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So my perspective is very different from many of you but if I tell you my first gig was Siouxie and the Banshees in a nasty little club in 1976 it will explain a lot. I knew Basket Case and loved it and was always kind of aware of Green Day but I was a married, working mum with elderly parents needing assistance so actually just had no time to be involved in music like I had been as a teenager and was pretty pissed off with the current music scene that I was hearing on mainstream radio. Just as AI was released, my niece came to stay and watched MTV all the time so suddenly I was hearing this album which seemed so different and was so huge and the band looked so different I could hardly believe it was the same guys. I loved the music but was not suffering any of problems so many Green Day fans have endured but I can completely see how they feel and the music still speaks very powerfully to me. I regarded myself a fairly casual fan, l had gone back and acquired their whole back catalogue, until we went to see them on the 21CBD tour which I say I am till getting over 😂😂. I completely agree with @Gwen Stacy re Green Day conquering the world TWICE and hope one day BJ gets the recognition he deserves for his songwriting. Forgot to say I am in the UK!

Thank you! It was amazing! Yep and I sure was there! Spiritual experience for sure. I was going crazy during pretty much every song. Hearing Homecoming and Whatsername live honestly made my whole life worth living. I went with my Dad and was worried because I wasn’t sure if we’d be able to get tickets. We had to settle for “obstructed view” tickets, but the only obstruction was the net there for Twins games. We had an amazing view and overall a 10/10 night for sure.

Hi, my name is Gwendolyn. 31 years old from the good ol' US of A. I wasn’t a capital-F Fan until 21st Century Breakdown came out but in 2004/5 there was no escaping American Idiot. What follows is a scattershot diary. I was at lunch in 5th grade when my friend Armon said “Did you guys see Green Day on TV last night? They went *he imitates playing guitar* and said Fuck America!” “Yeah, it was awesome” said whatshisface. Five years later after becoming a Fan I remember playing Jesus of Suburbia on repeat wondering how the hell I’m going to memorize the lyrics to a nine minute song suite before seeing them live for the first time. After getting all their albums on CD I remember leafing through the album booklet admiring all the little doodles around the lyrics. When Green Day: Rock Band comes out I remember the joy of screaming like a maniac to the Rock n’ Roll Girlfriend section of Homecoming and being told to quiet down by my parents. I still remember seeing the musical version of American Idiot at the Saint James Theater in New York and explaining the basic outlines of the story to my mom’s friend and her daughter who were going with us. I remember meeting Billie Joe’s nephew Andrew after seeing it in Kansas City. When I’m in college St. Jimmy becomes my “I’m gonna take a shot” song. I visit home and know the drive so well that I can time my drive so I reach home during the “we’re coming home again” section of Homecoming. A home that isn’t my family’s home anymore. I’m visiting Austin to see Green Day with my friend, coming out of the shity hotel we’ve picked for the night. Huh, it’s on East 12th Street. When I’m needing courage to come out to my dying grandmother I reach for something within myself and what I pull out is “There’s nothing wrong with me, this is how I’m supposed to be”. I’ll be going with my younger sisters in two days to see the album performed in full. American Idiot captured the zeitgeist, was instantly iconic, provocative, and relatable. A cathartic hero’s journey for every bored suburbanite. The fact that it worked is insane. A rock opera made by the 30 something year old punks who were last seen on a double bill with one of their younger imitators, dangerously close to being washed up. The Dixie Chicks got canceled for saying they were ashamed that Bush was from Texas. Green Day called him a nazi and got away with it. It was a clarion call and a rallying point against the frighteningly toxic nationalism of the War on Terror era. I’d like to point out how absurdly improbable it is not only to have a huge rock mega-hit on the scale of Dookie, but to do it again but bigger and more bold. No second act in American lives? Take that F. Scott Fitzgerald. When was the last time a rock album did such a thing?

