Montclare Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 11 minutes ago, Rumpelstiltskin2000 said: Happy birthday! Thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 On this day 8 years ago (27 March 2017), Green Day played the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, MI on the Revolution Radio Tour. More photos: Spoiler 27 years ago (27 March 1998), Green Day played the Festival Hall in Melbourne, Australia on the Nimrod Tour. Ticket from curioustyme on Reddit 29 years ago (27 March 1996), Green Day played Haus Auensee in Leipzig, Germany on the Insomniac Tour. 31 years ago (27 March 1994), Green Day played the Vic Theatre in Chicago, IL on the Dookie Tour. 35 years ago (27 March 1990), Green Day played at Eggplant's House in Pinole, CA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jengd Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 12 hours ago, Montclare said: I was waiting for today. Apparently they don't do much on my birthday. They’ll just be quietly celebrating for you. 😂 Hope you had a great day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris. Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 13 hours ago, Montclare said: I was waiting for today. Apparently they don't do much on my birthday. Happy belated birthday! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montclare Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 6 hours ago, jengd said: They’ll just be quietly celebrating for you. 😂 Hope you had a great day. 5 hours ago, Cris. said: Happy belated birthday! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDayJunkie86 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Happy belated birthday also, @Montclare 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montclare Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 14 minutes ago, GreenDayJunkie86 said: Happy belated birthday also, @Montclare Thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post solongfromthestars Posted March 28 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 28 On this day 8 years ago (28 March 2017), Green Day played the State Farm Center in Champaign, IL on the Revolution Radio Tour. You know you're about to get an essay. It was my mum's birthday, so I'd bought her a VIP ticket. I had a peasant ticket so I went in later and managed to get a spot behind her, but the VIP next to her randomly said she was going to find her son, smiled and ushered me into her spot beside my mum. The venue staff member in front of us (Scott, I think) was lovely, albeit baffled and amused by the weirdos who flew from England just to see Green Day in Champaign. Against Me are one of my favourite bands so seeing them open for Green Day was incredible. I wasn't going crazy or anything when Billie asked for someone to Know Your Enemy, just holding up one hand, but he picked me. Scott smiled like a proud dad as he helped Arturo (one of Green Day's crew) haul me out. I promptly went the wrong way and fell over. Billie was like, 'YO!' I'd never experienced stage fright as a kid, but when I turned and saw 16,000 faces staring at me it was TERRIFYING. Billie was beaming and beckoning. I ran down the catwalk grinning like a creature from a horror movie despite the fear, and Billie gave me a warm, genuine hug that made me feel better. I was still kind of frozen, so he kept one hand on my back and the other on my hand holding the mic until I sang the 'gimme gimme revolution' part and the pyros went off. That was pretty cool. The photo above was taken just after that. I was terrified yet again when it was time to stage dive, but it was actually just fun, not scary at all. I made that collage back then. Sadly there's only that one professional photo of me onstage, but I look hideous in every fan photo and video, so maybe it's for the best 😂 People congratulated and high-fived me when I landed. Later, Billie picked one of my sweetest Green Day friends to play guitar for Knowledge. A guy who'd bought me a beer yelled 'that sure beats what you did' and I was just screaming, 'THAT'S MY FRIEND CAITLIN! She's amazing!' He was like, 'you actually know her?! No way!' On the way out, people kept excitedly running up to me and I thought they were going to ask what it was like in general, but no... they all asked what Billie smelled like. That was the last thing on my mind 😂 But the answer was pine. I saw Scott again and he hugged and congratulated me. Everyone was so nice. The next day I was watching videos in a stranger's tent in the snow in Wisconsin and trying not to cry. Good times. Some other photos: Spoiler 12 years ago (28 March 2013), Green Day played the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL on the 99 Revolutions Tour. It was the first rescheduled arena show after Billie went to rehab and also the first time Bohemian Rhapsody was played before the show. I went to a few shows in the US in 2013, starting with this one. I went so insane when Stray Heart started that it made Billie laugh. Hearing that was obviously a highlight, but Stay the Night, X-Kid and Brutal Love were highlights too. If you want to watch a random video of X-Kid, this is a good one. Felt like my heart shattered when Billie's voice cracked because it was such an emotional performance. 27 years ago (28 March 1998), Green Day were on Recovery TV in Melbourne, Australia – that time when they ran off from the interview, snatched the house instruments to play The Grouch, and got thrown out afterwards. More pics: Spoiler They also played the ANU Bar & Refectory in Canberra, Australia. 33 years ago (28 March 1992), Green Day played 924 Gilman Street. 1 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jengd Posted March 29 Popular Post Share Posted March 29 This is really the wrong thread for this but really, Billie smelt like pine???? In a good way please tell me @solongfromthestars and not a toilet cleaner way. