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I also think Green Day needs to ditch Bohemian Rhapsody. I get it. It's a great song. Everyone knows the words. It's fun. But I'm here to see the band. I don't need to hear this song every time I see Green Day. Can we please skip it and get the show started? I don't think this is a hot take, but I will say stop with the package tours. I hate package tours. Overpaying to see one our of four bands in a lineup? Unacceptable.

I hate this picture. For whatever reason I really hate the Rolling Stone cover that uses this picture

Just remembered I had a dream with Billie in it last night. Don't remember the substance of it only that after a while I realised that he'd dyed his hair black again and was disappointed

I was only a bit further back (three rows from the front but further over to the side just beyond Mike) and it was totally chill. I wasn't sure if anywhere was really crazy/crushed as I couldn't tell. I actually like it like that (maybe because I've been lucky to not get hurt etc in the past) and was tempted to find a crazier part of the crowd but I didn't want to give up the good view I had plus the atmosphere was still lively enough to jump and dance etc so I took the compromise. If I'm in a stadium and can see all the band member's faces can't justify moving lol. But I'm glad there's still crazy areas with the crowd all moving together etc, although hopefully safe and friendly too of course. Thought maybe shows had become more tame but I guess not!

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

Thank you ❤️ People in general seem to get more and more rude at festivals. At least that's my experience of this year compared to 2022 and 2013.

On this day 11 years ago (8 July 2013), Green Day played the Moon and Stars festival in Locarno, Switzerland. More photos: 24 years ago (2000), they played in Salt Lake City, UT on the Warped Tour. 26 years ago (1998), they played Edgefest in Edmonton, Canada. 30 years ago (1994), they played in Calgary, Canada on the Dookie Tour. 34 years ago (1990), they played McGregor's in Elmhurst, IL. And 35 years ago (1989), they played Berkeley Square.

What vile people! I'm so sorry you had to go through that on a day that was supposed to be wonderful. I hope you managed to get some enjoyment out of the show

I'm so sorry that this happened to you. ❤️ I experienced something similar at a festival for some years ago as well. Some people just shouldn't be around others. Such scum.

I don't think any other bands their size charge less than them though, from what I can see any other acts their size charge the about same or (in many cases) more. And their show must also cost a lot more to put on than Descendents or Circle Jerks shows would since it's a bigger production. No artists make tons of money from record sales now. If they want to make a profit to pay themselves and all their staff they do it with tours. Green Day's shows aren't as much of a bargain as they used to be but I think they're still reasonable relative to other artists their size and considering where bands make money has shifted from albums to touring.

I'm not really sure how to describe what I'm saying but it's weird to me how Green Day are bigger than ever and yet they aren't at all at the same time.

Agreed 100%

Billie's hair is looking so floofy!

I feel like Billie looks completely pissed off in that picture.

I mean that goes without saying!

