Popular Post stories and songs Posted September 29, 2024 Popular Post Share Posted September 29, 2024 I saw them at the Tower Theater in Philly 8 years ago today. One of the most special concerts of theirs I’ve been to. It’s an old theater and I thought the balcony was going to collapse every time Billie told us to jump. I still remember watching them perform Still Breathing and feeling blown away by all of the emotion attached to it. It was a really joyful night, very similar to the Saviors Tour in that respect. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted September 30, 2024 Author Share Posted September 30, 2024 Today isn't a particularly interesting day since there are only photos of one of the things. On this day 6 years ago (30 September 2018), The Coverups played the Uptown in Oakland, CA. That beard makes Billie look like the love child of one of my college tutors – who will tell you that he saw Green Day at the Garage in 1997, but it must have been the Astoria because they didn't play the Garage in 1997 and as smug as he is about it, I don't think he'd lie – and a bloke who asked if I really have the mental capability to make my own decisions after I absconded from our date. Anyway. Here are a few more photos of the child of Photography Lecturer Who Was (Actually Not) At The Garage and Undateable Mental Capability Man. Reveal hidden contents He's going to get kicked off a Southwest flight again for this. But he can rest assured that if he comes to visit his dads, showing everyone your arse is standard – even expected – on Nottingham City Transport buses. 19 years ago (30 September 2005), Green Day played the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, CA on the American Idiot Tour. 24 years ago (30 September 2000), Green Day played the WRZX X-Fest in Noblesville, IN. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted October 1, 2024 Author Share Posted October 1, 2024 On this day 8 years ago (1 October 2016), Green Day played the House of Blues in Boston, MA on the Revolution Radio club tour. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 15 years ago (1 October 2009), Green Day played the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. The GDC thread for this show is still up if anyone wants to read it. I used to see that photo a lot and never knew what it was from. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 19 years ago (1 October 2005), Green Day played the Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA on the American Idiot Tour. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 20 years ago (1 October 2004), Green Day played Zeche in Bochum, Germany on the American Idiot Tour. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 24 years ago (1 October 2000), Green Day played the 99X Big Day Out in Atlanta, GA. Other acts included Eve 6, Everclear, Papa Roach, Stone Temple Pilots and Stroke 9. 31 years ago (1 October 1993), Green Day played the Roseland Ballroom in NYC while supporting Bad Religion. The photo on the back of Dookie came from this show. "I saw Green Day live in '93, right before Dookie came out (they were the opening act, Bad Religion was the headliner). Billie Joe explictly stated that Kerplunk! was the sound of a turd hitting the water in the toilet bowl. During the same bit of stage patter, he said that the venue - NYC's Roseland Ballroom - looked to him like a giant toilet bowl. The guy's got a one-track mind, I guess. It was a good show, though. In fact, as good as Bad Religion were that night, Green Day were even better, which was a surprise as I had never heard of them at the time. A few years later, I saw them live again and was less impressed: Billie Joe wasted way too much time on his stupid antics, like spitting in the air and trying to catch it. It got so bad that half the crowd was shouting, 'Play a fucking song!' He did some of that stupid stuff at the Bad Religion show too, but not nearly as much, probably due to their shorter alloted time." – Eddie "Ernie from Sesame Street was on the original back cover of Dookie... the story goes, a grandmother bought Dookie for her grandchildren because she thought it was a children’s album. Whoops. And well... we had to take Ernie off... this photo taken in 1993. We opened for Bad Religion at Roseland Ballroom in New York." — Billie Joe 32 years ago (1 October 1992), Green Day played Rainbow Rocks in Longview, WA on the Kerplunk Tour. And as has been mentioned before, the song Longview is named after the place. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted October 2, 2024 Author Share Posted October 2, 2024 On this day 2 years ago (2 October 2022), Green Day played the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 15 years ago (2 October 2009), Green Day played Le Zénith in Toulouse, France on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. The GDC thread is still up. 19 years ago (2 October 2005), Green Day played the Coors Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, CA on the American Idiot Tour. 24 years ago (2 October 2000), Green Day played Minority on The Late Show With David Letterman. 