Popular Post solongfromthestars Posted May 19, 2024 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 19, 2024 On this day 7 years ago (19 May 2017), Green Day played five songs on Good Morning America. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 15 years ago (2009), Green Day played Webster Hall in NYC. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 16 years ago (2008), the Foxboro Hot Tubs played Little Rock, AR. "Now we jump in the jet to JW's hometown called "Little Rock." But when the Tubbies hit the scene, its gonna be called "A Lotta Rock". That's what I'm talkin 'bout.. We wanna send some love out to my brohams Mommies Friend and those freaky sugar city sex monkeys by the name of Mystic Knights of the Cobra.. And to all of those ready to see the Tubbies... Get all dressed up, come get down, wave your freak flag with the Foxboro Hot Tubs! Sting!!!!" — The Rev on MySpace More photos: Reveal hidden contents 19 years ago (2005), Green Day played in Edmonton, Canada on the American Idiot Tour. 22 years ago (2002), they played Raleigh, NC on the Pop Disaster Tour. 26 years ago (1998), they played Grand Rapids, MI on the Nimrod Tour. 30 years ago (1994), they played in Dortmund, Germany on the Dookie Tour. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jengd Posted May 19, 2024 Popular Post Share Posted May 19, 2024 Two things: if you haven’t seen all the videos from that GM performance, you need to see this and also, Billie wrote some wild stuff as The Rev, I love it! 😂❤️ 3 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDayJunkie86 Posted May 20, 2024 Share Posted May 20, 2024 On 5/19/2024 at 3:00 PM, solongfromthestars said: On this day 7 years ago (19 May 2017), Green Day played five songs on Good Morning America. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 15 years ago (2009), Green Day played Webster Hall in NYC. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 16 years ago (2008), the Foxboro Hot Tubs played Little Rock, AR. "Now we jump in the jet to JW's hometown called "Little Rock." But when the Tubbies hit the scene, its gonna be called "A Lotta Rock". That's what I'm talkin 'bout.. We wanna send some love out to my brohams Mommies Friend and those freaky sugar city sex monkeys by the name of Mystic Knights of the Cobra.. And to all of those ready to see the Tubbies... Get all dressed up, come get down, wave your freak flag with the Foxboro Hot Tubs! Sting!!!!" — The Rev on MySpace More photos: Reveal hidden contents 19 years ago (2005), Green Day played in Edmonton, Canada on the American Idiot Tour. 22 years ago (2002), they played Raleigh, NC on the Pop Disaster Tour. 26 years ago (1998), they played Grand Rapids, MI on the Nimrod Tour. 30 years ago (1994), they played in Dortmund, Germany on the Dookie Tour. Expand Wait wtf?! How was 2017 SEVEN years ago? I literally had to pull out the calculator to see if you were right, lol. Unbelievable. 😄 (Also, don't think I am dumb because I can't subtract 2024-2017 in my head, I was just joking lol) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever Now Posted May 20, 2024 Share Posted May 20, 2024 I was there I can’t believe that was 7 years ago. I still have the #stillbreathing cloth banners they handed out. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post solongfromthestars Posted May 21, 2024 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2024 Didn't have time to post yesterday. So, 15 years ago yesterday (20 May 2009), Green Day played the PC Richard Theatre in NYC. More pics: Reveal hidden contents 16 years ago yesterday (20 May 2008), Stop Drop & Roll was released. The Foxboro Hot Tubs also played in New Orleans. More pics: Reveal hidden contents "Dear Tub Heads, Damn my shoes are gravy!! We kicked our two step through the big easy. Toastin tequila shots to my main man Trombone Shorty! All the Honeydips and Big Dogs came out to One Eyed Jacks. I did a little magic trick by turnin a tall boy into a bottle of Jack. Then I got Bourbon faced on Shit Street! Sting!!!!!!! There's a whole lotta lushotology in this town. My Man Mr Freese lost his mouth piece but found it back at Juanitas! Thank you, baby!I need to see a little more dressin up out out there! Drop your laundry and let's get down, now.. Sting! Sting! Reverend Strychnine Twitch" — The Rev on MySpace As we all know, "drop your laundry" later became a Fuck Time lyric. 19 years ago (20 May 2005), Green Day played in Calgary, Canada on the American Idiot Tour. 22 years ago (20 May 2002), they played in Charlotte, NC on the Pop Disaster Tour. Maria must have been a great opener. I am not saying that just because it's my name. 26 years ago (20 May 1998), they played in Cincinnati, OH. No photos but there is a nice article written before the show. For some reason I was convinced Cincinnati was on the east coast until this project taught me otherwise. I know everyone was waiting with bated breath for that information. 30 years ago (20 May 1994), Green Day played in Hahn, Germany on the Dookie Tour. 31 years ago (20 May 1993), they played Slim's in San Francisco. This was their first of three shows there. The other two were later in 1994. And 32 years ago (20 May 1992), they played in Sioux Falls, SD on the Kerplunk Tour. Right, now onto today. On this day four years ago (21 May 2020), the Dreaming video was released. 