Green Day to Play ‘Dookie,’ ‘American Idiot’ in Full on Upcoming Tour

Green Day is going big on their upcoming summer stadium tour and will perform  Dookie and American Idiot in their entirety at every stop.

Bassist Mike Dirnt confirmed this to Rolling Stone saying, in part, "We’ve never done anything like this before. And there’s a really good chance we’ll never do it again."

This decision comes as 2024 marks milestone anniversaries for both Green Day albums. Dookie turns 30 on February 1, while American Idiot turns 20 on September 21.

Dirnt says that playing both albums live will take about 90 minutes of their set time. The rest of their set will be between 35-45 minutes. Fans will likely hear other major hits and other favorites during that time. That time will undoubtedly feature music from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band's new album, Saviors, which comes out this Friday (Jan. 19). The album is available for digital pre-save and physical pre-order at select retailers here. Exclusive vinyl pressings, formats and merch bundles are available for pre-order at Store.GreenDay.com.

Green Day announced this tour back in Nov. 2023. The tour kicks off on July 29 in Washington, D.C. at Nationals Park and wraps on September 28 in San Diego at Petco Park. Joining the band on the tour as supporting acts are Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and The Linda Lindas.

Complete ticket and tour details are available at GreenDay.com. The full list of dates is below.

7/29 - Washington, D.C. @ Nationals Park
8/1 - Toronto, Ontario @ Rogers Centre
8/3 - Montreal, Quebec @ Osheaga Music and Arts Festival %
8/5 - New York, N.Y. @ Citi Field
8/7 - Boston, MA @ Fenway Park
8/9 - Philadelphia, PA @ Citizens Bank Park
8/10 - Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium
8/13 - Chicago, IL @ Wrigley Field
8/15 - St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre *
8/17 - Minneapolis, MN @ Target Field
8/20 - Kansas City, KS @ Azura Amphitheatre *
8/22 - Cincinnati, OH @ Great American Ballpark
8/24 - Milwaukee, WI @ American Family Field
8/26 - Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion *
8/28 - Atlanta, GA @ Truist Park
8/30 - Nashville, TN @ Geodis Park
9/1 - Pittsburgh, PA @ PNC Park
9/4 - Detroit, MI @ Comerica Park
9/7 - Denver, CO @ Coors Field
9/10 - Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater *
9/11 - Arlington, TX @ Globe Life Field
9/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium
9/18 - Phoenix, AZ @ Chase Field
9/20 - San Francisco, CA @ Oracle Park
9/23 - Seattle, WA @ T-Mobile Park
9/25 - Portland, OR @ Providence Park
9/28 - San Diego, CA @ Petco Park

* with support from Rancid and the Linda Lindas only
% Festival date

Green Day’s Dookie was released on February 1, 1994. The album remains both timeless and a snapshot of the rock world as grunge's popularity started to wane.

Simply put, Dookie helped turn Green Day into a household name. The album was the band's major label debut and third album overall. It went on to sell over 20 million copies worldwide. In the United States, Dookie has been certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 10 million copies. That certification was awarded in February 1999. (It would be interesting to see how many more copies have sold since.)

To paraphrase "The Iceberg That Sank the Titanic" from Saturday Night Live, Dookie is 14 tracks, "no skips, swear to God." (Well, it's technically 15 tracks when you count the hidden track "All By Myself,", but you get the idea.) The album yielded four singles: "Longview," "Basket Case," "Welcome to Paradise" and "When I Come Around." Each of those songs is a stone-cold classic. In fact, Setlist.fm notes that "Longview" and "Basket Case" are the two most-performed Green Day songs in the band's history. Overall, "Longview" has been featured on 1,008 setlists, while "Basket Case" has been featured on 965. Not to be outdone, popular album track "She" is third with 829.

While the album is a timeless piece of rock magic, the same can be said about the album cover of Dookie. Drawn by local East Bay artist Richie Bucher, the cover alone deserves special recognition. It’s full of all sorts of references to Berkeley’s punk scene at that time, but there are also a number of musical references even fans outside of the East Bay would know.

How many? Seven in total. Think you know what they are? Scroll through the gallery below to find out!