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They both posted a lot of old photos of the two of them I hadn't seen before on their Instagram stories, very sweet! Congrats to them!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/07/02/green-day-doubles-up-as-american-idiot-returns/

It is once again that time of year where we honor these Founding Fathers...oh wait....🤣

I've missed a lot this time, sorry. I'll do yesterday and today for now. 7 years ago yesterday (3 July 2017), Green Day played in Sheffield, England on the Revolution Radio Tour. More photos: 15 years ago yesterday (3 July 2009), Green Day played in Seattle on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. More photos: If anyone knows who took those photos, please tell me so I can add credit! They must be fan photos but they're amazing. 19 years ago yesterday (3 July 2005), Green Day played in Gothenburg, Sweden on the American Idiot Tour. 23 years ago yesterday (3 July 2001), Green Day played in Pittsburgh on the Warning Tour. 24 years ago yesterday (3 July 2000), they played in Nampa, ID on the Warped Tour. ------------------- Now onto today. On this day 7 years ago (4 July 2017), Green Day's show at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow was cancelled due to Adverse Weather Conditions™. 11 years ago (2013), Green Day played Rock Werchter in Belgium on the (severely underrated) 99 Revolutions Tour. More photos by Bart Vander Sanden: 15 years ago (2009), Green Day played in Vancouver, Canada on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. More photos: 24 years ago (2000), they played in George, WA on the Warped Tour. I've learned the name of yet another American city I'll never need to know the name of. 26 years ago (1998), they played Edgefest in Winnipeg, Canada. And 34 years ago (1990), they played a house party in Minneapolis, where Billie Joe met his wife for the first time. “I met Green Day for the first time at a house party in Dinkytown. A friend of mine invited me to a party on the Fourth of July. So I went with my boyfriend at the time to check out the bands. I saw a couple songs, then we left to watch fireworks. I wouldn’t say they were famous. I mean, I went to a lot of shows… saw a lot of bands. They were just another band.” — Adrienne Armstrong

What a show. It was amazing hearing Dookie and American Idiot in their entirety and singing along with a packed out stadium (and many of you guys!). Really excited to see what comes of the filming too. Just a thought, but I wonder if the upcoming American Idiot documentary is already done and dusted or whether they might be planning to splice in footage from this show/tour.

I think GD should ditch the stadiums on the next tour and do arenas. Did I love the Wembley Stadium show? Of course. Was it an amazing spectacle? Yes. If they only carry on playing stadiums will I go and watch them still? You bet. I just think if they can fill Wembley stadium then they could 2-3 nights at say Wembley Arena or the O2 (and other arenas around the country). It could be like mini residencies. The shows would be slightly smaller and therefore feel that little bit more intimate. Plus they could do shows dedicated to particular albums if they wanted to. But let's be honest here- more dates just gives us more chances to see them on the one tour, which I would be extremely happy about. I rest my case.😁

That would make sense and sounds very plausible.👏

That's great to hear! This would be ideal but unfortunately I don't think most big venues in the UK would even consider it.

This. Just as the front row shouldn't be exclusive to people who can afford £250 for a ticket, it shouldn't be exclusive to the able-bodied or those with time to queue either. It's unfortunate that we live in a world where disability is so expensive, but we do and it's not going to change. They really do need to sell less VIP tickets though, because as it is now (300+ standing) the tickets are of no use to disabled people. The able-bodied people just run past them and the disabled are lucky if they can even get spots in front of the screens. I have heard that some venues forced people to walk, but they didn't at any of my shows (well, they tried and failed in Glasgow), so it's an expensive gamble. If they absolutely refuse to sell less, there is an option that would be fair to disabled people – let them get headstarts based on their specific needs. I know that would upset the able-bodied VIPs, but there wouldn't be that many disabled people with those specific needs, and given that they're buying these tickets because they actually need them, I think it's fair. There needs to be more transparency too. For £250 (let alone £475!) people deserve to know exactly what they're buying. If they sell less, make everything crystal clear and – obviously – deliver the things they promise, I won't actually have any issue with it. It will hardly impact non-VIPs if they only sell 100. There were 200 at every American RevRad show and they never stopped me getting good spots by queuing. I don't think it would be a guaranteed crowd-killer either. It might if you're unlucky, but at the British shows, I can vouch for the first 15+ VIPs in the queues being devoted fans I've known for ages (except that weird woman at Wembley), and the VIPs I didn't know around me were going mad. I wasn't VIP in Lyon, but every VIP I met there was lovely and devoted too. A few told me they bought the tickets because it was their hometown or only show. Of course, there are options to make everyone happy that don't involve VIP tickets at all: let disabled people in early, have a fan club lottery to guarantee front row spots for a few people who can't queue for whatever reason, and ensure fan safety regardless of what tickets they bought. A friend told me that Take That's staff walk people in single file and if they try to run or push, they're sent straight to the back. I've also heard that Yungblud and My Chemical Romance force people to walk in pairs in split sections. Even Taylor Swift at Wembley was apparently safer than Green Day. Every performer should be doing this whether they sell VIP tickets or not. I'm sure doing these things instead of VIPs is too much to ask, though

Obviously if the VIP situation could be different then great, but it has become so common nowadays. And I don’t necessarily think that only people who queue the earliest should get the best spots. Some people might have situations/conditions that make it impossible for them to queue for hours and hours and paying for VIP allows them the possibility to see a band they love up close. Regular prices are expensive (especially when comparing to their past tours) but looking at the current situation and their status, I don’t think their regular prices are unreasonable when comparing to other artists. What would be nice to change, would be bringing the fan club membership back that gives a unique code for presales and have some good tickets available that are non VIP prices.