My story probably needs trimming for the GDA article, but I wanted to share the full one here. It’s cathartic to look back on your long relationship with this album, innit? Maria, 29 Nottingham, England I still remember the day I discovered Green Day: April 7th, 2007. I was 12 years old, alone at home, looking at ‘blends’ on Piczo and I scrolled past a Fall Out Boy one, but the lyrics on the next one intrigued me: ‘I walk a lonely road, the only one that I have ever known…’ My house was usually silent except for video game music at the time. No-one wanted to be reminded of my abusive dad who was a DJ. I almost felt like I was doing something wrong when I typed in ‘greenday I walk alone’ on radio.blog.club. But this song was unlike anything my dad played. I liked the soundtracks to my video games, but I couldn’t really relate to an incompetent detective agency employed by Dr. Eggman. I could relate to this. I was a lonely emo preteen being called everything from ‘terrorist’ to ‘sand [n-word]’ and being ‘stoned’ because ‘P*kis deserve it’ at school, so of course my heart leapt when I heard a beautiful voice singing ‘sometimes I wish someone out there would find me.’ And as I played it again and again, I felt like someone had found me. I felt understood. I felt like I mattered. The next song I listened to was Wake Me Up When September Ends. I could relate to that, too, wishing I could just sleep through my troubles and wake up when they were over. I didn’t really get the title track, but I enjoyed playing it loud when my mum was out and so quietly I could barely hear it when she was at home. I watched the music video over and over just because it was cool. I cried to Whatsername like having a crush on Shadow the Hedgehog was actually soul-destroying, because the song painted such a visceral picture that I could feel something I’d never known. Holiday and Letterbomb were rousing anthems that made quiet little me want to stand up for myself and leave my town for a place where I’d feel human. I was listening to Green Day all the time now, so I nervously asked my mum if I could have some headphones. She was surprised, but asked my grandpa if he could pick some up on his way to ours and he arrived with a pair of Canada 3000 headphones from the charity shop. Soon my mum was worrying about how loud I was playing Green Day through those shitty headphones – I’d discovered a few Warning and Shenanigans songs at this point – but I wouldn’t have it any other way. Blasting those songs was like therapy. I wasn’t really sure why I was learning to play the drums, but now I had a purpose. I wanted to be like Tré. I wanted to play Green Day. Then I watched a video of them performing American Idiot at Milton Keynes and rushed into the living room, waving my drumsticks and yelling that Green Day were so good live, even better than they were on the albums, and Tré was the best drummer in the world. I had to see them live one day. My Green Day obsession was so infectious that all my friends, both online and offline, were listening to them, too. This phase wasn’t showing any signs of ending, so my mum took me to Selectadisc in Nottingham to buy my first Green Day album. I wanted American Idiot, but ended up choosing Bullet in a Bible when the bloke working there started fanboying with me over how incredible Green Day were live. I watched the DVD almost every day after school, but still listened to tracks that weren’t on it on radio.blog.club so often that my mum took me back into Nottingham – to Virgin Music, this time – to buy American Idiot. That day was the first of many times I listened to American Idiot in order. My mum was intrigued at this point. I was an easily distracted kid with unmedicated ADHD and many of my phases didn’t last, but not only had I been blasting Green Day for months – I was actually listening to 9 minute songs over and over. So she asked me to play her something other than Boulevard of Broken Dreams. She quite liked Homecoming. I don’t remember when she heard Give Me Novacaine, but that was the moment when she too fell in head-over-heels in love with her daughter’s favourite band. We started watching Bullet in a Bible and listening to American Idiot in full together. She hardly had the energy to talk about drumming or astronomy (another long-term obsession of mine) after long days working hard to support us both, but we could just sit there and listen to Green Day together. It was an escape for both of us. Seeing American Idiot transformed into a Broadway musical will forever be one of my most cherished memories. I’ll never forget listening to Are We the Waiting from Row F in the St. James Theatre and feeling that whole album like I’d never felt it before. The city lights of New York were coming down over me, skyscrapers, stargazers in my head, and Nottingham was the dirty town burning down in my dreams. I had found the place where I felt more than human; the place that taught me that I’d still matter even when I went home. And I’ll never forget looking up at Billie Joe as St. Jimmy with tears in my eyes as he sang ‘you taught me how to live.’ I can still recall exactly how my heart glowed as I thought, ‘wow, mate, you really, really did,’ because honestly, American Idiot did teach me how to live. I’d be a completely different person if I’d never heard it. I don’t know if I’d even be alive. There are many things – even other musical artists – in my life other than Green Day now, but I might not have discovered any other music if I’d never heard American Idiot, because I’d still be sitting in silence. Now I’m 29 and I no longer want to burn down my town, but I’ll scream ‘I’m leaving you tonight’ at the top of my lungs. I can still feel how I felt at 16, watching the scene when Johnny and friends board the bus to the big city in Holiday, and I can still feel how I felt when recalled that at 19, holding the National Express ticket that was my own great escape. However, it’s Homecoming I can really relate to now. I’m lucky to live in a privileged country and for better or worse, it’s home. Shadow the Hedgehog has been replaced by a real Whatsername. Maria’s Version goes ‘I ran away and then you took a different path,’ but damn, it ‘seems like forever ago’ and there’ll always be a time when I wake up in the ‘darkest night’ and remember it all (too well). So many Green Day songs represent completely different things to me now, but when I heard the first chords of American Idiot in Lyon this year, I was my 12 year-old self again – and I couldn’t believe my ears and eyes. My dream had come true. I was still alive and I wasn’t just hearing the title track. I was hearing the whole album live in full, standing on the front row when there was no way I could’ve stood in the pit at my early shows. And I wasn’t just hearing the album, I was reliving all it had ever meant to me in the best way possible. I’d overplayed Boulevard of Broken Dreams to the point I didn’t remember the last time I willingly listened to it until I got home from Lyon. I couldn’t have imagined that song ever moving me again, but hearing the intro played as it’s played on the album – on Bullet in a Bible – did something to my soul. I’m actually playing it a lot now, reliving everything just through that one song. And finally, I don’t think there could have been a more full circle moment than Billie taking my England flag in Holiday at the Isle of Wight Festival. That flag started going to shows with me in Paris in 2010, and Holiday was my anthem in the years I felt like I didn’t belong in England. It’s tough shit for the people who made me feel that way, because I am English, by half of my blood and by birth, and I handed our flag to my favourite band on national television. I usually say that 21st Century Breakdown is the album that changed my life, and in many ways it is, but it all started with American Idiot. 'You taught me how to live,' indeed.

