solongfromthestars Posted December 19, 2024 Author Share Posted December 19, 2024 15 years ago yesterday (18 December 2009), Green Day played the Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. More photos: Spoiler 33 years ago (18 December 1991), Green Day played the Rumble Club in Tunbridge Wells, England. "There were 2 shows at The Rumble Club in Tunbridge Wells, the first was on 18th December 1991 (99% sure on that date) as well as Christmas Eve. The first show had (my band) Angus Bagpipe, Pseudo Hippies and Couch Potatoes. I remember they wore dresses and BJ told everyone to sit down cross-legged and he slithered around through the crowd. I was told that Tre was found asleep on a pool table the following morning!" — Nick Wilkinson -------------------------------- On this day 6 years ago (19 December 2018), The Coverups played the Ivy Room in Albany, CA. More photos: Spoiler 15 years ago (19 December 2009), Green Day played a second night in Auckland, New Zealand on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. It was their last show of 2009. They played Homecoming, which was a huge deal back then. 32 years ago (19 December 1992), Green Day played the Berkeley Square nightclub in... BERKELEY! Shocking stuff. If anyone knows who took these photos, please tell me and I'll add credit More photos: Spoiler 33 years ago (19 December 1991), Green Day played the Rails in London, England. Setlist.fm says they played Sheffield that day, but doesn't have any record of them playing the Rails, so I think GDA must be right given that there are people who remember the Rails gig? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted December 20, 2024 Author Share Posted December 20, 2024 On this day 33 years ago (20 December 1991), Green Day played the New Adelphi Club in Hull, England. "Nothing could've been more spit-and-sawdust than the band's gig in Hull's Adelphi, which saw Tre taking over van-driver responsibilities en route and driving at 90mph down Lincolnshire A-roads to reach the gig in the nick of time!" — Kerrang I can't believe Green Day actually played Hull. I'm going to keep saying this about these early English gigs. Stoke-on-Trent might be the winner of obscure English places though? 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingle Posted December 21, 2024 Share Posted December 21, 2024 12 hours ago, solongfromthestars said: On this day 33 years ago (20 December 1991), Green Day played the New Adelphi Club in Hull, England. "Nothing could've been more spit-and-sawdust than the band's gig in Hull's Adelphi, which saw Tre taking over van-driver responsibilities en route and driving at 90mph down Lincolnshire A-roads to reach the gig in the nick of time!" — Kerrang I can't believe Green Day actually played Hull. I'm going to keep saying this about these early English gigs. Stoke-on-Trent might be the winner of obscure English places though? I could hug you. That tour of '91, the first time I saw GD, unforgettable. At the Den, Wigan December 21st. Imho the most obscure. You never forget the first time. Just like your first kiss. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post solongfromthestars Posted December 22, 2024 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 22, 2024 8 years ago yesterday (21 December 2016), Billie performed Ordinary World on Conan. More photos: Spoiler 33 years ago (21 December 1991), Green Day played The Den in Wigan, England. "Right before the first song, I Was There, the band did the Nativity Play, starring Billie Joe as 'three schizophrenic wise men', Mike as a narrator and Santa Claus, Tre Cool as Virgin Mary, Sean Hughes as baby Jesus, and Sean Forbes of Wat Tyler as the Easter Bunny." @Dingle I'm sure everyone would love to hear more about your experience at that show if you feel like sharing. More photos: Spoiler --------------------------- On this day 33 years ago (22 December 1991), Green Day played the Wheatsheaf in Stoke-on-Trent, England. "One of the most unlikely must be Green Day at the Wheatsheaf in December 1991. Of all the gigs I saw at the 'Sheaf it was the only time the bands played in the smaller upstairs room. I didn't know GD and only went along because I was friends with great Stoke hardcore outfit Exit Condition who were the support. It turned into a storming night with at one point Billie Joe playing while lying on his back in the middle of the floor." – Snowdog "I saw Shutdown play with Green Day at the Wheatsheaf in Stoke-on-Trent. I remember thinking that Shutdown would be going on to great things one day. I didn't rate Green Day that much... Funny how Green Day are now millionaires and Shutdown never got the recognition that they deserved. I'm interested in hearing their new project The Great Leap Forward though." — Paul Green Day for £3.50 in fucking Stoke-on-Trent... I've never even been there and I don't live that far away. