Green Day Shares Details on 20th Anniversary Reissue of ‘American Idiot’
Green Day is celebrating the 20th anniversary of American Idiot with a massive reissue. Due out October 25, the American Idiot reissue will be available digitally and in a number…
Green Day is celebrating the 20th anniversary of American Idiot with a massive reissue.
Due out October 25, the American Idiot reissue will be available digitally and in a number of physical formats. The physical formats include:
-A Super Deluxe Vinyl Box Set
-A Super Deluxe CD Box Set
-Special Edition One-Step Vinyl (for superior audio quality)
-Color 2LP Vinyl
The Super Deluxe Box Sets will be the one that Green Day superfans will want to get their hands on. The vinyl version contains eight LPs, while the CD version contains four CDs. Both box sets are chock-full of extras. Those extras include:
-15 unreleased American Idiot demos
-15-track 2004 concert recorded at Irving Plaza in New York City
-9 previously unreleased live recordings
-14 songs previously available only as B-Sides and bonus tracks
On top of that, each box set features two Blu-Ray discs packed with additional extras. They include:
-the brand new, 110-minute, documentary, 20 Years of American Idiot
-the film Heart Like A Hand Grenade
-BBC: Top of the Pops “Mini Gig”
-Later with Jools Holland
Complete reissue details, as well as reissue-themed merch, are available at Store.GreenDay.com.
Of course, Green Day is currently on the road, and they happen to be performing American Idiot in its entirety in honor of the 20th anniversary. Coincidently, 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of their breakthrough album Dookie, which the band is also playing in its entirety on the tour.
Green Day isn't alone on their current tour. They also have quite the supporting lineup, which includes Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and The Linda Lindas. The next tour stop is tonight (August 9) in Philadelphia. All upcoming dates are below.
Green Day - 2024 U.S. Tour Dates
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
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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