Stefano Selva, 34 years old Italy I was 14 when American Idiot came out and I was about to start high school. I've heard Green Day before on the radio but only the hits. During that summer I'd heard American Idiot (the single) on the radio and I thought the song was awesome, then I'd downloaded the album since I don't had the money to buy it and I've became obsessed. I'd made a few research and I'd discovered that the album was made by the same band that I'd heard on the radio few years ago. This album completely change me and my mindset. Then I watch Bullet in a Bible almost on a daily basis the year that came out and I'd listen to every Green Day album, that made me a fan. I'm not seen the band on the American Idiot tour since I was too young ( I'd seen the band on 2013 for the first time) but I'd seen American Idiot live in its entirely in Milan last June. It was magical and emotional, it was like closing a chapter 20 years in the making. A chapter that started on September 2004 listening to the album that became my only good friend during the most difficult years and it end on June 16th after seeing the band performing the exactly same songs that brings so much peace on the hectic days 20 years before.

On this day 7 years ago (18 August 2017), Green Day played in Toronto, Canada on the Revolution Radio Tour. More photos: 12 years ago (18 August 2012), Green Day played Summer Sonic in Tokyo, Japan. More photos: 14 years ago (18 August 2010), Green Day played in Toronto, Canada on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. More photos: 15 years ago (18 August 2009), Green Day played in San Jose, CA on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. More photos: I saw Mother Mary on the setlist so I looked for a video. According to the setlist, part of Homecoming was also played in American Eulogy. YouTube suggested a video of Billie bringing his mum onstage in Salt Lake City when I looked for the Mother Mary one. Added it to the other post too. 23 years ago (18 August 2001), Green Day played Bizarre Festival in Germany on the Warning Tour. More photos: 26 years ago, Green Day played in Nuremberg, Germany on the Nimrod Tour.

