Rumpelstiltskin2000 Posted Sunday at 10:09 PM Share Posted Sunday at 10:09 PM I still can't believe the RevRad European Tour was eight years ago! That picture of Billie with the fan in Osaka is so cute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted 23 hours ago Author Share Posted 23 hours ago 20 January 2025 20 years ago (20 January 2005), Green Day played the Philipshalle in Düsseldorf, Germany on the American Idiot Tour. 24 years ago (20 January 2001), Green Day played the House of Blues in North Myrtle Beach, SC on the Warning Tour. 27 years ago (20 January 1998), Green Day played Ulster Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland on the Nimrod Tour. Ticket from Paul's Gigography 29 years ago (20 January 1996), Green Day played the Matsushita IMP Hall in Osaka, Japan on the Insomniac Tour. -------------- 21 January 2025 On this day 8 years ago (21 January 2017), Green Day played in Krakow, Poland on the Revolution Radio Tour. I remember having a conversation with the staff at Mountain Warehouse in Falmouth about whether a wizard-themed tent for kids would be suitable for camping on a snowy street in Poland (it wasn't and they were worried I was going to die). Fortunately no-one camped overnight. I got there about 6:30AM and was 15th in the queue. There were fans from Finland, Ukraine and all over Poland there. A girl from Warsaw said the ticket and travel costs were an entire month’s wages to her, but it was her first chance to see Green Day and she knew it would be worth it. People gave out "bang" signs in the queue and everyone held them up during Bang Bang. Billie took one of the photographers' cameras to film them. Scattered was the highlight for me. Such a shame they didn't keep playing it. Some photos of the queue from the My Rage My Love My Life project: Spoiler More photos of the show (credit: rockmetal.pl) Spoiler 25 years ago (21 January 2010), Green Day played the Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. More photos: Spoiler 20 years ago (21 January 2005), Green Day played the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany on the American Idiot Tour. 27 years ago (21 January 1998), Green Day played the SFX Hall in Dublin, Ireland on the Nimrod Tour. 29 years ago (21 January 1996), Green Day played the Skala Espacio in Fukuoka, Japan on the Insomniac Tour. 32 years ago (21 January 1993), Green Day played Lewis's in Norfolk, VA. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted 5 hours ago Author Share Posted 5 hours ago On this day 8 years ago (22 January 2017), Green Day played the Tipsport Arena in Prague, Czech Republic on the Revolution Radio Tour. 8 whole years since I missed the Polskibus so I took an Uber from Krakow to Prague (335 miles) to make sure I didn't miss Green Day. The long story I wrote back then: Spoiler I’d heard that Uber was cheaper than regular taxis, but I didn’t even really know what it was. When I found out it was an app, I frantically deleted music and photos on my phone to make room for it. It gave me an estimate of 600zł-800zł, about £130-£170. We had that. It was obviously more than we’d usually spend considering the Polskibus was £11, but it was insanely cheap for what it was (I just checked Uber’s calculator and I guess they got wise to people stupid enough to call an Uber for that, because it told me almost double). So I did it: I called an Uber to take me from Kraków to Prague. He arrived within a few minutes, a polite and well-spoken young man called Michał, and asked with a smile where we wanted to go. My mum glanced at me and took a deep breath. ‘Well, we need to get to Prague.’ He apologised for his English – which was perfect, I’m sure he just thought we couldn’t possibly be that stupid – and asked her to repeat it. Now he understood, stared at us blankly for a moment and laughed. ‘Praga? Nooo.’ My mum tried to explain what happened and he listened patiently as it sunk in that we were seriously asking him this. ‘Wait. How far is it? 500 kilometres? How much will it cost? Maybe we can do it.’ All three of us struggled to get an Internet connection out there, but I told him what the Uber app estimated and he said that would be fine. He just had to go to his dad’s house to get money for petrol. He reckoned we could get there by 5pm. We told him it didn’t matter as long as we were in time for Green Day. So, here we were, heading out in an Uber to Prague. It turned out Michał had lived and worked less than ten miles from us in England and his mum still lived there. We passed a bridge that we all thought looked like a bridge in Mansfield. This was his second day working for Uber after moving back. Yes, you read that right, it was his second day working for Uber and two English girls asked him to take them 539km/335 miles to Prague. He was extremely professional and nice