Well, this needs to be here. Damn.

I wasn't sure where to post this, but are we really going to ignore the fact that it is Billie and Adrienne's 30th wedding anniversary?! Surprised that no one has sad anything about it today.

The main issue with VIP packages, in my opinion, is that they are selling way too many. The easiest (and greedy) solution would be to say beforehand how many VIP tickets of each category are for sale. With that information (i) if you buy VIP tickets, you will know if you still have to queue or not to get a good spot on the barricade, (ii) if you don't have VIP tickets you will know if it's worth it for you to queue or not, because you will know if you have a shot or not at being in the barricade depending on the number of early entry VIPs. The best and more fair solution, again in my opinion, is to make it truly VIP. Sell way less VIP tickets, and put them behind a pre-sales link. I think something like they did for the pre-sale for the US would be enough, make the link accessible for people signed up for a news letter and that's it. Like that you limit their sale to more dedicated fans, and because they are fewer, many people who are capable of queueing for hours (and that do so even with VIP tickets) might choose to buy normal tickets if they know that having VIP is not the only way to get a good spot on the barricade. And by limiting their number, the VIP tickets might also sell out quite faster. Because the main problem in the two shows in France at least, I think, was that the regular tickets (both pit and seats) were completely sold out weeks before any of the VIP packages were. So people who were casual listeners that found out late or decided late to go to the show, only found VIP tickets available and went for that. I already posted a long rant about this issue in the European tour thread, but basically I had two very different experiences with the crowd in Lyon vs in Paris largely because of the VIPs. At Lyon there were people in the VIP queue who arrived before I did at 6:30AM for the regular queue. There were people queueing from 8AM with regular tickets in Lyon who had VIP tickets for Paris and so on. These are people who are obviously dedicated and if they want to spend extra to be more relaxed on the day of the show, that's great. But it should be a choice, not a necessity for guaranteeing that you have a good front row spot. But the VIPs around me during the concert in Paris did not at all fall within this category, they hardly knew any songs, they didn't engage with the concert at all (no jumping or waving their arms when prompted), one of them was just recording on her phone the majority of the time, another told me off for "leaning on him" when I was waving my arms from side to side at some point, etc. While the people behind me (many of whom I had met during the regular queue) were all super engaged and enjoying so much. So it is hugely unfair that these people who queued for more than 10 hours are stuck in 3rd row behind a bunch of people who showed up an hour before doors and are not as invested on the show. And ultimately, it also creates a very hostile environment, even between hardcore fans, among VIP vs non-VIP, because then VIPs who paid triple the price and also queued for hours feel very protective (almost paranoid) about other people trying to get their spot, and understandably so to some extent.

Gig was amazing, the guys smash it every time, as do the fans!!!! Looking forward to seeing what comes from the footage taken!! Wembley needs to do better though. Personally, and my experience as a disabled customer some of the stewards completely sh**ted on my experience and I found some of them so degrading. I have had to begrudgingly pick up my merch from scalpers and resellers online but hey-ho, it is what it is!

I can’t believe the European leg of the tour is already over. It was great seeing them live again, even if it was only one show. It was a great tour and it seemed like there were only positive vibes. I really hope there’ll be another leg or a new European tour soon. I don’t want to wait for multiple years. It was also good to see that they’re apparently still able to sell out these massive venues. Numbers don’t matter but it’s still nice to know that so many people genuinely care for the band and their music.

Thank you for killing my curiosity.😊 Yes, it was whilst watching the bunny at Wembley, this question occurred to me! I was very impressed with worm dance!😉

It started during the Warning tour, don't know of a particular reason or story to it other than it was just a fun idea to have a drunken dancing pink bunny to entertain the crowd before the show. It's a member of their crew that does it but it's likely different people filled in from time to time and could have changed to a different person/people by now. The story is the suit has never been washed lol The bunny had some serious moves at Wembley

I can’t believe the European leg is over just like that! Watching clips from these shows has been incredible and has me even more excited about my upcoming US date. I think this is one of the best setlists they’ve had in a long time and they just seem like they’re having so much fun on tour. Great energy all around.

My 99 Revolutions Tour show was 11 years ago today. I’ll always cherish being able to hear Brutal Love, Stay the Night, X-Kid and a handful of other Trilogy songs live. (not my video)

Punk Bunny friendship bracelets sold out in two hours 😲