15 years ago (2009), Green Day were on The Colbert Report. 16 years ago (2008), the Foxboro Hot Tubs played in Dallas, TX. "Texas hold em? Damn near killed em! Texas hold em? Damn near killed em! Aaaaahhhooooouunshshdhuybedkksjbdhchfuduuiiim? Tub heads! Another rock n roll execution! Texas style, Babys! We rode the mechanical bull at Gilleys.. Smoke up Johnny proved to be THEE urban cowboys!! I mentally undressed Dallas then jumped into a 71 stolen cadillac straight to Austin! Where all the Honeydips grabbed the bull by the horns! That's what I'm talkin bout! STING!!! STING!!" — The Rev on MySpace My favourite Rev quote might be "Aaaaahhhooooouunshshdhuybedkksjbdhchfuduuiiim?" Although "I mentally undressed Dallas" is also high quality. 30 years ago, Green Day played Breminale Festival 1994. And 32 years ago, they played on a farm in Saint Peter, MN. On 5/20/2024 at 2:08 AM, GreenDayJunkie86 said: Wait wtf?! How was 2017 SEVEN years ago? I literally had to pull out the calculator to see if you were right, lol. Unbelievable. 😄 (Also, don't think I am dumb because I can't subtract 2024-2017 in my head, I was just joking lol) Expand You would never get any judgement from me even if you did have to whip out the calculator for that, because I've used it to check I've got it right for every single era. Maths is not my strong suit. And it is seriously unbelievable that was seven years ago. On 5/19/2024 at 5:22 PM, jengd said: and also, Billie wrote some wild stuff as The Rev, I love it! 😂❤️ Expand I'd forgotten just how insane The Rev was 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDayJunkie86 Posted May 21, 2024 Share Posted May 21, 2024 On 5/21/2024 at 10:33 AM, solongfromthestars said: You would never get any judgement from me even if you did have to whip out the calculator for that, because I've used it to check I've got it right for every single era. Maths is not my strong suit. And it is seriously unbelievable that was seven years ago. Expand Haha, yeah. Still can't believe it was 7 years ago. That's almost a decade! And they all still look ageless ❤️. Like SERIOUSLY... what youth potions are they drinking to look so young??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post solongfromthestars Posted May 22, 2024 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2024 On this day 6 years ago (22 May 2018), The Longshot played Coney Island Baby in NYC. Thanks to @Montclare for finding this photo. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 11 years ago (2013), Green Day played a secret show in Milan. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 15 years ago (2009), they performed on Good Morning America in Central Park. More photos: Reveal hidden contents They also performed East Jesus Nowhere on the David Letterman Show that day. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 16 years ago (2008), the Foxboro Hot Tubs played in Austin, TX. Green Day also played Emo's back in the day. More photos: Reveal hidden contents "STING!!! STING!! Emo's aint got nothin to do with whiny boygroups that do backflips. Emo's let the blue ribbin flow like the mississippi! Crooked letter, humpback eye, Sweetlips! STING!!!!!!!!!!" — The Rev on MySpace "Humpback eye" is another high quality Rev quote. 22 years ago (2002), Green Day played Virginia Beach, VA on the Pop Disaster Tour. 26 years ago, they played the New Rock Fest 1998. And 32 years ago (1992), they played the Whole Music Club in Minneapolis, MN. On 5/21/2024 at 2:53 PM, GreenDayJunkie86 said: Haha, yeah. Still can't believe it was 7 years ago. That's almost a decade! And they all still look ageless ❤️. Like SERIOUSLY... what youth potions are they drinking to look so young??? Expand I do think they're all looking their age without makeup but that isn't an insult at all. Ageing doesn't mean looking worse and they're rocking it. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hermione Posted May 22, 2024 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2024 Omg following the Foxboro tour on GDC (Foxboro Hot Tubs Community at the time) was the best and the Rev's myspace message were wild. Sting baby girl! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDayJunkie86 Posted May 22, 2024 Share Posted May 22, 2024 On 5/22/2024 at 12:29 PM, solongfromthestars said: I do think they're all looking their age without makeup but that isn't an insult at all. Ageing doesn't mean looking worse and they're rocking it. Expand In my opinion they haven't changed much. Billie is starting to look his age, but Mike and Tre almost look exactly the same (in my opinion). As you said, age is not a bad thing and they are beautiful ❤️. But it does depend on the image however, sometimes in a picture Billie looks his age but in other images he reminds me of how he looked in 2005 (despite hair color). Same with Mike and Tre. Again, they are all beautiful no matter how old they get. ❤️. I am actually glad that they are not like other celebrities who are scared to age. They are not scared to look older and I love it ❤️. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Montclare Posted May 22, 2024 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2024 Let's not forget that for that secret show in 2013, they took over Prima Donna's stage and instruments. