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Thought this was interesting, just popped up on Google news..

http://www.arktimes.com/blogs/rockcandy/20...ople_to_lo.aspx

Jeff Matika will join GD on their new tour, which according to this article will last 19 MONTHS. Plus, I really found this interesting.

The addition seems geared to further pushing Green Day into U2 territory. Billie Joe's apparently going to do less guitar playing and more frontman-ing on this tour. White will play first guitar and Matika will play second and sing high harmonies.

Perhaps a sign the band are going ahead with trying to play the entire record at each show, as reported in RS? I don't know...we'll see I guess.

Anywho...just thought I would throw this article out there. Enjoy.

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I dunno, I mean Billie's a hell of a frontman but sometimes he's naked without his guitar

I guess for the old stuff he'll be back with blue

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Huh? That's interesting. Good find. Umm, that's fucking stupid....everyone knows that Mike sings harmony for Green Day. But if they were gonna bring a guitarist on tour in addition to WHite, I thought it was gonna sing Kevin Preston.

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That just can't be true 0_0

I'd cry Billie without a Guitar?? It's not right.

But yay at the SNL thing

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Huh? That's interesting. Good find. Umm, that's fucking stupid....everyone knows that Mike sings harmony for Green Day. But if they were gonna bring a guitarist on tour in addition to WHite, I thought it was gonna sing Kevin Preston.

Kevin Preston annoyed me, and I didn't like his music so I'm glad it's not him :down:

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I would much rather see Billie play guitar..

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First of all. They're gonna be on SNL and Jools Holland in MAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????!!!!!!!!! :woot:

I am completely disapointed by the addition of ANOTHER guitar player.. That makes 4, counting Mike Pelino (if he's touring with them) and bj without his guitar just doesn't seem right.

I'm very sad.

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I haven't looked at the article yet but i'm guessing it's kind of like Mike Pelino on the AI tour? He played for Billie during certain songs so Billie could interact more with the audience. I kind of hope Billie plays the majority of the songs, though

Also no way will it be going onto "U2 territory". Bono just stands there.

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First of all. They're gonna be on SNL and Jools Holland in MAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????!!!!!!!!! :woot:

I am completely disapointed by the addition of ANOTHER guitar player.. That makes 4, counting Mike Pelino (if he's touring with them) and bj without his guitar just doesn't seem right.

I'm very sad.

I doubt Mike Pelino will participate in this tour

And everybody's agreeing that Billie should have a guitar strapped on, it's only natural

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If Billie doesn't play, I won't go to a show. I hate when people do that.

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That just can't be true 0_0

I'd cry Billie without a Guitar?? It's not right.

But yay at the SNL thing

I hope you're kidding =P

That's.... exciting.... He better be good..

Playing Billie's parts generally isn't that hard.

But yeah, we'll see how it goes.

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First of all. They're gonna be on SNL and Jools Holland in MAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????!!!!!!!!! :woot:

I am completely disapointed by the addition of ANOTHER guitar player.. That makes 4, counting Mike Pelino (if he's touring with them) and bj without his guitar just doesn't seem right.

I'm very sad.

That part about Billie playing less guitar was just the conclusion of the writer, not actual fact. He might lessen his load, but I don't think he would abandon it all together.

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I dunno, I mean Billie's a hell of a frontman but sometimes he's naked without his guitar

I guess for the old stuff he'll be back with blue

AW MAN! He's gonna be naked. Haha

No guitar. =/

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I hope you're kidding =P

What do you mean?

and I wouldn't actually cry, But I'd be sad/pissed about it

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Did anyone else read the original article?

Apparently Jeff was in a Green Day tribute band.

I also noticed it says after they do jools holland and snl he will "then pretty much play all of Europe, Japan and Australia".

Does that mean they're going there first??

http://checkonetwo.wordpress.com/2009/03/0...-on-world-tour/

Ah! I just read that also. I wish they would do CA first.

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Yeah, it's not actually said he'll be playing less guitar. It's just assumed. He probably won't play certain songs, so he can get out and mix with people, but that's nothing new, he did that on AI.

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Ah! I just read that also. I wish they would do CA first.

me too dude! what a bummer.

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This place will go crazy the day Jools Hollands hits

I'm going crazy right now and there's still two months left.

I looked that dude up on myspace/stalked him. He seems like a straight up cool dude.

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