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollyluna Posted December 22, 2024 Share Posted December 22, 2024 1 hour ago, solongfromthestars said: 33 years ago (21 December 1991), Green Day played The Den in Wigan, England. @Dingle I'm sure everyone would love to hear more about your experience at that show if you feel like sharing. @Dingle Yes please!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted December 23, 2024 Author Share Posted December 23, 2024 On this day 33 years ago (23 December 1991), Green Day played TJ's in Newport, Wales. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post solongfromthestars Posted December 24, 2024 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2024 On this day 33 years ago (24 December 1991), Green Day played the Rumble Club in Tunbridge Wells, England, which is also a pretty random place. "Second show 24th December 1991 was Pseudo Hippies, Couch Potatoes and Jailcell Recipes and had an abridged version of the Nativity Play, and my bassist passed out drunk whilst crowdsurfing and they stopped mid-song to check he was okay. I have never seen any photos from either show sadly." — Nick Wilkinson There isn't anything on the list for tomorrow, so have Green Day singing a Christmas song 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post solongfromthestars Posted December 26, 2024 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2024 On this day 32 years ago (26 December 1992), Green Day played 924 Gilman Street. And a flyer: Spoiler "And it was a great feeling, because we ended up playing with the Ne'er Do Wells, and [John Kiffmeyer] knew we were standing there watching. He was playing really hard, and trying to make it look like he was the man, and one thing you can not do to Tre Cool is to outdrum him. Especially if you are a mediocre drummer at best. One of the first songs we played was 'Longview', which is like a great drummer's song, and from that point on, it was like, 'Dude, you're so over.'" — Billie 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted December 27, 2024 Author Share Posted December 27, 2024 On this day 33 years ago (27 December 1991), Green Day played the Underground in Cologne, Germany. No photos or anything from this one unless anyone reading this has some and would like to share them 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted December 30, 2024 Author Share Posted December 30, 2024 28 December 2024 On this day 32 years ago, Green Day played the Palomino Club in LA. 33 years ago, they played AK 47 in Düsseldorf, Germany. 34 years ago, they played the Berkeley Square nightclub. 29 December 2024 On this day 33 years ago, Green Day played Underdog in Siegen, Germany. 30 December 2024 On this day 33 years ago, Green Day played Blumenwiese in Stuttgart, Germany. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post solongfromthestars Posted January 3 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 3 31 December 2024 On this day last year (31 December 2023), The Coverups played the El Rey Theatre in LA. 2 years ago (31 December 2022), The Coverups played the Viper Room in LA. 5 years ago (31 December 2019), The Longshot played the Golden Bull in Oakland. More photos: Spoiler There's a recap and even more photos on GDA. I also sell prints of these photos and a shirt featuring one, if anyone really likes them 9 years ago (31 December 2015), Billie played at a New Year's Eve party in NYC with Jesse Malin and some of the other musicians who hang out with him. 20 years ago (31 December 2004), Green Day played American Idiot and Longview on the MTV New Year's Eve show. More photos: Spoiler 26 years ago (31 December 1998), Green Day played Scattered and Good Riddance on the MTV New Year's Eve show. More photos: Spoiler 24 years ago (31 December 1990), Green Day played 924 Gilman Street. --------------------------------------------- 1 January 2025 On this day 14 years ago (1 January 2011), Billie returned to Broadway as St. Jimmy. 32 years ago (1 January 1993), Green Day played the Downtown Performance Center in Tucson, AZ. 33 years ago (1 January 1992), Green Day played AJZ Bahndamm in Wermelskirchen, Germany. 36 years ago (1 January 1989), Green Day played 924 Gilman Street. --------------------------------------------- 2 January 2025 On this day 32 years ago (2 January 1993), Green Day played the Silver Dollar Club in Phoenix, AZ. The toilets flooded (caused by a potato, according to some accounts) and they kept playing anyway. 