31 years ago (2 October 1993), Green Day played the Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia, PA while supporting Bad Religion. 32 years ago (2 October 1992), Green Day played the Benton County Fairgrounds in Kennewick, WA on the Kerplunk Tour. "This was in 1992, and Green Day played here in a warehouse at the local fairgrounds. That seems funny right there, but at the time I was doing a fanzine and did reviews of most of the local shows. I was a bigger fan of the opening band, a group from Boise, Idaho called the Dirt Fishermen. One of the guys in the band worked at the record store which published a magazine that I wrote for, and he did reviews as well. Anyway, Green Day were just 'the big punk band,' they had a name and were very popular but they were very much indie. No one ever knew what they had in store a year or two later, but because they were still an indie back, I ignored them. I sat on the side and watched, but wasn't in the pit taking pictures. All I remember is that when they started they played the theme to 'Barney Miller' and later in the show they played the song from the old Nintendo video game, 'Rad Racer'. Months later, Green Day were signed among the alternative frenzy and you couldn't avoid seeing 'Longview' on MTV. Yet unlike a lot of bands who were signed, especially by Warner Bros./Reprise (i.e. Faith No More, The Muffs, Mudhoney, Xtra Large), Green Day are still around, now winning Grammy awards. When I became a member of this board a few months ago, it was great reading threads from people who are bringing their kids (sometimes grandkids) to Green Day shows, or I should say, the kids are bringing their parents. If I had kids, I probably would tag along as well, although trying my best to not act a fool. So there, I saw Green Day when they still played at a fairground warehouse shed." — johmbolaya "I was there!!! Partied in their van... Billie was a dick then." — Melissa Sanford "Saw them at our fairgrounds here in Kennewick, WA back in '92 (before Dookie). They were playing with punk bands. The drummer sold me their Kerplunk tape while he was eating Little Debbie Fruit Jammers and drinking a Yoohoo. I still don't know where to find Yoohoo in this town." — TheUplist "Big show. This was well before they were on a major label. At some point in the middle of the Green Day set, the singer, Billie Joe or whatever his name is was holding the mic out to let people say stupid things. He held it up to my face and I tried to make a farting sound in it. I rushed myself and made a really weak farting noise that didn't even carry over the PA and ended up just getting a ton of spit on the mic. He just pulled the mic away from me and gave me this look like I was the biggest jackass ever." — Tim Leingang I like how that last guy said "Billie Joe or whatever his name is" but actually spelled it correctly, which can't be said for everyone who claims to be his biggest fan. I don't think someone does need to know their names at all to be a massive fan, but that's still amusing. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted October 3, 2024 Author Share Posted October 3, 2024 On this day 8 years ago (3 October 2016), Green Day played the 9:30 Club in Washington DC on the Revolution Radio club tour. “My mom had a waitress job at a 24 hour place. She saved up her tips and she bought this guitar for me. Thanks mom.” — Billie Joe talking about Blue at this show More photos: Reveal hidden contents 14 years ago (3 October 2010), Billie's first run as St. Jimmy on Broadway ended. 20 years ago (3 October 2004), Green Day played 19 songs for Radio Fritz in Potsdam, Germany. There are recordings online. 24 years ago (3 October 2000), Warning was released. Green Day also played Minority, When I Come Around and Blood, Sex & Booze on the The Howard Stern Show that day. There are videos on YouTube. 30 years ago (3 October 1994), Green Day played Luxor in Cologne, Germany. The support act was Terrorgruppe. 31 years ago (3 October 1993), Green Day played the Avalon Ballroom in Boston, MA while supporting Bad Religion. 32 years ago (3 October 1992), Green Day played the Crocodile Cafe in Seattle, WA on the Kerplunk Tour. "Green Day @ the Crocodile Café, 1993. My band Alcohol Funnycar opened for Green Day when they came to Seattle on the Kerplunk tour. They were great live and you could tell that they were going to keep getting bigger. I had no idea it would go as wide as it did." — Ben London 33 years ago (3 October 1991), Green Day played Berkeley Square in Berkeley, CA. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted October 4, 2024 Author Share Posted October 4, 2024 On this day 15 years ago (4 October 2009), Green Day played the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 19 years ago (4 October 2005), Green Day played the Journal Pavilion in Albuquerque, NM on the American Idiot Tour. