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A new topic to post news about Green Day that may not warrant it's own thread but that you want to share. This could be things like small mentions of the band in articles or social media, random sightings of Green Day songs or other pop culture references. If it's something noteworthy (like new interviews or big news), make a dedicated topic about it. Here's a link to the old Random Green Day news topic if you'd like to see.

More pics from a couple of weeks ago that never got posted. First up some Wembley pics from Green Day's Instagram story And from Ryan Baxley

So we're definitely getting *some* kind of content from the show... whether it's a BIAB style thing or a short... Will be exciting to know!

Pic of Tre from his wife's Instagram story

I love how the caption is "Paradise Park" instead of Welcome to Paradise lol I googled, found on Amazon and bought that cat fan within 10 minutes of seeing this

I was looking at it like Where's Wally but no luck

The ad's been around in Germany some weeks ago 😁 One day my mom came to me and said "Um, that VW ad, that's Green Day, isn't it?" and she looked so proud for recognizing Green Day 😅

This from one of the film crew at the show Can anyone spot themselves in the pics?

Mike's cool Saviors bass From Billie's Instagram story

My sister (who I would say is a casual fan of GD) really liked Saviours, when I played it for her for the first time the other day. She was like "oh this is good", and then she said "do you know, I think this is even better that AI!" I was a bit like this 😲. I have a hell of a lot of love for Saviours, I think it is and exceptional album, but I thought this was a bold statement!

Looks like I'm also heading to Central Park!

I came home yesterday to my downstairs neighbor playing the bassline to Longview. I wanted to start shout singing the lyrics!

Beautiful pics! Billie looking out at the crowd at the end is

Some more pics https://www.facebook.com/share/p/HthsnhJCLBwzZogV/

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.

I totally understand the frustration of the fans, I am affected myself and find the developments very worrying. My thoughts on this subject: - Billie said in an interview that they want to tour "more effectively". I think that includes bigger stadiums. So fewer shows, but bigger shows. I hope they haven't given up on the idea of an arena tour. - Unfortunately, VIP rip-off tickets are on the rise and common in the whole industry. I don't know if you can turn back the clock here. And whether the band itself has a say in the matter, I have no idea. The record company and the local promoters will continue to drive this development. If only because everything has become more expensive and you can take a few more dollars out of the fan's pocket. - I miss the days when you could still win early entry via the Idiot Club (doesn't exist anymore, does it?). That must have been the last time in 2010 or so. - Another price driver is of course the band's mean of travel. At the most recent leg in Europe, they chartered more or more private airplanes. Something the band had spoken out against in 2009/2010 in order to keep ticket prices moderate for the fans. - Because of me, they can leave out all the cheap junk in the merchandise packages and only sell the Early Entry together with Golden Circle

I think the running is one of the worst things - being disabled or not. I really hate that. It's just stressful and dangerous. The staff should always force people to walk in. At the venue in Berlin there have been a lot of very steep stairs the way down to the standing area. When we came in and I saw what we would have to go down I was really scared, because I knew if people would start running and pushing there would be lots of falls. Thank god the staff forced everyone to walk down slowly.

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

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.