had an accident https://www.instagram.com/blackwithnocream?igsh=MTFiNHJkdGx4dHlrdw==

Still the best song in the album. Crazy how good they are at doing these straight rock songs. Fucking banger for this summer.

The second verse of this song is so awesome. Love it!

I will never understand why they have not promoted this song with some tv/live appearances

The funny thing is, right after I posted that, I thought, hasn't this been mentioned before? Looked back, and yes it was. And I was part of the conversation. We need new stuff to talk about.

I'm not hearing it really. Then again I really hate The Forgotten. Father to a Son is much better than that song.

What do you want to see in the thread, just everyone posting fuck Islam and fuck Muslims and GD shouldn't play a Muslim country? The reason playing the show has been questioned is authoritarian government enforcing religious laws/censorship laws as well as human rights issues in the country. Nobody has denied that the government and religious laws are Islamic, I don't understand what else you want. If you think the reason they shouldn't play there is just that it's a religious country then they shouldn't play the US or many others either.

They’re gonna introduce themselves as Allahs favorite band, play the sweet children EP, yell thanks for the oil money, and exit stage left!

From Billie's Instagram story (Mike also posted it)

Maybe it's just me, but the first few times he sings "father to a son" I hear "when September ends" and that is like a gut punch. Made me like the song a bit more as I wasn't really feeling it before.

Really felt it once i heard it the first time, really feeling it now as well. i may never become a father, but the heart warming message this sweet song carries can not leave my brain for a long time. Already a classic once it premiered.