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 24 years ago (4 October 2000), Green Day played the Roseland Ballroom in NYC on the Warning Tour. 30 years ago (4 October 1994), Green Day played Die Halle in Berlin, Germany while supporting Bad Religion on the Dookie Tour. 32 years ago (4 October 1992), Green Day played the Nappy Dugout in Vancouver, Canada on the Kerplunk Tour. "I remember a line of lowrider bikes in front of the club. Always great times there. Tre’s clown camp teacher let us stay at her house. She had an amazing dog that could do dog tricks. Very sweet." — Billie Joe Armstrong 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted October 5, 2024 Author Share Posted October 5, 2024 On this day 8 years ago (5 October 2016), Green Day were interviewed about Revolution Radio on SiriusXM, from which we got this picture: More photos: Reveal hidden contents 15 years ago (5 October 2009), Green Day played in Cologne, Germany on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. 19 years ago (5 October 2005), Green Day played in Phoenix, AZ on the American Idiot Tour. 24 years ago (5 October 2000), Green Day played 4 songs at WBCN-FM Studios. Tre hurt his finger while playing Blood, Sex & Booze and had to go to the hospital. 31 years ago (5 October 1993), Green Day played the Metropolis in Montreal, Canada while supporting Bad Religion. 32 years ago (5 October 1992), Green Day played Harpo's in Victoria, Canada on the Kerplunk Tour. "I remember that I had a bunch of money in my hands and Tre ran up and grabbed it and ran away and I thought 'I guess that is what the band is getting paid tonight.' Then they proceeded to hang around town for a few days." — Marcus Pollard 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted October 6, 2024 Author Share Posted October 6, 2024 Today (6 October 2024), Green Day are playing Dilemma at the American Music Awards. More photos on GDA On this day 8 years ago (6 October 2016), Green Day played Bang Bang on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 12 years ago (6 October 2012), the Troublemaker music video was released. It includes clips from the studio and the 2012 Echoplex show. 19 years ago (6 October 2005), Green Day played in Las Vegas, NV on the American Idiot Tour. Although according to the articles about Billie's recent Vegas comment, this didn't happen, since "Green Day's last official tour stop in Las Vegas was in 2004." I also hallucinated seeing them there in 2017. More photos from the alternate universe in which this show happened: Reveal hidden contents 24 years ago (6 October 2000), Green Day played a free show at Axis in Boston, MA on the Warning Tour. 30 years ago (6 October 1994), Green Day played Den Grå Hal in Copenhagen, Denmark while supporting Bad Religion on the Dookie Tour. The American Idiot musical was performed here in 2017. 31 years ago (6 October 1993), Green Day played The Concert Hall in Toronto, Canada while supporting Bad Religion. 32 years ago (6 October 1992), Green Day played Bonehead's in Victoria, Canada on the Kerplunk Tour. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted October 7, 2024 Author Share Posted October 7, 2024 On this day 8 years ago (7 October 2016), Green Day played Rough Trade in NYC. Somewhere Now was played for the first time. Revolution Radio was released 8 years ago today. I like the cover art, but I still think they should have used the alternative art. The Youngblood lyric video was also released 8 years ago today. 14 years ago (7 October 2010), Green Day did a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 15 years ago (7 October 2009), the 21 Guns music video was released. I think this 21 Guns ad on MSN was from around the same time the video was released. If you've ever wondered what the teen years of a 90s child looked like, this is it. Green Day also played O2 World in Berlin, Germany on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour on 7 October 2009. Interesting that Give Me Novacaine was played in the encore rather than early in the show like it was later. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 30 years ago (7 October 1994), Green Day played in Lund, Sweden while supporting Bad Religion on the Dookie Tour. 31 years ago (7 October 1994), Green Day played the Agora Ballroom in Cleveland, OH while supporting Bad Religion. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cris. Posted October 7, 2024 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2024 On 10/7/2024 at 7:49 PM, solongfromthestars said: 14 years ago (7 October 2010), Green Day did a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela. More photos: Reveal hidden contents Expand I was there The press conference was in the Hard Rock Cafe in Caracas, which is located inside a shopping mall, in the highest floor. If I remember things correctly (I might not), they held the conference in the terrace of the Cafe, which was mostly full with journalists and possibly people who had been waiting there all day or employees, so I couldn't get in there. But I was in the area just next to the terrace. There are 2 things I distinctly remember about this conference. First, when they walked pass me on the way in or out, there was just maybe one security guy between them and me, and we were standing on the same level (meaning neither them nor I were