33 years ago (2 January 1992), Green Day played Simplon in Groningen, Netherlands. 34 years ago (2 January 1991), Green Day played the Phoenix Theatre in Petaluma, CA. --------------------------------------------- 3 January 2025 On this day 20 years ago (3 January 2005), Green Day played Boulevard of Broken Dreams on the Late Show With David Letterman. More photos: Spoiler 32 years ago (3 January 1993), Green Day played a second night at the Silver Dollar Club in Phoenix, AZ. 33 years ago (3 January 1992), Green Day played De Scamele Rùter in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. I'm probably going to make a lot of errors now the year has changed, like I used to write the previous year on my schoolwork for at least three months 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Montclare Posted January 4 Popular Post Share Posted January 4 I was at the Golden Bull NYE party (how was that 5 years ago?). My old phone hated indoor lighting, so I don't have great pics, but it was a fun night, including Billie shoving me so that he could take pics of Kevin while Prima Donna opened. Finally got up to Christie Road before the show. Do I spy @solongfromthestarsand @Rumpelstiltskin2000 here? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 On this day 20 years ago (4 January 2005), Green Day played Boulevard of Broken Dreams on Last Call With Carson Daly. More photos: Spoiler 32 years ago (4 January 1993), Green Day played in Lubbock, TX. 33 years ago (4 January 1992), Green Day played Breehuys in Leiden, Netherlands. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 On this day 7 years ago (5 January 2018), the Basket Case eyeliner was released. 20 years ago (5 January 2005), Green Day played Bouelvard of Broken Dreams, Holiday and Wake Me Up When September Ends at MTV Studios in NYC. More photos: Spoiler 33 years ago (5 January 1992), Green Day played the Willem II Concertzaal in Den Bosch, Netherlands. 35 years ago (5 January 1990), Green Day played the Veterans Memorial Center in Davis, CA. "Green Day had a shitty PA & sabotaged our sound, but folks threw coins at us!" — Rick Edwards 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris. Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 I thought these would end on December 31st, so I just went back to the first page to see on what day you had started 😅 Also, what is the Basket Case eyeliner? Like an actual eyeliner / eyeliner brand? 4 hours ago, solongfromthestars said: On this day 7 years ago (5 January 2018), the Basket Case eyeliner was released. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jengd Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Yes, it was an actual eyeliner, designed to be smudged and thick. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montclare Posted Monday at 10:07 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:07 PM We can't not include the video. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted Monday at 10:58 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 10:58 PM On this day 32 years ago (6 January 1993), Green Day played the Backroom in Austin, TX. 33 years ago (6 January 1992), Green Day played Melkweg in Amsterdam, Netherlands. On 1/5/2025 at 9:22 PM, Cris. said: I thought these would end on December 31st, so I just went back to the first page to see on what day you had started 😅 Also, what is the Basket Case eyeliner? Like an actual eyeliner / eyeliner brand? Four months left... I've got to finish it now I'm over halfway! I used to use the eyeliner a lot but never for the smoky look it was intended for, just when I was too lazy to do wings. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted Wednesday at 03:07 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 03:07 PM 7 January 2025 On this day 20 years ago (7 January 2005), Billie Joe attended the 4th Annual New York Times Arts & Leisure Weekend. More photos: Spoiler 32 years ago (7 January 1993), Green Day played the Cavity Club in Austin, TX. 33 years ago (7 January 1992), Green Day played in Frankfurt, Germany. -------------------------- 8 January 2025 32 years ago (8 January 1993), Green Day played Vino's in Little Rock, AR. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post solongfromthestars Posted 23 hours ago Author Popular Post Share Posted 23 hours ago 9 January 2025 On this day 32 years ago (9 January 1993), Green Day played the Antenna Club in Memphis, TN. ---------------------------------------- 10 January 2025 On this day 8 years ago (10 January 2017), Green Day played the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy on the Revolution Radio Tour. That was one of my wildest queuing experiences. It was –5ºC and I only had a £3 blanket from Sports Direct and an extra pair of jeans. Honestly thought I was going to die in the night. Don't regret it though. The recap I wrote (it's more camping than concert, but I'm sharing it all anyway): Spoiler Armed with a £19.99 flight to Turin, Italy, I logged on to TicketOne irrationally early, shaking and silently praying the temperamental rural connection wouldn’t let me down. It didn’t. It felt like years then until I’d finally see Green Day again, but it approached suddenly. Every time I got on a National Express, I had to remind myself I wasn’t heading to the airport to see Green Day. Yet when I finally was on the bus to Stansted Airport, everything had been so focused on saving money, not actually seeing Green Day, that I’d forgotten exactly why I was sitting on a coach for 10 hours. It wasn’t until I was there, in Turin, in front of the venue, that I realised it was real. I was there. I would see Green Day tomorrow. I wasn’t dreaming. We met another English fan on the way. The two of us only meant to scope out the venue, but when we arrived it was surprisingly empty. Two staff guys took a selfie with us and we walked around, expecting to find campers lurking somewhere, because it was Italy after all. No one was there, so we went to get food. We walked around in circles trying to find somewhere, but the only place open was Turkish Pizza Kebap. It’d have to do, since we were nervous about getting back to the line. While we waited we looked at the photos of Turkey on the wall and my mum commented, ‘I don’t know anything about Turkey, Green Day don’t play there,’ which remains my favourite quote of the tour. The venue was still deserted when we got back, silent until we heard the rumble of Green Day rehearsing King for a Day. Later they played Still Breathing, Are We the Waiting, St. Jimmy and repeatedly, Forever Now. It remained hard to process that I wasn’t still watching videos from previous tours, that this was the performance I’d see live tomorrow, that it was actually Billie Joe, Mike and Tré in there. As night fell the temperature dropped to -5°C. The park around the venue had been littered with runners and dog walkers in the day, but now it was completely deserted. A van eventually pulled up opposite and a man got out to ask if we were cold. We said we were fine and he left, coming back later with two packets of crisps. How sweet, we thought, then he came back again with some Coke. That was sweet, too. Then he came back again with warm food and we began to feel wary, probably with good reason, since he soon asked if we wanted to sleep in his van. We told him no and tried to sleep, but every time we laid down he came back, insisting it was raining and that we should go to his van. Fortunately the next two fans arrived around 2am and we were saved from Weird Man. It was, of course, much colder than we thought when we arrived. We must have slept at some point, because I never heard others speaking to me and they didn’t remember me walking around to keep warm. Around 4am, as I desperately pulled my £3 blanket closer, I wondered if I was going to die. I longed to return to the warmth of the hotel, but I forced myself to picture the front row spot I was camping for, to recall the rumble of the soundcheck and that it was real. It was easy to forget. But when the sun rose I was still alive and I felt both relieved and satisfied that I hadn’t given in. By noon it began to snow and the queue stretched out of the park as people arrived from all over the country. Groups of us huddled and walked around to keep warm. No-one seemed to know when the box office would open and my friend still needed to collect her ticket. We were getting nervous. A few hours before doors, we made our last trip to the hotel to dump our camping gear and warm our hands. My mum texted to say we had half an hour until we’d be ‘locked into the cage’ so we headed back, but even though we’d made that journey several times, we somehow got completely lost. We walked around for a while but nothing looked familiar. There was an hour until doors, the ‘cage’ would be locked, and we were lost in an Italian snowstorm. In desperation we asked someone for directions (well, stammered ‘Pala Alpitour?’ at him with confused expressions) and got back on track. Thanks to Maddy from Turin talking to the staff for us, we were allowed in. The bad news was that the box office was still shut. There was half an hour until doors, we’d been there nearly 30 hours at this point, and my friend hadn't been able to pick up her ticket. My mum gave her own ticket to her and went to the box office with her passport and email confirmation. We began to get scared it’d never open and that my mum wouldn’t get in at all, but about ten minutes later there was a huge cheer and she was lifted back into 'the cage' with the ticket. Hero of the hour, always. When the gates finally opened we were let through in pairs and then left outside another door, in the snow, for what felt like forever. As I’d saved for years I’d started running, specifically so I couldn’t be outrun for the barrier. The struggles up and down Cornish hills paid off as my arms slammed onto the metal between Mike and Billie. It was the best I could have asked for after having to get back into the ‘cage.’ The opening act The Interrupters were so much fun. Even after all that time spent in the cold we were clapping; but when their set was done, I was not looking back. All those hours in the snow were about to pay off. I remember feeling like I was watching through a glass screen, from another world somewhere far from earth, when Tré first ran on stage, then Mike, then Billie. I remember welcoming the rib-crushing surge because it made me feel present. I remember Mike pointing and saluting my mum, recognising her after all that time and the lovely girls we’d queued with squealing with happiness for her. I had grown so much, changed so much since last time I saw them. Yet it was like no time had passed at all. I remember throwing my arms up to Revolution Radio, clapping like my life depended on it; I remember losing my voice because I screamed Still Breathing so loud, at which point I was diagonal on the barrier, and I remember knowing I was home with all Billie’s freaks, weirdos and strangers once more. After the show I shelled out 10€ for the poster, certain I would never top camping for 30 hours in a -5°C snowstorm, or deafening everyone around me with that rendition of Still Breathing. 2025 addition: That poster is still on our kitchen door. I am definitely not that fit anymore though. I made a documentary about Green Day fans for my final project at uni. It was eventually exhibited and three of the photos in the exhibition were from Turin (the top left, and the first two on the second row). More photos: Spoiler 20 years ago (10 January 2005), Green Day played 12 songs on MTV in Berlin, Germany. More photos: Spoiler 24 years ago (10 January 2001), Green Day played the Bronco Bowl in Dallas, TX on the Warning Tour. 33 years ago (10 January 1992), Green Day played Wehrschloss in Bremen, Germany. ---------------------------------------- 11 January 2025 On this day 8 years ago (11 January 2017), Green Day played the Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence, Italy on the Revolution Radio Tour. This was my favourite of the Italian shows and probably one of my favourite shows ever, actually. We got to the venue at about midday (and ironically 20+ people camped out there), so we were at the end of the barrier, but it was just magical. More photos: Spoiler 20 years ago (11 January 2005), Green Day played the Treptow Arena in Berlin, Germany on the American Idiot Tour. More photos: Spoiler 33 years ago (11 January 1992), Green Day played in Schüttorf, Germany. No excuse for being late this time except that I didn't want to upload all the photos to Tumblr. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpelstiltskin2000 Posted 22 hours ago Share Posted 22 hours ago That was -6 btw @solongfromthestars!! Turin in 2017 was one of my favourite shows for sure having last seen the band at the Leeds Festival in August 2013. It was incredible and we met some lovely Italians there. One of the most special memories of it was hearing the soundcheck the night before. It was almost surreal. Stood in the freezing cold and being able to hear so clearly Billie belting out Still Breathing and stop starting Forever Now to test the pyros. Dancing along to King for a Day. Just awesome 💖 Photo of the line 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted 4 hours ago Author Share Posted 4 hours ago On this day 15 years ago (12 January 2010), Green Day played the IMPACT Arena in Bangkok, Thailand on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. More photos: Spoiler 20 years ago (12 January 2005), Green Day played the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands on the American Idiot Tour. More photos: Spoiler 24 years ago (12 January 2001), Green Day played Aerial Theater at Bayou Place in Houston, TX on the Warning Tour. 32 years ago (12 January 1993), Green Day played McGregor's in Elmhurst, IL. More photos: Spoiler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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