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post solongfromthestars Posted March 29 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 29 On this day 12 years ago (29 March 2013), Green Day played the iWireless Center in Moline, IL on the 99 Revolutions Tour. Photo by Katie McPansy Grogan 23 years ago (29 March 2002), Green Day played the Hokkaidoritsu Sogo Taiikukan in Sapporo, Japan. 31 years ago (29 March 1994), Green Day played First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN on the Dookie Tour. 'Green Day, March 1994. I bought tickets well in advance. They were $4. The week before the show Longview blew up and was all over MTV. (Remember when they played videos?) The buzz and anticipation inside was at a fever pitch. You could tell they were on the verge of getting huge. Every song turned into a sing-along, even though it was clear that half the room only bought Dookie in the past month.' — Robert, fan 35 years ago (29 March 1990), Green Day played Marsugi's in San Jose, CA. 8 hours ago, jengd said: This is really the wrong thread for this but really, Billie smelt like pine???? In a good way please tell me @solongfromthestars and not a toilet cleaner way. 😂 No, it was a fresh shower gel kind of smell. I've heard lots of people saying Billie smells unwashed but he didn't. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post solongfromthestars Posted March 30 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 30 On this day 8 years ago (30 March 2017), Green Day played the Resch Center in Green Bay, WI on the Revolution Radio Tour. Someone gave that jacket to Billie. He had his own made afterwards and wore it for Still Breathing and Forever Now for the rest of the tour. This was one of my favourite shows ever. I actually still have a clear memory of Forever Now and how I had both arms in the air, screaming at the top of my lungs and jumping until I couldn't breathe. Made some good memories at those arenas in the middle of nowhere. More photos: Spoiler 16 years ago (30 March 2009), Depression Times by Rodeo Queens (Green Day and Jesse Malin) was recorded. 27 years ago (30 March 1998), Green Day played the UNSW Roundhouse in Sydney, Australia on the Nimrod Tour. 34 years ago (30 March 1991), Green Day played the Phoenix Theatre in Petaluma, CA. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post solongfromthestars Posted Monday at 09:58 AM Author Popular Post Share Posted Monday at 09:58 AM On this day 12 years ago (31 March 2013), Green Day played the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, PA on the 99 Revolutions Tour. Well, this was one of the best shows I’ve ever been to and it also gave me one of my best Green Day stories. I went to a few American shows on the 99 Revolutions Tour – Rosemont, this one and Philly. A girl sang Longview and when it was time for her to stage dive, Billie gestured for the crowd to put their hands up to catch her, but noticed that I was in the firing line and told me to cover my face. The venue security pulled my hands away and told me to put them up. Should have done what Billie said. The girl jumped awkwardly and landed boots-down on my face. There was blood everywhere, my glasses were broken, and security were fussing around me with ice and water. At first I thought I was fine and the staff were overreacting. Billie and I exchanged thumbs-up and the band started Basket Case. The next thing I knew, I thought I was in my bed at home, dreaming about seeing Green Day in Pittsburgh. I woke up in the first aid area with blood still gushing from my nose. A paramedic asked how I felt. I said I was disappointed I’d lost my barrier spot and asked if I could go back into the pit. She laughed and said that was what the last person said, but no, I was not going anywhere. I watched the rest of the show from the first aid box in a daze. Once the show ended, Eddie (the band’s head of security at the time and one of the loveliest people I’ve ever met) approached me with something and said, ‘Mike wanted me to give you this.’ It was the jacket he’d been wearing for the last few shows. Tre had also passed on a drumstick. I exclaimed, ‘really?!’ Eddie laughed and replied, ‘yes, really.’ I thanked Mike for the jacket on Instagram later and he replied, ‘you gals looked like you were having so much fun! Glad they got you my jacket! XX’ Everyone has always said they’re sorry I got knocked out but there’s no need to be. It was hilarious! I might have been gutted if the concussion had stopped me going to the next show, but I didn’t even consider it – the resilience of an 18 year-old determined to see their favourite band is quite something 😂 I even hammered the glasses back into shape and wore them for another year. The scar lasted a while but it’s gone now. 23 years ago (31 March 2002), Green Day played the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. 27 years ago (31 March 1998), Green Day played a second night at the UNSW Roundhouse in Sydney, Australia on the Nimrod Tour. 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post solongfromthestars Posted Thursday at 06:13 PM Author Popular Post Share Posted Thursday at 06:13 PM 1 April 2025 On this day last year (1 April 2024), Green Day played Bobby Sox and Basket Case at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. More photos on the GDA Tumblr 8 years ago (1 April 2017), Green Day played the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN on the Revolution Radio Tour. More photos: Spoiler 12 years ago (1 April 2013), Green Day played the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, NY on the 99 Revolutions Tour. More photos on the GDA Tumblr 23 years ago (1 April 2002), Green Day played the Miyagi Exhibition Center in Sendai, Japan. 