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted May 23, 2024 Author Share Posted May 23, 2024 On this day 6 years ago (23 May 2018), The Longshot played a second night at Coney Island Baby in NYC. 17 years ago (not above admitting I used a calculator), Green Day played Working Class Hero on the 2007 American Idol finale. 22 years ago (2002), they played in Hershey, PA on the Pop Disaster Tour. 26 years ago (1998), they played the 93X Fest in Somerset, WI on the Nimrod Tour. 30 years ago (1994), they played in Essen, Germany on the Dookie Tour. And 32 years ago (1992), they played the Hot Spot Roller Rink in Janesville, WI on the Kerplunk Tour. I have learned the names of several more random American cities. Will I remember them? Possibly, since it's completely useless information. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post solongfromthestars Posted May 24, 2024 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 24, 2024 On this day 11 years ago (24 May 2013), Green Day played in Milan, Italy on the 99 Revolutions Tour. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 22 years ago (2002), they played in Holmdel, NJ on the Pop Disaster Tour. 26 years ago (1998), they played the KPNT 105.7 Pointfest 9 in Maryland Heights, MO. More bits from this show: Reveal hidden contents And 32 years ago, they played McGregor's in Elmhurst, IL on the Kerplunk Tour. Tre wore a dress and wig, and there was a fanzine interview featuring a very high Mike in a wild outfit. More pics: Reveal hidden contents 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post solongfromthestars Posted May 25, 2024 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2024 On this day 6 years ago (25 May 2018), The Longshot played the Black Cat in Washington D.C. This was my first Longshot show! And that's me in the pink/blue check shirt in the photo. I'd just started a new job when the tour was announced, but Love is for Losers was and still is one of my favourite things any member of Green Day has ever done, so I knew I had to make it out to the US somehow. Everyone in the training room was trying for tickets and in the end we were all screaming. The big boss walked in and was like "...what the hell is The Longshot?" As soon as I got home, I booked everything for @Rumpelstiltskin2000 and me, which is probably still the best gift I've ever given anyone. I arrived at the venue a bit after 6AM and was 8th in line, which got me that amazing spot in front of Kevin. As soon as they started playing Fell For You, I screamed so loud it made Billie smile, and when the song ended I turned to Rumpel and said, "I can die happy now." Some extracts from the recap I wrote back then: Reveal hidden contents "It wasn’t like Green Day, where Billie Joe is the final, dramatic entrance. The four of them strolled on stage together, smiling and waving to the crowd mere inches from them. I was staring in disbelief at Billie, at Kevin and his setlist taped to the amp in front of me, at David behind the Longshot kit that looked so new – like it was. They tore straight into Kill Your Friends. We were slammed into the stage in a surge I’d only ever experienced in England. All the tourist attractions we’d seen yesterday were long gone. The four walls that packed us in could have been anywhere. It might as well have been England, or maybe it was Washington DC. I’d felt like I was watching Green Day through a thick screen before, many times. Somehow, so close I could see the smallest features on their faces, this seemed more dreamlike than ever. Devil’s Kind was a song I’d listened to on YouTube. Not screaming the words back at Billie in a sweaty club. By Taxi Driver, I was jumping on people’s feet and they were jumping on mine. I couldn’t breathe and I didn’t care. I don’t think anyone cared. It certainly didn’t silence the collective voice screaming the words: ‘taxi driver, I’m rolling, taxi driver!’" "Next up was Happiness. I remember looking round at my mum and her face was just alight with, quite literally, happiness. Billie yelled ‘oh my God, I fucked up the lyrics!’ but that might as well have been the actual line, it mattered so little. The crowd sung along as a raucous chorus to Rockaway Beach. Then it was straight into Soul Surrender. There was emotion in Billie Joe’s eyes and voice I’d never known before. These songs resonated deeply with me, too and I felt connected to the band in a way I’d also never experienced, at any show, before. I keep saying it was surreal, but it was." "‘This is another cover song, this song was done by a band I saw play when I was 15 years old, in San Francisco…’ I screamed because I knew this was Bastards of Young. I’d never, ever dreamed I’d see any member of Green Day playing a Replacements song. And it was perfect. Paul Westerberg would be proud of his #1 fan." "Body Bag was beautiful in a way a studio version just can’t capture. At the first chords of Love is for Losers, the whole crowd erupted into a screaming, dancing mess. We could have been 65,000 people in Emirates Stadium. Maybe it was after the lull of Body Bag – or maybe it was that we’ve all been there, searching the winter for the bride of Frankenstein with our delusions of lost love. In that line Billie Joe widened his eyes and spread his hands, playing the Frankenstein part." "Turn Me Loose is, just slightly ahead of Chasing a Ghost, my favourite Longshot song. Seeing it live was everything I expected it to be, from the thumping drums to the emotion in ‘so turn me loose, but don’t call me a loser with dumb tattoos.’ Billie Joe stage dived and at some point I was pushing him off my head. What a time." "The show ended with Kiss Me Deadly. I remember watching videos of Billie playing just the intro at Soundwave in Australia, and thinking just hearing grainy audio of him playing that was enough. But I was standing there, in Washington DC, just a few metres from him and hearing it in full. What a night." 11 years ago (2013), Green Day played in Trieste, Italy on the 99 Revolutions Tour. More photos by Ivana Sataic: Reveal hidden contents 16 years ago (2008), the Foxboro Hot Tubs played in Phoenix, AZ. More photos: Reveal hidden contents Even more photos "Hundreds of people stood in line for hours to get into this sold-out show. The now-defunct Brickhouse Theatre was packed to capacity -- so much so that a few people passed out and had to be treated for heat exhaustion outside on the curb. For fans of Green Day, the gig was worth the wait and sweat." — Niki D'Andrea, Phoenix New Times "STING!!!!!!!!!! Here's to hot nights in pheonix!!! The Reverend Strychnine Twitch" — The Rev on MySpace 22 years ago (2002), Green Day played in Burgettstown, PA on the Pop Disaster Tour. 26 years ago (1998), Green Day played the WXDX X-Fest – also in Burgettstown, PA – on the Nimrod Tour. 30 years ago (1994), Green Day played in Ibbenbüren, Germany on the Dookie Tour. And 34 years ago (1990), they played another of many shows at 924 Gilman Street. 4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rumpelstiltskin2000 Posted May 26, 2024 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2024 On 5/25/2024 at 12:24 PM, solongfromthestars said: On this day 6 years ago (25 May 2018), The Longshot played the Black Cat in Washington D.C. This was my first Longshot show! And that's me in the pink/blue check shirt in the photo. I'd just started a new job when the tour was announced, but Love is for Losers was and still is one of my favourite things any member of Green Day has ever done, so I knew I had to make it out to the US somehow. Everyone in the training room was trying for tickets and in the end we were all screaming. The big boss walked in and was like "...what the hell is The Longshot?" As soon as I got home, I booked everything for @Rumpelstiltskin2000 and me, which is probably still the best gift I've ever given anyone. I arrived at the venue a bit after 6AM and was 8th in line, which got me that amazing spot in front of Kevin. As soon as they started playing Fell For You, I screamed so loud it made Billie smile, and when the song ended I turned to Rumpel and said, "I can die happy now." Some extracts from the recap I wrote back then: Reveal hidden contents "It wasn’t like Green Day, where Billie Joe is the final, dramatic entrance. The four of them strolled on stage together, smiling and waving to the crowd mere inches from them. I was staring in disbelief at Billie, at Kevin and his setlist taped to the amp in front of me, at David behind the Longshot kit that looked so new – like it was. They tore straight into Kill Your Friends. We were slammed into the stage in a surge I’d only ever experienced in England. All the tourist attractions we’d seen yesterday were long gone. The four walls that packed us in could have been anywhere. It might as well have been England, or maybe it was Washington DC. I’d felt like I was watching Green Day through a thick screen before, many times. Somehow, so close I could see the smallest features on their faces, this seemed more dreamlike than ever. Devil’s Kind was a song I’d listened to on YouTube. Not screaming the words back at Billie in a sweaty club. By Taxi Driver, I was jumping on people’s feet and they were jumping on mine. I couldn’t breathe and I didn’t care. I don’t think anyone cared. It certainly didn’t silence the collective voice screaming the words: ‘taxi driver, I’m rolling, taxi driver!’" "Next up was Happiness. I remember looking round at my mum and her face was just alight with, quite literally, happiness. Billie yelled ‘oh my God, I fucked up the lyrics!’ but that might as well have been the actual line, it mattered so little. The crowd sung along as a raucous chorus to Rockaway Beach. Then it was straight into Soul Surrender. There was emotion in Billie Joe’s eyes and voice I’d never known before. These songs resonated deeply with me, too and I felt connected to the band in a way I’d also never experienced, at any show, before. I keep saying it was surreal, but it was." "‘This is another cover song, this song was done by a band I saw play when I was 15 years old, in San Francisco…’ I screamed because I knew this was Bastards of Young. I’d never, ever dreamed I’d see any member of Green Day playing a Replacements song. And it was perfect. Paul Westerberg would be proud of his #1 fan." "Body Bag was beautiful in a way a studio version just can’t capture. At the first chords of Love is for Losers, the whole crowd erupted into a screaming, dancing mess. We could have been 65,000 people in Emirates Stadium. Maybe it was after the lull of Body Bag – or maybe it was that we’ve all been there, searching the winter for the bride of Frankenstein with our delusions of lost love. In that line Billie Joe widened his eyes and spread his hands, playing the Frankenstein part." "Turn Me Loose is, just slightly ahead of Chasing a Ghost, my favourite Longshot song. Seeing it live was everything I expected it to be, from the thumping drums to the emotion in ‘so turn me loose, but don’t call me a loser with dumb tattoos.’ Billie Joe stage dived and at some point I was pushing him off my head. What a time." "The show ended with Kiss Me Deadly. I remember watching videos of Billie playing just the intro at Soundwave in Australia, and thinking just hearing grainy audio of him playing that was enough. But I was standing there, in Washington DC, just a few metres from him and hearing it in full. What a night." 11 years ago (2013), Green Day played in Trieste, Italy on the 99 Revolutions Tour. More photos by Ivana Sataic: Reveal hidden contents 16 years ago (2008), the Foxboro Hot Tubs played in Phoenix, AZ. More photos: Reveal hidden contents Even more photos "Hundreds of people stood in line for hours to get into this sold-out show. The now-defunct Brickhouse Theatre was packed to capacity -- so much so that a few people passed out and had to be treated for heat exhaustion outside on the curb. For fans of Green Day, the gig was worth the wait and sweat." — Niki D'Andrea, Phoenix New Times "STING!!!!!!!!!! Here's to hot nights in pheonix!!! The Reverend Strychnine Twitch" — The Rev on MySpace 22 years ago (2002), Green Day played in Burgettstown, PA on the Pop Disaster Tour. 26 years ago (1998), Green Day played the WXDX X-Fest – also in Burgettstown, PA – on the Nimrod Tour. 30 years ago (1994), Green Day played in Ibbenbüren, Germany on the Dookie Tour. And 34 years ago (1990), they played another of many shows at 924 Gilman Street. Expand Definitely the best gift 💖 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post solongfromthestars Posted May 26, 2024 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2024 On this day 6 years ago (26 May 2018), The Longshot played the Ottobar in Baltimore, MD. I went to this show too since it was only a short train ride from DC. Me and @Rumpelstiltskin2000 are in front of Billie's mic on that photo – best spot I've ever had! I'm very glad I had my little ticket buying army because I ended up with spare tickets for DC, but wouldn't have got Baltimore without a particular hero who had never even bought concert tickets before. People from Baltimore told us not to line up before the sun rose. Someone was actually murdered right outside the Ottobar. We couldn't check into our Airbnb until later, though, so we just went to the venue. Whenever anyone passed, it was like, "murderer?!" They all cheerily said "morning" as if it was standard to see two English women sitting there with their luggage. We cheerily replied "morning" like it was our daily routine. A police car screeched past, sirens blaring. And THEN a big bus slowed down as it approached. I was absolutely certain it contained murderers. That had to be why it was slowing down. We were going to die. Even the roaches stopped scurrying. The bus turned in to the Ottobar's car park... and we heard singing. The murder wagon was The Longshot's tourbus. At some point during that very hot day (made hotter by the murder wagon pumping extra heat at us), I fell asleep. I woke up to Billie's shoes in front of me. He said he'd take a photo with one person, which would've been Rumpel since she was at the front of the queue, but she hesitated and I wasn't fast enough to shove her towards him before someone else barged in. It was very refreshing to see no-one chasing him when he left though. That was a mostly respectful crowd. The band waved when they came back and Bill kindly left the door open for a while so we could all hear the soundcheck. When the doors finally opened, it was totally surreal to just walk straight to the front row without a stampede behind me because that was the first time I'd ever been #1 in the queue. Thanks, Baltimore's reputation! Some extracts from my recap of that show: Reveal hidden contents "During The Trashbags’ set, Billie peeked through the backstage curtain, pulled a face, waved and disappeared again. Murderer." "The thrill of the drum intro to Kill Your Friends hadn’t worn off. It wound up the crowd like a clockwork toy. One verse in and we were crushed. But no-one flinched. Billie demanded we clapped to Devil’s Kind. The crowd obeyed in force. I hardly had room to breathe, let alone jump, but I still did. It was impossible not to. This was what these shows were all about: nothing but the band, the crowd and passion. My voice was already hoarse. As we all screamed along to Taxi Driver, I looked at the faces around me and up on the stage; and not one was filled with anything but joy." "‘She’s my soul defender, don’t be so uptight! I… oh shit!’ Billie laughed, turned away and before he spun back round, saying, ‘I got it! I got it, I swear!’ the crowd was already filling in for him: ‘just me and my imagination! I swear I think I saw a ghost!’" "Soul Surrender is, to me, an incredibly intimate song. A lot of The Longshot's tracks are. Yet there was nothing uncomfortable for me, the band, anyone about sharing them with the other 350-or-so people in that room. Whatever our backgrounds, whatever we got from that show, we were experiencing it all together. It’s weird – I’ll never see most of those people again, yet in those sweaty crowds, we subconsciously learn so much about each other people in our ‘real lives’ will never see. ‘Send me a message through the window…’" After Bastards of Young, I shouted "Wild One" and Billie replied "I could say the same thing about you." I also got a concussion from his arse slamming my face into the amp over and over. Murderer! Anyway, I never wanted to forget how incredible those shows were, so I drew a design on the Greyhound back to NYC and got a Wild One tattoo from the first place I found... with a concussion. There are some very unflattering photos of me on the artist's Instagram. Poor bloke. He thought I'd been partying very hard because of all the blood but no, I was just concussed. He also got flashbacks to tattooing Billie's autograph over and over in 2011 and wishing people would go somewhere else. He's great, by the way, in case anyone here ever finds themselves urgently needing a tattoo in NYC. The only other photos I've got are of the venue/area, the Wild One exchange and me getting a concussion, but here they are: Reveal hidden contents Wild One: Billie's murder attempt: The door: And my tattoo, of course: I still love it and the story behind it never fails to make me laugh. "Wild One fan tattoo drawn on a Greyhound and done by the first studio the fan found in NYC after getting a concussion from Billie Joe's arse." Didn't mean to write a mini essay, but this is what happens when you let me and my unmedicated ADHD talk about The Longshot. ANYWAY! 16 years ago (2008), the Foxboro Hot Tubs played the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach (San Diego), CA. More photos: Reveal hidden contents Even more photos 23 years ago (2001), Green Day played the WBCN River Rave on the Warning Tour. And 30 years ago (1994), they played in Wermelskirchen, Germany on the Dookie Tour. 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post solongfromthestars Posted May 27, 2024 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2024 On this day 11 years ago, Green Day played the Belgrade Calling Festival on the 99 Revolutions Tour. More photos: Reveal hidden contents I haven't added them to the Tumblr queue yet but I've got loads more photos of that show if anyone wants me to get them uploaded. 16 years ago (2008), the Foxboro Hot Tubs played The Roxy in Hollywood. No photos, but a message from The Rev: "Oh My! My dear Tub Heads, The first thing I want to say is, and I quote, "Aaaaarrrrrrooufjdjdidsndbvhdhuydhjhyhfjd!!!!!!!" We hit the sunset strip and a RIOT it was! All the honeydips and alligators were sunburned and packed into the hall called The Roxy! We shared the trip with Girls With Guns and sugartowns finest Mystic Knights of the Cobra. The crowd took down the stage, the monitor man did a dive and we took LSD in an asortment of tropical flavors! STING!!!! We hit the hotel with a freakshow of Girls and Cobras. We tried to wake my man Morrisey with soccer chants but we ended up naked in the pool where we were welcomed by the Hollywood Po Po at 4:00 am! STING!!!" What an inspiring quote: "Aaaaarrrrrrooufjdjdidsndbvhdhuydhjhyhfjd!!!!!!!" 22 years ago, Green Day played the Radio 104 Fest 2002. 23 years ago (2001), they played five songs on DC101, including Dominated Love Slave and Like a Rat Does Cheese. They also played HFStival 2001 that night. 26 years ago (1998) they played in Pontiac, MI on the Nimrod Tour. 29 years ago (1995), they played their first show in Oakland since the release of Dookie in aid of Bay Area homeless organisations. More stuff from this show: Reveal hidden contents 30 years ago (1994), Green Day played Café Glocksee in Hannover, Germany on the Dookie Tour. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post solongfromthestars Posted May 28, 2024 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2024 On this day 6 years ago (28 May 2018), The Longshot played Toronto, Canada. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 15 years ago (2009), Green Day played the 1,500-capacity Akasaka Blitz in Tokyo, Japan. 16 years ago (2008), the Foxboro Hot Tubs played the last show of their "world tour" in Long Beach, CA. "Last show was LBC where we practiced some lushotology at the establishment , Pikes pub and fish grill.. Then to the club called Alex's Bar. The day of the dead decor was on fire! Tall boys of Tacate and Pabst blue ribbon unraveled through the house! Damn! I want to thank Alex for lending me his surfboard for the me and One Eye Jack's grand entrance to the stage! It was a perfect ending! STING STING STING! And with that said, thanks to all the Tub Heads for coming out for our first tour. Will there be more? I got you on my mind, england… STING!!!!!" — The Rev on MySpace 22 years ago (2002), Green Day played Camden, NJ on the Pop Disaster Tour. 26 years ago (1998), they played Hersey, PA on the Nimrod Tour. 29 years ago (1995), they played a second night in Oakland in aid of Bay Area homeless organisations. 30 years ago, they played the 1994 Bergslagsrocken Festival on the Dookie Tour. 31 years ago (1993), they played one of many shows at Berkeley Square. That could actually be added to the list of Bay Area landmarks because they played there so often. 