It's one of my favorite pictures. Minuteman Billie can get it. 😶🤣

Hoo boy a thread about ticket prices...here we go! I think so many folks brought up great points about VIP sometimes being the only option for folks who are disabled or have medical conditions. I never thought of it that way. And it's really shitty for people to feel like that's the only way for them to get a good spot where they can see and be comfortable and then to learn that's not even the case with how their VIP is playing out. Personally, I cannot and will not support VIP options. It just feels like such a rip off. I don't care if it includes a "Meet and greet." I'd rather try and meet a band without paying a price tag - the old fashioned way! And it's gross to hear what a shit show it's been. VIP means you're paying for perks, but what's the point if you're not even getting those perks? I also think points about GD's tickets overall being a bit cheaper than what bands of similar size are charging are right. I still think their tickets are too damn high, but when you look at what bands like Blink are charging for their shows it's so much better by comparison. It's embarrassing that Blink-182 remains my most expensive concert. That's just fucking stupid. That being said I still found tickets for this tour to be way too high. For a *decent* spot it would've been about $400 for two tickets. That's insane especially considering they're playing in stadiums. Maybe if they were in a theater or good old fashion arenas, I would cave (I miss seeing the boys live), but I cannot shell out that price for a venue with shitty acoustics and band views that will force me to look at screens. If I want to watch Green Day on screen I'll stay at home. Luckily, Green Day did not opt for dynamic pricing, which was great because that really screws up everything about buying concert tickets (looking at you Blink, Depeche Mode, Mitski). (And on a side rant, I really hate it when fans act like the artists are helpless in dynamic pricing. It's been reported time and again artists do have a say. They can opt out.) If they ever do give in to dynamic pricing, I will be so disappointed in the band. I'm still pretty disappointed with their ticket prices and their VIP packages, which never seem worth it (wasn't there a year where VIP included a subway sandwich??) I understand they need to make money, everything is more expensive now, and some of it is out of their control. I know the days of seeing Green Day for $20 are far gone, but I shouldn't have to think about if I want to see my favorite band or make rent this month. And that's the point we're getting to. The Cure really showed how much bands can step up and say this isn't right. Robert Smith refused VIP tickets and opted out of dynamic pricing. Cure tickets were insanely cheap and their merch was so well priced! With Green Day not only am I'm paying high prices for a ticket, I have to pay to get there and then plunk down $40 for a shirt? Yeesh. If I'd never seen Green Day before, sure I probably would've ponied up. But I've seen them 3 times. I have refused to see them the last 3 times they came to Chicago because of the venue and the prices. And sadly, I'm starting to wonder if I'll ever see them again. With inflation, I really can't afford these shows anymore. I've sat out so many concerts this year because of the high cost. What can be done about it? I have no idea. There were talks about Ticketmaster finally being sued, but I think that was struck down sadly. Overall, I think Green Day is on two sides of the fight: yes they want to support fans and clearly want fans to come out and see them. They probably would be happy to have cheap tickets. On the other side, Green Day is a business. They need to make money. It's a tough spot to be in and you're not always going to make people happy with your choices. I don't know if I would call the band greedy, but I will say they've made some business decisions that I really haven't been happy with in the last few years. And it's disappointing to see as a fan from their high ass tickets to their high ass coffee. I still love and support Green Day. I just have to be more frugal with supporting them with my money.

Yeah in droves seriously. I was baffled. It was once they'd got into playing the album in full It was way too early for them to just be leaving to beat the crowd for the car park or other transport. Just a steady continuous line of people in Green Day shirts from every exit

This. No festival only tour, please 🙈 I was at Rock im Park this year and it was just the worse. When I was queuing in line for the area in front of the stage I was sexually harassed. There were no security guards available to reach out to and when I told the guy to stop he and the people around us were just laughing. So I don't need that again 😕

While I was sat outside Wembley once the band started to play American Idiot in full people were actually leaving in droves and I heard one person complaining "They aren't going to play 21 Guns"

Had a dream that I went to one concert in Chicago and one in Detroit. The one had an awesome Kevin solo that the audience was cheering for, the other was like Hella Mega in that it was greatest hits only. The diehards were getting annoyed at this, and Billie was getting annoyed at their annoyance, so he said he'd pick a random person from the audience and play any song they asked. The person went with 21 Guns, which of course the diehards were upset with. Guess it shows casual fans are there only for the hits.

On this day 7 years ago (7 July 2017), Green Day played the Mad Cool Festival on the Revolution Radio Tour. More photos: 11 years ago (2013), Green Day played the Montreux Jazz Festival on the 99 Revolutions Tour. This was actually quite a small show (4,000 people) in the middle of all the stadium shows. More photos: 15 years ago (2009), they played in Saskatoon, Canada on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. 19 years ago (2005), they played in Rotterdam in the Netherlands on the American Idiot Tour. 24 years ago (2000), they played in Missoula, MT on the Warped Tour. And 34 years ago (1990), they played in Milwaukee, WI.