27 years ago (1 April 1998), Green Day played a third night at the UNSW Roundhouse in Sydney, Australia on the Nimrod Tour. 31 years ago (1 April 1994), Green Day played the Mercury Cafe in Denver, CO on the Dookie Tour. 36 years ago (1 April 1989), Green Day played 924 Gilman Street. --------------------------- 2 April 2025 On this day last year (2 April 2024), Green Day played Saviors and American Idiot in full at the Fillmore in San Francisco, CA on the Saviors Tour. More photos on GDA 31 years ago (2 April 1994), Green Day played DV8 in Salt Lake City, UT on the Dookie Tour. 'Last night we played in Salt Lake City. Thought it was really cool that MCA from the Beastie Boys showed up. He liked the show. But that show got kinda out of hand because kids were jumping off this balcony that was as high as this roof onto the crowd. I don't mind stage diving, just as long as people are courteous of others. If there's 5 or 10 people standing around and they're not packed together and a guy just jumps on them and lands all of his weight on one guy's neck, that's wrong, or a girl's neck for that matter. I would say 60/40 the girls have taken the bulk of the landings on this tour. It's pretty brutal. Like 5" tall, 20 lb girls in the front catching these 200 lb dudes jumping out. And this guy who was jumping off the top was like 180 lbs. He jumped off twice and the second time he jumped off he knocked himself out. He was out cold. He was literally passed out. Everybody got out of the way, he hit the ground and they had to drag him outside. It was like, you're an idiot. ...If there's a fight, if something like that happens we stop. Actually we stopped when they found him. Because the guy was an idiot. I mean, you shouldn't jump from that high. And this crowd was spaced out too. It wasn't like completely packed.' – Mike Dirnt --------------------------- 3 April 2025 On this day 8 years ago (3 April 2017), Green Day played the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA on the Revolution Radio Tour. You can see me on the left in that photo (the pink hair) and I look so bored I definitely wasn't because that was an amazing show. More photos on the GDA Tumblr 12 years ago (3 April 2013), Green Day played the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA on the 99 Revolutions Tour. This was also an amazing show It wasn't a cold day, but the street where we had to queue was like a wind tunnel. Someone bought an overpriced university blanket and we kept huddling together underneath it. I was insistent that I was fine despite being concussed from Pittsburgh but everyone kept telling me I did NOT look fine. I probably wasn't, but I didn't care. A guy cosplaying Santa sang Know Your Enemy. In Holiday, Billie forgot the lyrics and put us in a 'trance' to repeat 'Billie Joe did not forget the lyrics to Holiday tonight.' I have a vivid memory of him waving an inflatable banana around. Stay the Night, Oh Love and Brutal Love were highlights. More photos on the GDA Tumblr 23 years ago (3 April 2002), Green Day played the Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan. 27 years ago (3 April 1998), Green Day played the University of Wollongong in Wollongong, Australia on the Nimrod Tour. I prepared the posts for the time I was in LA before I left and as you can see, I forgot once I got home. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted Friday at 03:26 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 03:26 PM This year (4 April 2025), Green Day are playing the Tecate Pa'l Norte festival in Monterrey, Mexico. Setlist and more photos on GDA 12 years ago (4 April 2013), Green Day played the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA on the 99 Revolutions Tour. More photos: Spoiler 23 years ago (4 April 2002), Green Day played Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan. 27 years ago (4 April 1998), Green Day played The River Stage in Brisbane, Australia on the Nimrod Tour. 31 years ago (4 April 1994), Green Day played La Luna in Portland, OR on the Dookie Tour. 33 years ago (4 April 1992), Green Day played the University of California in Berkeley, CA. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted 12 hours ago Author Share Posted 12 hours ago On this day 8 years ago (5 April 2017), Green Day played the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, CO on the Revolution Radio Tour. More photos on the GDA Tumblr 14 years ago (5 April 2011), Billie Joe's third and final run as St. Jimmy on Broadway began. 27 years ago (5 April 1998), Green Day played the Andrews Amphitheater in Honolulu, Hawaii on the Nimrod Tour. More photos on the GDA Tumblr 'Armstrong had gotten ahold of bikini panties and a bra. He dropped his pants to reveal … white boxers. For modesty’s sake, he pulled the panties – white tag showing in the back – up over his boxers, before doing a bump and grind. This is one guy who should always wear as much clothes as possible. The show had to be over when Tré Cool came crashing over his drum kit. Having been hidden behind drums for the set, the green-haired drummer was going to have his time in the spotlight – even if he had to kill a few instruments in the process. He punctuated the proceedings with the crash of a microphone on a cymbal, threw his bass drum, then, lifting his floor tom over his head, he bashed every side on the corner of the stage as if he were husking a coconut.' — George F. Lee, Honolulu Star Bulletin 31 years ago (5 April 1994), Green Day played the Oz Nightclub in Seattle, WA on the Dookie Tour. More photos on the GDA Tumblr 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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