32 years ago (1992), they played 21 live tracks at WMFU Studios in New Jersey. This is the performance found on the Radio Daze and On the Radio bootleg albums. I only know of their existence because my mum was collecting that stuff when I was still young enough to remember all the useless information that came my way. 35 years ago (1989), Green Day's first EP, 1000 Hours, was released. Photo from Green Day Collection Green Day also played their first show at 924 Gilman Street under the name Green Day that day. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post solongfromthestars Posted May 30, 2024 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2024 Forgot again. So 6 years ago yesterday (29 May 2018), The Longshot played in Montreal, Canada. 11 years ago yesterday (29 May 2013), Green Day played Vienna, Austria. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 14 years ago yesterday (29 May 2010), Green Day played Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 26 years ago (29 May 1998), they played the Y100 FEZ on the Nimrod Tour. 30 years ago (1994), they played in Copenhagen, Denmark on the Dookie Tour. 31 years ago (1993), they played one of several shows (throughout the early days) at the Anaconda Theatre in Isla Vista, CA. 32 years ago (1992), they played the VFW Hall in Norwich, CA on the Kerplunk Tour. And I've no idea who's right about when Green Day played in Eggplant's back yard in May 1989. The internet says it was 29 May. Billie says it was the day before Operation Ivy's last show, which would mean it was 27 May. Maybe it was both. I don't know. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now onto today. On this day 14 years ago (30 May 2010), Green Day played in Hannover, Germany on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. This was the first show I ever went to outside England. We were in the seats and there was absolutely fuck all to do at Hannover Expo Plaza, so we just wandered around all day and met another English fan, an Italian fan and a lovely German mother and daughter (if you ever happen to see this, Julia, I wish I'd saved your email address! I lost access to the one I was using). A Welsh guy was sitting next to us. We had the best time dancing and shoving each other in our makeshift mini-pit. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 15 years ago (30 May 2009), Green Day performed at the MTV VMAs in Japan. If you've never seen the video that features Tre stealing Coca Cola and Billie trying to pop a bubble-wrap dress, I highly recommend it. 22 years ago (2002), Green Day played in Wantagh, NY on the Pop Disaster Tour. 26 years ago (1998), Green Day played the WXRK 92.3 Dysfunctional Family Picnic – also in Wantagh, NY – on the Nimrod Tour. "The band sounded great, but just for the hell of it, I decided to count Billie Joe's use of single obscene words in his monologue. The tally came to: 'Fuck', 127 times (the winner), 'Shit', 38 times, 'Cunt', 93 times (another popular item), 'Cock', a mere 23, 'Piss', 47… I think you get the message. It was at this point that Billie Joe and the boys decided to set the drums on fire, much to the dismay of backstage security and the local paramedics. The scene backstage - which was already something of a circus - now took on a flavor of true pandemonium. Soon the fire extinguishers appeared and inevitably the local police." — K-ROCK 29 years ago (1993), Green Day played at SOMA in San Diego, CA. And 33 years ago (1991), they played at UCLA in LA. There's a video of the show on YouTube. 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montclare Posted May 30, 2024 Share Posted May 30, 2024 I love the smiling pics of Billie. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted May 31, 2024 Share Posted May 31, 2024 On 5/28/2024 at 8:19 PM, solongfromthestars said: And with that said, thanks to all the Tub Heads for coming out for our first tour. Will there be more? I got you on my mind, england… STING!!!!!" — The Rev on MySpace Expand It was so sad when this didn't happen. But then they made good on it and played here a year and a half later 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post solongfromthestars Posted May 31, 2024 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2024 On this day 6 years ago (31 May 2018), The Longshot played in Pawtucket, RI. "Billie Joe saw people watching through the windows at The Met tonight and invited them all in saying, 'You're all on the guest list tonight.'" More photos: Reveal hidden contents 22 years ago (2002), Green Day played Madison Square Garden in NYC on the Pop Disaster Tour. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 26 years ago (1998), Green Day played the WBCN River Rave on the Nimrod Tour. And 30 years ago (1994), they played in Oviedo, Spain on the Dookie Tour. On 5/31/2024 at 11:13 AM, Hermione said: It was so sad when this didn't happen. But then they made good on it and played here a year and a half later Expand You'll have to share your memories of the Garage show when the anniversary comes around! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post solongfromthestars Posted June 1, 2024 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2024 On this day 2 years ago (1 June 2022), Green Day played in Berlin, Germany on the Hella Mega Tour. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 6 years ago (2018), The Longshot played Baby's All Right in Brooklyn, NY. Reveal hidden contents Now I think this is a special one, but I suppose I'm biased. 