about the whole thing, though. The Interrupters were finishing as we arrived. As much as I’d loved all their sets, I was not going to complain that we’d missed them. Thanks to Michał, the best and most patient Uber driver in the world, we’d made it in time for Green Day. We were as far back as it's possible to be, but my mum and I had so much fun dancing together there. I still felt that same connection to the band and every word Billie sang. Seeing the full stage with the crowd all around us took me back to my first seated shows that had changed my life so. Around us were people who didn’t know the band well but still watched in awe, and others who knew everything and sang and danced like we did. It was 100% worth getting an Uber all the way from Kraków. I regret nothing. I can't believe Billie is actually visible on that photo More photos: Spoiler 24 years ago (22 January 2001), Green Day played the DeltaPlex Arena & Conference Center in Grand Rapids, MI on the Warning Tour. 29 years ago (22 January 1998), Green Day played a second night at the SFX Hall in Dublin, Ireland on the Nimrod Tour. 32 years ago (22 January 1993), Green Day played Twisters in Richmond, VA. Photos: Vintage Richmond 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris. Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 4 hours ago, solongfromthestars said: On this day 8 years ago (22 January 2017), Green Day played the Tipsport Arena in Prague, Czech Republic on the Revolution Radio Tour. 8 whole years since I missed the Polskibus so I took an Uber from Krakow to Prague (335 miles) to make sure I didn't miss Green Day. The long story I wrote back then: Hide contents I’d heard that Uber was cheaper than regular taxis, but I didn’t even really know what it was. When I found out it was an app, I frantically deleted music and photos on my phone to make room for it. It gave me an estimate of 600zł-800zł, about £130-£170. We had that. It was obviously more than we’d usually spend considering the Polskibus was £11, but it was insanely cheap for what it was (I just checked Uber’s calculator and I guess they got wise to people stupid enough to call an Uber for that, because it told me almost double). So I did it: I called an Uber to take me from Kraków to Prague. He arrived within a few minutes, a polite and well-spoken young man called Michał, and asked with a smile where we wanted to go. My mum glanced at me and took a deep breath. ‘Well, we need to get to Prague.’ He apologised for his English – which was perfect, I’m sure he just thought we couldn’t possibly be that stupid – and asked her to repeat it. Now he understood, stared at us blankly for a moment and laughed. ‘Praga? Nooo.’ My mum tried to explain what happened and he listened patiently as it sunk in that we were seriously asking him this. ‘Wait. How far is it? 500 kilometres? How much will it cost? Maybe we can do it.’ All three of us struggled to get an Internet connection out there, but I told him what the Uber app estimated and he said that would be fine. He just had to go to his dad’s house to get money for petrol. He reckoned we could get there by 5pm. We told him it didn’t matter as long as we were in time for Green Day. So, here we were, heading out in an Uber to Prague. It turned out Michał had lived and worked less than ten miles from us in England and his mum still lived there. We passed a bridge that we all thought looked like a bridge in Mansfield. This was his second day working for Uber after moving back. Yes, you read that right, it was his second day working for Uber and two English girls asked him to take them 539km/335 miles to Prague. He was extremely professional and nice about the whole thing, though. The Interrupters were finishing as we arrived. As much as I’d loved all their sets, I was not going to complain that we’d missed them. Thanks to Michał, the best and most patient Uber driver in the world, we’d made it in time for Green Day. We were as far back as it's possible to be, but my mum and I had so much fun dancing together there. I still felt that same connection to the band and every word Billie sang. Seeing the full stage with the crowd all around us took me back to my first seated shows that had changed my life so. Around us were people who didn’t know the band well but still watched in awe, and others who knew everything and sang and danced like we did. It was 100% worth getting an Uber all the way from Kraków. I regret nothing. I can't believe Billie is actually visible on that photo The Uber to Prague story That's hilarious, crazy, and also I can totally see myself doing the same in that situation. I bet the guy still remembers that as one of his top interesting stories while working as an Uber 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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