in a platform or something) and this was the first time I became fully aware of how short Billie is (barely taller than me) 😂 The other thing I remember is being embarrassed about the questions they got asked (I don't remember if I heard the interview live or a recording of it later), because it was like all these journalists had just found out about Green Day that morning, and the level of fan girling from people in the crowd who would not stop screaming "we love you" or "welcome to Venezuela" or stuff like that or just like "Billiiiieee" 😂 I had pretty high standards for journalists and for how fans should behave back then, I would definitely be more tolerant of these things now that I am older and wiser 😂 (I still think the journalists could have prepared better questions, but they were probably were paid peanuts to interview a band they didn't care about, so I get it) EDIT: Hehe, found a video of part of the press conference in YouTube (starts at about minute 1:15 - the first minute and 15 second being a display of the level of fangirling I was talking about - until Tre tells them to shut up ). EDIT 2: This one has some other questions as well as Billie asking local punk bands to send them their tapes, or bring them to the show next day or bring them stickers for his guitars It also has some shots of the crowd and it's nuts, not sure how they managed to get them out of there safely. And as I was watching the crowd I was "there is no way I was there! I would have completely panicked in a crowd like that!" and then I spotted myself in there for the briefest of seconds and remembered this was 2010, about 7 years before the event that gave me PTSD, so of course I was there and I wasn't in panic 😅🙃 2 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jengd Posted October 7, 2024 Share Posted October 7, 2024 Billie is very cute with those sideburns! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris. Posted October 7, 2024 Share Posted October 7, 2024 On 10/7/2024 at 10:14 PM, jengd said: Billie is very cute with those sideburns! Expand Nevermind Billie, are you seeing how cute Mike looks there? Even the camera person was doing so many close ups of him during the interview. It's coming back to me why I had such a major Mike crush at the time (his part in American Eulogy is also to blame for that) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Montclare Posted October 7, 2024 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2024 Played RevRad in honor of its anniversary today. Still my favorite GD album and era. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stories and songs Posted October 8, 2024 Share Posted October 8, 2024 On 10/7/2024 at 10:14 PM, jengd said: Billie is very cute with those sideburns! Expand His sideburns are very cute, however this specific thread has made me aware of just how many insane hairdos he’s had over the years that I’ve just blindly accepted. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jengd Posted October 8, 2024 Share Posted October 8, 2024 We’ve said before that Billie’s hair could have it’s own thread here 😂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cris. Posted October 8, 2024 Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2024 Where's @solongfromthestars so I can piggyback on her post? Well, 14 years ago (8th of October 2010) was Green Day's first and only concert in Venezuela to date. Pretty easy anniversary to remember as it's also my mom's birthday. I sang happy birthday to her at midnight, because I during the day I'd be in the queue all day and then in the concert. I actually found the post I made back then to recap the show. I was not very active in GDC back then, so I was surprised to find I had posted here, and quite happy too because I didn't remember half the stuff I wrote there, but reading brought a lot of it back. The main highlight being Billie Joe having to save himself during EJN because the kid he brought on stage didn't speak English and didn't know what to do (but was completely adorable). This show was long (and of course I don't say that as a complain, on the contrary), that's why at first I had trouble believing they had played 37 songs in the show in Lyon this year, because I knew it had been less in Caracas, but that that show had been so much longer. And I was to 2 shows of the 21CBD tour in NYC before this, so I knew it was going to be a long show, but it was loooonger than I expected. I've always suspected it's because of how relaxed rule enforcement is in South America, I imagine Billie going "what do you mean the curfew is around midnight, what happens if we play longer? ... You mean, it's okay if we play longer?" 