11 years ago (2013), Green Day played Emirates Stadium in London, England, where they broke the attendance record with an over-capacity crowd. I've been to a lot of Green Day shows since 2009, so I can confidently say this was Green Day at their absolute best. It was a pretty basic setup compared to their last big show in London at Wembley Stadium, but there was something about the atmosphere, the band's contagious joy and the sound of 65,000 people singing every word to every song – yes, even the trilogy ones – that made it unlike any other. I can still hear the crowd echoing "FIRST TIME!" in Missing You like it was yesterday, and when I remember hearing Brutal Love live, I think of looking back to see a sea of thousands of lighters and phones waving in the darkness at Emirates. Billie called it the "best night EVER" on Instagram and it totally was. More photos: Reveal hidden contents My own crappy phone pics: I also found a screenshot of the booking confirmation: And @Rumpelstiltskin2000 on the way to London: I wish I'd bought one of those shirts now. My biggest Green Day merch regret is not getting one of the replicas of Billie's Shepherd's Bush shirt though. They were available at Emirates but I couldn't afford it then and I've never seen any on eBay. 17 years ago (2007), the Working Class Hero music video was released. 22 years ago (2002), Green Day played Buffalo, NY on the Pop Disaster Tour. 30 years ago (1994), Green Day played in Zaragoza, Spain on the Dookie Tour. 31 years ago (1993), they played in Lake Elsinore, CA on the first leg of the Dookie Tour. I have no idea where that is. 33 years ago (1991), they played the Red Barn in Isla Vista, CA. Well, they actually played an acoustic set outside because the key was lost. Another photo: Reveal hidden contents 34 years ago (1990), they played the Coffee House in Davis, CA, which is about 65 miles northeast of the Bay Area. And 35 years ago (1989), they played the Benicia Youth Center. Most people on GDC probably know this, but the Passalacqua Funeral Chapel is also up that way. Just finished the GDA article combining all of May's throwbacks. https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6160/ 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted June 2, 2024 Author Share Posted June 2, 2024 On this day 6 years ago (2 June 2018), The Longshot played in Philadelphia, PA. Billie's selfie from that day: Reveal hidden contents 14 years ago (2010), Green Day played Skive Festival in Denmark. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 15 years ago (2009), they played Know Your Enemy on the Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien. 22 years ago (2002), they played in Mansfield, MA on the Pop Disaster Tour. 30 years ago (1994), they played in Manises, Spain on the Dookie Tour. I am also learning the names of some European places I'd never heard of. 31 years ago (1993), they played the Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood. And 35 years ago (1989), they played the Davis Community Center. There's a video of the show on YouTube. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post solongfromthestars Posted June 3, 2024 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 3, 2024 On this day 2 years ago (3 June 2022), Green Day played Rock am Ring festival in Germany on the Hella Mega Tour. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 15 years ago (2009), Green Day were interviewed and played 6 songs on Last Call with Carson Daly. 19 years ago (2005), Green Day played Rock am Ring on the American Idiot Tour. 30 years ago (1994), they played the Revolver Club in Madrid on the Dookie Tour. 32 years ago (1992), Green Day played the Euclid Tavern in Cleveland on the Kerplunk Tour. "I wasn't hip to those guys, and I've never been much of a fan of pop-punk. So I had this agent call me about booking them and I'm like, 'I don't know, I don't think so.' I was more than happy to give them a show here because they had an empty date. So I said, 'How about $100?' I wasn't a big fan of that kind of music, but Green Day was awesome. They were the nicest guys – so friendly, just happy to be playing as a band and on the road. You get a good feeling about some bands because they have so much enthusiasm. They would've been happy just having something to eat." — Derek Hess, artist who booked Green Day in at the Euclid Tavern 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post solongfromthestars Posted June 4, 2024 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2024 On this day 2 years ago (4 June 2022), Green Day played Rock im Park in Germany on the Hella Mega Tour. 7 years ago (2017), Green Day played Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands on the Revolution Radio Tour. 14 years ago (2010), they played Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, Norway on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. 15 years ago (2009), they played the Fonda Theatre in LA on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. 19 years ago (2005), they played Rock im Park in Germany on the American Idiot Tour. 30 years ago (1994), they played Txitxarro in Deba, Spain on the Dookie Tour. Love Tre's shirt. 32 years ago (1992), they played the 404 Willis Punk Collective in Detroit, MI on the Kerplunk Tour. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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