This is such a good take, especially about what a comeback story that album represents. I forgot to mention that I am in the U.S. too. That album did such a good job of capturing the state of society at that time, and it (unfortunately) feels even more relevant today.

Pics from the Star Tribune

@Rumpelstiltskin2000 nice post, great pics but they love to do this thing with throwing a canned drink but it really annoys me, if it falls into the lake it’s going to erode and pollute, it’s not necessary, and I sound like an old fart complaining about it which is also annoying!

Some of the guys out on the lake From Mike's Instagram story

As we all know, American Idiot turns 20 this year. This album means a lot to the fans – many will even say it changed their lives – and hearing it live in full is an emotional experience. @The Grohl suggested writing a commemorative article for the 20th anniversary and we want to celebrate how it’s impacted all of us, the fans. Share your story in this thread and if you want to be featured in the GDA article, please share your first name/alias and country or state. If you feel comfortable sharing your age, please include that too so readers can see how this album has impacted people of all ages, from all walks of life. If you don’t want to post your story in the thread, you can send it to a member of the GDA staff in a PM or on Instagram or Tumblr. You’re also welcome to share your story in this thread even if you don’t want to be included in the GDA article. The deadline to be featured in the GDA article is 10 September 2024. Of course, you can share your story in the thread whenever you want, but it won't be included in the GDA article if you submit it after 10 September. There are no other rules or requirements. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been a fan or whether or not you’ve heard American Idiot live. If you’re not sure where to start, here are some questions you could answer: What does American Idiot mean to you? Was American Idiot the album that introduced you to Green Day? Has your life changed since then? Is American Idiot your favourite album? Do you remember the first song you heard? Do you remember buying the CD or holding it for the first time? Were you already a fan when the album came out? Did it change your feelings about Green Day at all? Did you see Green Day on the American Idiot Tour? If you've heard American Idiot live in full, how did you feel? Have you made any fanart inspired by American Idiot? Share it! Are there any photos you want to share, like a photo of yourself at a show or holding the CD? These are just examples. You don’t have to mention any of these things; you can talk about anything related to American Idiot. I'll have to come back later with my own story, but if no-one else has shared theirs by then, I'll get things started

I just read the booklet that comes with the Dookie 30th anniversary pack and it really made me realize how risky of a move it was for Green Day to move to a major label. I hadn’t considered that they could’ve opted to move to a larger independent label that could handle the distribution they needed. That way, most of their fan base/scene probably wouldn’t have abandoned them. Crazy!

Couple of pics from Minnesota

I wasn't sure where to put these as we don't have a Green Day Facebook posts thread so I'm putting them in here https://www.facebook.com/share/p/fdxJY28BKbtrNDeA/ https://www.facebook.com/share/p/xQqkchrzZazsaEQU/

Not sure this story is worthy of a feature LOL, but I will share it anyway. I am a 33-year-old woman, and American Idiot is the album that introduced me to Green Day. I first became aware of Green Day when I heard Boulevard of Broken Dreams for the first time on the radio. It was like nothing I had ever heard before. I was beginning to become politically aware and was feeling frustrated with the world like a lot of kids of my generation; I was also growing up in a dysfunctional home that was sliding into poverty. The song, and pretty soon the whole album, put everything I was feeling into words. I wanted to hear everything Green Day ever made at the point, and eventually I did. But then I grew up, went off to college and then a master's program, faced more disasters in my family, and eventually found myself lost on the path I had pursued. While my love for Green Day never went away, it was much farther from my mind during those years. I found my way back to Green Day shortly before the start of the pandemic. I finally had made a decision to get off the path I was on and pursue what was in my heart, and as part of that, I ended up pulling out American Idiot again. This was also during the lead-up to FOAM, so I soon found myself going full bore down the fandom rabbit hole again. My passion for Green Day helped sustain me through the pandemic, through my father's open heart surgery, and into my dream PhD program, which I am now halfway through. Green Day aided my healing journey, and I am now happier than I have ever been and living the life I always wanted. And it all started with American Idiot.