😂 I had heard Going to Pasalacqua and Christie Road before (at least partially) in one of the NYC shows in 2009, but this concert was the first I heard Letterbomb, Whatsername and Give Me Novacaine live I was in a really dark place in terms of my mental health when that show happened, and it was so cathartic to hear those songs that got me into Green Day and that got me through some pretty rough times back in 2005/2006 too. What a welcome relief that show was. And to finally see them in Venezuela after so much traveling for this band was also so exciting, I had given up hope on that happening. Also, absolutely crazy to think that this was the last Green Day show I attended until Bataclan last year. Anyways, I'm sure @solongfromthestars will come with more pics to share from that show 🙂 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post solongfromthestars Posted October 9, 2024 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 9, 2024 I was too tired last night. So 8 years ago yesterday (8 October 2016), Green Day played Webster Hall in NYC on the Revolution Radio club tour. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 14 years ago (8 October 2010), Green Day played in Caracas, Venezuela for the first and only time so far on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 15 years ago (8 October 2009), Green Day played the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. 19 years ago (8 October 2005), Green Day played the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA on the American Idiot Tour. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 30 years ago (8 October 1994), Green Day played Lisebergshallen in Gothenburg, Sweden while supporting Bad Religion on the Dookie Tour. 31 years ago (8 October 1993), Green Day played Saint Andrew's Hall in Detroit, MI while supporting Bad Religion. 32 years ago (8 October 1992), Green Day played The Cruel Elephant in Vancouver, Canada on the Kerplunk Tour. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On this day 5 years ago (9 October 2019), Green Day played 3 songs on the Howard Stern Show. More photos: Reveal hidden contents The Fire, Ready, Aim music video was also released 5 years ago today. More screenshots: Reveal hidden contents 15 years ago (9 October 2009), Green Day played the Forum in Copenhagen, Denmark on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 19 years ago (9 October 2005), Green Day played a second night at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA on the American Idiot Tour. 23 years ago (9 October 2001), Tune in, Tokyo was released. 24 years ago (9 October 2000), Green Day played 6 songs on KROQ's Kevin & Bean Breakfast in LA. There's audio on YouTube (although it doesn't include Brat). 30 years ago (9 October 1994), Green Day played the Globen Annexet in Stockholm, Sweden while supporting Bad Religion on the Dookie Tour. 31 years ago (9 October 1993), Green Day played the Riviera Theatre in Chicago, IL while supporting Bad Religion. They also played there in 1997. "I met Al [Sobrante] when I booked his band the Ne'er Do Wells and The Shatners (Star Trek cover band). He was a super nice guy and hilarious. The night I booked the Ne'er Do Wells and the Shatners at No Palace Studios on Division and Wood Street, now a trendy hot spot, but in 1993 still a hot bed of crime and gangbangers, Green Day was playing the Riv with Bad Religion and ALL. Al found out about the show and he wanted me to drive him over, so he could picket the show, since Green Day recently signed to a major label. I couldn't tell if he was serious or joking, but I got the feeling he wanted to do it as more of a joke. Plus, how odd would it be to see Green Day's former drummer outside a Chicago show with a sign making fun of the band, although I don't think the kids would know who he was." — Mike Byrne On 10/8/2024 at 9:54 PM, CristhyneS said: Where's @solongfromthestars so I can piggyback on her post? Well, 14 years ago (8th of October 2010) was Green Day's first and only concert in Venezuela to date. Pretty easy anniversary to remember as it's also my mom's birthday. I sang happy birthday to her at midnight, because I during the day I'd be in the queue all day and then in the concert. I actually found the post I made back then to recap the show. I was not very active in GDC back then, so I was surprised to find I had posted here, and quite happy too because I didn't remember half the stuff I wrote there, but reading brought a lot of it back. The main highlight being Billie Joe having to save himself during EJN because the kid he brought on stage didn't speak English and didn't know what to do (but was completely adorable). This show was long (and of course I don't say that as a complain, on the contrary), that's why at first I had trouble believing they had played 37 songs in the show in Lyon this year, because I knew it had been less in Caracas, but that that show had been so much longer. And I was to 2 shows of the 21CBD tour in NYC before this, so I knew it was going to be a long show, but it was loooonger than I expected. I've always suspected it's because of how relaxed rule enforcement is in South America, I imagine Billie going "what do you mean the curfew is around midnight, what happens if we play longer? ... You mean, it's okay if we play longer?" 