Green Day Plays Surprise Club Show, Reveal New Music & Tour Details
Green Day playing a surprise club show days before headlining a major festival is already news. However, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band upped the ante with some…
Green Day playing a surprise club show days before headlining a major festival is already news. However, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band upped the ante with some additional news on top of that.
The band shared via social media, "Holy s--ttttttt! We just played 'Dookie' in full, thank you for that Las Vegas. AND our new single 'The American Dream Is Killing Me' comes out October 24th! Set those wake up calls, ya hear??"
They added, "They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but couldn't let this stay...get ready ya zombies!!!" Even the official Las Vegas tourism account replied, "What an incredible night!" (The setlist from the show is below.)
As previously reported, Green Day shared a snippet of their new single and its accompanying music video earlier this week. The grizzly video shows zombies making a feast out of some unfortunate humans. This happens while an upbeat melody plays in the background. Lyrics to the song sing, " The American dream is killing me/The American dream is killing me/When it's all double-talk of insanity..." before cutting out.
Per Loudwire, Billie Joe Armstrong also unveiled details about the band's stadium tour planned for 2024. While dates haven't been revealed yet, the bands Green Day is bringing out with them include Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and the Linda Lindas.
Green Day is headlining the When We Were Young festival taking place this weekend in Las Vegas along with blink-182.
Green Day: Top 40 Songs Ranked
Back in the early ‘90s, when Lollapalooza and MTV’s “120 Minutes” were the barometers of cool, you would have been excused for laughing if someone told you that Green Day would be one of a handful of bands of that era to stay relevant for two decades and would also get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
But the band who got famous from singing about being bored and stoned exceeded all expectations through soul, ambition and sheer songwriting chops. We ranked their 40 best songs from their days on indie label Lookout! Records through the new tracks from Father Of All… including radio hits, deeper cuts and even a few things from their side-projects. What’d we miss?
40. “Brutal Love” from ‘TRE’ (2012)
Reprise39. “East Jesus Nowhere” from ‘21st Century Breakdown’ (2009)
Reprise38. Green Day and the Cast of ‘American Idiot’ - “21 Guns” (2010)
Reprise37. “Troubled Times” from ‘Revolution Radio’ (2016)
36. The Network - “Roshambo” from ‘Money Money 2020’ (2004)
Reprise35. “See The Light” from ‘21st Century Breakdown’ (2009)
Reprise34. “Kill The DJ” from ‘UNO’ (2012)
33. “Father Of All…” from ‘Father Of All…’ (2020)
Reprise32. “Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?” from ‘Kerplunk!’ (1992)
Lookout!31. “Working Class Hero” from ‘Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur’ (2007)
Warner30. “Brain Stew”/”Jaded” from ‘Insomniac’ (1995)
Reprise29. “2000 Light Years Away” from ‘Kerplunk!’ (1992)
Lookout!28. “King For A Day” from ‘Nimrod’ (1997)
Reprise27. “Horseshoes And Handgrenades” from ‘21st Century Breakdown’ (2009)
Reprise26. U2 + Green Day - “The Saints Are Coming” (2006)
Interscope25. “Boulevard Of Broken Dreams” from ‘American Idiot’ (2004)
Reprise24. “Nice Guys Finish Last” from ‘Nimrod’ (1997)
Reprise23. “J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)” from the ‘Angus’ soundtrack (1995)
Reprise22. “Coming Clean” from ‘Dookie’ (1994)
Reprise21. “Warning” from ‘Warning’ (2000)
Reprise20. “Pulling Teeth” from ‘Dookie’ (1994)
19. “Armatage Shanks” from ‘Insomniac’ (1995)
Reprise18. “Whatsername” from ‘American Idiot’ (2004)
Reprise17. “When I Come Around” from ‘Dookie’ (1994)
Reprise16. “Hitchin’ A Ride” from ‘Nimrod’ (1997)
Reprise15. “She” from ‘Dookie” (1994)
Reprise14. “Geek Stink Breath” from “Insomniac’ (1995)
13. “Welcome To Paradise” from ‘Dookie’ (1994)
Reprise12. Foxboro Hot Tubs - “Stop Drop and Roll” from ‘Stop Drop and Roll!!!” (2008)
Jingle Town Records11. “Wake Me Up When September Ends” from ‘American Idiot’ (2004)
Reprise10. “Know Your Enemy” from ‘21st Century Breakdown” (2009)
Reprise9. “16” from ‘1,039/Smooth’(1990)
Lookout!8. “Minority” from ‘Warning’ (2000)
Reprise7. “21st Century Breakdown” from ‘21st Century Breakdown’ (2009)
Reprise6. “Holiday” from ‘American Idiot’ (2004)
Reprise5. “Walking Contradiction” from ‘Insomniac’ (1995)
Reprise4. “Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)” from ‘Nimrod’ (1997)
Reprise3. “Basket Case” from ‘Dookie’ (1994)
Reprise2. “Longview” from ‘Dookie’ (1994)
Reprise1. “American Idiot” from ‘American Idiot’ (2004)
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