So I am an old school fan in Australia, started listening to Green Day when Dookie came out. I saw them live for the first time in 1996 touring the Insomniac album. I did not like American Idiot when I first heard it. The single was fine, but songs like Boulevard of Broken Dreams and Wake my Up When September Ends didn't sound like Green Day to me. For years and years I would skip Jesus of Suburbia and Homecoming when I listened to the album. I still much prefer Shoplifter, Too Much Too Soon and Favorite Son from that era but I love Holiday from the album. Green Day for me is Dookie/Insomniac/Nimrod/Warning and Shenanigans. That will always be my Green Day. I do listen to American Idiot but nowhere near as often as Dookie/Insomniac/Nimrod/Warning. I am very keen to hear the American Idiot demos, I much prefer the Holiday/BOBD demo sound to the album versions. I said to my son the other day when it was released that the demo version of BOBD sounds more Green Day to me than the album version, I don't quite know why that is. But without the American Idiot album I would not have been able to introduce my now 16 year old son to Green Day, he is now a huge fan. I used that and RevRad to get him into Green Day. He was wearing an American Idiot T-shirt today!

X-posted from Insta: I actually heard Bullet In A Bible before I heard American Idiot. I'm fairly sure my mum was trying to buy me the latter and ended up getting mixed up. I was 13 at the time. The sheer raw power of Billie's voice, and the energy of the music and the crowd just captivated me and blew me away. I listened to it over and over again to the point where when I finally heard the studio version I was adding in the call-and-response crowd interactions. I didn’t get to see the AI world tour because my parents said 13 was too young (first time I saw them was 2009 after 21st CB). BUT since then I have been lucky enough to see them 7 times, including the Saviors Tour where I heard AI played in full. It was super emotional, it's a fantastic album from start to finish, I adore it. The songs I love to hear most are (aside from all of them) 'Are We The Waiting', 'Letterbomb' and 'Whatsername.' The opening line of AWTW has always tugged at my heartstrings since I first heard it as a teenager; "Starry Nights, City Lights, coming down over me//Skyscrapers, Stargazers in my head" It's just so beautiful and transports me to a starlit drenched city street at night, walking hand in hand with a friend or a lover, just shooting the shit with nowhere to be, and no pressures on your head other than enjoying that blissful moment. It's beautiful. When I heard Whatsername live in June '24 (I think for the first time), I cried. Billie's voice over that melody, singing about lost love. Urgh, I just love it. Anyway. I love it, the album is incredible. And I can't wait until I can see them live again. Bryony, 30, Lancashire, UK.

Always said Suzie should have been a single as weel as Goodnight Adeline

"Twin cities!!!! One of the best shows ever. Seriously"

@The Great Saiyaman ? You're from Min, right? Were you there?

That first review is lovely. He definitely described the magic of a GD show.🥰 It's weird he wasn't allowed his professional camera inside considering he had a photo pass though! He still got some nice shots, even with a disposable camera. He moved around the venue a lot!lol!

Review of Wrigley Field show, he says great things and the first pic is a corker! https://www.hollywoodchicago.com/news/38492/slideshow-review-green-day-at-wrigley-field-on-aug-13-2024-photos-by-jeff-doc-doles And another one https://www.loudhailermagazine.com/

Replicas were sold on the 99 Revolutions Tour (might have been just the European leg, I'm not sure) but they were very limited. I couldn't afford it at the time and I've been looking for it since but I've never seen one for sale anywhere.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-tBC11S8pu/?igsh=ZDBnaGoyZ2RtNWs0

Today's patch and venue Looks like rain on the pics

Including covers if the whole song was done, but not only clips.