😂 I had heard Going to Pasalacqua and Christie Road before (at least partially) in one of the NYC shows in 2009, but this concert was the first I heard Letterbomb, Whatsername and Give Me Novacaine live I was in a really dark place in terms of my mental health when that show happened, and it was so cathartic to hear those songs that got me into Green Day and that got me through some pretty rough times back in 2005/2006 too. What a welcome relief that show was. And to finally see them in Venezuela after so much traveling for this band was also so exciting, I had given up hope on that happening. Also, absolutely crazy to think that this was the last Green Day show I attended until Bataclan last year. Anyways, I'm sure @solongfromthestars will come with more pics to share from that show 🙂 Expand This was so nice to read. Thanks for sharing 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted October 10, 2024 Author Share Posted October 10, 2024 On this day 8 years ago (10 October 2016), Billie Joe and director Lee Kirk were interviewed about Ordinary World at AOL HQ. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 14 years ago (10 October 2010), Green Day played Festival Nem Catacoa in Bogota, Colombia on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 19 years ago (10 October 2005), Green Day played a third night at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA on the American Idiot Tour. 24 years ago (10 October 2000), Green Day played the Valley 6 Drive-In Theatre in Seattle, WA on the Warning Tour. 29 years ago (10 October 1995), Insomniac was released. 31 years ago (10 October 1993), Green Day played First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN while supporting Bad Religion. 32 years ago (10 October 1992), Green Day were supposed to play at Club Pompeii in Spokane, WA on the Kerplunk Tour. It was cancelled by either an angry fire marshall or the police because of an acid incident. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpelstiltskin2000 Posted October 11, 2024 Share Posted October 11, 2024 Couldn't find the Insomniac thread but guess this can go in here too? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted October 11, 2024 Author Share Posted October 11, 2024 On this day 15 years ago (11 October 2009), Green Day played the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 19 years ago, Green Day played the Wiltern Theatre in LA on the American Idiot Tour... and they were supported by those fakers The Network. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 30 years ago (11 October 1994), Green Day played the Docks in Hamburg, Germany while supporting Bad Religion on the Dookie Tour. "Support act is a young Californian band called Green Day, who just released their album Dookie which became a hit recently. Three punk rockers - in their early 20's - doing a great show, delivering their latest hits, having fun and spitting up to the ceiling to catch it back." 32 years ago (11 October 1992), Green Day played the Crazy Horse in Boise, ID on the Kerplunk Tour. "They were silk-screening out of the back of their van. Billie Joe spit on the ceiling and caught it in his mouth as it dripped off." We've already had quite a few mentions of Billie doing the spitting thing and I'm sure there are many more to come. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post solongfromthestars Posted October 13, 2024 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 13, 2024 8 years ago yesterday (12 October 2010), the Ordinary World lyric video was released. 14 years ago (12 October 2010), Green Day did a press conference in Sāo Paulo, Brasil. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 15 years ago (12 October 2009), Green Day played the Spektrum in Oslo, Norway on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 30 years ago (12 October 1994), Green Day played a second night at the Docks in Hamburg while supporting Bad Religion on the Dookie Tour. 31 years ago (12 October 1993), Green Day played the Gothic Theatre in Englewood, CO while supporting Bad Religion. ------------------------------------------------------------ On this day 14 years ago (13 October 2010), Green Day played in Porto Alegre, Brasil on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 19 years ago (13 October 2005), Green Day (and The Network) played the Warfield in San Francisco on the American Idiot Tour. This was Green Day's second-longest show prior to the Saviors Tour, but some of the recent setlists with Suzie Chapstick have also had 38 songs. The Warfield show would have gone on longer though because there was more banter and crowd interaction back then. 30 years ago (13 October 1994), Green Day played Melkweg in Amsterdam, Netherlands on the Dookie Tour. Billie tripped over a tech, broke his ankle and left the show in an ambulance. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 31 years ago (13 October 1993), Green Day played the Utah State Fairpark Coliseum in Salt Lake City while supporting Bad Religion. Photo: Chad Johnson 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted October 14, 2024 Author Share Posted October 14, 2024 On this day 8 years ago (14 October 2016), Green Day played the iHeartRadio Theater in Burbank, CA on the Revolution Radio club tour. The most notable songs on the setlist are Brat and Private Ale. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 15 years ago (14 October 2009), Green Day played Westfalenhalle 1 in Dortmund, Germany on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. More photos (all from NaPix): Reveal hidden contents 19 years ago (14 October 2005), Green Day played the Wiltern Theatre in LA on the American Idiot Tour (again). The Jesus of Suburbia video was released 19 years ago today. Nimrod was released 27 years ago today. Also 27 years ago (14 October 1997), Green Day played Basket Case and Hitchin' a Ride on the Howard Stern show. More photos: Reveal hidden contents They played Hitchin' a Ride on the Late Show With David Letterman on 14 October 1997. And they also played at Don HIll's in NYC on 14 October 1997. "Green Day’s record company had a release party at a NYC club called Don Hill’s. The guys decided to play sometime around 1:00 a.m., so I moved up the front, not expecting the crowd to mosh. I was wrong. At the end of the second song, a couple of people fell on me, and as I fell onto the stage, I put my hand through a beer bottle. A piece of glass went right through my ring finger. I stood up, pulled out the glass, then freaked, thinking I had lost a finger. The band stopped the show, and the ambulance arrived quickly. I still have some nerve damage, but I can type at full speed again. And I’m semi-famous, as my injury made it to a couple of websites. A month later I saw Green Day again, without hurting my finger. They all signed my ER wrist band, and inspected the scars to make sure I was okay." — The Reynolds Archives That was a very busy day for Green Day. 30 years ago (14 October 1994), Green Day played Corso in Leuven, Belgium on the Dookie Tour. There's a bootleg CD called Burnout from this show. 32 years ago (14 October 1992), Green Day played the Anaconda Theatre in Isla Vista, CA on the Kerplunk Tour. Also added a press conference I forgot about to the 12 October post. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rumpelstiltskin2000 Posted October 14, 2024 Popular Post Share Posted October 14, 2024 Also from the Dortmund 2009 show some Billie being Billie and coming back on stage on a stretcher Original video 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted October 15, 2024 Author Share Posted October 15, 2024 On this day 14 years ago (15 October 2010), Green Day played in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 20 years ago (15 October 2004), Green Day played three songs on Later... With Jools Holland. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 30 years ago (15 October 1994), Green Day played Basket Case on Canal+ in Paris, France. On 15 October 1994 they also played L'Arapho in Paris, France. They were interviewed there too. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 31 years ago (15 October 1993), Green Day played La Luna in Portland, OR while supporting Bad Religion. 32 years ago (15 October 1992), Green Day played the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood on the Kerplunk Tour. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted October 16, 2024 Author Share Posted October 16, 2024 On this day 15 years ago (16 October 2009), Green Day played Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 19 years ago (16 October 2005), Green Day played the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, TN on the American Idiot Tour. 20 years ago (16 October 2004), Green Day played the Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans, LA. More photos: Reveal hidden contents 31 years ago (16 October 1993), Green Day played the 86 Street Music Hall in Vancouver, Canada while supporting Bad Religion. 32 years ago (16 October 1992), Green Day played Jabberjaw in Los Angeles, CA on the Kerplunk Tour. 36 years ago (16 October 1988), Green Day played in Eggplant's backyard in Pinole, CA. "And there was this backyard party that Sweet Children played, and the kid that was filling in at the time, me and Mike were looking for a drummer, and this guy was in this crazy band called Isocracy, his name is John Kiffmeyer, and he's a couple of years older and at the time he was a veteran in that community. John, thank you. Thank you so much. I love you and God bless your family. ...John Kiffmeyer from Isocracy came up and said, 'I heard you guys were looking for a drummer. My band's breaking up and I really want to be in your band.'" — Billie Joe at Green Day's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame induction "John just decided this one day to join 'em. And that kind of broke up Isocracy. John and I had gone up to Willits to hang out with Larry and Kain and Tre, and got to know them pretty well. We came back and suddenly John had gotten hooked up with Billie and Mike. I remeber him telling me, "I got this great new band." I was like, 'Really?' 'Yeah, we're gonna be huge. The singer's a genius.' It was like, 'Okay, whatever.' John was always really full of shit about stuff. But then he started playing with them." — Jason Beebout 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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