This compilation makes me happy. ☺ https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9Fy7qdN1eG/?igsh=MXEwZm05YW1mcjVtaQ==

11 years ago yesterday (5 July 2013), Green Day played the Main Square Festival in Arras, France on the 99 Revolutions Tour. 19 years ago yesterday (5 July 2005), Green Day played the Quart Festival in Kristiansand, Norway on the American Idiot Tour. More photos: 30 years ago yesterday (5 July 1994), they played Slim's in San Francisco on the Dookie Tour. More photos: 34 years ago yesterday (5 July 1990), they played the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis. "The next day they played The Varsity. I ended up going to that show, too. My friend, Erica, introduced me to the guys that day." — Adrienne, Billie Joe's wife ------------------------------------- On this day 15 years ago, Green Day played in Edmonton, Canada on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. More photos: I don't know who took these photos either, other than the one that's watermarked, so if you have any idea please enlighten me 24 years ago (2000), Green Day played in Calgary, Canada on the Warped Tour. And 26 years ago, they played Edgefest 1998 in Saskatoon, Canada.

I mean, it is because of inflation which has made the price of everything go up but also because bands barely make any money from album sales now. Tours are where they make their money instead of selling records/CDs.

I didn't bother queuing for any of the shows I had standing tickets for. Why bother to be in line all day to get 3rd or 4th row. I'm short so I would end up seeing basically nothing and then being pushed to the back anyways. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Unfortunately we disabled people are never really taken into consideration for these events, or at least that's how it is here in Italy. The Italian system is fucked up and they left me without any reponse for the disability area for the show in Milan. I wrote over and over again, but nothing. I also called Live Nation and they simply said that I had to send an email with my details and the disability certificate to Francesca. I got a little angry and told that I've already done this several times and that no one has ever answered me. And they told me that they can't do anything because the show was sold out and that's probably why they don't reply to me. 😠 but the first time I wrote was when they announced the show and it wasn't sold out🤬 then I discovered that even those who managed to get the seat were treated badly by the stewards, they couldn't even go and buy something to drink because they didn't have a normal ticket. And the absurd thing, with all the space there was and more than 80 thousand people, there were only about thirty disabled seats and they were very far from the stage. I have no words, I would have loved to see this tour.🥺 I hope this is not the case in other countries too

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

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.😁

This isn’t about the VIP side, but overall I’m grateful for their ticket prices. This is a bigger tour than Blink’s and Blink’s tickets are about double the price on a lot of comparable seats. They didn’t opt into dynamic pricing.

Well, this needs to be here. Damn.

Any time they got asked if they would continue doing low ticket prices at the time they always said they would do what made sense for each tour and that they weren't making a statement etc though. They never claimed it as a "belief" and wouldn't allow interviewers to put them in the category of bands taking a stand against high ticket prices. Also I don't think you'll find another band at their level that has much lower tickets prices than them now, they could charge a lot more. And the way bands make money has changed, they make nothing from record sales now and touring is how they make it. I do wish tickets could still just all be the same price throughout venues but now and 1994 are two different situations as far as how the economy of bands works so you can't really compare the two. Green Day still have decently low ticket prices for a band of their stature.

It's completely hypocritical to release a single titled "The American Dream is Killing Me" and then charge silly prices for several layers of ticketing. That being said did I pay for golden circle? Yep - it was worth it for me, partly as I've got a disability and standing/queuing overnight just isn't feasible to get a decent view in these massive stadiums. I'm basically part of the problem in fairness. I stand by it being BS though and it goes against a lot of what they've said over the years etc.

I'm sure I'm one of the only people who thinks this but I really wish the band would ditch Bohemian Rhapsody now. It's past it's sell by date

To be fair this can be the case further back in the crowd among non VIP ticket holders as well, plenty of people near me just outside the VIP range weren't moving (although plenty were as well). I think this was more common at these shows because they're at stadiums and also billed as being about seeing their two biggest albums played, percentage of more casual fans will be higher than usual. No one around me sang the new songs for example. Plus there's just always people who prefer to just stand and watch and it's pretty normal for people on the front row to move less in order to keep their spot. I don't think it's necessarily a VIP issue.

And Warning

Insomniac and Nimrod in full would be amazing

...I may have just spotted a RT flight for this for under $50 and bought that... so uhh, I guess I'll be seeing y'all there? I'll probably wait til close to the date of to get the ticket to the show.