Some pics from the St Louis show

On this day 3 years ago (17 August 2021), Green Day played in Columbus, OH on the Hella Mega Tour. I checked the date on the setlist this time to make sure it's not a show from two days ago. More photos: 12 years ago (17 August 2012), Green Day appeared on TV Asahi in Tokyo, Japan. They were interviewed and played Know Your Enemy. More photos: 19 years ago (17 August 2005), Green Day played in Oklahoma City on the American Idiot Tour. 26 years ago (17 August 1998), Green Day played in Halle, Germany on the Nimrod Tour. 33 years ago (17 August 1991), Green Day played Vino's in Little Rock, AR. More photos: I can agree about the Oh Love video Glad you enjoyed the post. I had a good laugh every time I found ANOTHER arse picture

I'm ready for the next album. I know, I know.

Anyone on here going to this show? Have a great time if so 🎶

On this day 7 years ago (16 August 2017), Green Day played in Noblesville (Indianapolis), IN on the Revolution Radio Tour. If you think I already posted this on the 14th, you would be correct. They actually played in Maryland Heights (St. Louis) on the 14th. I'll add the correct photos and info to that post. My brain is fried. More photos: 12 years ago (16 August 2012), Green Day played SHIBUYA-AX in Tokyo, Japan. That was a great setlist with some rarely heard trilogy songs – Nuclear Family, Carpe Diem, Angel Blue (!!!!!!), Kill the DJ, Troublemaker and Lady Cobra. More photos: If only other people had ears as superior as mine, the trilogy might have been popular enough to get an anniversary tour one day. Well, in all seriousness I'm going deaf, so I'm not sure what that actually says about anything I like. The Oh Love video was also released 12 years ago today. More stills, since most people on GDC don't want to subject themselves to the video again: 14 years ago (16 August 2010), Green Day played in Mansfield, MA on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. I could've sworn I saved everything in the Picture Vault from the 21st Century Breakdown era, but apparently not. Have a video of them playing Scattered instead. 15 years ago, Green Day played in Salt Lake City, UT on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. Billie brought his mum onstage during Before the Lobotomy at this show. I'm sure I've seen a photo at some point, but I haven't got it and when I tried to Google it, all I got was a fanfic called "Billie Joe is my stepfather and I hate it." Then I went digging in my "Live Random" folder only to find photos of Billie's arse. Edit: Found a video! More photos: 23 years ago (16 August 2001), Green Day played Rock Oz'Arènes in Avenches, Switzerland. 26 years ago (16 August 1998), Green Day played Zillo Festival in Hildesheim, Germany. More photos: 32 years ago (16 August 1992), Green Day played Saratoga Lanes in San Jose, CA. 33 years ago (16 August 1991), Green Day played the Antenna Club in Memphis, TN. Someone messaged the GDA Instagram saying this was where the band met Jason White. I actually didn't know that so I've no idea if it's true.

Nice little article where Jake Bugg mentions American Idiot and Bullet in a Bible. https://www.nme.com/news/music/jake-bugg-interview-keep-on-moving-a-modern-day-distraction-green-day-politics-3784215

😆 that's so cute! Sucks that the show was rushed at the end but at least they did their best to complete the encore.

I must confess I also miss Billie's skinny pants. But overall he's had a cool look on this tour, it's interesting how he's been mixing up his outfits more @Montclare Great recap. You got amazing and sexy pics!

I also went to the Chicago show last night! It was a last minute decision, but I scored a good ticket for a good price. I've never seen Green Day in a stadium before and it's a wild experience. I haven't seen Green Day in four years; the last time I saw them was in St. Louis for the NHL All Star Game. Seeing them in such a huge space is truly a spectacle. It's like their arena shows but cranked up x1000. It was so thrilling to have them up on stage with the pyro, fireworks, and balloons! I really enjoyed the stage setup. They had some really cool graphics for the big screens with plenty of references to Saviors, Dookie, and AI. The inflatables were cool, especially the plane that flew around the crowd. Though I couldn't help but think they must have hired the same effects company as blink-182 It's crazy how good Green Day sounds. There were so many times where I was singing so hard I almost thought I was listening to the album. Then I would look on stage like "oh shit they're right there!" I'm so glad Billie made a speedy recovery. He sounded fantastic. I was also sitting in a great section in the bleachers. Not only did I have a great view, the people around me were fun! There was a family with a little kid seeing what had to be his first GD show. The dad was singing his heart out too. In the row before me were a cute couple who kept making up their own silly dances for each song. There were also several older fans who were jumping up and down! You love to see it. Other random things I remember: - Billie saying "This is fucking me up right now" during Give Me Novocaine - Billie messing up the lyrics to I think Extraordinary Girl and ...I think Emenius Sleepus - Billie putting a cubs hat and a random cowboy hat - Butt wiggling - Kevin. Just Kevin - Billie shouting out Chicago, Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin throughout the night....He could've stopped at Chicago since we're in the city proper but I'll allow it - Billie laughing when Mike and Tre started dancing around him during "Good Riddance" Overall, I had a great time. Not sure if I would pay for a show at Wrigley again. It's a clusterfuck. I didn't expect it be so difficult to navigate inside of Wrigley. It was packed! Getting home was a mess; luckily my bf was parked in the area and took me home. And as much as I liked the show, I prefer to see the band in a smaller venue even if that is an arena like United Center. Still, it was a great night. Definitely gave me a good dose of happiness I've been missing lately.

T-minutes 6 days to go!!! Upgraded my tickets from the upper section to the lower section so I’m finally starting to get hyped. I’m taking both of my sisters and it’ll be my younger sister’s first time seeing them

Did the Chicago show last night. I got there at 1pm and there were only about 15 people there. Even by 3pm, it was only up to maybe 30-40. I was really surprised by that, but hey, good news for getting up front. The staff at Wrigley massively screwed up the wristbands. They were supposed to give yellow wristbands to people in the pit, but instead gave us pink, so when we got out to the field, the field staff wouldn’t let us in. Had to run back and get yellow ones; by this time, they figured out they were giving out the wrong wristbands, but it basically meant the people who showed up at 3pm got better spots than the ones who showed up at 7am. Luckily I still got a spot on the barricade at the end of the crosswalk on Mike’s side, which is what I wanted anyway (past couple shows I’ve been on Jason’s side, so I wanted to switch it up). Pre GD- Guitarist from the Linda Lindas tried to toss a pic into the audience and it landed on Alice Baxley. The Pumpkins drum was massively mic’d up; you could feel it in the floor. It was great to hear Bullet with Butterfly Wings; I’d put it right behind Smells Like Teen Spirit for the seminal songs of the 90s. There was a guy massively headbanging during the Pumpkins while wearing a Taylor Swift vest. Tre was watching the first few Pumpkins songs from the side. The show was great. Felt like I got run over by a truck by the end of the night; surprised I’m not more sore today. Got hit by at least 6 crowd surfers in the head, neck, and shoulder (after the first one, I was like, didn’t I have a ponytail in? They somehow managed to remove my ponytail holder). People around me were great and kept asking me if I was okay. It was like I was in the designated crowd surfer lane. During Minority, Billie highlighted Coley, and I think forgot to mention Mike. They almost forgot to bring out Blue to him afterwards. It was great seeing the Saviors songs; I was kind of surprised they kept Bobby Sox in after his voice issues, but he sounded great all night. After they finished Dookie, it was like, wow, and we still have a whole album to go! I’ll be seeing them next week in Milwaukee. You can tell you’re getting older when your first thought at the end of the show is “I get to do this again next week!” and then your body says “I have to do this again next week?!”. Few pics I took- Few more

OP obviously missed the part about the master tapes being stolen. That definitely happened, no doubt about it. But yeah, a petition ain't gonna cut it, sorry. Besides, apart from the title track which we've already heard - and is fiiiiiiinnnne, I suppose - the rest of the album has probably found its way into subsequent works anyways in some guise or another. They love recycling old ideas, as we know. If the band deemed the album trash, it's probably trash.

Just in here giving one eyed bastard some love!

Billie looks so happy in these fan photos it’s reminded me of the RevRad tour https://www.instagram.com/p/C7uxs_PoAbY/?igsh=enNiaG01d3N5cTg=

Flying out to this show from NYC just so I don’t have to see smashing pumpkins 😁